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final
Bílí Tygři Liberec
2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0)
Kölner Haie
Wednesday 24.09.2014, 17:30 • Tipsport Arena Liberec • Champions League
     
    The game is over and it's a well-deserved victory for the home side, taking three points and going up to first place for now until the Oulu-Košice game concludes. (19:37:41)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:02
    Stefaniszin leaves the net, extra attacker on for Haie.
     
    57:51
    Köln is in full strength.
     
    56:45
    The visitors are able to clear the puck.
     
    55:51
    Tigers fouth line draws a penalty, Andreas Falk (KÖL) gets a minor for tripping.
     
    54:07
    Vampola gained the puck on the forecheck and centered it for Bartek who got denied by the blocker of Stefaniszin.
     
    53:20
    Stephens somehow opened up in front all alone with the puck on his blade, but Schwarz covered all the holes and made a shoulder save to stop the visiting forward.
     
    52:39
    Marcel Öhmann in on a breakaway, but, distubed by a defenseman, he put his backhander wide.
     
    50:50
    Šimek in a tough battle with Ankert at the blue line, the home defenseman was able to get the puck for his team.
     
    49:32
    Mikyska leaves the box, penalty killed off.
     
    49:18
    Bulík carried the puck on an odd-man rush the other way, but fired it wide.
     
    48:41
    It looked like a goal, but no, the puck stayed out somehow after bouncing off both posts and out.
     
    47:32
    Josef Mikyska (LIB) gets two minutes for holding.
     
    46:49
    Pfohl jumped on the rebound of a shot by Stevens, but missed the open net badly.
     
    45:56
    Shot by Jass caught a piece of a stick and went wide.
     
    45:00
    Tjärnqvist looked to dangle his way into the offensive zone, but was caught offside in the process.
     
    44:40
    Schwarz covers up with Rankin looking for the rebound.
     
    43:29
    Bulíř centered the puck and it was almost kicked into the Köln net by one of the defensemen.
     
    42:50
    Šimek looks shaken up after a hit he took behind his own net.
     
    42:00
    Mirko Lüdemann (KÖL) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    42:00
    2,203 fans are in attendance tonight.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Tune back in for the final period that starts at 19:09.
     
    The White Tigers are still in front after forty minutes of play, but things looked a little better for them just about a minute ago when they led by two goals. Tomáš Bulík made it 2-0 with a powerplay goal midway through the frame, but Alexander Sulzer beat the buzzer to cut the lead in half. Buzzer beaters always have a way of changing the flow of the momentum, will that happen now, ahead of the third period?
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    Alexander SULZER - 2:1
     
    39:53
    Goal for Köln!
    A buzzer beater for the Kölner Haie! Quick puck movement inside the Liberec zone created a golden opportunity for ALEXANDER SULZER who just blasted the puck past Schwarz to get his team on the board late in the second period. Assisted by Marcel Öhmann and Jamie Johnson. 2-1
     
    39:41
    Shots on each side, but both Gřegořek and Ankert are denied.
     
    39:03
    Bad angle shot by Rankin ends up in the glove of Schwarz.
     
    38:45
    Tigers have killed off another penalty.
     
    37:55
    Voráček clears the puck after blocking a shot that went his way.
     
    36:45
    Daniel Skalický (LIB) gets two minutes for slashing.
     
    36:41
    The powerplay is over.
     
    36:17
    Pfohl look to make things happen on a PK, but Vitásek took the puck away from him in the Liberec zone.
     
    35:40
    Liberec has the puck on this powerplay, but isn't able to do much with it.
     
    34:47
    Jelínek fought hard for the puck in front, but Stefaniszin had it covered.
     
    34:41
    Daniel Schmolz (KÖL) receives a two-minute minor for holding.
     
    33:21
    Long shot by Zerressen misses.
    Tomas BULIK - 2:0
     
    31:52
    Goal for Liberec!
    The Tigers get their second goal of the night and again it's a powerplay marker. Jelínek came up with a huge play again, dishing the puck sweetly to TOMAS BULIK who was ready on the doorstep and just deflected the biscuit past the moving netminder who had no chance on stopping it at all. Assisted by Petr Jelinek. 2-0
     
    31:00
    Stephens carried the puck in on a two-on-one on a penalty kill, his shot went wide.
     
