KOS 2:4 MUE | HC Košice - Red Bull Munich (Champions League)

Champions League

TPS – Linz	6:1 (end)	\|	Košice – Munich	2:4 (end)	\|	Djurgården – Tappara	2:4 (end)
SønderjyskE – Salzburg	4:1 (end)	\|	Stavanger – Třinec	4:1 (end)	\|	Storhamar – Sparta	2:3 (end)
Frölunda – Sheffield	9:1 (end)	\|	Växjö – Braehead	10:2 (end)	\|	Krefeld – Kärpät	0:2 (end)
Fribourg – Lukko	3:4 (1:2 after SO)	\|	Färjestad – Davos	0:4 (end)	\|	Gap – Zürich	4:5 (end)

final

HC Košice

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

Red Bull Munich

Thursday 20.08.2015, 18:30 • Steel Arena • Champions League • Group 8

	59:47	Power-play for Kosice! Mads Christensen gets minor penalty for high-sticking!
	59:46	Wow, great save by Riecicky! Mauer was skating alone against him and tried it by wristshot, home goalie saved by right pad!
	55:08	What a chance for Bartanus! He sent a great slapshot from right circle and Aus den Birken with a great save! Kosice still in offense zone!
	54:50	So, important moment of the game! Power-play for Kosice in the end of third period! Jeremy Dahner gets minor penalty for tripping!
	52:54	Goal for Košice! Wow, what a combination by Kosice, it will be a drama at east of Slovakia tonight! It´s just by two goals and still seven minutes to play! Bartanus started the action at right side, sent accurate pass to the middle on JIRI BICEK, who scored over the moving Aus den Birken – 2:4! Assisted by Marek Bartanus and Jakub Suja
	49:31	Bartanus in the individual breakaway! Home forward could score, he skated alone against goalie from left side, Aus den Birken saved by left pad!
	46:08	Great chance on the other side, Suja got the ideal pass and skated against goalie in individual breakaway, Aus den Birken with a great save!
	45:13	Wow, what a chance for Munich! Dehner shot from the blue line and Riecicky blocked it by left pad to Sparre, who had empty part of net in front of him, missed it!
	41:45	Munich could capitalize power-play really fast, Regehr shot from blue line and goalie blocked by left pad, just to Aucoin, who missed the net from a great position!
	41:16	Now the big complication for home team! Juraj Cebak gets minor penalty for hooking and guests are going to play a power-play!
	40:43	Great opening of game for Kosice, Lelkes skated to the left circle and sent a great slapshot, missed the net just by few centimeters!
	39:39	Wow, Kosice could score important second goal! Bartanus skated through left side, first attempt was blocked by defender, Bartanus tried it for second time and goalkeeper saved by left pad!
	36:31	What a game, chances on both sides! Munich could go back into the four goal lead! Sparre skated behind the net and passed the puck to the space between circles, where was Mauer and sent a good shot, Riecicky saved by right pad for two times!
BICEK - 1:4
	34:50	Goal for Košice! First goal for Kosice, fans are celebrating and there´s still a hope of some points for home team! Great game by Suja, who won the personal competition against defender, took the puck and passed it to the middle on JIRI BICEK, who finished by shot to the left side of net, Aus den Birken without chance – 1:4! Assisted by Jakub Suja and Miroslav Macejko
	33:28	What a save by Riecicky! New home team´s goalie was challening the individual attack of Mauer and saved him by trapper, that was great moment!
	30:42	Kosice is changing goalies! Marcel Melichercik is replaced by Dominik Riecicky!
	30:42	Goal for Munich! Wow, this is a great period for Munich, three scored goals yet and four-goal lead! German team capitalizes the power-play. There was an Aucoin´s snapshot from the blue line, Melichercik just blocked it to the space in front of him, where was JEREMY DEHNER and shot it to the empty net – 0:4! Assisted by Keith Aucoin and Toni Soderholm
	30:31	Munich lost the puck and there was 2 on 1 breakaway for Kosice, Bartos missed the net by wristshot!
	29:55	Another opportunity for Munich in the power-play! Miroslav Macejko gets minor penalty for holding an opponent.
WOLF - 0:3
