VIT 2:4 OUL | Vítkovice Ostrava - Kärpät Oulu (Champions League)

Champions League

Vitkovice – Kärpät	2:4 (end)	\|	Košice – Bern	3:6 (end)	\|	Yunost – Mlada Boleslav	4:3 (end)
Zürich – Ingolstadt	2:0 (end)

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Vítkovice Ostrava Česká rep.

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

Kärpät Oulu

Tuesday 16.08.2016, 17:30 • Ostravar Arena • Champions League • Group E

All done in Ostrava, a win for @OulunKarpatFi, 4-2 over @hcvitkovice #CHL pic.twitter.com/nclIFMTsQf — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 16, 2016
		Karpat wins 4-2 on the opening game of the CHL. (19:46:41)
		Game over.
	59:59	Goal for Kärpät! Karpat scored for the fourth time, TONI KAHKONEN hits the empty net! Unassisted.
	59:32	Home team plays with six skater again, puck is in neutral zone.
	59:10	Vitkovice have 50 seconds left to try to tie the score.
	58:23	Goal for Vítkovice! And home team scores! KAROL SLOBODA fired a powerful slapper from the right side, puck sailed right into right upper corner of Rynnas' net! Assisted by Ondrej Roman and Rostislav Olesz. Karpat leads 3-2.
	58:10	Bartosak is on the bench, Vitkovice have six skaters on ice!
	57:51	Home team timeout.
	57:51	Puck bounces out of the play, face off in the middle circle.
	57:26	Klok fires a wrister from the point, his shot is re-directed and puck hits the crossbar!
	56:49	Kveton tries to rush right towards the net, he is stopped by four opposing team players.
	55:58	Quick 2-on-1 rush by Karpat is stopped by Bartosak. Face off inside home team zone.
	55:30	Four and a half minutes left from the third period, Karpat still leads 3-1. Vitkovice control the puck, but they can't reach attacking zone yet.
	54:49	Ronkainen skated behind Vitkovice's net, then, however, he lost the puck.
	54:13	Kolouch is stopped just as he crossed the blue line. Now Karpat tries to reach opposing team zone.
	53:04	Kveton tries to find a gap between Rynnas' legs, Karpat's netminder stops it.
	52:31	Qucik 2-on-2 rush by Karpat off the draw, Sailio is stopped before he could take a shot.
	52:24	Vitkovice moved the play into Karpat zone, but Rynnas stops and covers the puck. Game will continue after short power break.
	52:03	Another slap shot from the blue line, this time by Hakanpaa. Puck is deflected to the corner.
	51:32	Heshka the slapper from the blue line, blocker save by Bartosak. Karpat then continued their attack, but Bartosak stops it and covers the puck.
	50:41	Karpat moved the puck to home team zone, Vitkovice are in control of the puck.
	49:56	Inaccurate pass by Karpat means icing, face off near Rynnas' net.
	49:38	Karpat moved the play to Vitkovice zone, visiting team is unable to take a shot so far.
	48:32	Baranka fires a powerful slapper from the point, Hakanpaa deflects it.
	47:55	Icing Karpat, face off in their zone.
	47:35	First Vytisk fired a wrister from the blue line, then Kveton tried to score with a backhand shot. Both players missed the net.
	47:27	Rynnas then covers the puck and stops home team's attack.
	47:16	Quick shot by Szturc off the draw, it goes high.
	46:59	Home team finally got into attacking zone. Illes fires a wrister from the point, puck is deflected.
	46:33	Vitkovice are trying to make something with the score, but Karpat holds his blue line well.
	45:49	Puck bounces to Pyorala, his one-timer goes wide.
	45:23	Bartosak stops wrist shot from Niemela, face off in VItkovice zone.
	44:56	Kveton rushes into attacking zone, then he passes to Sloboda. Another pass from home team defender is however inaccurate and Vitkovice loose the zone.
	44:08	Backhander by Pyorala is stopped by Baranka. Vitkovice take control of the puck.
	43:34	Kveton tried to get into attacking zone, but he only could send the puck towards Karpat netminder. Rynnas covers the puck.
	42:42	Huge chance for Kolouch, Rynnas stops his wrister with a pad, Kolouch then hits the post!
	42:20	Sloboda fires a one-timer from the point, puck is deflected to the corner.
	41:51	Kalapudas take a shot from point black but he only finds Bartosak's glove.
	41:13	First attempt of third period, Rynnas deflects Kolouch's wrister.
	41:00	One minute into the last period and we haven't seen any shot yet.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Last period start in just a minute! Players are coming back to the rink.
		Shots on goal: 19 (11, 8) – 15 (9, 6), penalties in minutes: 4 (2, 2) – 4 (2, 2).
		Third period begins at 19:14.
		Vitkovice were able to tie the score at 24th minute, but visiting team then scored twice and holds a two-goal lead.
		Second period is over, Karpat leads by two goals.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:30	Thirty seconds left from the second period, Vitkovice are at attacking zone. Rynnas didn't have to make a save so far.
	38:57	Baranka finds Kucsera, his one-timer from between the circles is deflected.
	38:11	Nemec steals the puck and lets his team out of the zone.
	37:52	Karpat still holds attacking zone, no more shots so far.
	37:25	Bryhnisveen the slapper from the point, deflected to the corner.
	36:39	Quick rush by Maunalanen ends with a wrister, puck misses the net.
	36:27	Shot by Roman from the left side is deflected and puck bounces out of the rink. Face off in Karpat zone.
	36:06	It wasn't long power-play, Karpat also plays at full strength.
