Eisbären – Berani Zlín 3:4 (3:4 after SO) | Tappara – Bern 3:5 (end) | Vitkovice – Zug 2:5 (end)
SønderjyskE – Skellefteå 1:4 (end) | Košice – Kärpät 1:2 (end) | Köln – Liberec 1:4 (end)
Vienna – Vålerenga 2:1 (end) | Ingolstadt – SaiPa 4:1 (end) | Krefeld – IFK Helsinki 3:5 (end)
Curych – Färjestad 2:3 (after OT) | Genève – Villach 4:2 (end) | Briançon – Frölunda 1:7 (end)
Fribourg – Eisbären 6:3 (end) | Třinec – Stavanger 4:5 (end)
final
Tappara Tampere
3:5 (1:0, 1:4, 1:1)
SC Bern
Saturday 23.08.2014, 15:00 • Hakametsä • Champions League
     
    After 2 games each, both of these teams now have 3 points. So does Ocelari Trinec, who play their second game tonight at home against the Stavanger Oilers. (18:52:51)
     
    60:00
    At the end, Haapala of Tappara gets 2+10 for shooting the puck out of the rink.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:32
    Jobin of Bern gets a penalty for closing his hand on the puck. Tappara 6-on-4 but they're down 2 goals and not much time.
     
    58:40
    Tappara empty net.
     
    58:29
    Goal for Tappara!
    A nice shot straight from the pass from point. Scored by ELMERI KAKSONEN. Assisted by Henrik Haapala and Henri Tuominen. 3:5.
     
    58:12
    Goal for Bern!
    Shot to the empty net from middle zone. Scored by CHRISTOPH BERTSCHY. 2:5.
     
    58:05
    Puck went outside the rink, faceoff from Bern's zone. Tappara is trying to tie the game very hard but with no success.
     
    57:46
    Puck went outside the rink, faceoff from Bern's zone.
     
    57:31
    Tappara empty net.
     
    57:28
    OK powerplay from Tappara.
     
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    55:53
    Puck went outside the rink, faceoff from Bern's zone.
     
    55:35
    Puck went outside the rink, faceoff from middle zone.
     
    55:27
    Tappara time out.
     
    55:27
    Krueger (BER) two minutes for cross-checking.
     
    54:53
    Jormakka deflects a shot from side of the goal, Buhrer blocks it and covers.
     
    53:58
    Gerber (BER) two minutes for kneeing. Could have been a bigger penalty. Now Tappara has the chance.
     
    52:53
    Lousy powerplay from Tappara.
     
    50:50
    Bern two minutes for too many players on ice. The penalty is served by Bertschy (BER).
     
    50:28
    Quite a bad powerplay from Tappara, no shots.
     
    48:26
    Three shots on goal on powerplay for Tappara. Buhrer is able to block them all.
     
    48:03
    Loichat (BER) two minutes for elbowing.
     
    47:29
    Quite an even start for the period, Bern has been somewhat better. Tappara needs to toughen up and start to make things happen for them.
     
    47:29
    Metsola covers the puck, faceoff from Tappara's end.
     
    45:43
    Tappara icing.
     
    45:23
    Tappara icing.
     
    45:12
    Buhrer covers a loose puck, faceoff from Bern's end.
     
    44:46
    Tappara icing.
     
    44:29
    Jobin rounds Tappara's goal and shoots from point, Metsola saves nicely with his body.
     
    44:17
    Ritchie tried to bash the puck in through Metsola, Metsola held his ground.
     
    42:32
    Buhrer covers a loose puck, faceoff at Bern's end.
     
    42:12
    Bertschy had an excellent chance, Metsola made a huge save with his glove.
    There is quite a lot uncovered bodies, says a Finnish fan.

     
    42:05
    Metsola catches a loose puck, faceoff at Tappara's end.
     
    40:07
    Bern icing.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Third period continues at 1654 CET, 1754 EET.
     
    Bern's period. Referees are having a hard time and Tappara is getting frustrated. Shots on goal 34-21 after two periods.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:18
    Goal for Bern!
    Shot after a nice pass to the back post on powerplay. Scored by MARTIN PLUSS. Assisted by Bud Holloway and Ryan Gardner. 2:4.
     
