Horák saved Sparta 92 seconds before the end. Třinec thus left Prague without a point
Sparta hockey players defeated Třinec 1:0 in the match of the 24th round of the extra league. Home striker Roman Horák needed 92 seconds before the end of regular time to extend the winning streak after coach Miloslav Hořavý came on as a substitute to four games without losing a point.
The second clean sheet was saved by goalkeeper Jakub Kovář. The Praguers defeated the Steelers for the first time in everything. The guests did not reach points in the third of the last four appearances.
The opening ten minutes of the third replay of the last final of the extra league playoff offered above all a battle of secured defenses and very few chances. Quite possibly also because both teams had today’s rivalry well loaded from the last fight, which was a two-two pair.
Jandus had the first big chance in the 11th minute, but he couldn’t help goalkeeper Kacetl. It wasn’t until the 19th minute that Třinečtí were able to move the score, but Hrňa’s finish was the same as Jandus’s and crashed on Kovář.
The second act unfolded in a similar spirit, in the beginning of which the guests played the first power play of the match after a bad substitution by the Spartans, but the home team managed to weaken without problems. The spectators were lifted from their seats by the events in the 26th minute, when Jandus first fired again and then Forman and Čukste expressed their opinions in a short battle.
When Růžička committed a foul against the rules a moment later, Sparta had almost half a minute of a four-on-three power play, but Kacetl covered Kempné’s shot. In the 37th minute, he tried with a backhand from Gustaf Thorell’s promising position, but Kacetl was not surprised even in this case.
The wait for the first score change eventually dragged on until the very end. In the 58th minute, visiting captain Růžička made a solo move on Kovář, with a defensive tackle that the Třinec gunner didn’t like too much, but Krejčík rushed over.
Just a moment later, on the other side, Tomášek found Horák, who showed quick hands and beat Kacetl with a great bluff. In the last minute, Slezáné tried without a goalkeeper, but unsuccessfully.
24th round of the hockey extra league:
HC Sparta Prague – HC Ocelári Třinec 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Goal and record: 59. R. Horák (Tomášek). Referee: Hejduk, Šindel – Brejcha, Malý. Exclusion: 2:2. No use. Spectators: 10,319.
Sparta: Jakub Kovář – Polášek, Kempný, Moravčík, Krejčík, M. Jandus, Němeček, Mikliš – Řepík, Sobotka, M. Forman – Tomášek, R. Horák, E. Thorell – Dvořáček, D. Vitouch, Buchtele – Safin, G Thorell, The Ultimate. Coaches: Horava and Wallson.
Třinec: Kacetl – M. Doudera, Marinčin, J. Jeřábek, Čukste, Marian Adámek, Jaroměřský, Zahradníček – M. Růžička, D. Voženílek, Daňo – Kurovský, L. Hudáček, Buček – Hrehorčák, Miloš Roman, Chmielewski – Hrňa, Haas, Lyszczarczyk. Coach: Moták.
HC Motor Ceske Budejovice – HC Energie Karlovy Vary 0:3 (0:1, 0:2, 0:0)
Goals and saves: 5. Redlich (Havlín, Jiskra), 29. Bernad, 31. Koblasa (Černoch, Plutnar). Referee: Hribik, Veselý – Lhotský, Hnát. Exclusion: 7:9. Usage: 0:1. Underweight: 0:1. Viewers: 5173.
České Budějovice: Hrachovina – Vráblík, Štencel, Gazda, Šenkeřík, Hovorka, J. Šedivý – Goulash, Pech, Strnad – Karabáček, M. Hanzl, V. Tomeček – F. Přikryl, M. Toman, Čachotský – Valský, Vopelka, Dzierkals . Trainer: Blue.
Karlovy Vary: Š. Lukeš – Plutnar, Huttula, Bernad, Dlapa, Bartejs, Pulpán, Havlín – Kružík, Gríger, T. Rachůnek – Kohout, Černoch, Koblasa – O. Beránek, Jiskra, Redlich – Chalupa, Sapoušek, A. Rulík . Coach: Bruk.
