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final
Växjö Lakers
2:5 (1:1, 0:2, 1:2)
Sparta Prague
Sunday 24.08.2014, 16:00 • Champions League
     
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    The game is over. Sparta won the game with 5-2 against Växjö Lakers. Sparta take three points and are now the leaders in group G.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:54
    Goal for Sparta!
    Sparta finally scored in 5 against 3. MICHAL BARINKA scored. Assisted by: Jan Piskacek. 5-2 for Sparta.
     
    59:10
    Sparta seems to have a hard time to score in 5 against 3.
     
    58:43
    Welch goes off two minutes. 5 against 3 for Sparta again.
     
    58:22
    Murphy goes off two minutes for hooking. Sparta play power play the rest of the game is they don't score. People start to leave the gallery.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left of the third period.
     
    57:13
    Lakers have five players on the ice once again.
     
    56:06
    Lakers are playing with full strength. Sparta had a good 5 against 3 play but nobody really took the shoot. Tried to pass the puck in. No goal.
     
    55:13
    Lundh goes out two minutes for roughing. Sparta play 5 against 3 in 53 seconds. Sparta take a time out at the same time.
     
    54:42
    Lakers have a good box play and don't let Sparta in the zone.
     
    54:29
    Offside Sparta.
     
    54:06
    Welch goes off two minutes for roughing. Sparta to power play.
     
    52:56
    Icing Lakers.
     
    52:47
    Sparta has a pressure in Lakers zone for a while. They haven't been there for a longer time this period.
     
    51:53
    Lakers with a good chance when on of Sparta's players is inside the goal but Stana is in the way.
     
    51:33
    The play is going back and forth again.
     
    50:29
    Sparta aren't far away from a goal but Nihlstorp is in the way when Sparta's player just should poke the puck in.
     
    49:03
    Sparta Prague are playing with full strength.
     
    49:01
    Lakers is extremely close to another goal but their players aren't where they should be, in front of the goalie for example.
     
    48:48
    Sparta shot the puck into their own box. They are stressed right now.
     
    48:18
    Offside Sparta.
     
    47:38
    Lakers pass the puck around but the Sparta players are in the way. They play a good box play.
     
    47:03
    Pribyl goes off two minutes for holding the stick. Lakers to the power play.
     
    47:03
    Kumstat and Pech have some points tonight.
     
    46:54
    Goal for Sparta!
    LUKAS PECH scores again tonight. This time a good shoot and the puck is in the net. Assist by: Tomas Rolinek and Petr Kumstat. 4-2 for Sparta!
     
    46:34
    Everyone know that it's not easy to lead with 3-1.
     
    46:54
    Icing Växjö Lakers.
     
    46:30
    Both players and supporters got energy after Lakers' goal. Sparta have an hard time right now.
     
    45:10
    Lakers is really close to another goal but Stana keeps the puck out of the net.
     
    44:39
    Sparta got a shoot on goal but the shoot wasn't the best and Nihlstorp could easily take it.
     
    43:38
    Goal for Växjö!
    Lakers continues to play a good power play. ALEXANDER JOHANSSON shot a really hard shoot and Stana has not chance. Assisted by: Tomi Kallio and Rhett Rakhshani. 3-2 now!
     
    42:30
    Sparta has a shoot on goal without scoring!
     
    42:11
    Sparta's Piskacek goes off two minutes for tripping.
     
    41:10
    They chanced scorer on Sparta's 3-1 goal from Kumstat to Pech.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    The players enter the ice. One minute left.
     
    The third period starts in about 12 minutes.
     
    It was a messy play. Both of the teams got good chances but the shoots on goal wasn't the best. Many lame shoots. When Sparta took a shoot it was good though.
     
    The second period is over. We have 3-1 to Sparta Prague. Lakers shot 7 shots and Sparta shot 2. Nihlstorp didn't save any shoot this period since Sparta shot two shoots and scored twice.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:21
    A little fight after Lakers got a shoot on goal. No penalty since they just hugged each other though.
     
    38:13
    Messy play right now, from both teams.
     
    37:21
    Icing Lakers.

    In the moment Sparta had a chance but it wasn't that nice pass and it was hard for the player to get control of the puck.
     
    36:44
    Icing Sparta. The play is go back and forth right now. Not the best play.
     
