Kometa Brno – Sparta 4:2 (end) | Liberec – Vitkovice 5:3 (end)
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Bílí Tygři Liberec
5:3 (2:1, 2:1, 1:1)
Vítkovice Ostrava
Friday 30.11.2012, 18:30 • Tipsport arena • Tipsport extraliga (CZE)
     
    The three points stay in Liberec as the home team wins it 5-3 even though they were outshot 29-36.

    This is it from me, have a good night. (21:13:48)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:43
    Duda with a shot, stopped by Málek.
     
    59:20
    Goal for Liberec!

    Empty netter for Liberec! DALIBOR BORTŇÁK seals the deal with a shot from the neutral zone.

    Assisted by Michal Bárta and Jakub Čutta.
     
    59:10
    Time-out for Liberec.
     
    59:10
    Polák with a huge blast from the blue line, Vlach blocks it bravely.
     
    59:04
    The whistle is blown after a long battle along the boards.
     
    58:46
    Málek stays on the bench, an extra attacker is on the ice for Vítkovice.
     
    58:46
    Vítkovice take a time-out.
     
    57:55
    Vítkovice are conquering the home net, but the Tigers are defending successfully.
     
    56:28
    Svačina all alone on Pinc who makes a kick save.
     
    55:56
    Pinc only blocked a drive by Szturc and Húževka almost got to the rebound, the defence gets the hold of it after all.
     
    55:19
    Polák with a hard shot from a bad angle, the defence clears the rebound.
     
    55:03
    Icing against Vítkovice.
     
    54:24
    Goal for Vitkovice!

    Looks like a big drama is coming up. Pinc couldn't handle a backhand attempt by Huna and it was fired through the five-hole by ONDŘEJ ROMAN who cuts the lead to only goal late in the third.

    Assisted by Rudolf Huna.
     
    53:13
    Icing against the visiting team.
     
    52:57
    Pinc makes a glove save on Barinka.
     
    52:15
    Incredible opportunity for Ondřej Roman who received the puck on the doorstep, but couldn't find the wide-open net.
     
    51:18
    Pinc covers up after a dump-in by Kuba.
     
    50:42
    Pospíšil carried the puck in, but Polák steals it.
     
    50:10
    A big hit by Polák on Krejčík on the right wing.
     
    49:05
    Bortňák goes offside.
     
    48:41
    Pinc makes two saves on Szturc.
     
    47:53
    3,530 fans are in the stands tonight.
     
    47:53
    A drive by Šmíd is kicked away by Málek, Krejčík almost had the rebound.
     
    47:38
    Bulíř fires one into the side of the net.
     
    46:53
    Bortňák could go one-on-one with Málek, but he just couldn't reach the puck.
     
    45:38
    Polák with a great job on the PK, saving a lot of time.
     
    45:05
    Ujčík clears the puck.
     
    44:45
    Čakajík fires one from the blue line, blocked by the defence.
     
    44:20
    Peter Húževka (VIT) gets a two-minute penalty for holding the stick.
     
    44:13
    Another icing against the visiting team.
     
    43:22
    Icing called against Vítkovice.
     
    42:20
    Výtisk stops the play in the corner.
     
    41:50
    Filippi has his shot blocked by Rehák.
     
    41:26
    Filippi had a drive one net, but Karol Sloboda stopped him just as he was approaching.
     
    41:05
    Filippi goes offside.
     
    40:35
    Two icings in a row against the White Tigers.
     
    40:01
    3rd period began.
     
    The second period has just ended with the same score as the first one. Vítkovice outscored the Tigers 17-10 this time.

    The third period will begin at 8:32.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:34
    Pinc makes a save on a shot by Ujčík.
     
    38:41
    Hruška fired two shots on net, one was blocked by Jánošík, the other by Pinc.
     
    38:04
    Pospíšil fired one from the right side, Málek makes a save.
     
    36:44
    Duda came up with a searching cross-pass, Víšek got to the doorstep too late.
     
    36:17
    Duda with a quick drive after the face-off, deflected wide by the defence.
     
    35:32
    Goal for Vitkovice!

    Vítkovice cut the lead to two in the powerplay. Pinc failed to handle a shot by Ondřej Roman and the rebound is fired home by RUDOLF HUNA who gets his second of the night.

    Assisted by Ondřej Roman and Filip Kuba.
     
    35:20
    Adam Jánošík (LIB) is called for interference.
     
    34:56
    Hard drive by Rehák, ends up going wide.
     
    33:43
    Šedivý with a rising shot from a close range, goes high and wide.
     
    33:27
    Bartánus had a big chance after a strange bounce in front, misses the net.
     
    32:53
    Pinc makes a huge glove save on Rehák.
     
    32:32
    Čutta clears the puck.
     
    31:31
    Jiří Moravec came up with a good-looking sharp-angle backhander, Málek makes a pad save.
     
