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final
JYP Jyväskylä
3:2 (2:0, 1:1, 0:1)
Red Bull Salzburg
Friday 22.08.2014, 17:30 • Synergia-Areena • Champions League
     
    Salzburg was much better in third period as JYP tried to protect its lead. (19:52:27)
     
    Salzburg with some huge chances in the ending, but no goal! JYP wins the first CHL-game!
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:45
    Hughes has an empty net in front of him but the puck slides away in the final moment!
     
    59:20
    Salzburg is trieng to get the next goal without a goalie.
     
    58:15
    At the same time, Sterling crashed with the post. He was seriously helped out of the ice.
     
    58:15
    Goal for Salzburg!

    Walter shoots the puck and BRIAN FAHEY gets a juicy rebound. He puts the puck in the net. 3:2.
     
    57:56
    Shot from Fahey goes just wide. Long pressure from Salzburg in JYP zone.
     
    56:17
    Salzburg players put some pressure on JYP's defence. Icing by JYP.
     
    54:32
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    54:00
    JYP players move the puck pretty quickly but there are still pretty few shots.
     
    52:50
    Duncan gets in to breakaway and the puck hits the post!
     
    52:32
    Milam takes a penalty in the middle zone, two minutes for hooking. JYP will get a powerplay after a power break.
     
    51:10
    Jani Tuppurainen with a powerful shot. Brückler has no problem.
     
    48:48
    Home team at full strength.
     
    48:10
    Salzburg is really struggling with their power play. JYP is playing really active penalty kill.
     
    46:48
    JYP get's a questionable penalty and the audience makes their presence known. Darryl Boyce goes to the box. Two minutes for clipping.
     
    45:46
    Home team at full strength.
     
    45:40
    Salzburg's powerplay unit moves the puck really slow and JYP gets some easy cleans.
     
    44:40
    Hughes comes trough to JYP's net and has a great chance. It goes inches over the net.
     
    43:46
    Welser tries to break in front of JYP's net but he is hooked. Two minutes for Hubacek.
     
    42:51
    Tuppurainen almost gets to a breakway but he is just over the line and an offside has been whistled.
     
    42:10
    Latusa with a shot from the point, goes wide.
     
    40:45
    Icing by Salzburg.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Last period of this interesting hockey game will start at 19:20 CET.
     
    Salzburg was the controlling side in the second period. That can be said from the saves, too. Brückler got 4 saves, Tarkki stopped the puck 10 times.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:04
    Last minute of the 2nd period has started.
     
    38:39
    Milam with a shot from the blue line. Some traffic in front of the net but Tarkki makes the save.
     
    38:08
    Home team at full strength.
     
    37:35
    Salzburg struggling to keep the puck in JYP's defensive zone.
     
    36:53
    Salzburg with some really nice passes. Raffl can't push the puck in.
     
    36:11
    Salmio out of the box. One-man-advantage for Salzburg.
     
    36:08
    Some traffic in the corner and another penalty for JYP. Mikko Viitanen will sit for cross-checking.
     
    36:34
    Hännikäinen gets the puck and wisely plays some time.
     
    34:45
    Salzburg players rush to the net. Net goes loose and referee blows the whistle.
     
    34:39
    Kutlak with a shot from the blue line, no problem for Tarkki.
     
    34:11
    Mikko Salmio will go to penalty box for hooking. Salzburg with a chance to narrow the margine to one goal.
     
    34:06
    Coaches have some real big emotions. Both are all the time yelling. They will cool down while a power break.
     
    32:22
    Goal for Salzburg!
    Zdenek Kutlak gives an awesome pass to THOMAS RAFFL who shoots it in! We have a new game here. Assisted by: Zdenek Kutlak. 3:1.
     
    31:20
    Sterling gets a penalty, so Salzburg's powerplay is over. Two minutes for hooking.
     
    30:30
    Walter tries to wrap the puck in but it slides away.
     
    30:00
    Hietanen sent to bench for two minutes for hooking.
     
    29:51
    Konstantin Komarek has an empty net in front of him but he can't get the puck in.
     
    29:20
    Hietanen with a shot from the blue line. Brückler has no problem with it.
     
    28:17
    Offside by JYP.
     
    27:43
    Salmio gets the puck while in good pace. Shot goes off the rink.
     
    26:15
    Boyce shoots the puck but it it's deflected ouf of the rink. This situation is followed by a power break.
     
    25:48
    Tarkki doesn't know where the puck is but he has it under him.
     
    24:55
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    24:51
    Nenonen wrists the puck but it goes straight to Brückler's lap.
     
    24:10
    Kemiläinen with a powerful shot but it goes wide.
     
    22:55
    Salzburg has too many players on the ice and JYP will get a powerplay.
     
    22:54
    Home team at full strength.
     
    22:25
    JYP has got some pretty easy cleares.
     
    21:42
    Lots of traffic in front of JYP's net after a mean shot from Hughes. Tarkki manages to hold the puck.
     
    20:54
    Lots of action in the beginning of 2nd period. JYP got another penalty. Boyce will sit for two minutes for hooking. Salzburg has a two-man-advantage for over a minute.
     
    20:18
    Goal for JYP!
    PETR HUBACEK stops right in front of Brückler and puts it surely in the net. 3:0.
     
    20:18
    Hubacek got into a breakway but can't score. He was hooked and the referee has given a penalty shot!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    Second period will begin briefly. Both teams are on the ice.
     