    35:54
    Offside Lakers. On of Lakers' players did a little pirouette and forgot the puck and it became an offside.
     
    35:13
    Lakers are really close to get 3-2 in the game but the puck went outside the goal. Close, but no cigar.
     
    34:57
    Icing Sparta.
     
    34:13
    The puck is on the gallery and the puck drops in natural zone.
     
    33:45
    Conscious offside Sparta. Face off in their own zone.
     
    33:07
    Sparta dumped the puck and the same player went for it. They have some trouble enter the zone sometimes.
     
    32:37
    Offside Lakers.

    The players start to get a little irritated on each other. Some ugly hits all over the ice right now.
     
    31:30
    One of Lakers' players drop passed the puck but the next player missed the goal.
     
    30:54
    Lakers got a chance and it has to be goal there. The pass wasn't the best, again, and Lakers' player couldn't control the puck and it wasn't any goal for Lakers. Still 3-1.
     
    30:16
    3446 people in VIDA arena today.
     
    29:49
    Lakers are the better team but they are careless and Sparta take the chances they got.
     
    29:25
    Goal for Sparta!
    WHAT A GOAL. Lakers are really careless in their own zone and Sparta's PETR KUMSTAT could poke it in. Nihlstorp thought he had it though. No assist. 3-1
     
    27:55
    Sparta Prague are five players one the ice again. Good box play from them therefor couldn't Lakers score.
     
    26:59
    Really good save from Stana. He stops the puck with the stick. Still 2-1.
     
    26:23
    Lakers to the power play again. This will probably not be good for Sparta.
     
    25:55
    Sparta have a hard time to keep out of the penalty box. This time is it Pilar who goes off two minutes for interference.
     
    25:29
    Sparta Prague are playing with full strength.
     
    25:23
    Sparta get the puck out of the zone.
     
    24:40
    Lakers pass the puck around. Nobody takes the shoot though.
     
    23:29
    Hrbas goes off two minutes. Lakers to the power play.
     
    23:07
    Goal for Sparta!
    It isn't the hardest shoot from Sparta but it is in. PETR KUMSTAT pokes the puck in. Assist by Lukas Pech.

    1-2 Sparta
     
    22:30
    Lakers have a good box play and Sparta have an hard time to play in Lakers' zone.
     
    22:21
    Offside from Sparta. I'm not sure but the lineman was.
     
    21:53
    Lakers' Welch got two minutes for tripping because of that.
     
    21:53
    The puck is out from the rink and Lakers got a big hit on a sparta player.
     
    21:23
    Icing Sparta.
     
    21:02
    Lakers is close to get free with the goalie but the pass isn't the best and Stana could go out and take the puck away.
     
    20:17
    Lakers got a really good chance but with a lame shoot the goalie Stana could take it.
     
    20:02
    Lakers won the first face off.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The players starts to enter the ice. One minute to the first face off in the second period.
     
    In the pause Pech got an assist on Sparta's goal.
     
    The second period starts in about 17 minutes.
     
    The first period is over. Lakers was the better team but Sparta stood up and therefor have we 1-1 after 20 minutes. Lakers got 10 shoots on goal and Sparta Prague got 9 shoots.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:02
    Sparta got free with the goalie. The shoot was in the stomach.
     
    18:14
    Lakers can come trough Sparta's defensive pretty easy at the blue line.
     
    17:26
    Both team are playing with full strength.
     
    16:22
    Four against four and most of the play is in Sparta's zone.
     
    15:26
    Both team got one penalty each. Strömwall in Lakers for roughing and Kumstat also got two minutes for roughing.
     
    15:17
    Sparta got three good chances but Nihlstorp was in the way.
     
    14:48
    Icing Sparta Prague.
     
    13:49
    Lakers keep stressing Prague.
     
    12:48
    Not a surprising goal. Lakers had a good power play and Sparta had some trouble to gain the tempo.
     
    11:52
    Goal for Växjö!
    Welch got a shoot from the circle and MALTE STRÖMWALL navigate the puck inside the goal. Assisted by: Noah Welch.

    Växjö Lakers – Sparta Prague 1:1
     
    11:33
    Sparta Prague have five players again.
     
    11:07
    Sparta got a chance in box play. Missed though.
     
