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Lev Praha

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Dinamo Riga

Tuesday 13.08.2013, 17:30 • Tipsport Arena • Prague Hockey Cup

		It took an age but HC LEV Praha win their second game in a row at the Prague Hockey Cup. Tomas Kubalik's shootout winner seals the deal for the host team. (20:02:39)
		Game over.
		Tomas Kubalik now for Lev. He shoots low to give HC LEV the win!
		It's back to Indrasis for Dinamo. He gains the zone slowly, but a fine blocker save by Vehanen denies the Latvian.
		Tomas Rachunek shoots next. He wrings his shot off the cross bar. He had Tellqvist beaten
		Marcel Hossa shoots high and wide on Dinamo's seventh attempt
		Michal Repik shoots now for Lev. He tries to deke out Tellqvist but the Swedish goalie sees it all the way. and saves
		Gunars Skvorcovs now for Dinamo. He puts on the brakes in front of Vehanen, but the shot is saved. It's still 1:1.
		Martin Thornberg shoots now for Lev. He wrists a shot which is saved with the glove of Tellqvist
		Roberts Bukarts shoots again, he comes in fast and tries to go five hole on Vehanen. The Finnish netminder is unsure but the puck stays out.
		Martin Sevc for HC LEV. He tries to roof a backhander but Tellqvist gets enough of it to keep it out 1:1
		Szczechura again for Dinamo. He tries to score on the forehand but it's a great pad stop by Vehanen.
		Miks Indrasis for Dinamo. He hovers his stuck over the puck and it looks like he's fooled Vehanen, but a fantastic save by the HC LEV goaltender denies Indrasis 1:1
		Justin Azevedo shoots third. He makes a nice move and Tellqvist sprawls to cover the post. He just keeps it out 1:1
		Roberts Bukarts for Dinamo. He brings the puck in quickly but Vehanen stops him with a glove save 1:1
		Ridderwall shoots next. He tries to find the top corner with the wrist shot but Tellqvist saves 1:1
		Szczechura goes next for Dinamo Riga. Vehanen goes down too early and the Dinamo forward shoots high and scores 1:1
		The HC LEV forward brings the puck in with speed makes a quick backhand move before moving back to the forehand and wristing it past Tellqvist
		Birner to shoot first for HC LEV
		Start of shootout.
		So we're heading to a shootout at the Tipsport Arena.
	65:00	Overtime finished.
	64:55	Robinson shoots wide on a one timer
	64:12	Great shot block by Sevc on a Pujacs point sht.
		Dinamo Riga call a time out.
	63:55	Later in the shift, Porseland takes a penalty for a high stick
	63:39	Big stop Tellqvist on a Porseland slapshot
	63:23	Topi Jaakola does well, reading the play to poke check Indrasis.
	62:42	Martin Sevc takes the puck offside on the left wing
	61:29	Azevedo's shot from the point almost finds Porseland at the back post but the Swedish defenceman just can't quite get his stick on it.
	61:20	Birner and Vrana go close for Lev with 80 seconds gone in overtime. Tellqvist makes the save to deny Birner's effort
	60:01	Overtime began.
		Nothing doing in the final stages of the third period. This game is going to overtime.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:00	Final minute of the third period
	57:37	Porseland can't handle the pass from Repik at the blue line and Lev have to start their offence once again
	56:56	And soon after Dinamo do the same.
	56:45	Lev ice the puck
	55:05	Great speed by Azevedo up the right wing. He gets a shot away which Tellqvist saves. Kubalik as the trailer gets another bite at the cherry but Tellqvist makes the save once again
	54:17	Skvorcovs winds up and whiffs on a one timer from the right half boards
	53:36	Tellqvist makes a save on a Lev chance on the rush
	52:28	Humphries fires a wrist shot which Tellqvist snares in his glove.
	52:03	Kubalik passes from behind the goal to Azevedo, but he puts an unmarked one timer wide of the mark
	50:49	Indrasis drops the puck back to Roberts Bukarts at the right wing circle and his shot rings off the crossbar.
	49:58	Hascak brings the puck through the neutral zone with speed, but his shot goes wide
	49:15	Azevedo sends a snapshot just wide of the top left corner
	47:43	A massive hip check by Martins Porejs on Ondrej Nemec is called as interference
	47:08	Goal for Dinamo Riga! Dinamo have leveled it up! A Marcel Hossa shot was knocked down in front and MARTINS CIPULIS was the first to react, backhanding the puck past Vehanen
	46:49	Lev lose the puck while going forward, giving Dinamo a 2 on 1 counter attack. Miks Indrasis takes the puck all the way up the right wing, and fires a wrist shot looking for the top left corner, but Vehanen makes a great save to deny Indrasis his second of the game.
	46:22	Jaakola gets a point shot which is saved. Ridderwall pounces on the rebound with a backhand effort but Tellqvist does well to make the second save
	46:10	Repik gets a shot away through traffic which Vehanen stops. He thinks he has it but the puck falls to the ice, however, an early whistle by the referee stops the danger for Dinamo
	45:28	Krejcik point shot saved by Tellqvist. 1:19 left on Lavins' penalty
	44:47	Penalty against Dinamo Riga. Rodrigo Lavins for holding.
	44:31	Jaakola gets a low point shot away which is saved
