One of the highlights of Sunday’s 8th round was the Prague duel of great rivals Sparta with Kometa, which came to the O2 arena. Due to the current conditions, a quite solid visit. And the victory in overtime was celebrated by the people of Prague. The duel of two candidates for the descent of Kladno with Zlín ended with the same result.
David Krejčí contributed to the victory of Olomouc over Liberec with his seventh goal of the season, Mladá Boleslav continued to shoot the “six” in České Budějovice and jumped to the top of the extra-league table. Hradec Králové dominated the East Bohemian derby with Pardubice and Plzeň successfully robbed the troubled Litvínov.
Sparta – Kometa Brno 3: 2 PP
We want to win the fourth win in a row in Prague. They have been doing quite well against Kometa lately, but this time less than nine thousand spectators saw a tough and fierce fight in the O2 arena in Libeň. Mueller’s guest gunner opened the scoring in the 9th minute, Prymula quickly leveled for Sparta.
Even in the second period, the people of Brno got into the lead thanks to Horký (he hit the weakening), which were destroyed 19 seconds before the break by Horák. Also the third period offered balanced hockey, but not goals. This was an extension. In it, the comet was weakened by the fouling Mallet in the time of 62:37, and the Guy used the offered power play in exactly one minute.
Goals and recordings: 14. Prymula (Buchtele), 40. R. Horák (Řepík, Tomáš Dvořák), 64. F. Chlapík (D. Kaše) – 9. Mueller (P. Holík, Roth), 26. L. Horký (Krištof). Referee: Hradil, Sindel – Ondracek, Spur. Exclusion: 4: 6. Use: 1: 0. In weakness: 0: 1. Viewers: 8862.
Sparta Prague: Salák – Moravčík, Mikliš, Němeček, Jurčina, Tomáš Dvořák, M. Jandus, Jeřábek – E. Thorell, R. Horák, Řepík – Z. Doležal, D. Kaše, F. Chlapík – Buchtele, Zikmund, M. Forman – Konečný , Vitouch, Prymula. Coaches: Jandač, Hamara and Hlinka.
Comet Brno: Klimeš – Ďaloga, Roth, Kučeřík, R. Holland, Gulaši, D. Mikyska, Bartejs – Zaťovič, P. Holík, Mueller – L. Horký, Krištof, Vincour – M. Haščák, Dočekal, R. Pavlík – Mallet, Rákos, Magee. Coaches: Kalous, Horáček and Kováčik.
Kladno – Zlin 3: 2 PP
The “home” Knights went into a duel between the two worst teams of the table, strengthened by Friday’s victory over the championship Třinec, but against Zlín they managed a promising two-goal lead by two thirds. They took care of the goals from the Strnad raid (time 17:07) and the weakening of Filip (39:12), but the guests equalized in the first half of the third part thanks to Hejcman and Honejsko.
In the end, I will get an extra point Jágr et al., In the extra time, the Canadian defender Wood scored his first extra-league goal. Kladno won for the third time in the season and the results gradually increased, Zlín remained last with five points and was the only one who had not yet won in the basic playing time.
Goals and recordings: 18. J. Strnad (TS), 39. Filip (Suchánek), 64. Wood (Head) – 43. Hejcman (Šlahař, Trška), 50. Honejsek (Köhler, Trška). Referee: Jeřábek, Mrkva – Lhotský, Svoboda. Exclusion: 2: 4. No use. In weakness: 1: 0. Viewers: 1659
Kladno: Bow – Kehar, Dotchin, Donaghey, Suchánek, Wood, Nilsen, Funk – Hlava, Plekanec, Jágr – J. Strnad, Filip, Kristo – M. Beran, Račuk, Dvořáček – O. Bláha, Pitule, Hajný. Coaches: Čermák, Burger, Kregl and Paul.
Zlín: Kašík (41. Huf) – M. Novotný, Trška, Žižka, Suhrada, Gazda, Hamrlík, Dluhoš – Kubiš, T. Mikúš, Fořt – R. Veselý, Honejsek, Köhler – Fryšara, Hejcman, Okál – Šlahař, P. Sedláček , Sebera. Coaches: R. Svoboda and M. Hamrlík.
Olomouc – Liberec 3: 1
In the NHL, David Krejčí became famous mainly as the creator of the game and as a player, but in the extra-league jersey of Olomouc he is not convinced of his shooting qualities. He already has seven notches from six matches on his stock. With his last hit, he contributed to the Hanáks’ home victory over ambitious Liberec.
Olomouc led from the 6th minute thanks to Bambula. In the beginning of the second period, Krejčí launched a counterattack and found himself completely unguarded at the end of it after Káň’s pass. Liberec Jelínek then reduced, but in the 45th minute he used Káňa’s power play and it was done.
Goals and recordings: 6. Bambula (Kolouch), 24. Krejčí (J. Káňa, Kucsera), 45. J. Káňa (Ondrušek, Kucsera) – 37. P. Jelínek (J. Vlach, Rosandić). Referee: Kika, Obadal – Pesek, Maly. Exclusion: 5: 4. Use: 1: 0. Viewers: 4475.
Olomouc: J. Sedlacek – Ondrusek, T. Cerny, Svrcek, Skrek, Reznicek, Dujsik, Rasner – J. Kana, Krejci, Kucsera – Burian, J. Knotek, Navratil – Klimek, Handl, Kunc – Strapac, Kolouch, Bambula. Coaches: Moták and Tomajko.
