SPA 1:8 SLZ | Sparta Prague - Red Bull Salzburg (Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18))

Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18)

Sparta – Třinec	5:2 (end)	\|	Salzburg – Kloten	3:2 (end)	\|	Mannheim – Eisbären	8:0 (end)
Davos – Okanagan	6:4 (end)	\|	Rögle – Zürich	3:5 (end)	\|	Třinec – Kloten	9:2 (end)
Sparta – Salzburg	1:8 (end)

final

Sparta Prague Česká rep.

1:8 (0:2, 1:4, 0:2)

Red Bull Salzburg

Sunday 10.04.2016, 15:45 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18) • Final

		Thank you for following the 5th annual Jan Marek Memorial and see you next year for the 6th annual. Good-bye! (18:03:05)
		Final standings of the tournament: 1. Red Bull Salzburg 2. Sparta Prague 3. Ocelari Trinec 4. Kloten Flyers 5. ZSC Zurich Lions 6. Rogle BK 7. HC Davos 8. Okanagan Hockey Academy 9. Adler Mannheim 10. Eisbaren Berlin
		The closing ceremony of the tournament is now beginning, as the other competing teams come onto the ice.
		Players of the Game: Sparta – Martin Hugo Has Salzburg – Cedric Schiemenz
		There wasn't much drama involved, but Red Bull Salzburg have won the 5th annual Jan Marek Memorial Cup!
		Game over.
	59:05	Schultz leads a Salzburg rush, blocker save Jones.
	58:43	Puck out of play in the Salzburg zone, faceoff inside.
	57:31	Sparta move the puck around but Has shoots it high and over the end glass, faceoff outside.
	55:47	Penalty for Red Bull Salzburg (McKenna – 2 min., cross-checking + 10 min. misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct.). Sparta will have a 5 on 3 advantage.
	55:06	Bench penalty for Red Bull Salzburg (2 min., too many players on the ice). That's one for each team today. The penalty is being served by Miller.
	52:40	Penalty for Sparta Prague (Tuma – 2 min., high-sticking). That's a hat-trick of high-sticking minors for Tuma today. The teams will skate 4 on 4 for :40).
	50:52	Goal for Salzburg! A careless pass on the Sparta power play and JEREMY McKENNA picked it off and skated right in on Jones, beating him to the blocker side for his second breakaway goal this game.
	48:20	Penalty for Red Bull Salzburg (Savage – 5 min + Game Misconduct, boarding). That's what started the whole thing. There were also 4 minutes each worth of penalties assessed to both teams.
	48:20	A big hit into the boards in the Sparta zone and we have fights breaking out. A couple of them with real punches thrown. It will take a while to sort this out.
	47:12	Goal for Salzburg! They move the puck around the Sparta zone and Pospisil feeds CEDRIC SCHIEMENZ for a shot at almost an open goal. Assist: Martin Pospisil.
	47:05	Icing Sparta.
	45:58	On a Salzburg rush Miller drops a pass to Zimmerman but Jones catches his one-timer.
	44:31	Just as Salzburg get back to full strength, Schultz picks off a pass in the neutral zone and skates in on Jones, but the Sparta goalie stops him.
	43:31	Penalty for Sparta Prague (Wojnar – 2 min., slashing). It will be 4 on 3 for :14.
	43:21	Icing Salzburg. Teams will skate 4 on 4 for another :24.
	42:24	Penalty for Red Bull Salzburg (Dimoff – 2 min., interference).
	41:45	Penalty for Sparta Prague (Tuma – 2 min., high-sticking). This is the second time Tuma has gone off for high-sticking today.
	41:18	Shot from the point by Bappert is caught and held by Jones.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are returning to the ice and the 3rd period will begin shortly.
		An absolutely dominant performance by Red Bull Salzburg in that second period, which seemed like it was played almost entirely in the Sparta end of the ice. The problems for the home team were compounded by the penalties. 3rd period begins at 17:20.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:27	Dobson skates to the net with the puck, denied by Jones.
	37:34	Goal for Salzburg! There was a big scramble in front of the Sparta net and it was PHILIP SANDER who managed to force it across the line for another power-play goal.
	37:17	More Salzburg shots and Jones finally covers it with :18 left in the penalty.
	36:58	One-timer from Sander sails just wide of the far post.
	36:35	Bench penalty for Sparta Prague (2 min. – too many players on the ice). It wasn't just a bad line change, they were skating around the ice with 6 players – and they were still in their own zone. The penalty is being served by Matyas Mach.
	34:11	Goal for Salzburg! It was a shooting gallery on Jones late in that power play, and with the goalie down CEDRIC SCHIEMENZ fired it in for his 2nd goal of the game. Assists: Martin Pospisil, Tom Eric Bappert.
	32:52	Goal for Sparta! Things were looking grim for the host team as they went to the PK again, but they get on the board shorthanded when TOMAS NACHAZEL leads a rush into the Salzburg zone and fires a shot that beats Batery. Assist: Ondrej Havlin.
	32:19	Penalty for Sparta Prague (Kropacek – 2 min., high-sticking).
	31:57	Goal for Salzburg! It takes them almost no time to cash in on the power play, as ETHAN LAVALLEE's one-timer from in front finds the back of the net. Assist: Martin Pospisil.