	44:14	Repik loses an edge in the Dinamo zone, losing possession. However, Dinamo can do nothing with it and ice the puck
	43:45	Great stretch pass from Jakub Krejcik finds Nicklas Danielsson breaking into the zone on the right wing. His shot is saved by Tellqvist and the puck goes over the glass
	41:25	HC LEV back to full strength. Azevedo has a low shot on the rush saved by Tellqvist
	41:23	Vehanen makes a great save as the penalty almost expires.
	41:16	Lavins has another shot attempt blocked
	40:46	Bukarts tries to find Lavins who ghosted to the back post, but the defenceman fans on the one timer
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Both teams take to the Tipsport Arena ice for the third period of today's evening game at the Prague Hockey Cup
		Despite there only being one goal in it, HC LEV looked the dominant team, especially in the second half of the second period. Lev's third line are doing all the damage, as the unit of Ridderwall-Azevedo-Kubalik have combined for all three Lev goals. Ridderwall has roofed two wrist shots on Tellqvist, while Bukarts scored a softie on Vehanen in the fifth minute of the period to give Dinamo a brief lead.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:54	Cibulskis gets a shot away in the dying seconds for Dinamo but Vehanen makes the save.
	39:25	Penalty against HC LEV almost immediately after the goal. Lukas Cingel for hooking.
	39:02	Goal for Lev! Lev re-take the lead on the powerplay, their second PPG of the game. From the left wing Mathias Porseland finds CALLE RIDDERWALL in the slot and the Swedish sharpshooter wires another wrister top shelf. It's his second of the game.
	38:09	Penalty against Dinamo Riga. Mat Robinson gets called for a hook
	37:37	Sevc gets a point shot away for Lev which goes just wide.
	36:49	Kapanen has his pocket picked by Indrasis, who brings the puck the other way and tries to go it alone. Nemec and Krejcik combine to send the Latvian forward to the ice. No penalty.
	36:14	Lev ice the puck
	35:31	Maenpaa gets a point shot on the turn which Rachunek gets a piece of, but Tellqvist can make the save.
	35:13	Lev are certainly in the ascendancy at present. Dominating puck possession.
	06:14	Just as the penalty expires Michal Repik gets a semi-breakaway. However, he is forced out wide and his backhand attempt is saved by Tellqvist. Dinamo are now playing at full strength
	33:30	Porseland tries to beat Tellqvist short side but his shot goes just wide
	33:12	Vrana fires just wide on a low wrist shot from the slot
	32:35	Nemec fires a one timer from the left point wide
	32:08	Danielsson loses the puck on the left wing. Lev go offside later in the shift.
	31:46	Penalty coming against Dinamo Riga. Oskars Cibulskis for high sticking
	31:13	Tomas Kubalik shows nifty hands behind the net, but once again for Dinamo it's Mat Robinson picking up the pieces and winning the puck
	30:05	Sotnieks ices the puck for Dinamo
	29:46	Spencer Humphries fires wide on a wrist shot from the right point.
	29:12	Rodrigo Lavins winds up a hard shot from the point which goes off the leg of his team mate Kyle Wilson and into the netting behind the goal.
	29:07	Good pressure for Dinamo Riga at present. Indrasis gets a shot away which Vehanen saves
	28:52	Arturs Kuzmenkovs fires a shot from the left wing which Vehanen saves with little fuss.
	28:26	Repik finds Birner with a centering pass on a 2 on 1. Robinson and Tellqvist combine to get in the way of the shot and send it sailing over the plexi glass
	27:50	Robinson gets a great poke check in on Thornberg, who looked to be away with the puck.
	27:25	Great glove save by Tellqvist to deny Danielsson from lighting the lamp on the rush
	25:48	Goal for Lev! It's only taken a minute for Lev to equalise! It's Lev's third line again. This time, CALLE RIDDERWALL snipes an absolute laser beam of a wrist shot from the centre of the zone top corner over Tellqvist's shoulder
	25:25	The puck flies out of play in the neutral zone. Face off inside Dinamo's zone
	25:14	Birner gets a shot away from the left wing which Tellqvist stops
	24:18	Goal for Dinamo Riga! Dinamo take the lead! Four minutes into the second period and it's a softie for Vehanen. Indrasis drops the puck back for ROBERTS BUKARTS whose low shot beats Vehanen five hole
	23:08	More good work by Lev's third line. Azevedo finds Calle Ridderwall in the slot with the puck, who fires a one timer but Tellqvist takes the puck in his chest and holds on
	21:56	Dinamo back to full strength
	21:47	Humphries then loses the puck to Wilson at the point. However the Canadian defenceman gets back and blocks the centering feed
	21:16	Nemec with the giveaway at the point. However, Dinamo clear 200 feet and change
	20:43	Danielsson gets a shot away which Tellqvist gets a piece of. The rebound is at too tight of an angle for Thornberg to bury
	20:25	Lev still have 90 seconds of powerplay time
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Dinamo Riga take to the ice for the second period.
