Tappara – Zug 3:1 (end) | Lukko – Luleå 0:3 (end) | Litvínov – Blues 3:2 (after OT)
Munich – Klagenfurt 6:1 (end) | Linz – Düsseldorf 5:3 (end) | Gap – Eisbären 3:1 (end)
final/OT
HC VERVA Litvinov
3:2 (1:0, 0:1, 1:1 - 1:0)
Espoo Blues
Sunday 06.09.2015, 15:30 • Ivan Hlinka's Stadium • Champions League • 6 • Group 6
     
    And thet is it from Litvinov! Home came up stronger early in OT and took the bonus point themselves.

    Thank you for your attention. Take care of yourselves, take care of each other. Good bye! (17:57:35)
     
    Game over.
     
    60:21
    Goal for Litvinov!
    VIKTOR HÜBL broke through the defensive wall and scored top shalf with a nice deke! Assistants: Frantisek Lukes.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Litvinov have really put the pressure on in the end of the 3rd but were not able to score the needed goal.
     
    60 minutes are done here in Liotvinov with the score tied by two. We're going to the OT.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    58:17
    The Blues now play in a full strenght.
     
    57:10
    Janus saves Blues' breakaway opportunity!
     
    56:15
    Kim Hirschovits now puts his team in a hard situation. Two minutes of powerplay for Litvinov.
     
    55:47
    Fast transition and shot by Somervuori but Janus kept it together.
     
    54:53
    Big opportunity for Frantisek Gerhat who found himself in front of the net but Kähkönen covered up quickly.
     
    52:31
    Powerplay Goal for Litvinov!
    JIRI GULA ties it! He came right in the middle of the attacking zone and fired hard. No chance for Kähkönen. Assistants: Tomas Pavelka.
     
    52:10
    Huge pressure is expected to come from Litvinov's side now. Kähkönen hangs on and here goes the commercial break.
     
    51:30
    Kähkönen hangs on with the puck covered now.
     
    50:22
    Janus uses his blocker hand to cover the puck.
    HIRSCHOVITS - 1:2
     
    48:20
    Goal for the Blues!
    KIM HIRSCHOVITS shoots top shelf from a tight angle and scores! Espoo takes the lead for the first time in the game! Assistants: Ville Korhonen, Mikko Kuukka
     
    47:38
    Pavel Pisarik shows off his skills and shoots. Kähkönen with a save.
     
    46:10
    Janus with a save against 3 on 2 action. Korhonen being the shooter.
     
    45:51
    Korhonen tripped and ended up in the net himself.
     
    45:20
    Blues with a shot on goal, no harm for Litvinov asi Janus saves it.
     
    44:02
    Filip Pavlik rushed into the attacking zone but forgot the puck behind the blue line.
     
    43:02
    A bit of excitement in front of Janus as his own defensemen gave him hard time.
     
    42:05
    No shot on goal or an interesting action so far in the 3rd.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Here we go to the third period. Pavlik and Somervuori being the only goal scorers sofar in the game.
     
    Just one goal in the second period as well as in the first. This time by Espoo Blues' Eero Somervuori and the game is tied after 40 minutes of play. Litvinov was the more active team in the second and closed the gap in shots on goal to just thre. (21-24). The third period starts at about 17:15 CET. Stay with us for the final part!
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:28
    Kähkönen gloves a high puck.
     
    38:10
    Big chance for Hübl in front of the net, he just missed it!
     
    37:48
    And an icing now by Espoo.
     
    37:13
    Litvinov's powerplay is over.
     
    36:11
    The puck is off the ice again, faceoff will take placein the neutral zone.
     
    35:15
    Victor Westermarck called for hooking.
     
    33:45
    Save by Janus on Makkonen's redirection.
     
    33:22
    The puck went off the ice. Faceoff in the neutral zone.
     
    32:45
    Kähkönen with a nice glove save.
     
    31:10
    Two huge opportunities for Verva, first saved by Kähkönen's goal post and the second by an offside.
     
    30:00
    We are halfway through the regulation and Janus is significantly less busy than in the first period. The Blues tied it though. 1-1 game after 30 minutes of play.
     
    28:38
    Janus comfortably catchesTalaja's shot in his glove.
     
    28:00
    Litvinov's fore-checking working good.
     
    26:55
    The Blues go offside.
     
    26:26
    Kähkönen hangs on for the whistle after Jurcik's shot.
     
    24:55
    Save by Kähkönen against a shot from a blue line.
    SOMERVUORI - 1:1
     
    23:45
    Powerplay Goal for the Blues!
    EERO SOMERVUORI found himself alone in front of Janus, fired hard and tied the game! Assistants: Jussi Makkonen, Hirschovits.
     
    23:20
    Frantisek Lukes goes in the penalty box for two minutes.
     
    22:56
    A heavy shot by Petr Chaloupka from the blue line saved by Kähkönen.
     
    21:00
    Hanzl was alone in front of Kähkönen but his wraparound was saved by the Finnish goalie.
     
    20:38
    Faceoff in front of Janus.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The first period is over in Litvinov. Home team leads by one thanks to Filip Pavlik's goal but Espoo is looking very strong. Shots on goal went 19-9 in Finnish team's favour and they were very close to tying the game just 6,6 seconds to go in the first. After a review the goal was not called and that makes it 1-0 for Litvinov in the end of the first. Second period starts at about 16:22 CET. Stay tuned!
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:53
    But refree Baluska does not share this opinion. No goal!
     
