IFK Helsinki – Fribourg | 3:1 (end) | | | SaiPa – Genève | 5:2 (2:0 after SO) | | | Lukko – TPS | 3:4 (end) |
Linköping – Sparta | 2:2 (end) | | | Skellefteå – JYP | 4:2 (3:2 after SO) | | | Vienna – Kärpät | 2:3 (end) |
Salzburg – Luleå | 5:7 (0:2 after SO) | | | Frölunda – Tappara | 4:2 (end) |
after shootout (2:0)
SaiPa Lappeenranta
5:2
(2:1, 1:0, 1:1 - 0:0)
Genève-Servette
Kalle Mantere
Goals and assists:
3. Löfquist (Larsson, McIntyre), 18. Venäläinen (Larsson, Jokinen), 34. Järvinen (Larsson, McIntyre), 52. Tavi (Larsson), 70. Mankinen (p.s.) – 4. Rivera, 60. Rod (Simek)
Referees: Shukies (GER), Bruggeman (GER) – Österholm (FIN), Pesonen (FIN)
Attendance:
Penalty missed:
Shootout:
1. series:
0:0 D'Agostini (GEN)
0:0 Koho (SAI)
2. series:
0:0 To. Pyatt (GEN)
1:0 Mankinen (SAI)
3. series:
1:0 Rubin (GEN)
2:0 McIntyre (SAI)
4. series:
2:0 Rod (GEN)
SaiPa Lappeenranta:
Markkanen (Bernard) – Salcido, Riikola, Larsson, Ahonen, Löfquist, Backman, Lappalainen – Spina, Koho, Tavi – McIntyre, Mankinen, Järvinen – Hämäläinen, Venäläinen, Jokinen – Flinck, Pitkänen, Kuronen – Leivo
Subs:
Coach:
Genève-Servette: Bays (Mayer), Marti, Vukovic, Antonietti, Ranger, Mercier, Loeffel, Trutmann – Pyatt To., Pyatt, Ta., D'Agostini – Jacquement, Rubin, Rod – Simek, Kast, Romy – Traber, Rivera, Bezina – Gerber
Subs:
Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
Genève-Servette: Bays (Mayer), Marti, Vukovic, Antonietti, Ranger, Mercier, Loeffel, Trutmann – Pyatt To., Pyatt, Ta., D'Agostini – Jacquement, Rubin, Rod – Simek, Kast, Romy – Traber, Rivera, Bezina – Gerber
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Shukies (GER), Bruggeman (GER) – Österholm (FIN), Pesonen (FIN)
Attendance:
"The game was tough for us, but we kept playing our offence and it paid off in the end."
"We have struggled at times in the Finnish league and when you don't score, hockey is the suckiest game in the planet. As soon as we got to scoring and the team got their legs moving we showed that we can be the top-8 teams of Europe." (20:15:52)
JESSE MANKINEN scored a decision penalty!
Genéve ties the game in aggregate. They get a 2 on 1 attack and NOAH ROD makes it 4-2. Assited by: Juraj Simek. Aggregate is 4-4!
Johan Larsson wrists it from the blueline and JANNE TAVI directs it past Bays. The assist is fourth in the game for Larsson. Assisted by: Johan Larsson. 4-1 and aggregate is 4-3 to SaiPa.
Powerplay goal for SaiPa! Johan Larsson slaps it from the blueline, Bays makes the save, but MATTI JÄRVINEN tucks in the rebound to make it 3-1 SaiPa. Assisted by: Johan Larsson, David McIntyre. Aggregate is now tied at 3-3.
Johan Larsson shoots it from the blueline and SAMI VENÄLÄINEN directs it from the air past Bays. Assited by: Johan Larsson, Tommi Jokinen. 2-1 to SaiPa, but Genéve-Servette has the lead in aggregate 3-2.
Brian Salcido (SAI) gives a horrific pass from behind the goal. CHRIS RIVERA thanks a puts it past Jussi Markkanen. 1-1 and aggregate is 3-1 to Genéve-Servette.
Powerplay goal for SaiPa. Johan Larsson passes and SAM LÖFQUIST slaps it in for the opening goal. Assisted by: Johan Larsson, David McIntyre. 1-0 SaiPa and the aggregate is now 2-1 to Genéve-Servette.
Géneve-Servette starts the game with 2-0 aggregate lead over SaiPa.
The game will start 18.30 Finnish time, 17:30 CET
SaiPa Lappeenranta: Markkanen (Bernard) – Salcido, Riikola, Larsson, Ahonen, Löfquist, Backman, Lappalainen – Spina, Koho, Tavi – McIntyre, Mankinen, Järvinen – Hämäläinen, Venäläinen, Jokinen – Flinck, Pitkänen, Kuronen – Leivo
Genève-Servette: Bays (Mayer), Marti, Vukovic, Antonietti, Ranger, Mercier, Loeffel, Trutmann – Pyatt To., Pyatt, Ta., D'Agostini – Jacquement, Rubin, Rod – Simek, Kast, Romy – Traber, Rivera, Bezina – Gerber
Referees: Shukies (GER), Bruggeman (GER) – Österholm (FIN), Pesonen (FIN).