NIT 7:0 LON | HBK Nitrianski Rytieri Nitra - London Crusaders (World Cup)

World Cup

Vlasim – Skalica	1:3 (end)	\|	Pardubice – Biel	4:0 (end)	\|	Belpa – Luxembourg	5:0 (cont.)
Nitra – London	7:0 (end)	\|	Skalica – Oberwil	2:5 (end)	\|	Biel – Dirty Birds	1:4 (end)
Luxembourg – LG Bratislava	0:5 (cont.)	\|	London – Hr. Kralove	0:8 (end)	\|	Oberwil – Vlasim	1:5 (end)
Dirty Birds – Pardubice	0:8 (end)	\|	LG Bratislava – Belpa	0:2 (end)	\|	Hr. Kralove – Nitra	0:1 (end)

final

HBK Nitrianski Rytieri Nitra

7:0 (5:0, 2:0)

London Crusaders

Thursday 19.09.2013, 12:00 • World Cup

		Nitra showed their quality and skills. It didn't give the Crusaders any chance and won by a huge difference, even though it spent lots of time shorthanded. (13:04:38)
	30:00	Game over.
	29:05	Milan Beniac (NIT) put too much power into his forechecking and gets a minor penalty for interference.
	28:38	Horvath's icing interrupts a pressure of Nitra.
	27:52	Goal for Nitra! There comes the seventh goal! Nice combination among the home players ends with a nice one-timer by ONDREJ HRASKO. Assist: Marian Riegel.
	26:55	The home team is back at full strength.
	26:35	Nitra's defending well so far.
	26:01	Now, they're finally in there.
	25:31	The Crusaders are having some problems getting into the zone again.
	24:45	London will play 5-on-3 again after Ladiver (NIT) got a 2 + 10 minutes penalty for boarding.
	24:25	Javorcik (NIT) is another punsihed player. Two minutes for holding.
	23:33	Goal for Nitra! The Slovaks took advantage of their shortened powerplay and increases their lead. Martin Haring found in front of Tyrol MARIAN RIEGEL, who had plenty of time to put the ball inside the net. Assist: Martin Haring.
	22:42	Tyrol had some trouble finding a bouncing ball beneath him with lots of forechecking players around his crease, but he did well and paused the game.
	22:24	Home team at full strength.
	21:46	Ladislav Tucek (LON) received a minor tripping penalty. Both teams play with four men right now.
	21:22	The Crusaders are struggling with Nitra's defending their own blueline quite well.
	20:47	Cajchan holds the ball in the offensive corner away from danger while shorthanded.
	20:17	Nitra's back in four.
	20:05	19 seconds remaining of London's double powerplay.
	19:46	Another penalty for Nitra. Mach (NIT) sent out for slashing.
	19:35	Holzer's blue-line attempted missed the goal by inches.
	19:20	London's offense stopped for offside.
	19:15	Nitra's throwing the ball out of their zone.
	18:45	The Crusaders hold the ball in the offensive zone, but can't find a spot to shoot from.
	18:24	Few seconds of a 5-on-3 powerplay also for the Crusaders after another foul of Nitra's players.
	17:48	The English team try to start another attack, but as it still plays in a powerplay.
	17:27	Icing of London. Face-off by Tyrol's left hand.
	16:54	London's shots lack accuracy right now.
	16:31	Balasko's (NIT) offensive faul gives a powerplay to the Crusaders. Two minutes for holding.
	16:29	The Knights are back in front of Tyrol.
	15:49	Horvath's slap shot made some danger on the other side. One of the Nitra's defenders blocked the ball out of the goal.
	15:20	Hrasko put his shot right beneath the bar, but Tyrol makes a decent glove save!
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
	15:00	1st halftime finished.
	14:12	Goal for Nitra! JAN RIMSKY and Beniac outnumbered the visitors. The first one mentioned then finished their 2-on-1 combination with a forehand deke and accurate shot. Assist: Milan Beniac.
	13:47	Nitra's attack ends with an icing.
	12:41	Goal for Nitra! JAN KONIG poked the ball out of one of the Crusaders and ran towards the away goal. Tyrol didn't react as quick as he needed to on his snap shot from the circles and conceded a fourth one. Without assist.
	12:05	The Nitrians threw the ball away.
	11:44	Londoners moved the game into the offensive zone, but lack shooting so far.
	11:04	Martin Kucerka (NIT) gets a penalty for slashing. Powerplay opportunity for the Crusaders.
	10:48	Holzer went himself alongside the boards, but his bad pass resulted in an icing.
	09:20	Goal for Nitra! Nitra increases their lead! FILIP CAJCHAN got a nice pass from Mach right between the circles, from where he hit precisely to the right post giving Tyrol absolutely no chance. Assist: Rastislav Mach.
	09:15	London plays at four men.
	08:29	The home players pelted the away goal with shots once again.
	07:42	Two men powerplay for Nitra as Rusitovic (LON) followed Holzer with the same penalty – slashing.
	07:08	Holzer (LON) then got a minor penalty for slashing.
	07:02	What a chance for London that was! Martin Holzer took advantage of a mistake in Nitra's passing game and got into a solo breakaway. However, his backhand deke didn't find a way to beat Gazik.
	06:45	Tucek (LON) got a personal misconduct penalty.
	06:31	London managed to get the ball out of their defensive zone for a while.
	06:16	Nitra keeps the pace and the Crusaders are still under pressure.
	05:46	Goal for Nitra! Just when Martisaka returned on the field, MARTIN HARING sent a hard shot on London's goal and managed to get the ball trough. Assist: Ondrej Hrasko.
	05:15	The game moved into the neutral zone, but the Nitrian Knights kept their activity.
	04:35	Keckes (LON) sent out as well. Both team will continue with four men in.
	04:34	Face-off in front of Tyrol.
	04:12	Londoners have some troubles with the Nitra's forechecking and can't start their offense properly.
	03:43	Marisaka (NIT) gets a minor penalty for interference.
	03:10	Ladiver got through and passed the ball to Hrivnak, whose shot went wide.
	02:50	Kristof's shot set out first minor trouble for Gazik, who saved with a glove and stopped the game.
	02:30	The visitors now managed to get into the offensive zone themselves.
	01:48	Nitra locked the Crusaders around their own goal and pelted their goal with shots from different positions.
	01:04	Goal for Nitra! What a start by Nitra! Maxin's hard shot was tapped into the net by FILIP TITKA as the Slovaks took the lead. Assist: Marian Maxin.
	00:49	Martin Holzer (LON) got a minor penalty for tripping. Powerplay for Nitra.
	00:40	Madera had an opening goal on his stick! However, Tyrol somehow managed to keep his shot from between the circles outside the goal.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: HBK Nitrianski Rytieri Nitra: Gazik (Dubnicky) – Titka, Maxin, Kacer, Martisaka, Javrocik, Tary, Haring, Hrasko – Kassa, Kucera, Hrivnak, Ladiver, Beniac, Rimsky, Thron, Konig, Riegel, Cajchan, Madera, Balaska, Cico, Mach. Coach: Richard Mraz. London Crusaders: Tyrol (Polacek) – M. Machetanz, Rusitovic, Lorencik, Keckes, Galdun, Blaha, Tucek, B. Holzer – J. Machetanz, Horvath, Zeleznik "C", Lisy, Urbanec, Vaniak, M. Holzer, Kristof, Witz. Coach: Richard Zelenik. Referees: Neczli, Wilson.
		Welcome. Game starts at 12:00.

