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Krefeld – Skellefteå 1:2 (end) | Zürich – Vålerenga 4:1 (end) | Genève – Frölunda 4:3 (end)
Briançon – Villach 1:2 (end) | Zug – SaiPa 1:2 (end) | Liberec – Kärpät 3:4 (end)
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final
Briançon Diables Rouges
1:2 (1:0, 0:0, 0:2)
Villach SV
Thursday 21.08.2014, 19:45 • Champions League
     
    Welcome. This game starts at 19:45 CET.
     
    Hello everyone! It's Day One of the Champions Hockey League season and Austrian team Villach SV is in Briançon, France, to square off with les Diables Rouges on opening night. Let the best team win. It starts at 19:45, so don't be late!
     
    Briançon is a pretty small town in France with about 11 or 12 thousand citizens. The winters are freezing and lots of the people enjoy playing hockey outside. Thanks to that, they also come to support the local team. Ice hockey is the sport number one in Briançon.

    Last season, they won the French top tier league, la Ligue Magnus, for the very first time and now they can play in the Champions Hockey League.

    Read more info about Briançon (en.wikipedia.org)
     
    Villach SV, also known as the Eagles, play in the Austrian-based EBEL. Villach has won six national championship titles, the last one in 2006.
    Briançon is ready for CHL!
    Warm up in Briançon.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Briançon Diables Rouges: Madolora (Bonvalot) – Szelig, Igier, Farina, Michelon, Cerkovnik, Custosse, Pritz, Chakiachvili, Gagnon – Ankerst, McDonald, Devin, di Dio Balsamo, Raux, Tarantino, Bernier, Hamon, Labrecque, Abramov, Jensen.

    Villach SV: Lamoreux (Honeckl) – Jarrett, Unterluggauer, Pretnar, Suitz, Bacher, Brunner,Altmann, Vaugh – Gelfanov, Trummer, McBride, Leilaer, Lammers, Fortier, Nageler, Ringrose, Petrik, Alagic, Gohringer, Pewal, Platzer, Hunter.

    Referees: L. Bruggeman (GER), G. Barcelo (FRA) – Y. Furet (FRA), M. Gwilherm (FRA).
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    03:06
    The Puck has gone out of the rink.
     
    03:22
    Penalty against Villach's McBride.
     
    03:22
    The penalty was holding and Brinçon is on a power play.
     
    04:14
    Goal for Briançon!
    The great time for French team! DAVE LABRECQUE scores for Brainçon during the power play! It's 1 – 0! Assited by Damien Raux, Mathieu Gagnon.
    LABRECQUE - 1:0
     
    08:15
    Nice shot on goal by Jensen, deflected by the goallpost.
     
    08:41
    Penalty for Villach.
     
    08:41
    The penalty was for cross checking and Briançon on a power play.
     
    09:44
    Shot on goal by Villach and penalty for Briançon for interference.
    The penalty is on Bernier.
     
    09:44
    Now it's Villach who's on a power play!
     
    12:23
    There's been an icing call against Briançon and we're on a time out.
     
    14:22
    Penalty for Villach's Petrik for elbowing.
     
    16:34
    Off side against Briançon.
     
    17:11
    There's some fighting going on in front of the the Villach goal.
     
    17:11
    The penalty will be for both sides, Unterluggauer will take it for Villach and Tarantino for Briançon.
     
    17:31
    Tarantino takes two minor penalies, and Villach one.
     
    18:12
    Two minutes of penaly for Briançon, a hooking call for Victor Szelig.
     
    18:40
    Villach has taken another penalty for interference – John Lammers – and it's 4 against 4 on the ice.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    The first period is over. The game is back at 20:35.
     
    Villach and Briançon played a fairly well balanced first period with about 9 or 10 shots each on goal. The penalties were relatively well matched in number as well, although it's Briançon who manages to score on the first power play.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:29
    Shot on goal by Bernier. Stopped by Lamoreux.
     
    20:37
    Icing called against Briançon.
     
