Litvínov – Frölunda 2:1 (end) | TPS – Storhamar 4:3 (end) | Tappara – Luleå 2:1 (end)
Blues – HV71 3:1 (end) | Liberec – Davos 3:5 (end) | Sparta – Kärpät 4:2 (end)
Eisbären – Skellefteå 2:5 (end) | Djurgården – Lukko 1:2 (end)
final
Bílí Tygři Liberec
3:5 (1:3, 1:1, 1:1)
HC Davos
Tuesday 03.11.2015, 18:00 • Tipsport Arena Liberec • Champions League • Round of 16
     
    That's it from me today. Thank you for following the game and have a nice evening. Goodbye. (20:26:19)
     
    The first part of the 1/8 Final battle is over. Davos won the game 5–3 thanks to an excellent play especially in the first period when they got into a two-goal lead. The series is now moving to Switzerland.
     
    Stats after the game:

    Shots on goal: 31–26
    Penalty minutes: 6–6
     
    Game over.
     
    59:20
    Goal for Liberec!
    One more goal and the home team makes the score 5–3 late in the third. MICHAL REPIK found a good place in front of the goal crease and fired Genoni after a clever pass from Ondrej Vitasek. Assisted by: Ondrej Vitasek, Lukas Derner.
     
    59:00
    One minute to play in the third period.
     
    57:59
    Goal for Davos!
    What a play by the visitors! Dick Axelsson skated towards the goal with a clever move, but still passed the puck to ANDRES AMBUEHL in a good position. The Davos forward scored over Schwarz's catch glove. Assisted by: Dick Axelsson.
     
    57:24
    The White Tigers ale called for icing. Schwarz in the home goal must pay attention.
     
    56:28
    Visiting team at full strength as Jung stepped back to the ice.
     
    56:01
    Davos got the puck out of the zone. Liberes must try again.
     
    55:09
    Genoni moved quickly from one side of his goal to another and made a good save.
     
    54:28
    Jung (DAV) gets called for kneeing. Power play for Liberec and this is an interesting opportunity for the Czechs as the game in slowly finishing.
     
    53:52
    Schwarz skated behind his goal to play the puck.
     
    52:37
    Davos keeps forechecking the Czech defenders. Liberec have problems to get into the attacking zone these minutes.
     
    51:30
    A slap shot from the blue line missed the visiting team's goal.
     
    50:12
    Schwarz caught a shot into his catch glove and passed the puck right to one of the defenders.
     
    49:33
    The game is stopped as the home club employees must put in a new piece of glass on the boards. The old piece shattered after a hit on one of the Liberec players.
     
    49:00
    Todays game is sold out! The fans are doing a great support in Liberec.
     
    47:40
    Icing by Davos. The play is going to move back in front of the visiting goaltender.
     
    47:21
    The Czechs in the zone again, work for Genoni and the Swiss defenders.
     
    45:30
    Both team are battling, but there haven't been any big scoring chances since the start of the period.
     
    44:11
    The play is stopped as referee called Liberec for an offside.
     
    43:50
    Schwarz is still waiting for his first stop in the period, whereas Genoni has already made four saves.
     
    42:27
    The Czech players with the puck and Genoni must pay attention as they are in the attacking zone.
     
    40:50
    Liberec got the puck into the zone, but lost it very quickly.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    The home team pushed harder in the second period, but it was the Swiss team again who scored first and Davos went into a 4–1 lead at that point. However, Liberec kept battling and scored one goal late in the period. The game will continue soon, so keep following us to stay in touch.
     
    Stats after the second period:

    Shots on goal: 24–21
    Penalty minutes: 6–4
     
    Next period begins at 19:36 CET.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:22
    The Czechs still with the puck and in the attacking zone.
     
    39:00
    One minute to play in the second period.
     
    38:23
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    37:31
    Liberec keeps pushing the visitors, but they can't score the third one.
     
    36:23
    Axelsson (DAV) is called for tripping.
     
    35:38
    Goal for Liberec!
    The White Tigers are down by goals two again. BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC sent the puck into the top corner over Genoni's blocking pad from the right face-off circle. Second goal for the home team forward tonight. Unassisted.
     