    30:42
    Evan Rankin (KÖL) gets two minutes for delaying of the game as he shot the puck over the glass.
     
    30:41
    Pretty passing by Bulíř and Filippi, but that doesn't win you a game if you can't shoot it effectively.
     
    30:28
    Long wrister by Öhman goes wide.
     
    29:34
    Skalický with a little ice shower on the visiting goalie, Sulzer didn't like it one bit and it was the refs who prevented this from escalating into a big fight.
     
    28:39
    Vitásek jumped up in the rush and looked for Bulík in front, the Slovak forward was unable to handle the puck cleanly.
     
    28:12
    Köln is able to kill off their second penalty in a row.
     
    27:00
    Shot by Bartek from the blue line drew a crowd in front, but the Tigers forwards were unable to get the job done on the rebound.
     
    26:12
    John Tripp (KÖL) is again heading to the penalty box, this time the penalty is awarded for hooking.
     
    26:08
    Šimek pulled off a couple of great moves in the offensive zone and passed the puck to Škoula, the veteran fires a long shot that misses the net.
     
    25:55
    Center-ice faceoff after a false icing call by a linesman.
     
    24:57
    Johnson with a shot using a D as a screen just as the Tigers penalty expired, the attempt ends up going wide.
     
    24:23
    Hard shot by Krupp denied, Stephens jumps on the rebound, but keeps the puck to pass it up.
     
    23:46
    Schwarz covers up following a shot by Stephens.
     
    23:30
    Tigers PK unable to clear the puck.
     
    22:52
    Josef Mikyska (LIB) gets called for high-sticking.
     
    22:39
    Mikyska all alone against Stefaniszin, but his backhand move has the puck going wide.
     
    20:59
    Second Tigers line on the forecheck, causes a quick turnover by the opposition.
     
    20:26
    Good shot from the right circle by Björn Krupp, but Schwarz didn't have to move at all to stop it.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The opening period reaches it conclusion with the home team up 1-0. Petr Jelínek opened the scoring on a powerplay nine minutes in and overall, Liberec has been the better side in this one so far with the momentum shifting later in the period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:12
    Another Köln turnover led to another big chance for Liberec, neither Bulík nor Jelínek were, however, able to capitalize.
     
    18:50
    Filippi on a breakaway, but his shot completely misses the net.
     
    18:27
    Bulíř created some space for himself to fire the puck and he did just that, Stefaniszin made a pad save.
     
    17:38
    Bad-angle wrister by Pfohl smothered by Schwarz.
     
    16:50
    Iggulden had an empty net to bury the puck in, but Voráček got down in time to block the shot, what a defensive effort by the rearguard with his goalie down and out.
     
    15:51
    A turnover forced by Filippi and the subsequent shot stunned Stefaniszin, but he was able to stop it with his mask.
     
    15:27
    The momentum looks to be on the visiting side right now.
     
    13:54
    This penalty kill was much better for the visiting team as they hold on and kill the penalty off.
     
    13:10
    Köln clears again, Schwarz will play this one.
     
    12:19
    Backhander by Bartek in frot, deflected wide.
     
    11:54
    John Tripp (KÖL) is in the penalty box again, this time for slashing.
     
    10:49
    Jonák carried the puck in and looked for Bartek with a cross-ice feed, but it was just off.
     
    10:14
    Offside called against Vít Jonák.
     
    09:58
    Offensive zone faceoff coming up for Köln.
    Petr JELÍNEK - 1:0
     
    08:59
    Goal for Liberec!
    It doesn't work in the Extraliga, but here it just might. Following powerplay struggles in last games, Tigers are able to capitalize on their first man-advantage of the night. Passing the puck around the offensive zone nicely instead of getting long shots from the blue line, they were able to build up a position for PETR JELINEK from which you can't miss if you have as much time as he did and so his shot from point-blank range ends up in the back of the net. 1-0 Assisted by: Petr Gřegořek and Tomáš Bulík.
     
    08:26
    Bulík is offside after a pass by one of Tigers defensemen.
     
    08:10
    Škoula prevented a shorthanded breakaway with great positioning at his blue line.
     
    07:45
    The puck is cleared hard off the glass.
     
    07:09
    Ankert dumped the puck right on Schwarz from his own blue line and as the goalie had problems covering it, John Tripp (KÖL) bumped into him, which warrants a minor penalty, two minutes for interference.
     
