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final
Medvescak Zagreb
1:3 (0:0, 0:1, 1:2)
Lev Praha
Tuesday 10.09.2013, 19:30 • Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia • KHL
     
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    That's all from Zagreb. Medvescak drops two straight games--this one an important one against a division foe. Lev gets an early jump on some other Bobrov teams sitting at 2-1-0.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:13
    Montador serves a penalty for too many men. 5-on-3 for Lev will end this one.
     
    58:48
    A lot of good activity with the extra skater, but Linglet highsticks a Lev guy in the neutral zone. It looked like an accident, but a penalty nonetheless. Medvescak timeout and Brust re-enters the net.
     
    58:30
    Brust has left the net for Medvescak.
     
    56:43
    Jessimen has a chance, but ends up behind the goal without the puck on the open net side. Couldn't get his stick on it. Zagreb is rushing hard again, but nothing is going in.
     
    54:50
    Medvescak gets a 3-on-2 shorthanded chance, but Popovic overskates the puck. Lev winds the clock down closer to zero and Medvescak is back at full strength.
     
    52:52
    Svarny crosschecks a Lev player unnecessarily in his own end. Praha on the power play.
     
    50:52
    Goal for Lev!
    ! Medvescak gets a couple of rushes after the power play expires, but Praha rushes back and gets a goal. Foster makes a horrible play turning up ice and Kubalik takes advantage. Assist: Calle Ridderwall.
     
    48:30
    Willsie gets a roughing call after a couple jabs in a Vehanen stoppage. Lev on the power play.
     
    48:00
    Goal for Lev!
    Just after the penalty expires, Lev gets a goal as NIKO KAPANEN deflects a shot past Brust. Assists: Ryan O'Byrne, Nathan Oystrick.
     
    48:00
    Lev does a good job of keeping it in the offensive zone on the power play, but doesn't get anything on goal. Medvescak at full strength.
     
    45:57
    Murray gets called on a penalty and Prague now has their extra man chance. Three penalties for each team so far.
     
    45:08
    Goal for Medvescak!
    A power play goal by BRIAN WILLSIE. Foster scoots in to the top of the circle and a puck trickles through to a waiting Willsie. Assists: Kurtis Foster, Brian Vesce.
     
    At the penalty, it appeared the Lev players raised their hands for a goal, but a penalty was called on Prague.
     
    42:00
    Letang and Montador starting to pinch in as defenders. Medvescak playing hard, but nothing dangerous on goal.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Three more minutes and we will see the last 20. Will Lev try to turn this into a defensive stalemate like the 1st or will this be a more open period like the 2nd?
     
    Lev Praha not only escapes a barrage and some good chances for Medvescak, but gets a lead. The 2nd period is over and Prague is up 1-0 over the hosts, Zagreb.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    37:29
    Goal for Lev!
    ERIK CHRISTENSEN goes five-hole on Brust as Medvescak forgets about him skating hard to the left of Brust. Assist: Martin Sevc.
     
    36:00
    Praha is playing a bit on their own the past couple of shifts. Sekac tries to wiggle around four Bears players and loses the puck. Game has slowed again as neither team getting many chances.
     
    34:35
    Lev's Christensen flies in through the center and has a deflection opportunity that goes high. Best chance for Prague in a while. No luck though as the teams are all tie up.
     
    34:00
    Kapanen skates in on a 1-on-1, but Brust gloves it easily. Good opportunity, but didn't get much time to stick handle. Jessimen gets a talking to by the ref about faceoff positioning on the wing and back-and-forth play resumes.
     
    32:15
    The arena is coming alive. Medvescak has almost completely taken over, but nothing to show so far.
     
    30:30
    Medvescak is controlling the offensive flow and not giving Praha anything. Vehanen is holding strong, though not tested seriously either.
     
    28:20
    Medvescak with a couple of chances early in the 4-on-4 and then Lev with some hard slappers turned away by Brust. Both teams back to regular strength.
     
    26:22
    Svarny stops a puck leaving the zone and gets off a shot with a lot of traffic. Vehanen has a bit of a problem trying to find it and Linglet stabs away until a scrum piles up. Offsetting penalties were called and we begin some 4-on-4 play.
     