    35:01
    Sevc tried it with a wrist shot from the blue line, but Genoni made a glove save. Easy stop for the visiting goalie.
     
    34:09
    Genoni covered it and stopped the game. Face-off in the defensive zone of Davos.
     
    33:41
    Liberec lost the puck in the attacking zone, but Davos just threw it out.
     
    32:27
    Genoni skated out of the goal to play the puck.
     
    31:39
    The visitors successfully killed the penalty, Brejcak is back.
     
    30:10
    The White Tigers are in the attacking zone, but Davos defense is doing a good job.
     
    29:39
    Brejcak (DAV) is going to the penalty box for holding an opponent. First power play in the game for Liberec.
     
    28:08
    Goal for Davos!
    The main difference between both teams is the pressure in the goal crease. MARCUS PAULSSON skated towards the goal and just tipped a pass from Perttu Lindgren in. Assisted by: Perttu Lindgren.
     
    27:00
    Repik (LIB) is sent off for delaying the game as he threw the puck out of the rink.
     
    26:05
    Repik's slap shot from the blue line was really dangerous and Genoni went down to the ice to cover the puck. The play is stopped again.
     
    25:49
    Face-off in front of Schwarz.
     
    24:37
    Good pressure by the Swiss line caused problems in the home defense.
     
    23:20
    Liberec won a face-off in the attacking zone and one of the forwards shot the puck, but missed the net.
     
    22:10
    Genoni made a pad save on one of the home forwards.
     
    21:29
    Sevc is back on the ice. Home team at full strength.
     
    21:05
    Davos is playing a power play. Schwarz stopped a good try and covered the puck.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    "We made more mistakes and gave our opponent more chances today in the first period than in the rest of the season. It is fair that Davos is in the lead. Now we are down by 2 goals, but there are still 40 minutes left, so I believe we can turn the score," said Liberec forward Branko Radivojevic after the first period.
     
    Davos started the game much better than Liberec and they are in a two-goal lead after 20 minutes. But there are still 40 minutes left today and that's a lot of time for a possible comeback. So stay with us and follow the game.
     
    Stats after the first period:

    Shots on goal: 10–14
    Penalty minutes: 4–0
     
    Next period begins at 18:47 CET.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:29
    Sevc (LIB) is called for hooking. This is a Power play opportunity for Davos.
     
    19:00
    One minute to play in the first period.
     
    18:07
    Goal for Davos!
    The visitors are up by two again. Andres Ambuehl left the puck behind, DINO WIESER tried it with a wrist shot and he was successful. Assisted by: Andres Ambuehl.
     
    16:29
    The fans are very loud at the moment.
     
    15:40
    Scoring the first one helped Liberec and the home players are now really active and powerful.
     
    14:24
    Goal for Liberec!
    First goal for the White Tigers. BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC got a pass to the blue line and fired Genoni with a huge slap shot. Assisted by: Martin Bakos.
     
    12:01
    Liberec killed the penalty as Jonak is back on the ice.
     
    10:53
    The home team defenders got the puck out of their zone.
     
    10:01
    Jonak (LIB) is called for roughing. Power play for Davos.
     
    09:16
    Goal for Davos!
    Jan Brejcak skated into the zone along the boards and passed the puck from the corner into the goal crease. DARIO SIMION got it and pushed it through right into the net. Assisted by: Jan Brejcak.
     
    08:41
    The Swiss team is called for icing and the play moves back to Genoni's goal.
     
    07:08
    Genoni covered the puck. Face-off in the attacking zone of Liberec.
     
    06:09
    Goal for Davos!
    Clever play by Davos forwards and the visitors take the lead. Dino Wieser brought the puck into the attacking zone and found ANDRES AMBUEHL, who turned around and sent it to the left post. Assisted by: Dino Wieser.
     
    05:12
    Simek with the puck behind his goal. The Czech defender is looking for somebody to pass it.
     
    03:55
    Schwarz made a catch-glove save and the referee stops the game. Face-off in the home team's defensive zone.
     
    03:41
    Davos in the attacking zone.
     
    01:40
    Sevc with a good try and the visiting goalie had problems to catch this one. But he managed in the end, so the score stays 0–0.
     