	31:46	Penalty for Sparta Prague (Schwamberger – 2 min., hooking).
	31:25	Wrister from Schutz, blocker save Jones.
	29:35	Sparta finally get a faceoff in the attacking zone with :14 left in the power play, although it was a weak shot easily handled by Batory.
	29:01	Sparta having trouble developing anything on this power play, the puck deflects out of play as they're trying to break out of their own zone.
	27:49	Penalty for Red Bull Salzburg (Valtiner – 2 min.).
	27:24	Goal for Salzburg! DENNIS MILLER carried the puck into the Sparta zone, picked a corner and fired it just inside the right post to make it 3-0.
	26:57	Salzburg rush back the other way, Wolf denies Dobson.
	26:10	Shot from Mach, blocker save Batory.
	25:09	Sparta having trouble getting out of their zone, Wolf has to make another save.
	22:35	One-timer from Zimmerman, turned away by Wolf.
	21:36	Play in the Sparta zone, Salzburg get a few shots but Wolf keeps it out.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		After a bit of a delay due to a problem with the ice resurfacer, the players have returned to the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly. Salzburg remain on the power play for another 7 seconds.
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		Salzburg is showing what a powerful team they are in this first period with 2 goals and several chances for others. They are so dangerous when they get the puck in the attacking zone. Sparta have shown some flare as well but they will have to improve their game if they are to have a chance in this one. 2nd period will start at 16:30.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	18:07	Penalty for Sparta Prague (Tuma – 2 min., high-sticking). Sisolak leaves the box due to the Salzburg goal and Tuma goes in.
	18:07	Goal for Salzburg! Already on the power play, there was a second Sparta penalty on delay when MORITZ WIRTH shot it in from the front of the net. They're now up 2-0 and going back to the power play. Assists: Cedric Schiemenz, Tom Eric Bappert.
	16:59	Penalty for Sparta Prague (Sisolak – 2 min., slashing). Salzburg were rushing up ice after finishing the penalty kill, and now Sparta is getting their first penalty.
	16:40	Sisolak's shot is deflected over the net.
	15:38	Shot from Schwamberger is caught by Batory, who then plays it and Salzburg ice it.
	14:48	Penalty for Red Bull Salzburg (Dobson – 2 min., cross-checking). Dobson was battling with Nachazel in the neutral zone and gave him a cross-check in the back.
	14:21	Hand pass called against Salzburg in the neutral zone.
	12:47	Icing Salzburg.
	12:30	Savage calls for a pass from McKenna, Jones turns away his one-timer.
	11:25	Shot from the point by Has, blocker save Batory.
	10:22	Schwamberger leads a Sparta rush, his backhander from a sharp angle hits Batory up high.
	09:54	More pressure from Salzburg, Jones stops a shot by Pospisil and freezes for another faceoff in the Sparta zone.
	08:57	Dimoff gets the puck all alone in front of Jones and gets several whacks at the puck before the Sparta goalie finally covers.
	08:40	Backhander from McKenna, another save by Jones.
	08:21	Wrister from Westerthaler, caught and held by Jones.
	06:40	Play in the Sparta zone, Streu shoots wide, battle for the puck along the boards and play is stopped by the referee. Faceoff inside.
	06:22	Some action for Batory now. First he stops a shot from Kropacek, then a shot from Nachazel hits him in the mask and play is stopped.
	04:51	Goal for Salzburg! Sander sends JEREMY McKENNA in alone on a breakaway and he makes no mistake, freezing Jones with a fake and scoring on the forehand. Assist: Philip Sander.
	03:48	Scramble around the Salzburg goal, Valtimer blocks a shot from Wojnar and he's in some pain going to the bench.
	02:20	Great chance for Salzburg as Wirth's one-timer sales over the crossbar as Jones slides across.
	01:40	Offside Sparta.
	00:42	Salzburg venture into the Sparta zone, Jones kicks out a shot from a sharp angle.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Sparta Prague: Jones (Wolf) – Čajka, Čech, Dani, Flídr, Hadamczik, Haš, Havlín, Horský – Kropáček, Mach, Nacházel – Pika, Safin, Schwamberger – Šišolák, Švarc, Tůma – Vízner, Vorobjev, Wojnar. Red Bull Salzburg: Batory (Minch) – Wirth, Bappert, Sander, Dobson, Lavallee, Pfarmaier, Frander – Westerthaler, Savage, McKenna – Schutz, Zimmerman (C), Pospíšil – Streu, Schiemenz, Dimoff – Gehringer, Valtiner, Huber – Miller. Referees: Battěk T., Šťovíček P. – Hradil S., Ovsík K.
		The teams are on the ice. Sparta are the home team and wearing white uniforms with burgundy trim. Salzburg wearing navy blue uniforms with red, white and silver trim.
		Welcome to the Final of the 5th Annual Jan Marek Memorial between Sparta Prague and Red Bull Salzburg! Both of these teams have won all five games en route to this game, so they are the class of the tournament for sure. Earlier today Sparta beat Czech rivals Ocelari Trinec 5-2 in one semi-final, while Salzburg edged the Kloten Flyers 3-2 in the other.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