    31:09
    Víšek limps off the ice after a big borderline hit by Húževka, looks like there's a knee injury, but Víšek stays on the bench.
     
    30:48
    Ondřej Šedivý had a drive on net, Pinc stops him.
     
    30:22
    A big hit by Bárta on Strapáč on the right wing, the latter is on the bench getting attention from the team doctor.
     
    29:50
    Radim Hruška and Petr Strapáč in a very similar opportunity, failed to find the back of the net as well.
     
    29:16
    A big chance for Ujčík and Jiří Burger, but the latter is denied by Vít Jonák who did a great job in front of the wide-open net.
     
    28:57
    Bulíř was heading onto a breakaway, but Kuba got back just in time to stop him.
     
    28:00
    Goal for Liberec!

    The powerplay is over, but the Tigers expand their lead. Jan Výtisk decided to fire one hard from the blue line and it was deflected on its way in by ANTONÍN DUŠEK.

    Assisted by Jan Výtisk.
     
    27:05
    Denis Rehák clears the puck.
     
    26:47
    Visiting PK doing things just right now.
     
    26:25
    Another interception, this time by Klimek, defence blocks the shot.
     
    26:15
    Polák with an interception on the blue line, his shot is stopped by Pinc.
     
    25:50
    Tomáš Voráček (VIT) gets a two-minute minor for hooking.
     
    25:37
    Krejčík fired one hard from close range, big-time pad save by Málek. Vítkovice under huge pressure now.
     
    24:34
    The Tigers had the puck in the offensive zone for a long time until Jan Výtisk decided to fire it on net, Málek makes a glove save.
     
    23:52
    Vítkovice clear the puck from a pressure.
     
    23:01
    A good drive by Vladimír Svačina, just wide of the post.
     
    22:47
    Krejčík leading the puck on a two-on-one and fired the puck on Málek, the rebound was punched in by Daniel Špaček and so there is no goal on the play.
     
    22:19
    Polák with a long shot from the blue line, pad save by Pinc.
     
    22:16
    Icing called against Liberec
     
    21:37
    Bulíř tried to dump the puck in, but it bounced all the way back to the neutral zone.
     
    20:47
    Goal for Liberec!

    What a great start to the second period for the White Tigers! Tomáš Filippi somehow managed to break a tackle and backhand the puck on net. Málek couldn't get to stop the puck and JAN VÍŠEK found it loose on the doorstep, firing it home for a two-goal lead.

    Assisted by Tomáš Filippi and Radek Duda.
     
    20:01
    2nd period began.
     
    The first period reaches its conclusion with the White Tigers outshooting their opponence 12-9 and having a 2-1 lead.

    The second period will start at 7:33.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:59
    Peter Húževka with a bakchander from the right circle, kicked away by Pinc.
     
    19:18
    Čakajík blocks a pass on the doorstep, but then turns the puck over. However, he managed to clear the puck after all.
     
    18:59
    Offside against the home team.
     
    18:50
    Ujčík with a backhander in front of the net, Šmíd makes a last-second block.
     
    18:05
    Goal for Liberec!

    The White Tigers regain the one-goal lead! Less than two minutes before the end of the period, RADEK DUDA finds the five-hole of Roman Málek on a breakaway.

    Assisted by Tomáš Filippi.
     
    17:54
    Icing called against Liberec.
     
    17:45
    Kuba touches the puck and it goes out of play in the neutral zone. Faceoff at centre ice.
     
    16:45
    Goal for Vitkovice!

    Vítkovice tie the game late in the first. Daniel Špaček with a costly turnover in his own zone that ended up on the tape of RUDOLF HUNA who surprised Pinc with a long shot top corner.

    Unassisted.
     
    16:07
    Barinka with a drive that is deflected by Klimek and the puck just rolled through the crease and out.
     
    15:42
    Polák fires one hard, Bortňák blocks it painfully.
     
    15:11
    Malík with another big shot, Pinc makes the save.
     
    14:59
    Malík was looking for a deflection in front and got it, the puck goes wide.
     
    14:47
    A great shot by Bartánus, big blocker save by Pinc.
     
    14:32
    The Tigers clear the puck.
     
    14:19
    Malík's shot only blocked by a pad of Pinc, rebound covered by Derner.
     
    14:13
    Jan Víšek (LIB) is called for interference.
     
    13:57
    Víšek fired a big drive from the spot, Filippi missed the opportunity to take advantage of the rebound.
     
    13:30
    Very active play from both teams after a long break.
     
    12:48
    A collision between Čutta and Tomáš Voráček destroys glass behind the net.
     
    12:33
    Lukáš Krejčík with a good shot from the left side, Málek stops him.
     
    11:32
    Jan Víšek with a shot from up close, Duda tips it wide.
     
