Sparta’s perfect turnaround. In the last seconds, Brno was defeated for victory
But the empty grandstands were the only boon at an excellent hockey performance. After ten minutes of tapping, Brno was the first to strike when Mueller made his mark on the escape. It poured fresh blood into the guests’ veins and it was really hot in front of the Spartan gate. Shortly afterwards, the first and second goals in the home net also came out of the pressure, this time thanks to Zaťovič.
Shortly afterwards, an important moment came. Brněnský Šik had another goal on the hockey stick, but Salák hit perfectly. With a three-goal loss, the Praguers would have a lot of trouble, but they still lived like this.
Cannonade! The Spartans trampled Mladá Boleslav into their ice
They started to improve from the second, but we still can’t make it. They only succeeded in the aforementioned 54th minute, when Polášek shone with a great cannonball.
The Spartans then tried the game without a goalkeeper, and 38 seconds before the end, thousands of spectators exploded with enthusiasm as Thorell made his mark in the scrum. The home hockey players were excited and 40 seconds after the start of the overtime, Řepík decided that Sparta had defeated Brno for the third time in this election.
“We played a great match, it was a big battle on both sides. We are very happy for the victory against the Comet. In the third period we could see that we are working one hundred percent and that we are going to win. Two points are great for us.” the spartan back Adam Polášek did not hide his enthusiasm.
“In the first period we collected two cheap goals. We received goals mainly after our mistakes. Next time we have to look after the situation better. In the second period our performance was already better, we had several great chances, we also created overtime games. In the third period we they were clearly better and fighting for their side, “he continued.
The Sparta hockey players seem to have forgotten about the not-so-successful end of 2021. After the New Year, Mladá Boleslav was outclassed 7-0 and now came the sweet victory over Brno.
“We have to put our head behind last year because we only want what awaits us. I believe that we will continue to win and stay on the winning wave as long as possible,” Polášek wishes.
Sparta comes short. The Spengler Cup was canceled shortly before the start
Sparta – Brno 3: 2 after pr. (0: 2, 0: 0, 2: 0 – 1: 0)
Goals: 54. Polášek (Buchtele, Voženílek), 60. Thorell (Řepík, Horák), 61. Řepík (Horák) – 10. Mueller (Zaťovič), 15. Zaťovič (Holík, Mueller). Referee: Hradil, Sindel – Lhotsky, Svoboda. Exclusion 3: 4. No use. Viewers: 1000
Sparta: Salák – Moravčík, Pavelka, Polášek, Mikliš, Dvořák, Jandus – Buchtele, Sobotka, Chlapík – Thorell, Horák, Řepík – Kaše, Voženílek, Forman – Strnad, Vitouch, Dvořáček – Jandus.
Brno: Tomek – Ďaloga, Bartejs, Kučeřík, Holland, Gulaši, Tansey, Roth – Zaťovič, Holík, Mueller – Šik, Krištof, Horký – Pavlík, Süss, Vincour – Dočekal, Ostřížek, Šoustal.