Třinec – Tappara 1:2 (end) | Pardubice – Bolzano 1:3 (end) | SaiPa – Zug 3:0 (end)
JYP – HV71 4:3 (2:0 after SO) | Villach – Genève 0:5 (end) | Eisbären – Fribourg 0:2 (end)
Mannheim – Sparta 3:2 (after OT) | Ingolstadt – Vitkovice 4:5 (2:3 after SO) | Zürich – Vienna 2:1 (after OT)
Bern – Stavanger 0:2 (end) | Kloten – Salzburg 0:2 (end) | Färjestad – Vålerenga 4:1 (end)
Luleå – Lukko 3:1 (end) | Djurgården – Berani Zlín 8:0 (end) | Nottingham – Hamburg 3:1 (end)
final
Kloten Flyers
0:2 (0:0, 0:0, 0:2)
Red Bull Salzburg
Tuesday 23.09.2014, 19:45 • Kolping Arena • Champions League
     
    There is the final buzzer, and Red Bull Salzburg have moved on to 12 points in Group I with an in the end routine 2:0 triumph over the Kloten Flyers away from home! They had to wait for their goals, but they showed their class when it was needed. Brett Sterling broke the Kloten Flyers' resistance in the third period before David Meckler iced it with an empty netter. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more thrilling Champions Hockey League action! (22:09:31)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:51
    Red Bull Salzburg fully deserve their victory here in the Kolping Arena today, and it's now the final seconds of the game!
    David MECKLER - 0:2
     
    59:30
    Goal for Salzburg!
    That will seal it for the visitors, there's no catching them now! DAVID MECKLER pulls out to the right, and despite being under pressure he expertly sweeps the puck into the empty net! Assisted by: Matthias Trattnig, Ben Walter. 0-2
     
    59:06
    We're already now into the final minute and Jonas Muller has now been pulled for the extra skater! It's now or never for the Kloten Flyers!
     
    57:43
    Glove side Luka Gracnar fields a dump into his crease from deep and at such a time he takes no risks by freezing.
     
    56:53
    The hosts couldn't get an awful lot going though and Red Bull are back at full strength, Time is starting to run down now and the Kloten Flyers have no other option than to push for the equaliser!
     
    54:53
    All of a sudden the visitors are coming under some heavy pressure and they've been forced into giving away a penalty, as defenceman Alexander Pallestrang has been penalised for slashing.
     
    54:33
    Bieber! Red Bull get caught short at the back as off a spinning dish from the left hand boards Matthias Bieber is picked out at the right of the slot, but all alone his one timer is stoned by Luka Gracnar! That could turn out to be a very important save!
     
    53:54
    Red Bull are battling away for the puck keeping it deep inside their opponent's zone, the Kloten Flyers have a very hard task of getting back into it here!
     
    52:02
    Red Bull have survived that particular scare and they're back at full strength with just under eight minutes remaining.
     
    50:36
    Lemm! What a brilliant chance for the Kloten Flyers to tie the game up, but they've let it pass them by! Romano Lemm peeling off the right hand post has only the goaltender to beat, but he can't get the better of him from point blank range!
     
    50:02
    And the hosts have been gifted a very timely powerplay opportunity, as Thomas Raffl of Red Bull Salzburg has been penalised for high sticking.
     
    49:43
    Red Bull had been pushing for that goal for a very long time, and they will be very relieved to having finally drawn first blood! The Kloten Flyers have to show more attacking intent if they want points from today's match!
    Brett STERLING - 0:1
     
    47:22
    Goal for Salzburg!
    The breakthrough has finally come, and it was looking ever more likely than it would come from Red Bull! Matthias Trattnig blasts the puck in from the point, and directly in front of the goaltender BRETT STERLING tips it in! Powerplay goal! Asssisted by: Matthias Trattnig, Dominique Heinrich. 0-1
     
    46:27
    The Kloten Flyers don't want to be collecting any silly penalties now with the back up against the wall, but Romano Lemm has been calld here for high sticking.
     
    45:47
    Duncan! Picking up the puck off a faceoff draw on the right Ryan Duncan smashes in from the high slot, it's hit with serious power and the goaltender struggles to hold on to it!
     
    44:21
    The Kloten Flyers come back to full strength just as their goalkeeper had to make an excellent save blocker side on a Red Bull two on one! You do feel that the visitors are the closest to finding the net!
     