    11:16
    A save is made by Málek after Bortňák somehow made the puck go on net from behind the net. Scrum ensues, neither Vlach nor Polák will be penalized.
     
    10:50
    Icing against Liberec.
     
    09:23
    Not much happening with both teams in four.
     
    08:23
    After a scrum in the corner, Radek Duda (LIB) and Michal Barinka (VIT) are called for diving, respectively roughing.
     
    08:09
    A huge chance for the visiting team, but Viktor Ujčík fanned on the puck in front of the wide-open net.
     
    07:53
    Čutta blocks a good shot by Lukáš Klimek.
     
    07:41
    Icing is called against Vítkovice.
     
    07:30
    Duda gets the puck into the offensive zone, but the visiting team grabs possession.
     
    07:17
    Roman Szturc with a shot from the spot, Pinc makes a save.
     
    07:01
    Offside called against Vítkovice, commercial break coming up.
     
    06:27
    Lukáš Derner with a huge blast from the blue line, it's kept out by somebody in front of the net.
     
    06:12
    The referee stops the play with the puck stable in a battle in the corner.
     
    05:27
    Goal for Liberec!

    The White Tigers capitalize on the powerplay! Málek failed to stop Pospíšil's shot after which the puck was loose in the goal-crease where MICHAL BÁRTA fired it home to open the scoring.

    Assisted by Tomáš Pospíšil and Ladislav Šmíd.
     
    05:10
    Ladislav Šmíd with a one-timer that goes wide, Michal Bárta on the rebound goes wide, too.
     
    04:44
    Pospíšil and Radek Duda lost it in the offensive zone, the visitors clear the puck.
     
    04:19
    There will be a 4-on-3 powerplay for the Tigers, Roman Polák (VIT) is called for crosschecking.
     
    03:59
    Both Jaroslav Vlach (LIB) and Filip Kuba (VIT) are called for roughing.
     
    03:59
    Jaroslav Vlach with a long hard shot, Málek covers up, a scrum ensues.
     
    03:49
    Vít Jonák loses the puck in the offensive zone.
     
    03:24
    Bortňák failed to receive a pass, icing is called against Liberec.
     
    03:02
    Ondřej Roman had the puck in the endzone, but the Tigers regained possession a couple seconds later.
     
    02:30
    Tomáš Pospíšil intercepted the puck in his own zone and carried it all the way to the other blue line, the linesmen call offside.
     
    02:06
    A linesman stops the play as Martin Čakajík carried the puck offside.
     
    01:31
    Michal Bulíř tried one from the right side, Málek makes a save.
     
    01:15
    A quick drive by Bartánus kept out by Marek Pinc.
     
    01:09
    The home fourth line lost the zone and Vítkovice are on the puck.
     
    00:42
    Another shot by Čutta, followed by a rebound by Víšek, Málek has the situation under control.
     
    00:37
    A good shot by Jakub Čutta hits the mask of Roman Málek, referee halts the play.
     
    00:31
    Icing is called against Vítkovice.
     
    00:18
    First shot of the night fired by Dušek, Málek has it and plays the puck.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Bili Tygri Liberec: Pinc (Vošvrda) – Čakajík, A. Jánošík, Šmíd, Výtisk, Moravec, Derner, Čutta, Štich – Bárta, Dušek, Víšek "C", Špaček, Jonák, Pospíšil, Filippi, J. Vlach, Duda, Bulíř, Krejčík, Bortňák.

    HC Vitkovice Steel: Málek (Šindelář) – Malík, Voráček, Rehák, Kuba, Kovář, Sloboda, Barinka, Polák – Ujčík, Svačina, Hruška, Huna, Roman, Šedivý, Húževka, Strapáč, Klimek, Szturc, Burger "C", Bartánus.

    Referees: Turčan, Souček – Kajínek, Podrazil.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:30.
    Commentary by

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 6. Bárta (Pospíšil, Šmíd), 19. Duda (Filippi), 21. Víšek (Filippi, Duda), 28. Dušek (Výtisk), 60. Bortňák (Bárta, Čutta) - 17. Huna, 36. Huna (Roman, Kuba), 55. Roman (Huna)

    Bílí Tygři Liberec: Pinc (Vošvrda) – Čakajík, A. Jánošík, Šmíd, Výtisk, Moravec, Derner, Čutta, Štich – Bárta, Dušek, Víšek "C", Špaček, Jonák, Pospíšil, Filippi, J. Vlach, Duda, Bulíř, Krejčík, Bortňák.
    Vítkovice Ostrava: Málek (Šindelář) – Malík, Voráček, Rehák, Kuba, Kovář, Sloboda, Barinka, Polák – Ujčík, Svačina, Hruška, Huna, Roman, Šedivý, Húževka, Strapáč, Klimek, Szturc, Burger "C", Bartánus.
    Referees: Turčan, Souček – Kajínek, Podrazil.