    00:39
    Vampola tried it with a quick shot, but Genoni made a save.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Bílí Tygři Liberec: Schwarz (Lasak) – Simek, Sevc, Derner, Vitasek, Vytisk, Ulrych, Plutnar – Vampola, Birner, Repik – Bakos, Bulir, Radivojevic – Jelinek, Krenzelok, Valsky – Jonak, Vlach, Stransky.

    HC Davos: Genoni (Senn) – Brejcak, Jung, Forster, Heldner, Schneeberger, Paschoud, Kessler, Aeschlimann – Ambuehl, Walser, Axelsson – Lindgren, Paulsson, M. Wieser – Sciaroni, D. Wieser, Egli – Joerg, Simion, Ryser.

    Referees: Kaukokari, Leppänen (both FIN) – Zavrel, Lhotsky (both CZE).
     
    HC Davos

    The Swiss players have already met an opponent from the Czech Republic as they played HC Pardubice in the group stage. They won both games against them and they also beat Farjestad Karlstad once, which gave the team 10 points and 1st place at group E. Although Davos lost game 1 in the playoffs to IFK Helsinki, they improved, won the second one and reached the 1/8 Finals.

    GROUP STAGE RESULTS
    Karlstad – Davos 0–4
    Pardubice – Davos 2–3
    Davos – Karlstad 0–1 OT
    Davos – Pardubice 5–3

    GROUP STAGE STANDINGS
    1. Davos – 10 points
    2. Karlstad – 7 points
    3. Pardubice – 1 point

    PLAYOFF RESULTS
    Helsinki – Davos 2:1
    Davos – Helsinki 5:2
     
    Bili Tygri Liberec

    The White Tigers got two wins against HK Nitra, but lost twice to Skelleftea AIK in the group stage. 6 points in total were OK for Liberec and the team reached the 2nd place at group D. Further, they met Linkoping HC in the round of 32 and won both of the games. Thanks to their victories they qualified for the 1/8 Finals.

    GROUP STAGE RESULTS
    Liberec – Skelleftea 0–4
    Nitra – Liberec 0–9
    Liberec – Nitra 2–0
    Skelleftea – Liberec 5–2

    GROUP STAGE STANDINGS
    1. Skelleftea – 11 points
    2. Liberec – 6 points
    3. Nitra – 1 point

    PLAYOFF RESULTS
    Liberec – Linkoping 4–1
    Linkoping – Liberec 3–6
     
    Hello!
    We are proud to welcome fans of the Champions Hockey League. The first round of the playoffs set the best 16 teams and we are looking forward to games number 1 of the 1/8 Finals. We invite you to follow the match between Czech Bili Tygri Liberec and Swiss HC Davos here. This game takes place in the Czech Republic and starts at 18.00 CET.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Radivojevic (Bakos), 36. Radivojevic, 60. Repik (Vitasek, Derner) – 7. Ambuehl (D. Wieser), 10. Simion (Brejcak), 19. D. Wieser (Ambuehl), 29. Paulsson (Lindgren), 58. Ambuehl (Axelsson)

    Bílí Tygři Liberec: Schwarz (Lasak) – Simek, Sevc, Derner, Vitasek, Vytisk, Ulrych, Plutnar – Vampola, Birner, Repik – Bakos, Bulir, Radivojevic – Jelinek, Krenzelok, Valsky – Jonak, Vlach, Stransky.
    HC Davos: Genoni (Senn) – Brejcak, Jung, Forster, Heldner, Schneeberger, Paschoud, Kessler, Aeschlimann – Ambuehl, Walser, Axelsson – Lindgren, Paulsson, M. Wieser – Sciaroni, D. Wieser, Egli – Joerg, Simion, Ryser.
    Referees: Kaukokari, Leppänen (both FIN) – Zavrel, Lhotsky (both CZE)
    Attendance: 7500
    Second match
    Tuesday 10.11.2015
    Davos - Liberec 4:3

    Goals and assists: 6. Walser (Axelsson, Ambuehl), 10. Wieser (p.s.), 13. Joerg (Walser), 57. Wieser – 9. Jelinek, 25. Jelinek, 30. Plutnar (Repik)