    43:13
    Matthias Tratting is the next to try his luck against Jonas Muller, but pulling out behind the right faceoff circle he can only find the netminder's chest.
     
    42:51
    Zdenek Kutlak slaps in for Red Bull pinned up against the right hand boards, but Jonas Muller is alert near post and clings on.
     
    42:21
    The numbers have already been evened up though! Rene Back of the Kloten Flyers for slashing is the next to be called into the penalty box by the referees.
     
    41:11
    The smallest of details are going to decide this one and the hosts have earned themselves a valuable powerplay, as Red Bull's Konstantin Komarek for holding has been handed a two minute minor.
     
    40:28
    The third and deciding period is go! We're still waiting for someone to break the deadlock and hopefully we will see some goalmouth action soon!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Statistics after the first two periods:

    Shots on target: 20-22
    Saves made by the goalkeeper: 22-20
    Penalty minutes: 6-6
     
    It has to be said that we have seen very few clear cut chances for either side, and after 40 minutes of play no one has been able to find the net. Red Bull's class is visible from time to time, but they are up against stubborn opponents today!
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:30
    As the Kloten Flyers commit icing we're coming to the end of the second stanza, with the breakthrough still yet to be upon us!
     
    38:03
    Both sides are back at full strength as Michael Liniger twisting and turning on to the right flank wrists in on net, and the goaltender comfortably takes it in.
     
    36:51
    The puck trickles through into Red Bull's crease and Luka Gracnar sweeps it up to kill any danger.
     
    36:03
    Red Bull have killed their own pressure here, as forward John Hughes for holding has evened the numbers up.
     
    35:29
    Heinrich! Dominique Heinrich lets rip from the point, and with heavy traffic in front of him Jonas Muller does very well to hold on to that one!
     
    35:12
    We have another penalty on our hands and again it's against the hosts, Matthias Bieber has been penalised for slashing against his opponent.
     
    34:34
    Icing is committed by the Kloten Flyers as they look to keep the puck as far away from their zone as they can.
     
    33:56
    Luka Gracnar, who we haven't seen for what seems an age, fields a slapshot from the right hand boards well and takes no risks with freezing.
     
    32:01
    The Kloten Flyers' penalty killing is working perfectly so far today and they again have five players on the ice.
     
    30:01
    The visitors' heavy pressure has been rewarded with another powerplay here, as the Kloten Flyers' Cyrill Buhler has been punished for slashing.
     
    29:45
    Komarek! That was the perfect opportunity for Red Bull to make the breakthrough! Konstantin Komarek all of a sudden finds himself one on one with the goaltender, he attempts to go with the backhand but he loses control of the puck at the vital moment!
     
    28:56
    Red Bull couldn't create anything on that powerplay though and the hosts are back at full strength having defended solidly.
     
    26:56
    The Kloten Flyers are really coming under increased pressure now and they've been forced into giving away a penalty, as forward Thomas Studer has been punished for hooking
     
    25:27
    Latusa! Tricking his way on to the doorstep from the right wing Manuel Latusa works a shooting opportunity for himself, and with the goalkeeper panicking the puck is lashed wide of the far post!
     
    24:42
    Dominique Heinrich off a faceoff draw on the left dumps the puck into the slot, but no one can make a telling deflection and the netminder takes charge of the situation.
     
    23:53
    Victor Stancescu flashes the puck across goal from a tight angle on the left, but it's too central and Luka Gracnar comfortably sweeps it up into his glove.
     
    22:41
    Ryan Duncan teases his defenceman with the puck moving all around the right faceoff circle, eventually opts to shoot himself but it lacks power
     
    21:59
    The visitors drift offside as they look for some measure of control. They have looked a little ragged at times so far.
     
    20:56
    Brian Fahey charges down the left flank building up speed, takes on the wrist shot but Jonas Muller is alert to the danger
     
    20:23
    Rather predictably they didn't have enough time to create anything though and Red Bull are back at full strength.
     
    20:01
    The second stanza is go! And remember that the Kloten Flyers are on the powerplay for a further 23 seconds!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Statistics after the opening period of play:

    Shots on target: 12-6
    Saves made by the goalkeeper: 6-12
    Penalty minutes: 0-4
     
    Despite being real underdogs today the Kloten Flyers have maybe even just shaded the first period, as they have kept the puck in the away side's zone for a decent amount of time. Red Bull are feeling their way into the game though, and they will still fancy themselves.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:51
    We're now into the final seconds of the first period with the Kloten Flyers poised to start the second with a man's advantage!
     