		An interesting first period at the Tipsport Arena. It's been an even contest, with both teams having spells of good puck possession. Justin Azevedo opened his Lev account with a wrist shot from the slot five minutes in, before Miks Indrasis scored his second goal of the Prague Hockey Cup with another nifty deke
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:58	Off the draw, Kubalik gets the puck and fires a wrist shot which Tellqvist parries
	19:56	Lev go close in the dying seconds. Great work by Tomas Kubalik once again, skating straight at the Dinamo defence forces Edgars Siksna to bring the big bodied forward crashing to the ice
	19:47	Bukarts tries to put in the wrap around as the period comes to a close.
	18:44	Robinson does extremely well to ride the challenge of Vrana and keep hold of the puck in his own zone.
	17:40	A dreadful giveaway by the Lev defence gives Roberts Bukarts a great chance to give Dinamo the lead. He fires a wrist shot destined for the top shelf but Vehanen makes the glove save.
	17:14	Lev are able to kill Kapanen's penalty.
	16:02	Szczechura gets a shot away from the left wing which Vehanen sees all the way and saves
	15:14	And Lev are straight back in the box. Lev new boy Niko Kapanen takes a neutral zone hook
	14:49	Goal for Dinamo Riga! It takes only 32 seconds for the man advantage to pay off for Dinamo. It's that man again MIKS INDRASIS. He takes the pass at speed from Paul Szczechura, splits the Lev defence before deking Vehanen and scoring on his forehand.
		The penalty is served by Lukas Cingel
	14:17	Penalty coming against HC Lev. Two minutes for too many men
	14:07	Jaakola gets a shot away which Tellqvist deflects into the corner
	13:21	Centering pass from Repik to Birner is too hot to handle for the latter, and Dinamo can clear the zone
	11:52	Mikus and Sarkanis battle on the end boards. The Slovak defenceman comes away with the puck and sets up Lev's counter attack. Patrik Zachrisson gets the shot away but Tellqvist snares the puck in his glove.
	10:45	Kubalik's shot off the draw is blocked by the leg of Robinson
	10:04	Sevc tries to hammer Bajaruns in the neutral zone, but the Latvian forward eludes the Czech defenceman
	09:35	Dinamo Riga are back to full strength.
	09:22	Lev struggling to really get set up on the powerplay. Birner gets a wrist shot away from the right wing circle but Tellqvist saves and covers.
	08:19	Martins Cipulis' tip in the neutral zone sends the puck flying into the Lev bench
	08:06	Mikko Maenpaa tries to one time a bobbling puck from the point, but it goes sailing over the boards and into the netting
	07:35	Penalty coming against Dinamo Riga. Georgijs Pujacs for a cross check on Tomas Kubalik against the end boards
	06:43	HC LEV ice the puck.
	06:30	Dinamo Riga go close to equalising. Szczechura backhands a pass across the crease which Bukarts can't get all of. Vehanen dives to his left to cover the goal, but the puck bounces wide.
	06:00	Great hands by Deivdis Sarkanis, moving across the blue line and getting the shot away. Vehanen parries it with his blocker.
	04:48	Goal for Lev! A fantastic goal for the hosts in the opening five minutes. JUSTIN AZEVEDO gets the pass from Tomas Kubalik from the right corner. Azevedo gets the shot away as he falls to the ice and beats Tellqvist low to his left.
	04:21	Lev ice the puck
	03:33	Nicklas Danielsson plays the puck with a high stick. Faceoff in the neutral zone
	03:20	Ondrej Nemec puts a big hit in on Sarkanis
	03:02	Mikael Tellqvist sees his first action of the game, stopping a Jakub Krejcik point shot from the extreme left of the Dinamo zone
	02:24	Skvorcovs ploughs into the back of Vehanen as the Lev goalie plays the puck. The referee tells the Finn to get to his feet, not calling the penalty.
	01:50	Great hustle by Tomas Kubalik, the big bodied Czech forward chasing down Siksna and winning the puck on the bards.
	01:00	Kyle Wilson tries to find Marcel Hossa with a no look backhand pass from behind the goal but the pass can't find it's target. No shots so far.
	00:01	Game started.
		Petr Vrána captains HC LEV as Jiri Novotny is out of the line-up. Georgijs Pujacs is Dinamo's captain in the continued absence of Sandis Ozolins.
		And HC LEV take to the Tipsport Arena ice.
		Mikael Tellqvist leads Dinamo Riga out onto the ice
		Good evening from the Tipsport Arena for this evening's game between HC LEV Praha and Dinamo Riga in the Prague Hockey Cup. There are many changes from both team's opening day roster. Into the Lev side comes Vehanen, Porseland, Jaakola, Kapanen, Azevedo and Kubalik. For Dinamo, Tellqvist, Lavins, Porejs, Bajaruns, Pavlovos and Skvorcovs have been entered into the line up.
		Starting lineups: Lev Praha: Vehanen (Lukáš) – Krejčík, Němec, Ševc, Humphries, Porseland, Jaakola, Mäenpää – Thörnberg, Kapanen, Danielsson – Birner, Vrána, Řepík – Ridderwall, Azevedo, Kubalík – Cingel, Zackrisson, Rachůnek, Sekáč – Head coach: Václav Sýkora Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Sedláček) – Pujacs, Robinson, Lavins, Sotnieks, Cibulskis, Siksna, Porejs – Bukarts, Szczechura, Indrasis – Haščák, Wilson, Hossa – Bajaruns, Pavlovs, Skvorcovs – Sarkanis, Kuzmenkovs, Cipulis Referees: Jeřábek, Rönn – Lederer, Tošenovjan.
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.

