SLZ 4:6 SPA | Red Bull Salzburg - Sparta Prague (Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18))

Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18)

Yunost – Limhamn/Malmö	1:2 (end)	\|	Eisbären – Okanagan	7:0 (end)	\|	Zürich – Třinec	4:3 (end)
Salzburg – Sparta	4:6 (end)

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Red Bull Salzburg Austria

4:6 (2:1, 2:3, 0:2)

Sparta Prague

Sunday 12.04.2015, 13:00 • Small arena Sparta • Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18)

		Sparta wins the Bronze medals! Thanks two goals in last ten minutes beated Salzburg and gained the 3rd place. It's all from Small Arena, thanks for reading. (14:52:10)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:35	Probably last attack for Salzburg, but Zimmerman's shote went wide.
	58:53	Goal for Sparta! Empty net goal for Sparta. Schwamberger took the puck into the Salzburg's zone, waited for PETR MARŠOUN, who had better position to score. Assist: Tomáš Schwamberger.
	58:21	Salzburg called Wouter on the bench, playing with six skaters.
	57:50	What a backhander from Michnáč. Wouter made quite problematic save.
	56:17	Two posts in last minute. Kislinger hit the left one with a shot from the right circle, Vandas hit the right one from the middle of the circles.
	55:38	Schwamberger jumped between two defenders and tried to shot, but Wouter denied him.
	54:18	Last few second of Sparta's power play.
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	53:31	Great situation for Sparta. Švarc was the last one who should have shot, but his stick was blocked.
	52:32	Julian Klöckl sends his team to play with four players. Power play Sparta.
	52:20	For Salzburg is quite hard now to go through the neutral zone with the puck. Sparta plays well defensively.
	51:40	Sparta got another two scoring chances, but now Wouter was ready.
	50:26	Goal for Sparta! In the middle of the third period, Sparta takes a lead again. After Michnáč's pass VOJTĚCH KOMÁREK fired a shot from a short distance. Assist: Albert Michnáč.
	50:12	Juscak went through the neutral zone easily and hit a post with a shot from the right circle.
	49:04	After a little fight behind Sparta's net, one player from each team is awarded with two minutes for roughing.
	48:07	Samanski skated right in front of Hofmann and fired a slap shot. Sparta's goalie was ready for amazing glove save.
	47:08	Bappert's offer from the blue line was good, but no one from his team mates were able to tip it in.
	46:28	Offside Salzburg.
	46:08	Good block by Sedliský, Hofmann had no work with Sokolov's shot.
	45:14	Another shot. Wirth fired a bomb from the blue line but it went wide too.
	44:26	Good chance for Kofler, his deflection went wide.
	42:56	What a save by Wouter. Šrámek was right in front of him but he denied him with a huge glove save.
	42:28	After few misunderstandings in the Salzburg's zone, Sparta had a great chance, but Kadlec missed the puck in the final moment.
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	41:44	No chance for Feldner on the other side, pad save for Wouter.
	40:49	Sparta started more active, Salzburg is under pressure.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		What a great period here in Small Arena Sparta. It was up and down all the time and none of the teams weren't able to hold the lead for a longer time without any problems. We will who will win the Brozne medal in the last period or in the shootout.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:45	Pressure in front of Salzburg's net. But now goals from this situation.
	39:09	Goal for Salzburg! Such a response. Sparta didn't celebrated the lead for a long time. MAREK VALACH's shot from the right circle went right above Hofmann's glove. Assist: Guilame Maillard.
	37:22	Goal for Sparta! Lead for Sparta again. TOMÁŠ NACHÁZEL tried it twice – in the first time he only hit Wouter's pad, in the second his rebound went right under the pad into the net.
	36:38	Another penalty for Salzburg. Timo Gems gets two minutes for slashing.
	35:55	Such a chance for Pospíšil, he skated between two defenders and shot. But he only hit Hofmann's pad.
	34:39	Penalty for Slazburg – two minutes for Maillard.
	34:32	Marek Valach fired a hard shot from the blue line, Hofmann saved the puck, but the the puck was flying and finally fell down behinf the net.
	33:32	Šrámek gets two minutes penalty for tripping.
	32:50	Visiting team timeout.
	32:30	Such a chance for Sparta, Michnáč got the puck near right post and tried to fire a one timer. Wouter made a fast move and save it. The game is still tied.
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	31:19	Two on one situation fro Salzbrg. But in the final moment Samanski lost the puck from his stick and his shot wasn't dangerous at all.
	30:24	Chance for Sparta too, but Eliáš wasn't able to reach the puck quickly near the right circle.
	29:45	Goal for Salzburg! Power play goal for Salzburg and it's tied again. MARCEL ZITZ's shot ended right behind Hofmann.
	29:15	Ettwein shot from the blue line, Feldner tried to tip it in, but none of their two tries ended successful.
	28:12	Right after the end of Sparta's power play, Dubský gets two minutes penalty for boarding too.
	27:15	Shot from the blue line, no problem for Wouter.
	26:12	Lindqvist gets two minutes penalty for boarding.
	25:55	Goal for Sparta! Sparta turns the score again, after Švarc's pass, ONDŘEJ ŠIŠOLÁK accurately hit the net right between Wouter's body and hand.
	24:56	Salzburg struggles in the neutral zone, isn't able to cross the zone with puck and usually loses it there.
	24:20	Salzburg tied the game and now it's more up and down hockey, chances on both sides.
	23:56	Maillard got the puck right in between the circles but as his stick was blocked by two opponents he had no chance to shot.
	22:10	Sparta is on fire now, but Salzburg wants to get some breaks situations.
	20:49	Goal for Sparta! What a goal! ALBERT MICHNÁČ skated without no fear right in front of Wouter and although we was falling down the ice he still had enough power to score a beautiful backander.
	20:08	Sparta still has a power play, Salzburg is under pressure right from the beginning of the period.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
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		Although Sparta was little bit better during first minutes and scored one goal, Salzburg was working on its game and was able to tie it after one minute and after another one took the lead.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:31	Lindqvist awarded with two minutes for hooking.
	18:57	Zimmerman made a mistake in the defensive zone, but no one from Sparta wasn't able to take an advantage from it.
	18:17	Sparta in full strenght.
	18:00	Sparta under constant pressure.
	16:57	Marek Valach fired a shot from the blue line, such a troubles for Hofmann who didn't see absolutely everything because of the wall of bodies in front of him.
	16:17	First penalty of this game. Power play for Salzburg – Maršoun gets two minutes for high sticking.
	15:55	Maršoun skated across whole rink but just in front of Wouter wasn't able to find one of his teammates on the left.
	14:56	Marcel Zitz's shot from the right circle went right in the middle of the net where Hofmann was ready for save.
	14:35	Mizerák's shot from the blue line went wide.
	14:05	Sparta foght in the attacking zone, but wasn't able to get the puck from the boards.
	12:58	Such a achance for Maillard again. He was all alone near th right post, but the pass to him wasn't that accurate. He needed few more centimeters to hit the puck.
	12:01	Sparta put Salzbrg under pressure, but wasn't able to create any serious chance. Afterward lost the puck on the blue line.
	10:41	Goal for Salzburg! And Salzburg turns the score. GUILAME MAILLARD skated across the neutral zone and fired an accurate shot.
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	10:15	It's quite up and down after the second goal. Chances on both sides.
	8:48	Goal for Salzburg! But Sparta had a lead not even for one minute. MARTIN POSPÍŠIL shot from the left circle and his shot went right above Hofmann's pad. Assist: Michal Sokolov.
	7:55	Goal for Sparta! But after a fast break situation it's 1 – 0 for Sparta. Petr Maršoun shot's from the blue line was blocked, ALBERT MICHNÁČ found it in front of Wouter and sent Sparta to lead. Assist: Petr Maršoun.
	7:41	And another save for Hofmann, Salzburg is more active so far in the first period.
	06:32	Salzburg had quite good pressure in Sparta's zone, but no serious shot went on Hofmann.
	5:16	After few minutes without any interruption refereee blows the whistle. Faceoff in front of Hofmann.
	4:03	Such a chance for Dubský. He was realy close to the Salzburg's net so he couldn't have shot as he wanted.
	2:48	Little scramble in the defensive zone of Sparta. Afterwards another save for Hofmann after a shot from the left circle.
	01:32	First chance for Red Bull too. But Hofmann was ready for save.
	00:23	Maršon from the faceoff went to the attacking zone, his shot hit the post!
	00:01	Game started.
		The game will start little bit earlier so players could attend the closing ceremony in the Tipsport arena, which is right next to the arena where this game will be played.
		Welcome to the bronze medal game. Sparta lost yesterday in the semifinal with Třinec 1 – 3 and Salzburg was beated by Zürich 4 – 7.
		Welcome. Game starts at 13:00.