    JYP started the game with lots of energy. The game got more even, but JYP was able to score twice. 2nd period will begin at 18.20 CET
     
    Brückler gathered 6 saves, Tarkki managed with only 3 saves.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:58
    Penalty for JYP. Salmio will sit for two minutes for holding.
     
    19:12
    Goal for JYP!
    ERIC PERRIN shoots the puck in to the net. Assisted by: Jani Tuppurainen, Mikko Mäenpää. 2:0.
     
    17:27
    Hughes gets to a breakaway while shorthanded. He shoots the puck wide.
     
    17:17
    Another penalty for Salzburg. Komarek will sit for two minutes for tripping.
    Look on the ice before the match
     
    16:25
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    15:50
    JYP is moving the puck alot, but can't get any shots. Some passes pretty unaccurate.
     
    14:25
    Hughes has been sent to the penalty box for slashing. He got frustrated after he didn't reach the pass.
     
    14:11
    Beach is looking for a breakaway, but he can't reach the puck.
     
    13:56
    Hughes shoots the puck, Tarkki saves it with his shoulder.
     
    13:20
    Meckler gets the puck to his face, has problems to get out.
     
    12:23
    Pihlman shoots it, Brückler has no problem.
     
    11:00
    Walter going to the net with good speed, but Sterling can't get it to him.
     
    10:20
    JYP has lost the energy level they started with. Five icings in a short period of time.
     
    8:38
    Again, an icing by JYP.
     
    8:20
    Sterling shoots it hard, and it hits the post! Teams are keeping a power break.
     
    7:47
    Now an icing by JYP.
     
    7:25
    Salzburg with an icing. JYP has been much better.
     
    7:05
    Poukkula with a shot, goes wide.
     
    5:17
    Welser with a shot, goes wide.
     
    4:10
    Goal for JYP!
    JYP get's the puck in the middle zone and MIKKO SALMIO shoots it in. Unassisted. 1:0.
     
    2:12
    Now a dangerous situation in front of JYP's net. Ben Walter can't get it in.
     
    0:30
    JYP got an immediate pressure to the visitors devensive zone. Eric Perrin with a good shot.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Start of the game comes with a small delay. JYP won the European Trophy last year so they are lifting a flag to the roof.
     
    Now JYP Jyväskylä came to the ice. Wearing black outfits with red stripes.
     
    Red Bull Salzburg on the ice. Wearing white outfits with red stripes.
     
    Greetings from Jyväskylä! The referees are skating on the ice and the game will start in five minutes.
     
    Starting lineups:

    JYP Jyväskylä: Tarkki (Rajaniemi) – Kemilainen, Mäenpää, Viitanen, Hietanen, Salonen, Kalteva, Luoma – Perrin, Jaatinen, Hubacek – Boyce, Salmio, Pihlman – Tuppurainen, Nättinen T., Hännikäinen – Lahti, Nenonen, Poukkula – Nättinen J.

    Red Bull Salzburg: Bruckler (Gracnar) – Trattnig, Heinrich, Fahey, Milam, Boivin, Kutlak, Pallestrang – Duncan, Welser, Meckler – Walter, Sterling, Hughes – Raffl, Latusa, Komarek – Cijan, Brucker, Beach – Rauchenwald.

    Referees: P. Sjöberg (SWE), T. Metsälä (FIN) – S. Orava (FIN), H. Perämäki (FIN).
     
    JYP Jyväskylä and Red Bull Salzburg will start their CHL schedules on Friday. The game will be held in JYP's home arena, Synergia-arena.

    The home team played its last pre-season game last Friday. JYP lost to Tappara Tampere 3-2 in a shootout. JYP has had sufficient time to be prepared for the start of the CHL.

    The visiting team arrived in Jyväskylä on Wednesday. Red Bull Salzburg had their first practice in Jyväskylä on Thursday. They've had enough time to recover for the first game.

    Both teams look pretty strong and it's hard to say which one is the favourite. It looks like we will have a really interesting and tight game on Friday evening.

    JYP's brightest stars are Eric Perrin and Mikko Mäenpää. Perrin has been JYP's captain for three consecutive years and is one of the team's top scorers. Mäenpää came back to JYP this season after three years in the KHL. He is also a regular face on Finland's national team.

    Red Bull Salzburg brings an interesting group of players to Jyväskylä. Thomas Raffl and Matthias Trattnig have totaled a great number of points in the Austrian League. Also there are some interesting names for the Finnish audience, such as Ben Walter and Bernd Brückler, who have earlier played in Finland.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:30 CET, 17:30 EET.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Salmio, 20. Perrin (Tuppurainen, Mäenpää), 21. Hubacek (p.s.) – 33. Raffl (Kutlak), 59. Fahey (Walter)

    JYP Jyväskylä: Tarkki (Rajaniemi) – Kemilainen, Mäenpää, Viitanen, Hietanen, Salonen, Kalteva, Luoma – Perrin, Jaatinen, Hubacek – Boyce, Salmio, Pihlman – Tuppurainen, Nättinen T., Hännikäinen – Lahti, Nenonen, Poukkula – Nättinen J.
    Red Bull Salzburg: Brückler (Gracnar) – Trattnig, Heinrich, Fahey, Milam, Boivin, Kutlak, Pallestrang – Duncan, Welser, Meckler – Walter, Sterling, Hughes – Raffl, Latusa, Komarek – Cijan, Brucker, Beach – Rauchenwald.
    Referees: P. Sjöberg (SWE), T. Metsälä (FIN) – S. Orava (FIN), H. Perämäki (FIN)