    06:08
    Vampola saucered the puck to Bartek in front, but the Slovak gunner couldn't cope with the bad angle.
     
    05:25
    Filippi waited for Šimek to pass the puck to him into an ideal scoring position, but the final pass got intercepted.
     
    04:42
    The huge powerplay is killed by the home team, should be a big confidence booster.
     
    04:40
    Hard one-timer by Sulze caught a piece of a stick in front, but deflected just wide of the net.
     
    04:06
    Tigers able to clear the puck, not for the first time during this two-man penalty kill.
     
    03:14
    Johnson, Iggulden and Gogulla had the puck in front and Schwarz on his heels, somehow he was able to keep it out with big help from his defensemen.
     
    02:42
    David Kajínek (LIB) gets called for interference, Josef Mikyska (LIB) gets a minor for slashing.
     
    02:00
    Sharp angle try by Bulík dealt with easily by Stefaniszin, Jelínek looked for the rebound, but got none.
     
    01:30
    First chance by Köln halted without a shot on goal.
     
    00:59
    Gřegořek fired one looking for a tip in front, didn't get it.
     
    00:14
    Low shot by Bartek deflected in front, padded away by Stefaniszin.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Bílí Tygři Liberec: Schwarz (Lašák) – Škoula, Šimek, Kolmann, Gřegořek, Voráček, Vitásek, Kajínek – Vampola, Bartek, Jonák – Filippi, Bulíř, Jass – Jelínek, Valský, Bulík – Dlouhý, Mikyska, Skalický.

    Kölner Haie: Stefaniszin (Aus den Birken) – Tjärnqvist, Krupp, Zerressen, Sulzer, Luedemann, Ankert – Ohmann, Falk, Rankin – Johnson, Iggulden, Gogulla – Stephens, Tripp, Pfohl – Schmolz.

    Referees: Romasko (RUS), Šír (CZE) – Pešek (CZE), Jelínek (CZE).
     
    The CRAMO Top Scorers for this game are Michal Bulíř of Liberec who has scored 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points already, while his Haie counterpart is Phillip Riefers with four points, the one who emerged as the only scorer for the home team in these two teams' last meeting.
     
    The Tigers and the Sharks met earlier this summer as part of their CHL campaigns, in Cologne. Powered by former Haie forward Martin Bartek and also by Vampola who won World Championship gold medal in the German city four years ago, the visiting team was able to steal three points, winning the game by the final score of 4-1. And it was Vampola who recorded the game-winning goal.
     
    The Sharks, Kölner Haie, have only been able to get wins in the CHL at home, beating Košice and Oulu. Also in the northern Finnish city, they were able to come away with one point for an OT loss. 4 games into the DEL season, they won two games out of four, adding a point for an OT loss in the opener against Straubing. Philip Gogulla is the leading goal-scorer with 4 points for 2 goals and the same amount of assists.
     
    So far, there's nothing out of the ordinary in this ongoing season for the White Tigers. They have a 2-2 record in the CHL, beating Köln on the road and Košice at home. In the domestic league, Tipsport Extraliga, the team was able to come away with wins from two games out of opening five and is currently at ninth place of the standings, led in points by forward Petr Vampola, who has 3 goals and 3 assists.
     
    Hi everybody, the CHL continues with Day 5 with the Liberec White Tigers (Bílí Tygři) hosting Kölner Haie. On this day, the home team is the only Czech side in action.
     
    This live text coverage is produced by www.championshockeyleague.net.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Jelinek (Gregorek, Bulik), 32. Bulik (Jelinek) – 40. Sulzer (Öhmann, Johnson)

    Bílí Tygři Liberec: Schwarz (Lasak) – Skoula, Simek, Kolmann, Gregorek, Voracek, Vitasek, Kajinek – Vampola, Bartek, Jonak – Filippi, Bulir, Jass – Jelinek, Valsky, Bulik – Dlouhy, Mikyska, Skalicky.
    Kölner Haie: Stefaniszin (Aus den Birken) – Tjärnqvist, Krupp, Zerressen, Sulzer, Luedemann, Ankert – Ohmann, Falk, Rankin – Johnson, Iggulden, Gogulla – Stephens, Tripp, Pfohl – Schmolz.
    Referees: Romasko (RUS), Šír (CZE) – Pešek (CZE), Jelínek (CZE)
    Attendance: 2.203