	26:41	Goal for Munich! Wow, that´s amazing performance by captain of Munich MICHAEL WOLF! He scored his third goal and this is really huge three-goal lead for guests! They combined in offense zone, there was inaccurant pass blocked by defender, puck went to MICHAEL WOLF, who was free between circles and sent a beautiful snapshot just under the upper crossbar – 0:3! Unassisted
	24:52	Great chance for home team! Lelkes shot from the right circle, Aus den Birken just blocked the puck in front of him and Jencik tried to pass puck behind the goal line, goalie stopped it there, that was great save!
	23:30	Now can home team comeback in the power-play! This was not clever foul in offense zone by Daniel Sparre, who gets minor penalty for tripping!
	22:05	Goal for Munich! The second goal of Munich, German team takes the huge two-goal lead! It was the power-play combination, which resulted into the goal. It started with shot from the blue line by Jaffray, which was blocked and puck was free in front of goal crease, where Melichercik tried to catch it. He didn´t manage to do it, puck went to the right side to MICHAEL WOLF, who found his place and shot ti by backhand to the net – 0:2! Assisted by Jason Jaffray
	20:21	There´s going to be a 4 on 4 game! Richard Jencik gets minor penalty for highsticking!
	19:52	Wow, guests could score in penalty-killing! Eder escaped to breakaway, "played" with defender at circle and sent good wristshot, Melichercik with a great save!
	18:25	Power-play for Kosice in the end of first period! Home team in a good opportunity to equalize! Jeremy Dehner gets minor penalty for tripping!
	16:06	Wow, great chance for Munich! Sparre skated to the offense zoen, passed through defender and was alone against Melichercik, who blocked his shot by trapper, huge save by home goalie!
	14:38	Great opportunity to equalize! Hricina and Boltun in 2 on 1 breakaway for Kosice, Hricina sent good crossing pass and Boltun didn´t hit the puck correctly and defender blocked it! Pity for Kosice, Aus den Birken was moving and was in ice, Boltun should "just" shot to the net.
WOLF - 0:1
	11:26	Goal for Munich! Wow, so Munich is scoring important first goal, this is the big advantage for guests! There was longer pressure after the successful face-off. Smaby sent a huge snap-shot from right circle, it probably went to the net, however, MICHAEL WOLF changed the direction of puck little bit and it finished in right top corner! Assisted by: Matthew Smaby and Jason Jaffray. 0-1
	10:55	First really good chance also for Munich! It won the face-off and Aucoin was in good poisition at right circle, Melichercik blocked his shot by pads!
	08:07	Kosice won the face-off and set up in offense zone, there were several good combinations, Bartos finally got the puck to the space between circles and shot, Aus den Birken with a great save by pads!
	07:36	Kosice is going to play a power-play, that could be a good opportunity for home team! Jason Jaffray gets minor penalty for tripping!
	04:25	Yeah, first shot and great opportunity for home team! Hricina took the puck in the middle of offense zone and hit it by backhand, Aus den Birken saved by left pad!

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 35. Bicek (Suja, Macejko), 53. Bicek (Bartanus, Suja) – 12. Wolf (Smaby, Jaffray), 23. Wolf (Jaffray), 27. Wolf, 31. Dehner (Aucoin, Soderholm)

HC Košice: Melichercik (31. Riecicky) – Strbak (C), Slovak, Sedivy, Philipp, Macejko, Cebak, Pavuk – Jencik (CTS), Bartos (A), Lapsansky – Suja, Bicek (A), Bartanus – Hricina, Boltun, Hrnka – Soltes, Cesik, Sojcik, Lelkes Coach: Peter Oremus

Red Bull Munich: Aus den Birken (Lang) – Boyle, Soderholm (A), Dehner, Regehr (A), Smaby, Kettemer, St Denis, Kahun – Christensen, Wolf (C), Jaffray – Aucoin, Mauer, Sparre (CTS) – Pinizzotto, Seidenberg, Maurer – Herpich, Kastner, Eder Coach: Donald Jackson

Referees: Piragic (AUT), Kubus – Sefcik, Vyleta (all SVK)

1st period
	07:36
	11:26
	18:25
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:21
	22:05
	23:30
	26:41
	29:55
	30:42
	34:50
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:16
	52:54
	54:50
	59:47
Final