TRI 5:0 SPA | Oceláři Třinec - Sparta Prague (Tipsport extraliga (CZE))

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Tipsport extraliga (CZE)

Třinec – Sparta

5:0 (end)

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Oceláři Třinec

5:0 (1:0, 2:0, 2:0)

Sparta Prague

Wednesday 20.03.2013, 17:00 • Werk Arena, Třinec • Tipsport extraliga (CZE)

		Welcome. Game 7 of this quarterfinal series starts at 17:00 CET, 16:00 GMT, 12:00 EDT.
		Starting Lineups: HC Ocelari Trinec: Hamerlík (Hrubec) - Hrabal, Zíb, Galvas, Ovčačík, Lojek, Klouček, Kania - Růžička M., Bonk, Varaďa - Adamský, Rákos, Klimenta - Ostřížek, Peterek, Květoň - Hrňa, Zagrapan, Orsava HC Sparta Prague: Pinc (Melicherčík) - Krstev, Sičák, Milam, Gřegořek, Philipp, Jan Hanzlík, Pilař - P. Ton, J. Hlinka, Tenkrát – Pacovský, Broš, Jar. Svoboda – S. Treille, Přibyl, I. Rachůnek – Jánský, Bahenský, Forman - Hovorka, Kočí. Referees: Šindler, Jeřábek - Gebauer, Lederer.
		The goaltending for both teams has been an adventure, with three different goalies going down due to injuries. Šimon Hrubec and Peter Hamerlík have both been hurt for Třinec and both returned to play. After one game on the sidelines, Hamerlík returns to the Třinec net--he won game 1 in relief and games 3 and 5 complete. Both Třinec goalies have been solid so far, as Sparta has outshot them in 5 of the first 6 games (262-191 overall), yet the series is tied. For Sparta, Marek Pinc starts his second-straight game after going down partway through game 2 and then missing the next three games.
		The Czech anthem has been played and the game will start momentarily. Ocelari Trinec is dressed in home red trimmed in white and silver. Sparta Prague is wearing road white trimmed in burgundy and silver.
	00:01	Game started.
	01:20	Adamsky attempted a shot from a sharp angle for Trinec, sails just wide.
	02:04	Puck out of play in the Sparta zone, faceoff inside.
	02:30	Jan Peterek attempts a wraparound but it gets knocked off his stick by a defenceman before he can complete it.
	03:04	Puck hits the netting above the glass in the Sparta zone, faceoff inside.
	03:25	Ivan Rachunek with a hit on Radek Bonk into the boards in the neutral zone.
	03:45	Pinc catches a shot from the boards and holds on for a faceoff.
	04:25	Jiri Polansky winds and fires from the left wing, blocker save Pinc.
	04:40	Peter Hamerlik forced to make his first save of the game, off Michal Bros in close.
	04:23	Rachunek feeds Sacha Treille, the Frenchman takes a couple of whacks at the puck but Hamerlik keeps it out and the whistle goes.
	06:42	A collision at the Trinec blueline and Trinec captain Radek Bonk is down. From the replay, the stick of Peter Jansky clipped him in the face, but it doesn't look like any of the officials saw it and there's no penalty. Bonk is now on the bench getting tended to. Faceoff outside the Trinec blueline.
	07:07	Play goes down to the Sparta zone and Pinc freezes the puck for a stoppage.
	07:19	Offside Sparta.
	07:39	Offside Trinec.
	08:33	Sparta's Sacha Treille is getting this game's first penalty for high sticking.
	09:28	Goal for Trinec! After Adamsky fanned on a shot, the puck slid to Pinc but he mishandlied it and MARTIN RUZICKA swooped in to tap the puck into the open net on the powerplay. Assist: Martin Adamsky
	10:12	Puck out of play in the Sparta zone, faceoff inside.
	10:24	Sparta goes quickly up the ice and Hovorka gets a shot, Hamerlik catches and holds on.
	10:22	The referee dishing out coincidental penalties right off the faceoff, Trinec defenceman Lukas Zib for interference and Sparta winger David Hovorka for high-sticking. We'll have 4-on-4 hockey.
	11:08	Pilar the shot and Hamerlik the save. 1:19 left of 4-on-4.
	11:49	Troy Milam with the shot from the tight angle hits Hamerlik in the chest and he hangs on.
	12:30	Both teams are back at full strength and Trinec starts up ice.
	13:49	The puck goes into the Sparta bench. We'll have a faceoff outside the line.
	15:31	Icing Trinec.
	16:31	Offside Sparta on the pass, faceoff at centre ice.
	16:37	We've got a high-sticking call against Vaclav Varada right off the draw, who gets his stick up on Treille, whom he was lined up against. Sparta gets their first poweplay of the game.
	16:54	Sparta gets called for icing on the powerplay, but it's been ruled erroneous and the faceoff is at centre ice. It must've been tipped but I didn't see it.
	17:36	Puck gets deflected into the Trinec bench, the faceoff will be inside with 1:01 left in the penalty.
	18:26	A shot by Treille and a blocker save by Hamerlik.
