Linköping – Bern 3:2 (2:1 after SO) | Blues – Litvínov 0:1 (end) | Liberec – Skellefteå 0:4 (end)
Vitkovice – Mannheim 1:2 (end) | EC-KAC – Munich 1:4 (end)
after shootout (2:1)
Linköping HC
3:2 (0:0, 2:1, 0:1 - 0:0)
SC Bern
Sunday 23.08.2015, 15:00 • Saab Arena • Champions League • Group 1
     
    Linkoping wins after penalties and a good game between two games that didn´t want to give anything for free. (17:33:27)
     
    Game over.
     
    Goal for Linköping!
    ANDREW GORDON with the decision penalty shot!
     
    5. series
    2:1
    Plus fakes to the left and tries to chip it in on the backhand, but no goal. Linkoping wins!
    Andrew GORDON
     
    5. series
    2:1
    Gordon goes to high shot and hits the bar and in.
     
    4. series
    1:1
    Straight forward and good save from Hogberg. No goal Conacher.
     
    4. series
    1:1
    Pretty straight forward and blocker save from Schwendener. No goal Sorensen.
     
    3. series
    1:1
    Ebbett swings in from the right and hits the blocker.
     
    3. series
    1:1
    Roe comes in from the left and the puck finds its way to the glove.
     
    2. series
    1:1
    Straight on goal, stops and fakes. Smith finds the net between the legs.
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Easy enough as Little tries on the backhand, but no dice!
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Straight on the goal but not good enough. Hogberg saves with the blocker. No goal for Hischier.
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Rahkshani makes a turn to right and circles in to the middle and hits the bar and in!
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Overtime ended with nothing to show for, and we will have to watch the game being decided by penalties.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:00
    One minute left.
     
    63:35
    Power play for Linkoping with so little time left. This could be a winner.
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    Commentary by

    Stefan Lövstrand

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 30. Hardt (Persson), 32. Gordon (Roe), dec. goal Gordon – 38. Conacher (Smith), 54. Blum (Conacher)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Rahkshani (LIN)
    1:0   Hischier (BRN)
    2. series:
    1:0   Little (LIN)
    1:1   Smith (BRN)
    3. series:
    1:1   Roe (LIN)
    1:1   Ebbett (BRN)
    4. series:
    1:1   Sorensen (LIN)
    1:1   Conacher (BRN)
    5. series:
    2:1   Gordon (LIN)
    2:1   Pluss (BRN)

    Linköping HC: Hogberg (Rautio) – Carlsson, Junland, Billins, Karlsson. A, Forsling, Rahimi, Dahlström – Persson, Little, Hardt – Roe, Gordon, Rahkshani – Lilja, Sorensen, Fogstrom – Karlsson. S, Tornqvist, Blomberg, Gallo.
    SC Bern: Schwenener (Aebi) – Gerber, Blum, Kreis, Jobin, Kreuger, Untersander, Randegger – Conacher, Smith, Rufenacht – Kobasew, Moser, Ebbett – Hischier, Randegger, Berger.
    Referees: Hribik (CZE), Sjöqvist – Ahlén, Dahmén (All SWE)
    Attendance: 2247