Liberec – C. Budejovice 0:2 (end) | Kometa Brno – Třinec 3:7 (end)
final
Bílí Tygři Liberec
0:2 (0:0, 0:0, 0:2)
HC MOUNTFIELD
Sunday 20.01.2013, 16:00 • Tipsport Arena • Tipsport extraliga (CZE)
     
    60:00
    Game over. (19:20:29)
     
    59:28
    Time-out called by the visiting team.
     
    59:16
    Big shot by Nedvěd and the rebound ends up wide after Filippi got to it on the doorstep.
     
    58:48
    Schwarz leaves the ice, extra attacker on.
     
    58:22
    The Tigers get a time-out anyway.
     
    58:22
    Goal for HC MOUNTFIELD!

    It's all over, the comeback hopes of the home team are most likely gone. Derner made a mistake in his own zone which let ALEŠ KOTALÍK get in all alone, the veteran forward sent the puck into the bottom corner to double up the lead.

    Assisted by Ladislav Kohn.
     
    57:45
    Hard blast by Šimánek goes over the bar.
     
    56:41
    Filippi had a great position in front, Kovář responds to his shot by a spectacular pad save.
     
    54:05
    Huge opportunity for Škoda, big pad save by Schwarz.
     
    52:27
    Květoň in a good position, his drive is blocked by Výtisk.
     
    51:19
    Víšek backhanded one looking top shelf, Kovář reached out with his blocker to make the save.
     
    49:43
    Huge chance for Tomáš Filippi up front, his attempt goes wide.
     
    49:02
    Goal for HC MOUNTFIELD!

    The tie is broken. Mertl got the puck behind the net where it was scooped up by Suja who sent it out front right on the tape of JIŘÍ ŠIMÁNEK who found the five-hole of Schwarz to open the scoring here midway through the third.

    Assisted by Jakub Suja and Tomáš Mertl.
     
    47:41
    Nedvěd doesn't look good on this man-advantage, Mertl had a chance but failed to get past the last defender Čakajík.
     
    46:10
    Tomáš Harant (CEB) is called for tripping.
     
    45:28
    Kotalík and Škoda had possession along the boards for a long time, Výtisk managed to get the puck out of the zone after all.
     
    43:47
    Michael Kolarz fired one right after the face-off, it goes over the bar.
     
    43:09
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    43:09
    Jakub Suja had an opportunity in front, Schwarz made a diving save to stop his shot.
     
    42:20
    Big chance for Nedvěd in front, Kovář keeps his pads down and makes the stop.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Not as many chances in the second period as we're still scoreless after forty.
     
    39:00
    Lukáš Květoň fired one from a good position, blocked in front by a defenceman.
     
    38:08
    Vladimír Škoda went all alone on Schwarz after the puck skipped over Štich's stick, Schwarz makes a glove save.
     
    37:37
    Rising shot by Víšek easily gloved by Kovář.
     
    35:22
    Kotalík fired one from the right circle, the puck goes wide off the iron.
     
    34:00
    Nedvěd led a two-on-one, his pass is blocked by the last defenceman Roman Vráblík.
     
    33:34
    Ptáček received the puck between the circles, great pad save by Schwarz.
     
    32:21
    Tomáš Pospíšil had the puck behind the net of Mountfield, his pass in front is swatted away.
     
    31:20
    Both teams controlling their respective defensive zones and stopping all opposing attacks at the blue line.
     
    29:18
    Deliberate offside called against Budějovice.
     
    27:45
    Duda fires one hard from the right side, it goes over the bar.
     
    26:50
    Good chance for Nedvěd and Dušek ends in the glove of Kolář.
     
    25:21
    Schwarz has to glove a dump-in from the neutral zone.
     
    23:35
    Huge drive by Jánošík from the right circle, Kovář makes a beautiful save.
     
    22:50
    Not much going on here early in the second.
     
    21:27
    Kovář had to make a save on Vantuch now.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    We're still scoreless after twenty, both teams playing exciting hockey, but try to be as careful as they can.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:35
    Rastislav Dej with a drive from the right circle, Čakajík blocks it away.
     
    17:52
    Neither powerplay can get it going tonight, the visiting team now gets two minutes for too many men on the ice.
     