	18:44	Just after Trinec gets back to full strength, they're going back on the kill as Josef Hrabal played the puck while retrieving goalie Hamerlik's stick, which is a no-no. A player can return a stick to a goalie but he can't play the puck while he's doing it.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		After getting outshot in most of the previous games in this series, Trinec came out and got off to a strong start in front of their home fans and scored the period's only goal on the powerplay, strange as it might have been. Sparta got a couple of late powerplays of their own and started to push back, with one carrying over into the start of the second period. Shots on goal: Ocelari Trinec 8, Sparta Prague 10 As an aside, Extraliga scoring leader Martin Ruzicka has 7 points in 3 1/3 games in Trinec, but 0 points in the 3 played in Prague. 2nd period begins at 17:56 CET, 12:56 EDT.
		Teams have returned to the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly. There's still :44 left in Josef Hrabal's minor penalty for playing with two sticks, so Sparta starts the period on the powerplay.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:59	The penalty ends without Sparta getting a shot, but after it's over Petr Tenkrat unloads a blast that Hamerlik snares and holds.
	21:17	Marek Zagrapan gets a couple of shots, Pinc stops them both, but Angel Krstev is going off for roughing in the scrum in front of the net.
	21:53	It's now going to be a two-man advantage for 1:24 as Zdenek Bahensky is getting called for putting a hold on Radek Bonk, though Bahensky is arguing that Bonk slipped and fell on his own.
	22:26	The puck is deflected out of play with :54 left in the 2-man advantage, faceoff in the Sparta zone.
	22:41	Lukas Zib unloads a one-timer and Marek Pinc robs him with the glove. Big save. :36 left in Trinec's 2-man adantage.
	22:50	Well it's only a one-man advantage now as Zib is called for tripping Ivan Rachunek, who was trying to generate a shorthanded chance. It'll be 4-on-3 for :27 and then 4-on-4 for a while.
	23:20	We're now 4-on-4 for the next :30, then Sparta goes to the powerplay.
	24:04	Offside Sparta, they're now on the powerplay for the next :46.
	24:56	Milam with a shot late in the advantage, save Hamerlik, then Ton took a shot that was blocked and got caught in the equipment of the Trinec defender. We're now back at 5-on-5.
	25:50	Another penalty to Sparta, as Michal Bros is called for a slash to the hands of Ruzicka, who was trying to get free for a shot.
	26:01	Tomas Kloucek with a high shot that's gloved and held by Pinc.
	26:48	Varada with the wrister on the rush, gloved and held again by Pinc. 1:02 left in the penalty.
	27:35	Worked around for a shot from Bonk, but it's kicked out by Pinc and then cleared.
	27:57	Sparta is back at full strength and carry it back into the Trinec zone, Hamerlik freezes for a faceoff.
	28:38	Goal for Trinec! DAVID KVETON slips in behind the Sparta D, takes a pass that sends him in alone and goes five-hole on Pinc to make it a 2-0 game. Assist: Jan Peterek.
	29:17	Icing Trinec.
	30:05	Trinec 2-on-1, but the pass across is broken up by Vladimir Sicak with the skate.
	30:16	Offside Sparta.
	32:10	Icing Trinec.
	32:10	A bit of a delay as a rut in the ice is repaired.
	32:22	Another icing call against Trinec.
	33:10	Shot by Forman kicked out by Hamerlik.
	33:39	Radek Bonk called for interference in his own zone. Sparta getting to the stage where they desperately need to cash in on a powerplay.
	34:50	Trinec has iced twice, Sparta yet to get a shot on this advantage.
	35:04	Now a long shot on an entry into the zone, easily handled by Hamerlik with :35 left in the penalty.
	35:43	Hlinka attempts a wraparound just as the penalty end, kicked away by Hamerlik and Ton tries to stuff in the rebound, but there's no opening.
	36:26	Shot from the boards by Zagrapan, stopped and held by Pinc.
	37:01	Sparta dumps the puck in, Hamerlik stops the carom off the end boards and smothers it.
	38:00	Lukas Zib takes a long, high slapper from the neutral zone, turned aside by Pinc.
	38:40	Icing Trinec. They seem content to do that right now whenever they get into trouble in their own zone.
	39:28	Goal for Trinec! After Sparta got a chance at one end, JAKUB OSRAVA goes end-to-end on a breakaway and beats Pinc on a forehand deke to give Trinec a commanding 3-0 lead. Assist: Marek Zagrapan.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Trinec with a pair of goals in the second period and the second one, coming in the last minute of the period on a breakaway by Jakub Osrava, really puts Sparta in a tight spot. It's now 3-0 Trinec on home ice with 20 minutes to play in game 7. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Ocelari Trinec 17 (25), Sparta Prague 9 (19). 3rd period begins at 18:52 CET, 13:52 EDT.
		Teams have returned to the ice and the 3rd period will start shortly.