Liberec: Kváča-Šmíd, Melancon, Vitásek, Rosandić, Derner, M. Ivan-Birner, Filippi, Záborský-Ordoš, Gríger, M. Zachar-J. Vlach, P. Jelínek, Faško-Rudáš-Rychlovský, A. Najman, Šír- Jiruš. Coaches: Augusta and Kudrna.
Ceske Budejovice – Mlada Boleslav 1: 6
No, the South Bohemians can’t do this against Mladá Boleslav at all. Last year, Motor lost four times to this opponent and failed even on Sunday at home. The guests took home a high prize, thanks to which they jumped to the top of the table.
The cannonade was started in the first third by Kotala (in a power play) and Kousal (for a change in weakening). In the beginning of the second period, Bičevskis scored and even though Gulaš drew a spark of hope for Budějovice with a goal at 1: 3, Najman’s shot from the 37th minute definitely broke the match. In the third part, Dufek and Pýcha also scored.
Goals and recordings: 31. M. Hanzl (Gulaš) – 4. Kotala (Pride), 7. P. Kousal (Jan Eberle), 25. Bičevskis, 37. O. Najman (P. Kousal, Bernad), 52. J. Dufek (Claireaux) ), 56. Pride (Happy). Referee: Hodek, Pilný – Ganger, Klouček. Exclusion: 6: 6. Use: 0: 2. In weakness: 0: 1. Viewers: 5807.
Czech Budejovice: Hrachovina (41. Strmeň) – Štencel, Percy, Bindulis, Vráblík, Piskáček, Bučko, Štich – J. Ondráček, Pech, Gulaš – Abdul, M. Hanzl, Vondrka – Venkrbec, D. Voženílek, Karabáček – M. Beránek, Toman , Valský. Coaches: Modrý, P. Martinec and Fousek.
Mlada Boleslav: J. Růžička – Pýcha, Ševc, D. Moravec, Pláněk, Bernad, Fillman, Vacík – Kelemen, Adam Raška I, Šťastný – Lunter, O. Najman, P. Kousal – Kotala, Claireaux, J. Dufek – Jan Eberle, Bičevskis , J. Stránský. Coaches: Rulík and Patera.
Hradec Kralove – Pardubice 5: 2
The last three East Bohemian derbies always ended with only one goal, but first Hradec Králové succeeded. Thanks to Poulíček and Ciencialy’s goals from the second period, the guests from the gingerbread town led the rival 2-0 on the ice, but that was all for them.
At home, the Frenchman Perret reduced 31 seconds before the second siren, and the Hradec Králové Foreign Legion was also in the third period – the score was reversed by Canadian Blain and American Klima. Pardubice’s efforts to dramatize the match were cut short by Jank’s defender in the 53rd minute, and as a result, another Canadian, Lalancette, hit the empty net.
Goals and recordings: 40. Perret, 46. Blain (Lev), 46. Kelly Klíma (Lalancette), 53. Jank, 60. Lalancette (Perret, Oksanen) – 25. Poulíček (Paulovič, Klouček), 36. Cienciala (Mikuš, Robertson). Referee: Hejduk, Prazak – Lederer, Rozanek. Exclusion: 3: 3. Use: 1: 0. Viewers: 5334.
Mountfield HK: S. Lukeš – Nedomlel, Blain, Gaspar, F. Pavlík, Kalina, McCormack, Jank – Smoleňák, Cingel, Jergl – Kelly Klíma, Lev, Orsava – Perret, Lalancette, Oksanen – R. Pilař, Koukal, Lamper. Coaches: T. Martinec, Čihák and P. Svoboda.
Pardubice: Klouček – Robertson, Košťálek, Mikuš, Nakládal, Vála, J. Kolář, Hrádek – Říčka, A. Musil, Cienciala – Paulovič, Poulíček, Blümel – Hecl, R. Kousal, Camara – Koffer, Anděl, Rohlík. Coaches: Král, Havíř and P. Sýkora.
Litvinov – Pilsen 2: 5
Both opponents cared a lot about the victory, because the beginning of the season did not catch them in just a glittering form. The guests were happier, for whom Dzierkals scored twice and Kantner once in the first period. The opening twenty-minute game was rich in goals at all, Hrbas won the Verva jersey and Irving the power play. But the West Czechs, unlike the locals, also fired into the black in the third period, namely Schleiss and Blomstrand. The result means that Litvínov dropped to the penultimate place, losing for the fifth time in a row.
Goals and recordings: 16. Hrbas (Straka, Jícha), 19. Irving (P. Zdráhal, Estephan) – 9. Dzierkals (Kvasnička), 13. Kantner, 18. Dzierkals (M. Lang, Kvasnička), 41. Schleiss, 52. Blomstrand ( Dzierkals). Referee: Šír, Lacina – Gerát, Hynek. Exclusion: 13. Use: 1: 0. Viewers: 2626
Litvínov: Godla – Irving, Hrbas, Stříteský, Balinskis, D. Zeman, Demel, O. Baláž – F. Lukeš, V. Hübl, Pospíšil – P. Zdráhal, Estephan, Kudrna – Jarůšek, Jícha, Straka – Helt, Jurčík, L. Goldfinch. Coaches: Országh and V. Sýkora.
Pilsen: D. Furch – L. Kaňák, Čerešňák, Graňák, Jiříček, Kvasnička, J. Kindl, Kremláček – Kantner, Kodýtek, Schleiss – Dzierkals, Mertl, M. Lang – Blomstrand, G. Thorell, Bulíř – Malát, Přikryl, Kuťák. Coaches: Baďouček, Říha and Vlasák.