Kärpät – Liberec 3:1 (end) | Košice – Köln 4:3 (end) | Sparta – Mannheim 6:3 (end)
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final
Kärpät Oulu
3:1 (1:0, 0:0, 2:1)
Bílí Tygři Liberec
Wednesday 08.10.2014, 17:30 • Oulun Energia-Areena • Champions League
     
    Game over. Kärpät takes the win in the match and in group A. (19:36:27)
     
    59:00
    Liberec still fighting for it. They create a good chance but Karhunen clears it.
     
    57:59
    Kärpät creates some pressure right after the goal. Eminger shoots but Schwartz saves.
     
    57:01
    Goal for Liberec!
    It is PETR JELINEK. There is still some time on the clock. Assisted by: Tomas Filippi. 3-1
     
    56:30
    Liberec cannot get the power play going. Time is starting to run out.
     
    54:49
    Penalty for Kärpät and Adam Masuhr. Liberec with a power play opportunity.
     
    52:37
    Hard shot by Tomas Filippi but Karhunen stops it with his glove.
     
    51:40
    Yet another hard shot by Adam Masuhr and Schwartz makes the save.
     
    50:00
    Kärpät holds on to the puck and does not allow Liberec to begin the chase.
     
    48:30
    Goal for Kärpät!
    It is SAKARI MANNINEN. Glenn shoots from the blue line and Manninen deflects it past Schwarz. Assisted by: Ryan Glenn, Adam Masuhr. 3-0
     
    47:50
    Ryan Glenn tries to shoot but does not hit the puck well. As a result Liberec gets a quick counter-attack. Tomas Filippi finishes the attack but Karhunen clears it.
     
    46:40
    Ivan Huml serves a nice chance for young Sebastian Aho but the shot is blocked by the defence.
     
    45:30
    Adam Masuhr shoots from the blue line but the puck has crossed the line and it is offside.
     
    44:30
    Kärpät keeps the pressure on after the second goal. Junttila tries to make it 3-0 but can not do it.
     
    43:47
    Goal for Kärpät!
    It is JULIUS JUNTTILA. Schwarz drops the puck and Junttila is there to put it in the net. Assisted by: Joonas Kemppainen, Adam Masuhr. 2-0
     
    41:00
    Vladimir Eminger sends the puck towards Schwartz and Pyörälä tries to deflect. The goalie makes the save.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:00
    Liberec moves the puck well. They are struggling to find shooting chances.
     
    37:35
    Power play opportunity for Liberec late in the period. Juho Keränen gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    35:35
    Joonas Donskoi shows off his puck handling skills and creates a scoring chance for Julius Junttila. No bigger trouble for Schwartz.
     
    34:30
    Liberec is creating more pressure. They are clearly playing better than in the first period. Can they tie the game and continue the battle for spot in the CHL playoffs?
     
    33:40
    Liberec defenceman Petr Kolmann shoots from the blue line and Karhunen makes the save. Some shoving and pushing are seen after the play is whistled down.
     
    32:05
    Joonas Kemppainen has a breakaway and tries to beat Schwartz off the five-hole. Schwartz takes the win this time.
     
    30:20
    Petr Jelinek has an excellent socring chance. He tries to beat Karhunen but cannot do it. Jelinek shakes his head with dissapoinment.
     
    29:30
    Michal Plutnar has shot on goal but Karhunen makes a glove save.
     
    26:30
    Just after the penalty, Kärpät are creating first offence of the period. There are some shots but the pucks do not find their way to Schwartz´s goal.
     
    24:46
    Liberec is creating some heavy power play pressure.
     
    24:15
    Jan Vytisk has a good chance off the rebound. Tomi Karhunen is quick enough and saves the trouble.
     
    23:51
    Penalty for Adam Masuhr as he pushes Liberec player on goal post. First power play chance for Liberec tonight.
     
    22:00
    Quick attack by Liberec and beautiful passing. Tomas Filippi has a open net but cannot hit the puck and Kärpät survives this time.
     
    20:41
    Number three line of Kärpät creating some early pressure in the second period. Julius Junttila shoots, Schwartz drops the puck but thre is no one to continue.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:25
    Liberec has a good counter-attack but it ends with a offside.
     