Commentary by

Jon Rowson

@jonrowson

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 5. Azevedo (Kubalik), 26. Ridderwall (Azevedo, Jaakola), 40. Ridderwall (Porseland, Kubalik), rozh. náj. Kubalik (p.s.) – 15. Indrasis (Szczechura), 25. Bukarts (Indrasis, Robinson), 48. Cipulis (Hossa)

Lev Praha: Vehanen (Lukáš) – Krejčík, Němec, Ševc, Humphries, Porseland, Jaakola, Mäenpää – Thörnberg, Kapanen, Danielsson – Birner, Vrána, Řepík – Ridderwall, Azevedo, Kubalík – Cingel, Zackrisson, Rachůnek, Sekáč – Head coach: Václav Sýkora

Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Sedláček) – Pujacs, Robinson, Lavins, Sotnieks, Cibulskis, Siksna, Porejs – Bukarts, Szczechura, Indrasis – Haščák, Wilson, Hossa – Bajaruns, Pavlovs, Skvorcovs – Sarkanis, Kuzmenkovs, Cipulis

Referees: Jeřábek, Rönn – Lederer, Tošenovjan

1st period
	04:48
	07:35
	14:17
	14:49
	15:14
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:18
	25:48
	31:46
	38:09
	39:02
	39:25
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:47
	47:08
	47:43
After 3rd period
Overtime
	63:55
before shootout
Shootout

after shootout