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
Tuesday 06.10.2015, 17:30 • Hakametsä • Champions League • 1/16 Finals
     
    Teams' comments after tonights game:

    - 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)
     
    Tappara has won tonights game 2-1 and moves on to the next round on aggregate 4-1.
     
    Game over.
     
    59:55
    Tappara's Veli-Matti Savinainen gets a little too enthusiastic in front of Vitkovice's goal, and gets a penalty for slashing
     
    59:15
    A move from back-hand to fore-hand doesn't help Henrik Haapala to score.
     
    59:15
    Henrik Haapala gets a break-away and it's a penalty shot!
     
    58:43
    A little more than a minute away from full time, Vitkovice gets an attacking zone face-off.
     
    57:13
    Vitkovice doesn't get enough chances to try scoring, as Tappara defends their goal pretty tight.
     
    52:16
    Vitkovice's player goes to the box again as Michal Hlinka take a penalty for tripping.
     
    Today's attendance is 2097.
     
    48:18
    Tappara's goaltender Mika Noronen struggles to catch a clear view shot from a blue line, but manages to make a break.
     
    42:45
    Puck goes nicely arund as Vitkovice plays on powerplay. A very few shots though.
     
    41:30
    Tapparas gets a two-minute penalty for having too many players on the ice. Patrik Laine goes into the box for the team.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:40
    Vitkovice had too many players on the ice. Michael Vandas goes into the penalty box to take the penalty for his team.

    Leo Runsas

    Lassi Seppä

    Goals and assists: 20. Peltola (Saravo, Dixon), 37. Järvinen (Kuusela, Aalto) – 29. Olesz (Strapac)


    Tappara Tampere: Noronen (Karhunen) – Saravo, Aalto, Plastino, Bonsaksen, Kankaanperä, Elorinne, Mäkinen – Lajunen, Haapala, Kuusela – Savinainen, Ilomäki, Laine – Dixon, Järvinen, Peltola – Honkanen, Karjalainen, Kaksonen – Rauhala.
    Vítkovice Ostrava: Dolejs (Kantor) – Ceresnak, Kudelka, Sloboda, Klok, Pastor, Kovar, Puzic, Stencel – Strapac, Olesz, Szturc – Nemec, Kucsera, Kolouch – Zdrahal, Balan, Burger – Hlinka, Huzevka, Vandas.

    Referees: Grumsen (DEN), Fonselius – Puolakka, Pesonen (All FIN)

    Attendance: 2097
    22.09.2015
    Vitkovice - Tappara 0:2

    Goals and assists: 25. Aalton (Kuusela, Savinainen), 26. Peltola