HC Verva Litvínov – HC Škoda Plzeň 2:4 (1:3, 0:0, 1:1)
Goals and saves: 15. Jaks (Estephan), 54. Jaks (Abdul, M. Sukeľ) – 15. Hrabík (Suchý), 17. Schleiss (Kodýtek, Hrabík), 20. Rekonen (Malat, Suchý), 60. Holešinský (Schleiss). Referee: Kika, Pilný – Ondráček, Zíka. Exclusion: 5:5. Usage: 1:1. Underweight: 0:1. Viewers: 3011.
Litvínov: Godla (21. Zajíček) – Zile, Jaks, D. Zeman, Freibergs, Wesley, Demel, Šalda – P. Zdráhal, Estephan, Š. Stránský – Abdul, M. Sukeľ, Kudrna – Hlava, Gut, P. Straka – Havelka, Berka, Zygmunt. Coach: Mlejnek.
Pilsen: Miroslav Svoboda – Kaňák, Piskáček, Zámorský, Baránek, Kvasnička, Houdek – Holešinský, Malát, Suchý – Hrabík, Kodýtek, Schleiss – Rekonen, Mertl, M. Lang – Adamec, Bitten, A. Dvořák. Coach: Kořínek.
Kladno Knights – HC Vítkovice Ridera 2:3 (1:0, 1:2, 0:1)
Goals and saves: 19. Brodecki (Indrák, Klepiš), 28. Babka (Cibulskis, Plekanec) – 24. Marosz (Mikuš), 31. Chlán (Raskob, Lakatoš), 60. Krieger (Roberts Bukarts, Lakatoš). Referee: Pražák, Sýkora – J. Svoboda, Gerát. Exclusion: 3:5. Usage: 0:1. Viewers: 1552.
Kladno: Brízgala – Dotchin, Slováček, Sotnieks, Ticháček, Babka, Cibulskis – Kubík, Plekanec, M. Procházka – Indrák, Klepiš, Brodecki – Pytlík, Zikmund, Melka – O. Bláha, Filip, Michnáč – M. Beran. Coach: O. Vejvoda Jr.
Vítkovice: Trail – Raskob, Koch, Grman, Mikuš, Gewiese, J. Stehlík – Lakatoš, Chlán, Fridrich – Mueller, Krieger, Roberts Bukarts – M. Kalus, Lindberg, Dej – Bernovský, Marosz, L. Krenželok. Coach: Holány.
HC Dynamo Pardubice – White Tigers Liberec 1:3 (0:0, 1:1, 0:2)
Goals and saves: 23. Radil (T. Zohorna, R. Kousal) – 34. Rychlovský (Melancon, Balinskis), 45. A. Najman (Bulíř, Ordoš), 50. Faško-Rudaš (Flynn, Kolmann). Referee: Mrkva, Cabák – Lučan, Kis. Exclusion: 4:3. No use. Viewers: 8252.
Pardubice: Will – Čerešňák, D. Musil, Košťálek, T. Dvořák, Bučko, Vála – Radil, T. Zohorna, R. Kousal – Cienciala, A. Musil, Říčka – Matýs, Poulíček, Paulovič – Koffer, Rákos, Rouha. Coach: R. Rulík.
Liberec: Kváča – Nedomlel, Balinskis, Melancon, M. Ivan, J. Dvořák, Kolmann, Aubrecht – Ordoš, Filippi, Birner – Frolík, Bulíř, A. Najman – Faško-Rudaš, J. Šír, Flynn – Rychlovský, A. Long, Vojtěch Jiruš. Coach: P. Augusta.
Mountfield Hradec Kralove – BK Mladá Boleslav 0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)
Goals and saves: 32. Aberg (O. Najman, Pýcha), 60. J. Stránský. Referee: Jeřábek, Úlehla – Frodl, Komárek. Exclusion: 3:3. No use. Viewers: 2715.
Hradec Králové: Kiviaho – McCormack, Jank, Blain, Kalina, F. Pavlík, Rosandič, P. Marcel – Jergl, Cingeľ, Lev – Okuliar, Zachar, R. Pavlík – Kelly Klíma, Lalancette, Kevin Klíma – Z. Doležal, Štohanzl , Pajer Coach: T. Martinec.
Mladá Boleslav: F. Novotný – Pláněk, Pýcha, Lintuniemi, Jánošík, Stříteský, R. Jeřábek, Štich – Aberg, O. Najman, Lantoši – P. Kousal, Závora, Kantner – J. Stránský, Fořt, M. Beránek – Šťastný , Bičevskis, Kotala. Trainer: Čihák.