    25:37
    Jessimen and Letang lead a 2-on-1, which becomes a 3-on-2 with Walker as the trailer. He gets off a nice shot, but he misses. Scores still knotted up at zero-zero.
     
    24:30
    Medvescak keeping control in Lev's end now, but everything is along the boards. Lev ices the puck under pressure and are turned around after trying to attack the Bears zone. Faceoff at center ice.
     
    23:00
    Montador with a great shift. A good shot for a screening Perkovich and a complete manhandling of a Praha player in the defensive zone for a clear.
     
    21:30
    Maybe knowing his reputation, a Lev guy is trying to get under Brust's skin after a cover. Letang ends it quick and a faceoff ensues. Still no action to report.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The players are entering the rink for the second period.....
     
    Nothing special for either side that period. Lev maybe with an edge on scoring chances. Medvescak was the aggressor on the body, but should consider the importance of the puck. The zamboni is making the rounds....
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:30
    The puck was stuck under fighting players' feet along the Medvescak boards. Lev loses the faceoff and Medvescak loses the puck in transition.
     
    16:50
    Almost a breakaway chance for Lev, but Brust leaves the net and challenges the opposing player with his stick. A good hustle, but a better attack by Brust.
     
    16:30
    The checking has dropped down a bit and just a lot of neutral zone play.
     
    14:50
    Willsie gives Katic two chances: one was missed and one goes way high. The power play ends with nothing too dangerous for Lev. Prague is back at full strength.
     
    12:48
    Cheechoo is hooked by Kapanen crossing the blue line. Medvescak on the power play, where they have been hot and cold through two games.
     
    12:30
    Medvescak with a couple of potential scoring chances, but they cannot seem to fins the puck. Cheechoo has a puck sent in his direction for a center, but Oystrick cleared.
     
    11:00
    A couple of long shots early in the power play. Brust covered and Medvescak cleared on the opposing faceoff. Lev was unable to re-renter the zone and the penalty expires with Zagreb going unscathed.
     
    08:50
    Kurtis Foster goes to the box for a slash. Lev Praha on the man advantage.
     
    07:30
    Oysterich with a nice hit along the boards and then a shot goes out of play off Brust. Just earlier, Koren had a couple great forechecking plays in the offensive zone, but it doesn't lead to anything. Physical game, but the puck is an afterthought over the body early.
     
    06:00
    Linglet and Birner have words, but a ref steps in when they go for a line change. It almost leads to a 2 on 1 for Medvescak, but Murley cannot find the puck.
     
    04:00
    Teams are feeling each other out early. Brust covers up a slow puck and Lev takes a faceoff in the Zagreb zone. Nothing much offensively. Lots of hitting going on by the Bears.
     
    01:30
    After Medvescak won the faceoff, most of the action has continued in their end. Cheechoo on the ice with a steal, but cannot get off a shot.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The national anthems are over and we are about to get underway. Brust gets his first start in goal and he will have about 50 Czech travelers in his ear for two periods. The flags are flying for both sides.
     
    5:00 until game time. A big early matchup between two Bobrov division opponents with 1-1-0 records. The refs are on the ice and the teams have finished warmups. Stay tuned for the action on Euro Live Scores!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:30.
    Commentary by

    Tim Bourcier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 46. Willsie (Foster, Vesce) – 38. Christensen (Sevc), 48. Kapanen (O'Byrne, Oystrick), 51. Kubalik (Ridderwall)

    Medvescak Zagreb: Brust (Vasiljevič) – Popovic, Foster, Montador, Letang, Švarný, Katic, Perkovich – Walker, Murray, Jessiman – Linglet, Vesce, Willsie – Cheechoo, Murley, Thomas – Koren, Bjorkstrand, Kane
    Lev Praha: Vehanen (Lukáš) – Oystrick, O'Byrne, Ševc, Jaakola, Gragnani, Němec, Matai, Humphries – Danielsson, Kapanen, Klepiš – Birner, Vrána, Řepík – Ridderwall, Christensen, Kubalík – Sekáč, Zackrisson, Thörnberg
    Referees: Kulakov, Ravodin – Birin, Shelyanin
    Attendance: 3500+