		A bit of a delay to the start of the period due to some excess water on the ice left by the zamboni.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:18	Sparta goes to the powerplay right away as Josef Hrabal takes out the skate of Jaroslav Svoboda reaching for the puck, and the Sparta forward collides heavily into the boards. Down 3-0, I'd say scoring on this advantage is a must if Sparta entertains any thoughts of this period not being their last of the season.
	41:05	Karel Pilar blasts a slapper from the point wide. He's been dynamite in this series on the powerplay.
	41:50	Sicak's shot is blocked and the puck is cleared.
	42:20	The penalty ended without any Sparta shots on goal, and they regroup in their own zone.
	43:30	Trinec applying pressure in the Sparta zone, they seem content to pass around the perimeter though and work the clock.
	43:58	Finally a long shot and a glove save by Pinc.
	44:14	Offside Sparta.
	44:40	Icing Trinec.
	45:24	Zdenek Bahensky takes a slapper from the point, hits Hamerlik and he holds on.
	46:58	Daniel Rakos fires high and over the glass, faceoff will come outside the Sparta blueline.
	47:05	Icing Sparta.
	47:30	Zagrapan passes across for Osrava, who re-directs the shot off the goalpost.
	48:05	Back the other way, Hamerlik makes the save and covers.
	48:40	Svoboda cuts in from the wing, pad save Hamerlik.
	49:29	Sicak's centering attempt hits a Trinec skate and slides harmlessly to Hamerlik, who covers.
	49:50	Miroslav Forman takes the puck to the net but Hamerlik gives him nothing to shoot at, and covers the puck.
	50:03	Icing Trinec.
	51:28	Another Trinec icing. They're more than content to let the game proceed this way.
	52:50	Big slap shot from Ivan Rachunek, nice pad save by Peter Hamerlik, one of his more difficult ones tonight, though there haven't been many.
	53:50	At the other end, Marek Pinc stones Erik Hrna on two attempts from point blank, attempting to really put this game away.
	55:24	Rachunek with a shot from the boards through traffic, I'm not sure if it got through to Hamerlik or was blocked in front, but then Trinec iced it.
	55:24	Timeout Sparta, praying for a miracle now. The Trinec crowd, announced at 4722, seems to think victory is in hand and is celebrating--they've got the wave going right now.
	55:34	Goal for Trinec! With the Sparta goalie pulled for a 6th attacker, MARTIN ADAMSKY backhanded the puck from the neutral zone and into the empty net to put the final nail into the Sparta coffin. This series is done. Assists: Josef Hrabal, Daniel Rakos.
	56:08	Icing Trinec.
	56:33	Offside Sparta.
	56:58	Another Trinec icing. They count well into the double digits today. Crowd continues to celebrate.
	57:07	Tomas Kloucek called for tripping, though it was more like a hook. Nonetheless, Sparta to the powerplay late in the 3rd.
	58:08	Goal for Trinec! The Sparta net was empty again and VACLAV VARADA hits it for an empty-net, shorthanded goal. Assist: Radek Bonk.
	58:44	Hamerlik makes a save off Daniel Pribyl and then freezes the puck, and we get some pushing and shoving after the whistle. Sparta frustration showing.
	58:57	The whistle goes as David Koci was parked in the Trinec goal crease, faceoff outside. There's really only one thing still to be settled here.
	60:00	Game over.
		A great all-round effort by Ocelari Trinec, as they beat Sparta Prague 5-0 to win game 7 and advance to the Extraliga semifinals, where they'll face either Zlin or Slavia Prague, depending on the outcome of the Plzen-Litvinov game that is currently in progress. The game wasn't quite as one sided as the score indicates--the last two goals were into the empty net, but Trinec was certainly the better team this game. Peter Hamerlik gets the shutout--he didn't have a particularly difficult game, but was solid when he needed to be. Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): Ocelari Trinec: 10 (35), Sparta Prague 14 (33). (19:34:39)

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 10. Ruzicka (Adamsky), 29. Kveton (Peterek), 40. Osrava (Zagrapan), 56. Adamsky (Hrabal, Rakos), 59. Varada (Bonk)

Oceláři Třinec: Hamerlík (Hrubec) - Hrabal, Zíb, Galvas, Ovčačík, Lojek, Klouček, Kania - Růžička M., Bonk, Varaďa - Adamský, Rákos, Klimenta - Ostřížek, Peterek, Květoň - Hrňa, Zagrapan, Orsava

Sparta Prague: Pinc (Melicherčík) - Krstev, Sičák, Milam, Gřegořek, Philipp, Jan Hanzlík, Pilař - P. Ton, J. Hlinka, Tenkrát – Pacovský, Broš, Jar. Svoboda – S. Treille, Přibyl, I. Rachůnek – Jánský, Bahenský, Forman - Hovorka, Kočí.

Referees: Šindler, Jeřábek - Gebauer, Lederer

1st period
	08:33
	09:28
	10:22
	16:37
	18:44
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:17
	21:53
	22:50
	25:50
	28:38
	33:39
	39:28
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:18
	55:34
	57:07
	58:08
Final