    19:00
    Michal Bulir creates a nice chance for his line mate but Tomas Filippi cannot get the puck on goal.
     
    17:00
    Kärpät are pushing hard at the moment. Liberec defence are struggling clear the pressure. Schwartz has to perform some saves to keep the result at 1-0.
     
    15:00
    Julius Junttila skates hard and handles the puck well. As a result Kärpät gets some offence going but no bigger chances.
     
    13:27
    Jakub Valsky tries to break to scoring chance but Vladimir Eminger stops him with solid defence play.
     
    12:40
    Ari Vallin shoots on goal and Schwartz has a bad visibility on puck but clears it still.
     
    11:47
    Liberec is playing well and keeping Kärpät away from scoring chances during the power play.
     
    10:20
    Adam Masuhr shoots and the loose puck is there to be won. Winner this time is Marek Schwartz.
     
    09:47
    Jan Vytisk gets a penalty for boarding. Kärpät gets a second power play opportunity tonight.
     
    08:45
    Ari Vallin is in trouble with three Liberec players but this time the defence man clears the situation.
     
    07:30
    Tomas Filippi battles hard close to the board and tries to make something happen. No success this time.
     
    05:35
    Adam Masuhr with another hard shot but this time it is blocked by Liberec defence.
     
    05:00
    Jakub Valsky gets the puck to nice scoring zone but cannot get the shot and Kärpät steals the puck.
    MANNINEN - 1:0
     
    03:26
    Goal for Kärpät!
    It is SAKARI MANNINEN. The power play was just about to expire when Manninen finds the loose puck and puts it past Schwartz. Assisted by: Dan Spang, Adam Masuhr. 1-0
     
    02:00
    Kärpät are struggling to get the power play going.
     
    01:27
    Tomas Bulik gets the first penalty of the game for delaying the game.
     
    01:00
    Kärpät having first pressure. Mika Pyörälä has some space infront of the net but cannot get it on goal.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Kärpät Oulu: Karhunen (Tarkki) – Kukkonen, Masuhr, Eminger, Glenn, Spang, Nutivaara, Vallin – Pyörälä, Manninen, Davis – Aho, Huml, Haataja – Junttila, Kemppainen, Donskoi – Komulainen, Keränen, Alikoski, Suoranta.

    Bílí Tygři Liberec: Schwarz (Lasak) – Skoula, Kajinek, Vytisk, Simek, Voracek, Vitasek, Kolmann, Plutnar – Vampola, Jelinek, Urban – Bartek, Valsky, Bulik – Kica, Filippi, Bulir – Dlouhy, Jonak, Skalicky.

    Referees: Brill (GER), Hakkarainen (FIN) – Kiilunen (FIN), Österholm (FIN).
     
    Kärpät and Liberec will decide the winner of group A on Wednesday.

    If Kärpät wins, it is clear for the CHL playoffs. Liberec needs a victory during the regulation time in order to proceed.

    The first game between these two teams was played on Liberec home ice. Kärpät was victorious and scored three points as the result of the game was 4-3 in favor of the Finns.
     
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. Manninen (Spang, Masuhr), 44. Junttila (Kemppainen, Masuhr), 49. Manninen (Glenn, Masuhr) – 58. Jelinek (Filippi)

    Kärpät Oulu: Karhunen (Tarkki) – Kukkonen, Masuhr, Eminger, Glenn, Spang, Nutivaara, Vallin – Pyörälä, Manninen, Davis – Aho, Huml, Haataja – Junttila, Kemppainen, Donskoi – Komulainen, Keränen, Alikoski, Suoranta.
    Bílí Tygři Liberec: Schwarz (Lasak) – Skoula, Kajinek, Vytisk, Simek, Voracek, Vitasek, Kolmann, Plutnar – Vampola, Jelinek, Urban – Bartek, Valsky, Bulik – Kica, Filippi, Bulir – Dlouhy, Jonak, Skalicky.
    Referees: Brill (GER), Hakkarainen (FIN) – Kiilunen (FIN), Österholm (FIN)