    22:31
    Shot on goal by Ankerst.
     
    24:39
    Shot on goal by Labrecque on a breakaway, but no result.
     
    26:21
    The clock has stopped. Both teams are going but for now without penalty or real scoring possibilty.
     
    27:38
    Ankerst just brought the puck down the rink, getting around several players, made a shot on goal but without result.
     
    30:44
    Villach is keeping possession with some nice shots by Petrik and Pretnar and Unterluggauer.
     
    32:18
    A charging penalty has been called on Waugh . He'll do 2 minutes int he box.
     
    32:38
    Icing has been called against Briançon.
     
    33:15
    2 consecutive shots on goal by Bernier.
     
    35:35
    Briançon scored the second goal, but it was refused by arbitres.
     
    37:37
    Icing called on Villach.
     
    38:20
    A nice effort by Waugh with a self pass, but no chance to get a shot off.
     
    39:31
    Clock stopped and the puck comes into play in front of Villach's goal.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    At 29 seconds left in the 2nd period there was a 2 minute penalty called against McBride for hooking.
     
    As a result, at the start of the third period Briançon will be on a power play!
    @DiablesRouges05 had a picture of the only goal of the game so far.
     
    The second period was a high intensity game with less penalties than the first period, and lots of defensive action.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    41:25
    Briançon is keeping possession of the puck during this power play.
     
    41:36
    A Highsticking call just made on Villach, Bacher.
     
    41:36
    Briançon wins another two minutes of power play!
     
    43:44
    Villach takes possession of the puck despite the PP.
     
    44:56
    Things are heating up in front of the Briançon cage, and Fortier takes a fall.
     
    45:10
    The clock has stopped as there's fighting going on behind the Villach goal.
     
    45:10
    2 minutes of penalty for Briançon.
     
    46:57
    Briançon just gained penalty shot as Jensen was interfered with on a breakaway.
    Penalty shot
     
    48:25
    A minor penalty against Villach's Waugh, once again Jensen was stopped in movement, this time the penalty call was for a cross check.
     
    51:27
    Nice shot on goal by Fortier, but deflected.
     
    51:27
    Goal for Villach SV!
    The game is tied, Briançon lose his advantage. Scorer is JOHN LAMMERS who scored from the left side. Assisted by Geoff Waugh and Eric Hunter.
    LAMMERS - 1:1
     
    53:44
    Devin is out on a miner penalty.
     
    56:12
    The score is tied up with less than 4 minutes in the 3rd period.
     
    57:27
    Goal for Villach SV!
    Scorer is BROOK MCBRIDE and Villach now has the advantage 2-1 over Briançon. Assisted by Mark Santorelli and Francois Fortier.
    MCBRIDE - 1:2
     
    59:15
    Time out for Briançon with less than a minute left in the game.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    After an almost perfectly balanced hockey game, Villach scored their 2nd goal with less 3 minutes left in the game. The rematch should be intense and will be anyone's game. (22:06:55)
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    Commentary by

    Magali Centogambe

    Rachael Calder

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. LaBrecque (Raux, Gagnon) – 52. Lammers (Waugh, Hunter), 58. McBride (Santorelli, Fortier)

    Briançon Diables Rouges: Madolora (Bonvalot) – Szelig, Igier, Farina, Michelon, Cerkovnik, Custosse, Pritz, Chakiachvili, Gagnon – Ankerst, McDonald, Devin, di Dio Balsamo, Raux, Tarantino, Bernier, Hamon, Labrecque, Abramov, Jensen.
    Villach SV: Lamoreux (Honeckl) – Jarrett, Unterluggauer, Pretnar, Suitz, Bacher, Brunner,Altmann, Vaugh – Gelfanov, Trummer, McBride, Leilaer, Lammers, Fortier, Nageler, Ringrose, Petrik, Alagic, Gohringer, Pewal, Platzer, Hunter.
    Referees: L. Bruggeman (GER), G. Barcelo (FRA) – Y. Furet (FRA), M. Gwilherm (FRA)