Commentary by

Marek Kratochvíl

@marekratochvil

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 2. Titka (Maxin), 6. Haring (Hrasko), 10. Cajchan (Mach), 13. Konig, 15. Rimsky (Beniac), 24. Riegel (Haring), 28. Hrasko (Riegel)

HBK Nitrianski Rytieri Nitra: Gazik (Dubnicky) – Titka, Maxin, Kacer, Martisaka, Javrocik, Tary, Haring, Hrasko – Kassa, Kucera, Hrivnak, Ladiver, Beniac, Rimsky, Thron, Konig, Riegel, Cajchan, Madera, Balaska, Cico, Mach. Coach: Richard Mraz.

London Crusaders: Tyrol (Polacek) – M. Machetanz, Rusitovic, Lorencik, Keckes, Galdun, Blaha, Tucek, B. Holzer – J. Machetanz, Horvath, Zeleznik "C", Lisy, Urbanec, Vaniak, M. Holzer, Kristof, Witz. Coach: Richard Zelenik.

Referees: Neczli, Wilson

1st period
	00:49
	01:04
	03:43
	04:35
	05:46
	06:45
	07:08
	07:42
	09:20
	11:04
	12:41
	14:12
1st intermission
2nd period
	16:31
	18:24
	19:46
	21:46
	23:33
	24:25
	24:45
	27:52
	29:05
Final