    18:23
    Just as Edson Harlacher burst through one on one Red Bull defenceman Brain Fahey found himself with no other option but to foul, and he has been sent to the penalty box for hooking.
     
    17:09
    The Kloten Flyers' Tommi Santala is teed up moving past the blue line, but his first time slapper is directly down the goaltender's throat
     
    16:17
    Red Bull have been asserting their authority more over the past few minutes, their puck control is improving noticeably.
     
    15:12
    Zdenek Kutlak beats all of his opponents for sheer power as he bullies his way on to the slot from a tight angle on the right, he dishes to an open teammate at the far post but it comes to nothing!
     
    12:42
    Pallestrang! Just how didn't he score there for Red Bull! Neat and tidy interchange play feeds the open Alexander Pallestrang to the right of the crease, he has a completely open corner of the net to aim at but he somehow gets it all wrong and doesn't even hit the target!
     
    12:07
    Red Bull move offside as they look to try and cause their supposedly lesser opponents some problems
     
    11:10
    The hosts are doing a great job so far of pinning Red Bull further and further back! They aren't getting many shots on goal away, but their pressure seems to be growing!
     
    09:51
    Lemm! Shielding the puck away from his opponents brilliantly with the backhand Romano Lemm finds himself all alone on the doorstep, but he can't get the better of the netminder! That was a real opening!
     
    09:07
    The Kloten Flyers couldn't hold the puck for a prolonged amount of time inside their opponent's zone and it's a five on five hockey game again.
     
    07:37
    Matthias Bieber twists sharply between the circles, wrists immediately but covering Red Bull defencemen get in the way of it
     
    07:07
    We have the first penalty of the day here and it's against the Austrian visitors, as Dominique Heinrich has been handed a two minute minor for tripping
     
    06:19
    It has to be said that not too many fans have turned up to the Kolping Arena for tonight's matchup, but the supporters that are here and trying their best to make it a good atmosphere!
     
    05:22
    Brett Sterling manages to find a bit of space for himself closing down to the tip of the slot, but his effort is charged down at source. Red Bull are looking to slowly take the initiative holding the puck away from their opponents.
     
    04:02
    Luca Gracnar covers the puck up for the visitors as it rolled into his crease from deep. It's been a very quiet start to the game, as both sides can't keep the puck in the attacking zone.
     
    01:01
    Here we go in Switzerland! Red Bull are big favourites here but the Kolten Flyers still have a lot of hope!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The teams are now out on to the ice, and it's time to get underway!
     
    Starting lineups:

    Kloten Flyers: Muller (Gerber) – Dupont, Back, Frick, von Gunten, Vandermeer, Schelling, El Assaoui, Harlacher – Kellenberger, Santala, Praplan – Stancescu, Liniger, Bieber – Jenni, Buhler, Lemm – Studer, Casutt, Leone.

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

    Referees: Oskirko (RUS), Kurmann (SUI) – Burgi (SUI), Kovacs (SUI).
     
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    Looking at the statistics, it's hard to give much of a case for the Kloten Flyers today. They have only one point after four games, and today they're up against Group I's top side. Red Bull Salzburg have a real chance of advancing into the next round, as they lead the way with nine points out of a possible twelve.
     
    The Champions Hockey League is the tournament which fans all around Europe have been waiting for, and so far it's been a real success with goals and drama aplenty in every match.
     
    Hello and welcome to this Champions Hockey League Group I match between the Kloten Flyers and Red Bull Salzburg. On paper this should be a complete walkover, but absolutely anything is possible.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:45.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 48. Sterling (Trattnig, Heinrich), 60. Meckler (Trattnig, Walter)

    Kloten Flyers: Muller (Gerber) – Dupont, Back, Frick, von Gunten, Vandermeer, Schelling, El Assaoui, Harlacher – Kellenberger, Santala, Praplan – Stancescu, Liniger, Bieber – Jenni, Buhler, Lemm – Studer, Casutt, Leone.
    Red Bull Salzburg: Gracnar (Bruckler) – Trattnig, Heinrich, Fahey, Milam, Pallestrang, Kutlak, Muhlstein – Walter, Sterling, Hughes – Raffl, Latusa, Komarek – Duncan, Welser, Meckler – Cijan, Brucker, Beach – Rauchenwald.
    Referees: Oskirko (RUS), Kurmann (SUI) – Burgi (SUI), Kovacs (SUI)