    38:54
    Goal for Bern!
    Scored from the second rebound on two-man advantage. Scored by RYAN GARDNER. Assisted by Bud Holloway and Marc-Andre Gragnani. 2:3.
     
    38:29
    Järvinen (TAP) two minutes for slashing. The referees are having a hard time handling the game.
     
    38:21
    Erkinjuntti (TAP) two minutes for hooking. These penalties seem to come quite easily at some points. This involves both teams.
     
    37:57
    Gerber gets to the front of the goal on his own and shoots, Metsola saves with his pads.
     
    36:47
    Haapala was hurt a bit in the offense zone, went back to bench on his own.
     
    35:34
    Puck bounced outside the rink, faceoff from middle zone.
     
    35:18
    Ritchie shoots in front of the goal on powerplay, Metsola blocks the shot.
     
    33:49
    OK powerplay from Tappara.
     
    33:30
    Mäntylä (TAP) two minutes fo hooking.
     
    33:18
    Aalto shot from blue line on powerplay, Buhrer saves with pad.
     
    32:38
    Jobin (BER) two minutes for roughing.
     
    31:51
    Bern icing.
     
    31:51
    OK powerplay from Bern.
     
    29:29
    Mäntylä (TAP) two minutes for high sticking. Tappara is digging a hole to themselves.
     
    28:36
    Pluss shot to the post on powerplay.
     
    27:43
    Goal for Bern!
    Gardner put the puck past Metsola on powerplay after Metsola saved the first shot. Scored by RYAN GARDNER. Assisted by Bud Holloway and Eric Blum. 2:2.
     
    27:12
    All kinds of mix-ups happening, the clock has a life of its own.
     
    27:12
    Mäntylä (TAP) two minutes for cross-checking.
     
    27:07
    Bern is getting better and better. The game is still wide open, either one could have the upper hand.
     
    27:06
    Puistola (TAP) two minutes for interference.
     
    26:13
    Bern offside.
     
    25:54
    Saravo shot on goal from blue line, saved by Buhrer with his glove.
     
    24:33
    Goal for Bern!
    A shot from point on powerplay, went through the pads. Scored by BUD HOLLOWAY. Assisted by Martin Pluss. 2:1.
     
    24:29
    Holloway shot on goal from point on powerplay, Metsola saves.
     
    22:57
    Aalto (TAP) two minutes fo slashing.
     
    22:40
    Rufenacht two shots on goal, Metsola saves both with glove.
     
    21:42
    Goal for Tappara!
    A huge shot from blue line on powerplay. Went in by the post. Scored by DAVE KOLOMATIS. Assisted by Jan-Mikael Järvinen and Olli Palola. 2:0.
     
    21:07
    Pluss (BER) two minutes for hooking.
     
    20:01
    The start of the period was a bit delayed because of a mix-up with the arena's clock.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Game continies 15.53 CET, 16.53 EET. The first period was a close one. Tappara was a bit better but Bern too had many strong moments. The goal is the real difference-maker.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    Rufenacht shoots just a meter from goal, Metsola saves with pad.
     
    19:17
    Gardner deflects the puck in front of the goal but Metsola is still able to save.
     
    18:51
    Kaksonen (TAP) two minutes for slashing.
     
    17:28
    Buhrer rushes from his goal to cover a puck nearly on the blue line.
     
    17:05
    Erkinjuntti shoots from the b-point, Fuhrer saves with his stick.
     
    15:56
    Erkinjuntti comes through the offense zone and passes to Palola to the back post. Palola shoots but Buhrer saves nicely with pad.
     
    15:43
    Ruffenacht on a breakaway, shoots from in close, Metsola saves with the glove.
     
    14:55
    A not so good powerplay from Tappara.
     
    12:51
    Furrer (BER) two minutes for hooking.
     
    12:51
    Tappara offside during delayed penalty.
     
    11:39
    Pluss (BER) two minutes for high sticking.
     
    10:42
    Järvinen deflected a blue line shot on goal, bounced from the woodwork.
     
    10:32
    Palola shot on goal from b-point, saved by Buhrer with the glove.
     
    10:14
    A wild start from both teams. Plenty of shots and all kinds of things happening. The whole goal-related ruckuss created a bit of confusion to the mix.
     