    16:08
    Jan Výtisk (LIB) gets a minor penalty for roughing.
     
    15:21
    More big opportunities, Kohn received the puck in front of the wide-open net, somehow puts it just wide.
     
    14:55
    Harant somehow appeared with the puck in front and somehow missed.
     
    13:40
    Tomáš Mertl and Jiří Šimánek had a big chance in front, but Schwarz made a couple of saves to deny them. Petr Nedvěd (LIB) is called for hooking, scrum ensues between Mertl and Derner.
     
    12:11
    Michal Bárta fired one hard, went over the bar.
     
    11:04
    David Štich (LIB) is called for charging.
     
    10:45
    František Ptáček with a hard shot, Schwarz makes a big glove save.
     
    09:47
    The visitors are back in four, Kovář gets an easy save stopping Nedvěd in clear visibility.
     
    09:20
    Twenty-second long two-man-advantage coming up for the Tigers, Tomáš Harant (CEB) is called for tripping.
     
    09:02
    Finally a powerplay opportunity for Liberec, Štich fires one hard, but wide.
     
    07:40
    Rudolf Červený (CEB) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    07:40
    Long pressure for the White Tigers locking down the visiting team in its own zone. Petr Nedvěd and Antonín Dušek were exchanging possession and drew a penalty.
     
    06:16
    Huge chance for Adam Jánošík on the doorstep, his backhanded attempt hits the post.
     
    05:52
    Icing called against the visitors.
     
    04:56
    A wrist shot by Petr Kica from the right side, easy stop for Kovář.
     
    04:07
    Big blast by Duda from the left wing, Jakub Kovář comes up with a pad save.
     
    03:45
    David Štich turned the puck over giving René Vydarený an opportunity to fire one hard from the blue line. Schwarz makes the stop.
     
    03:10
    Peter Galamboš led a two-on-one into the offensive zone passing the puck up to Martin Čakajík who one-timed it wide.
     
    02:40
    Rudolf Červený with a deflection in front, Marek Schwarz makes the save.
     
    02:15
    Petr Ulrych made a big mistake in his own zone that allowed Tomáš Knotek to go alone on goal, the shot is blocked by Lukáš Derner.
     
    01:08
    Jan Víšek was looking for Radek Duda in front of the net, the puck flies through the crease and out into safety.
     
    00:31
    Offside called against the Tigers.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Bili Tygri Liberec: Schwarz (Vošvrda) - Čakajík, Jánošík, Výtisk, Moravec, Derner, Ulrych, Štich - Bárta, Dušek, Víšek, Pospíšil, Galamboš, Filippi, J.Vlach, Kica, Duda, Vantuch, Bulíř, Bortňák, Nedvěd.

    HC MOUNTFIELD: Kovář (Kantor) - Ptáček, Kolarz, Frühauf, Vráblík, Harant, Vydarený, Dietz - Suja, Kotalík, Škoda, Kohn, Šimánek, Dej, Rousek, Květoň, Červený, Švihálek, Langhammer, Mertl, Knotek.

    Referees: Turčan, Šír - Kajínek, Podrazil..
     
    After another heavy defeat, this time on the sticks of Slavia Prague, the Liberec White Tigers are looking to rebound and salvage what's left from all the hope to make the post-season. Their opponence, HC Mountfield, is in great shape, rolling hard on a three-game winning streak which they look to extend as they belong to the teams still without any playoff guarantees. Tune in at 5:00 CET.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
    Commentary by

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 50. Šimánek (Suja, Mertl), 59. Kotalík (Kohn)

    Bílí Tygři Liberec: Schwarz (Vošvrda) - Čakajík, Jánošík, Výtisk, Moravec, Derner, Ulrych, Štich - Bárta, Dušek, Víšek, Pospíšil, Galamboš, Filippi, J.Vlach, Kica, Duda, Vantuch, Bulíř, Bortňák, Nedvěd.
    HC MOUNTFIELD: Kovář (Kantor) - Ptáček, Kolarz, Frühauf, Vráblík, Harant, Vydarený, Dietz - Suja, Kotalík, Škoda, Kohn, Šimánek, Dej, Rousek, Květoň, Červený, Švihálek, Langhammer, Mertl, Knotek.
    Referees: Turčan, Šír - Kajínek, Podrazil.