Extraliga under the open sky: it is not sold out, not even one witness has rain
DIRECT FROM BRATISLAVA | In the middle of the lawn suddenly an ice surface with goalposts without advertisements. The field is bigger than hockey players are used to. Moreover, abroad. A special experience awaits on Friday evening (6:30 p.m.) in Bratislava the ensembles Třinec and Brno Comets. The Kaufland Winter Games event will be opened by their extra-league match. “They did it well here. I’m really looking forward to it,” said Brno coach Jaroslav Modrý.
As the home team, the champions from Třinec are leading. It has its advantages. That’s also why the Steelers were able to skate with their loved ones after Thursday’s training session at Tehelné polí. “We can’t with my family?” asked the recovered attacker of the opponent, Tomáš Vincour. He received a negative reply. Holt is the host…
Kometa trained under the open sky from four o’clock in the afternoon on Thursday. Soon the Steelers’ expedition also arrived at the site. Martin Růžička wore a warm club scarf on his head, just like other fighters.
Brno coach Jaroslav Modrý wore a tall hat, as did goalkeeper Dominik Furch. Petr Holík, Tomáš Kundrátek and Michal Gulaši had sun protection painted under their eyes. “Give it to me lower,” quarterback Kundrátek asked the custodian to correct his visage after a while.
Both teams experienced an unusual environment, an hour was enough for them to play games. They also had time to admire the surroundings. Coaches would also like to jump into the game. “You still have it in you. You are doing the sport you loved as a child,” said Modrý for the changing guests. “It’s nice, pleasant. A wonderful event. The field is quite wide, but maybe it gives the impression that we are in a football stadium. The players enjoyed the training and then we will go to work,” he added.
At the time of the match, it should be plus five degrees and only a small chance of precipitation. The weather forecast was a frequent topic of conversation at the Tehelné polí, home of Slovan football team. “It’s not supposed to rain until ten in the evening, by then we have to clear it out here anyway,” stated one of the organizers with relief. Drops or higher temperatures cannot cancel the extraordinary duel.
Twenty thousand people can fit in the stands of the modern stand. About eleven thousand tickets were sold for the clash between the two domestic giants. Even more spectators are expected to arrive on Sunday for the Slovak hit Slovan-Košice and maybe also on Saturday, when Trenčín meets Zvolen.
It is not an “open” premiere for Kometa. Seven years ago, they filled the legendary Luzánky and beat Pilsen 5:2 in front of eighteen thousand fans in an open stadium. There is one direct witness from among the players on each side.
However, only Třinec striker Erik Hrňa, then a member of the West Bohemian organization, will be ready for action. “Am I really the only one? You brat, that’s a surprise for me,” wondered Hrňa, who went skating with his wife after Thursday’s practice. “I wonder how it will go,” he smiled. Their children are looked after by their grandparents in the Czech Republic.
Goalkeeper Marek Čiliak, who caught the full sixty minutes for Brno at the time, is not available due to injury. Pavel Jekel from the first league Třebíč will be prepared as a number two.
Some fighters actually have their own experience from this holiday. Junior representative Eduard Šalé started for Lužánky in the pre-match of the eighth grade and Třinec striker Miloš Roman played for the Ocelář youth team for a change. On Friday, they will already be part of the main program and follow Tomáš Kaberle or Dominik Kubalík, active actors from January 2016.
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