    07:51
    Goal for Tappara!
    After video check an earlier shot was judged to have gone to goal. A nice shot straight to the roof of the goal, 1-0 Tappara. Scored by KRISTIAN KUUSELA.
    Assisted by Teemu Aalto and Antti Erkinjuntti.
     
    07:51
    Malinen (TAP) two minutes for interference and Gragnani (BER) two minutes for cross-checking.
     
    07:48
    Kuusela shot on goal, post.
     
    07:03
    Krueger (BER) two minutes for slashing. An unnecessary penalty.
     
    05:47
    A. Berger (BER) two minutes for slashing.
     
    05:47
    Kallela shot on goal, deflected over the rink.
     
    04:19
    Gerber shot on goal, Metsola saves.
     
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    04:14
    Gerber shot on goal, Metsola saves.
     
    04:05
    Kreueger shot on goal, Metsola saves.
     
    03:15
    Puck bouncess wildly, Buhrer shuts it for a faceoff.
     
    02:49
    Puck went outside the rink, faceoff from middle zone.
     
    02:43
    Aalto shot on goal, Buhrer saves.
     
    02:15
    Haapala shot on goal, Buhrer saves.
     
    00:40
    Kuusela shot on goal, Buhrer saves.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Tappara Tampere: Metsola (Peltonen) – Mäntylä, Aalto, Saravo, Kolomatis, Kankaanperä, Mäkinen, Puistola – Erkinjuntti, Malinen, Kuusela – Jormakka, Järvinen, Palola – Kaksola, Karjalainen, Haapala – Kallela, Tuominen, da Costa – Rauhala.

    SC Bern: Buhrer (Mischer) – Krueger, Furrer, Gerber, Blum, Gragnani, Jobin, Kreis, Loichat, Wellinger – Holloway, Rufenacht, Ritchie – Moser, Pluss, Bertschy – Scherwey, Gardner, Berger – Berger, Reichert.

    Referees: T. Andersson (SWE), A. Rantala (FIN) – H. Neva (FIN), H. Sormunen (FIN).
    SC Bern has landed in Finland on Friday night.

     
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    Tappara and Bern go head to head in Group E's first game on Saturday. The teams go in to the game from very different starting points.

    Tappara was able to get a secure win (7-3) against Stavanger in their first game. On the other hand Bern had a terrible game against Oceláři Třinec when they were beaten 7-0.

    Those two results indicate that Tappara would be the favorite to win Saturday's game. It is still a fact that Bern won't go down without a fight. They are a quality team and they will definately want to bounce back with a win so they will still have a chace to proceed in CHL.

    Tappara can't be too overconfident even though they won with a big margin in the first game. Now they face a much tougher opponent. Tappara had a rough start against Stavanger and if they let three goals before they start to get a hold of their game against Bern, just like against Stavanger, they will be in deep trouble.
    Swiss team landed in Finland earlier this evening and is awaiting tomorrow´s game.

     
    Welcome. This game starts at 16:00 EET, 15:00 CET.

    Leo Runsas

    Goals and assists: 8. Kuusela (Aalto, Erkinjuntti), 22. Kolomatis (Järvinen, Palola), 59. Kaksonen (Haapala, Tuominen) – 25. Holloway (Pluss), 28. Gardner (Holloway, Blum), 39. Gardner (Holloway, Gragnani), 40. Pluss (Holloway, Gardner), 59. Bertschy


    Tappara Tampere: Metsola (Peltonen) – Mäntylä, Aalto, Saravo, Kolomatis, Kankaanperä, Mäkinen, Puistola – Malinen, Kuusela, Erkinjuntti – Jormakka, Palola, Järvinen – Karjalainen, Haapala, Kaksonen – Rauhala, Tuominen, da Costa – Kallela
    SC Bern: Buhrer (Mischler) – Krueger, Furrer, Gerber, Blum, Gragnani, Jobin, Kreis, Loichat, Wellinger – Holloway, Rufenacht, Ritchie – Moser, Pluss, Bertschy – Scherwey, Gardner, P. Berger – A. Berger, Reichert.

    Referees: T. Andersson (SWE), A. Rantala (FIN) – H. Neva (FIN), H. Sormunen (FIN)

    Attendance: 3328