    10:20
    Lakers got a good power play. They haven't got the puck in the goal though. Really close a couple of times.
     
    09:46
    Sparta got 4 players on the ice again.
     
    09:33
    After a little brawl in front of the goal Sparta got Sabolic two minutes for roughing. 5 against 3 in a few seconds.
     
    08:06
    Lakers scored a few goals in power play in the game against Mannheim. Will they do the same thing again?
     
    07:46
    Sparta's Polasek goes off two minutes for holding the stick.
     
    07:35
    Hand pass from Sparta. Face off in the natural zone.
     
    06:52
    Lakers is only centimeters from getting a stick on the puck that just passes by the goal.
     
    06:19
    Växjö Lakers is playing with full strength.
     
    05:39
    Sparta trying to hold the puck inside the zone but it passes by the blue line. The passes aren't the best from Sparta.
     
    05:19
    Sparta got a good chance but the puck is in Nihlstorps glove.
     
    04:40
    Lakers got a good chance in their box play but couldn't get their shoot on goal.
     
    04:19
    Lakers got the first penalty. Eddie Larsson got two minutes for holdning.
     
    04:01
    Goal for Sparta!
    1-0 to Sparta. Lakers got a little slattern and TOMAS RONLINEK got to the goal without any Lakers player. Boom. Goal. Assisted by: Petr Kumstat.
     
    03:11
    Prague's top scorer Sabolic got a pretty good chance but Nihlstorp was in the way.
     
    02:19
    Sparta Prague seems a little bit stressed. Lakers has a good pressure in Prague's zone.
     
    01:38
    Icing Sparta Prague.
     
    01:27
    Lakers got a good chance from only a couple of meters away but Stana stood in the way. Lakers' supporters loved it.
     
    01:07
    It is some problem with Sparta Prague's goal. A guy is on the ice and fix it right now.
     
    01:07
    Sparta Prague got a really good chance but player in the goal-circle. The puck will be dropped in the natural zone.
     
    00:42
    Lakers got the first shot goal and Stana could take it away pretty easy.
     
    00:27
    Offside Lakers.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:02
    Let's get ready to rumble.
     
    Welcome to the game between Växjö Lakers and Sparta Prague. My name is Julia Bjers and I will provide you with the live commentary today.

    The top scorers today is #79 Partik Lundh in Växjö Lakers and #55 Robert Sabolic in Sparta Prague. Both players have three points before this game although Sabolic has 2+1 and Lundh has 1+2.
    "Växjö won the first one easily, but Sparta will be tougher opponent today. I think that Czech team is going to win and move to the top," says one of the Czech ice hockey fans.
     
    Source of this online coverage: www.championshockeyleague.net.
     
    Växjö Lakers and HC Sparta Prague face each other in group G’s second game. Both teams come from a win in the first round of Champions Hockey League. Växjö Lakers won against Adler Mannheim (6-1) and HC Sparta Prague won against KalPa Kuopio (5-4 p.s). Lakers are now the leader in group G but Sparta Prague are only one point after. In other words this game is important in terms of who is going to win the group.

    Normally Växjö Lakers play in Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and Sparta Prague play in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Last year both teams lost in the semifinals. Växjö Lakers lost against Färjestads BK and Sparta Prague lost against HC Kometa Brno.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 12. Strömwall (Welch), 44. Johansson (Kallio, Rakhshani) – 5. Rolinek (Kumstat, Pech), 24. Kumstat (Pech), 30. Pech, 47. Pech (Rolinek, Kumstat), 60. Barinka (Piskacek)

    Växjö Lakers: Nihlstorp (Steen) – Lundgren, Murphy – Varakas, Erixon – Welch, Larsson (Laakso) – Johansson, Rakhshani, Kallio – Johnson, Lundh, Rosén – Kiiskinen, Josefsson, Reddox – Rydahl, Åslin, Johansson (Strömwall)
    Sparta Prague: Stana (Novotny) – Pilar, Daloga – Barinka, Piskacek – Hrbas, Polasek – Mikus, Svrcek – Cingel, Hlinka, Sabolic – Pech, Kumstat, Rolinek – Reway, Buchtele, Pribyl – Volek, Bahensky, Klimek
    Referees: L. Smetana (AUT), M. Linde (SWE) – L. Lundgren (SWE), T. Haster (SWE)