    19:53
    The puck was clearly beyond the goal line, this one should be a good goal and tied game again.
     
    19:53
    Robert Rooba pushed the puck in the net and refrees need to review this situation. Potential goal for Espoo!
     
    19:43
    Misunderstanding on Litvinov's side. Icing.
     
    18:36
    The puck went out of bounds after Somervuori's, faceoff in Espoo's attacking zone.
     
    16:47
    Icing by Litvinov.
     
    14:30
    Big save by Janus again against a breakaway! Slovak goalie doing some magic this afternoon so far.
    Filip PAVLIK - 1:0
     
    13:34
    Powerplay Goal for Litvinov!
    FILIP PAVLIK scores the first goal of the game with a tap-in from a brilliant pass. Assistants: Rostislav Martynek.
     
    12:05
    Litvinov with a two minute powerplay now.
     
    11:25
    A post hit by Espoo on one side, a blocker save by Kähkönen on the other!
     
    09:32
    Talaja with a beautiful individual effort but Janus being stronger again.
     
    08:50
    Petr Chaloupka is in the box yet again, this time for hooking.
     
    08:00
    Somervuori pushed himself in front od Janus but just failed to deliver. Espoo looking very strong so far in this game.
     
    07:22
    Big opportunity for Lahtinen and Janus with a blocker save!
     
    06:55
    Litvinov survived two minutes of shorthanded play. Still no goals in Litvinov.
     
    06:05
    Talaja fired twice in a row and Janus saved it again.
     
    05:00
    Hirschovits fired hard from the right, Janus with his first important save.
     
    04:53
    Zbynek Sklenicka (LIT) in the box for kneeing.
     
    04:05
    Huge opportunity for Litvinov but Hübl lost control of the puck.
     
    03:41
    Jaroslav Janus forced to cover the puck after a scramble in front of his net.
     
    02:45
    Both teams in full strenght now, no action so far.
     
    02:10
    Shortened powerplay for Litvinov has just started.
     
    00:45
    Siim Liivik for Blues in the penalty box. One and a half minutes of 4 on 4 action.
     
    00:10
    Just ten seconds in we have first penalty. Petr Chaloupka in the penalty box.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The first period is ready to take off!
     
    Hello everyone and welcome again, this time live from Ivan Hlinka's Stadium in Litvinov, Czech Republic!

    We have just minutes separating us from the start of the last Group F game in this year's CHL regular season. Both teams have already finishaed wraming up and are getting ready for the opening face-off.
     
    Starting lineups:

    HC VERVA Litvinov: Janus (Horak) – Kubat, Chaloupka, Sklenicka, Pavlik, Pavelka, Gula, Kokes – Jansky, Hübl, Lukes – Martynek, Hanzl, Travnicek – Jurcik, Gerhat, Horava – Pisarik, Piros, Sramek – Smolka.

    Espoo Blues: Kähkönen (Engstrand) – Kukkonen, Rantakari, Kuukka, Westermarck, Kaijomaa, Seppälä, V.Vainio – Korhonen, Hirschovits, Somervuori – Talaja, Makkonen, Kantola – Saari, Liivik, Poukkula – Lahtinen, Tiivola, Rooba.

    Referees: Baluska (SVK), Pesina – Ondracek, Frodl (All CZE).
     
    Hello everyone and welcome to the last matchup of Group F of this year's CHL regulation. Today we are going to see a battle between the two already qualified teams – HC VERVA Litvinov (CZE) and Espoo Blues (FIN).

    The reigning Czech Extraliga champion Litvinov has secured their advance last week at their home ice after a strong victory over Grenoble.

    They have been cruising very comfortably through the CHL regular season so far with three victories and believe to remain unbeaten after today.

    The Blues' journey has not been as easy as Litvinov's and counts only one victory against Grenoble, but was it a crucial one. They certainly will get through the regular season with just three points thanks to the one goal advantage they gained in the Grenoble games.

    But Espoo definitely did not come to the Czech Republic just for sightseeing. We can expect a big afternoon here at Ivan Hlinka's Stadium.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.
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    Kryštof Kousal

    CZ@ButchCorey

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 14. Pavlik (Martynek), 53. Gula (Pavelka), 61. Hübl (Lukes) – 24. Somervuori (Makkonen, Hirschovits), 49. Hirschovits (Korhonen, Kuukka)

    HC VERVA Litvinov: Janus (Horak) – Kubat, Chaloupka, Sklenicka, Pavlik, Pavelka, Gula, Kokes – Jansky, Hübl, Lukes – Martynek, Hanzl, Travnicek – Jurcik, Gerhat, Horava – Pisarik, Piros, Sramek – Smolka.
    Espoo Blues: Kähkönen (Engstrand) – Kukkonen, Rantakari, Kuukka, Westermarck, Kaijomaa, Seppälä, V.Vainio – Korhonen, Hirschovits, Somervuori – Talaja, Makkonen, Kantola – Saari, Liivik, Poukkula – Lahtinen, Tiivola, Rooba.
    Referees: Baluska (SVK), Pesina – Ondracek, Frodl (All CZE)