Commentary by

Karolína Antošová

@KarolAntosova

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 9. Pospíšil (Sokolov), 11. Maillard, 30. Zitz, 40. Valach (Maillard) – 8. Michnáč (Maršoun), 21. Michnáč, 26. Šišolák (Švarc), 38. Nacházel (Hanuš), 51. Komárek (Michnáč), 59. Maršoun (Schwamberger)

Red Bull Salzburg: Wouter (Beck) – Riedl, Bappert, Vojta, Wirth, Kofler, Mizerák – Birner, Ettwein, Feldner, Kislinger, Klöckl, Samanski, Valach, Juscak, Pospíšil, Sokolov, Volf Gams, Lindqvist, Zitz, Maillard, Zimmerman, Larcher

Sparta Prague: Škorpík (Hofmann) – Sedliský, Jeřábek, Vízner, Hanuš, Procházka, Vandas, Eliáš, Horský – Dubský, Michnáč, Maršoun, Komárek, Nacházel, Švarc, Šrámek, Kadlec, Chlouba, Zídek, Schwamberger, Kropáček, Kafka, Šišolák

1st period
	7:55
	8:48
	10:41
	16:17
	19:31
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:49
	25:55
	26:12
	28:12
	29:45
	33:32
	34:39
	37:22
	39:09
2nd intermission
3rd period
	50:26
	52:32
	58:53
Final