Avtomobilist – Novokuznetsk | 2:1 (end) | | | HC Yugra – Novosibirsk | 2:1 (3:2 after SO) | | | Cherepovets – CSKA | 2:1 (end) |
Litvínov – Vienna | 2:2 (after OT) | | | Skellefteå – Košice | 3:0 (end) | | | Tappara – Vitkovice | 2:1 (end) |
TPS – JYP | 4:1 (end) | | | Kärpät – Düsseldorf | 3:0 (end) | | | Linköping – Liberec | 3:6 (end) |
Växjö – Djurgården | 3:3 (end) | | | Storhamar – Salzburg | 3:2 (end) | | | Stavanger – Eisbären | 3:3 (end) |
Frölunda – Ingolstadt | 4:1 (after OT) | | | HV71 – Třinec | 3:1 (end) | | | Mannheim – Blues | 3:2 (end) |
Munich – Lukko | 0:3 (end) | | | Zürich – Sparta | 0:3 (end) | | | Davos – IFK Helsinki | 5:2 (end) |
Luleå – Färjestad | 1:3 (end) |
final
Tappara Tampere
2:1
(1:0, 1:1, 0:0)
Vítkovice Ostrava
Leo Runsas
Lassi Seppä
Goals and assists:
20. Peltola (Saravo, Dixon), 37. Järvinen (Kuusela, Aalto) – 29. Olesz (Strapac)
Referees: Grumsen (DEN), Fonselius – Puolakka, Pesonen (All FIN)
Attendance: 2097
Penalty missed:
Tappara Tampere:
Noronen (Karhunen) – Saravo, Aalto, Plastino, Bonsaksen, Kankaanperä, Elorinne, Mäkinen – Lajunen, Haapala, Kuusela – Savinainen, Ilomäki, Laine – Dixon, Järvinen, Peltola – Honkanen, Karjalainen, Kaksonen – Rauhala.
Subs:
Coach:
Vítkovice Ostrava: Dolejs (Kantor) – Ceresnak, Kudelka, Sloboda, Klok, Pastor, Kovar, Puzic, Stencel – Strapac, Olesz, Szturc – Nemec, Kucsera, Kolouch – Zdrahal, Balan, Burger – Hlinka, Huzevka, Vandas.
Subs:
Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
Vítkovice Ostrava: Dolejs (Kantor) – Ceresnak, Kudelka, Sloboda, Klok, Pastor, Kovar, Puzic, Stencel – Strapac, Olesz, Szturc – Nemec, Kucsera, Kolouch – Zdrahal, Balan, Burger – Hlinka, Huzevka, Vandas.
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Grumsen (DEN), Fonselius – Puolakka, Pesonen (All FIN)
Attendance: 2097
- We started the game with the same strategy as in the last game. We tried not to let them score in the first period, but they did just before the period ended, commented Zdenek Januriek, the chief of communications for team Vitkovice.
- In the second period we started to give Tappara more pressure with 2-3 players forecheck. That helped us score our goal and gave us a few more chances to turn the game to our side, said Januriek.
- Both games were tight match-ups, and Tappara got the needed advantage because they're more exprerienced team. We scored just one goal in six periods. It's way too few to win a series like this, Januriek noted.
- This was a good experience for our team to see how such tough team as Tappara is plays such games. We'll improve our game for the next season for CHL, promised Januriek.
Tappara's assistant coach Marko Ojanen was happy with a positive result on the game, and the series.
- The first period was a good solid performance on our team. On second period we got a lot of power-play chances, but managed to score only once.
- The third period was almost like we just tried to finish the game as quickly as possible, said Ojanen.
Tappara's next opponent comes from Sweden. Ojanen opened Tappara's near future a little.
- It's sure now that we're going to Sweden. But next we'll concentrate on a tough match on our national league, as last years champion Kärpät comes to visit us.
When asked if Tappara might have to chance something in their own game Ojanen replied:
- The next round will surely be different. Vitkovice played a lot of trap in the middle, when swedish teams come more likely to aggressive forecheck. Swedish players are also more developed skaters.
Ojanen doesn't see that CHL and national league would make teams every day life any more difficult.
- It's good variation. We get a lot of tough international match-ups in between the national league games, pointed Ojanen. (20:49:46)