@@Djob76

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 33. Nachazel (Havlin) – 5. McKenna (Sander), 19. Wirth (Schiemenz, Bappert), 28. Miller, 32. 33 (Pospisil), 35. Schiemenz (Pospisil, Bappert), 38. Sander, 48. Schiemenz (Pospisil), 51. McKenna

Sparta Prague: Wolf (28. Jones) – Čajka, Čech, Dani, Flídr, Hadamczik, Haš, Havlín, Horský – Kropáček, Mach, Nacházel – Pika, Safin, Schwamberger – Šišolák, Švarc, Tůma – Vízner, Vorobjev, Wojnar.

Red Bull Salzburg: Batory (Minch) – Wirth, Bappert, Sander, Dobson, Lavallee, Pfarmaier, Frander – Westerthaler, Savage, McKenna – Schutz, Zimmerman (C), Pospíšil – Streu, Schiemenz, Dimoff – Gehringer, Valtiner, Huber – Miller.

Referees: Battěk T., Šťovíček P. – Hradil S., Ovsík K.

1st period
	04:51
	14:48
	16:59
	18:07
	18:07
1st intermission
2nd period
	27:24
	27:49
	31:46
	31:57
	32:19
	32:52
	34:11
	36:35
	37:34
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:45
	42:24
	43:31
	47:12
	48:20
	50:52
	52:40
	55:06
	55:47
Final