	35:25	Vitkovice are back at full strength, their power play begins.
	35:22	Puck bounces out of the play, face off in neutral zone.
"Kärpät are having a very strong sequence. They use their skating power ruthlessly." Todella vahva vaihde menossa Kärpillä,luisteluvoimaa käytetään surutta #kärpät #CHLfi — Tommi Holappa (@TommiHolappa) August 16, 2016
	35:16	Wrist shot by Kahkonen from the point, Bartosak doesn't have to make a save. Shot goes too high.
	34:44	Ruohomaa the slapper, sails wide.
	34:06	Second penalty of the game for Karpat. Jesse Saarinen gets two minutes for high-sticking. 1:19 four-on-four.
	33:46	Karpat lost the puck and Vytisk iced it.
	33:24	Second power-play for Karpat. Michael Vandas is call for roughing. Play will resume after short power break.
	33:19	Quick rush by Vandas ends with a wrist shot, but it goes wide.
	32:56	Icing by Vitkovice, play stays at their zone.
	32:44	Another shot by Karpat defensmen, this time he shot too high.
	32:22	Bryhnisveen the wirster from the point, deflected to the corner.
	31:56	Icing Vitkovice.
	31:46	Puck bounces out of the play, face off in middle circle.
	31:32	There was a scramble in the left corner of Karpat zone. No one, however, wasn't able to free the puck, so the referee had to whistle. Face off in neutral zone.
	31:10	Icing Karpat, play moves to home team attacking zone.
Pyörälä makes it 2-1. #Kärpät #CHL #hockey #championshockeyleague — SDeVZ (@s_devz) August 16, 2016
30:41 SAILIO - 1:3
	30:41	Goal for Kärpät! And it all end with a third goal for visiting team! Vitkovice wasn't able to cover the puck off the draw, Radek Koblizek passed it to JARI SAILIO who fired it right into the bottom left corner of Bartosak's net! Assisted by Radek Koblizek.
	30:16	Waved icing is flagged off, Karpat can continue their effort.
	29:34	Finnish team with another good chance, this time Bartosak holds his ground.
	29:15	Goal for Kärpät! Visiting team scores for the second time and takes the lead again! Home team defenders wasn't able to cover MIKA PYORALA, who got enough time to take a good aim and blast the puck into the net! Assisted by Jesse Saarinen. Karpat leads 2-1.
	28:43	Rush by Illes as he drives hard to the net but Rynnas holds his ground and doesn’t let the puck through.
	28:20	Another save made by Jussi Rynnas. Now Vitkovice are the better team.
	27:42	Qucik action off the draw, Kolouch wasn't able to aim into net.
Rotislav Olesz opens @hcvitkovice ’s account in the #CHL, and now leads his team for goals :) 1-1 vs @OulunKarpatFi pic.twitter.com/UiaHCUZNJH — Cramo Top Scorer (@cramotopscorer) August 16, 2016
	27:37	Powerful one-timer by Kveton from the point, Rynnas covers it.
	27:02	Balan rushes toward the net, but he is stopped by Kahkonen before he could shoot.
	26:08	Vitkovice could go into quick 3-on-2, but pass from Olesz was inaccurate.
	26:01	Good work by Bartosak. Home team netminder stops Niemela wrister and then also a rebound from Sailio.
"Vitkovice's opening goal was hanging in the air all the time. There were some truly special effects in the arena after the goal." Vitkovicen avausmaali on roikkunut koko ajan ilmassa. Kieltämättä aika spesiaalit tehosteet hallissa maalin jälkeen. #CHLfi — Juho Kokko (@JuhoKooo) August 16, 2016
	25:16	Balas fires a fast wrister from the circle, Rynnas stops it and covers the puck.
	24:41	Fast counter-attack by Karpat, Bartosak stops it with huge glove save.
	24:31	Kveton tries to re-direct shot from Sloboda, puck goes wide.
	24:01	Puck bounced out of the play, face off in home team zone.
23:42 OLESZ - 1:1
	23:42	Goal for Vítkovice! Home team ties the score! Puck got to blue line, where was Lukas Kovar. He took an aim and fired a wrister. ROSTISLAV OLESZ redirected it just before the puck reached Rynnas! Assisted by Lukas Kovar and Ivan Baranka. Score it tied 1-1.
	23:22	Vitkovice could go into attacking zone, but Nemec crossed blue line before the puck did. Offside, face off in neutral zone.
	22:32	Quick rush to net by Karpat, Koblizek then fires a wrist shot. Bartosak deflects it.
	22:24	Rynnas covers the puck just before Tomi could reach it. Face-off in Karpat zone.
	21:58	Now slapper from Sloboda from the point, puck goes too high.
	21:44	Kucsera the wrister, too wide.
	21:01	Leskinen tries to find Ruohomaa, his pass is deflected by Kveton and puck bounces out of the play.
	20:34	Rush by Pyorala into attacking zone is stopped by Balan. Vitkovice then tried a quick counter-attack, but they were stopped by offside.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Players are back on the ice, game will resume shortly.
		Shots on goal: 11-9, penalties in minutes: 2-2.
"Kärpät's defence has had its difficulties during the period and Rynnäs has held the home team in zero goals." Kärppien puolustus on erän kuluessa hieman takkuillut, ja Rynnäs on pitänyt kotijoukkueen maalisarakkeen tyhjänä. #CHLfi — Juho Kokko (@JuhoKooo) August 16, 2016
		First period is over, Karpat leads 1-0. Visiting team scored in eight minute, Vitkovice then had enough chances to tie it up. But home team players can't get pass Rynnas so far. Second period begins at 18:22.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:40	But Karpat was very close to loose it! Vandas tried his luck from point black, puck was defllected to Kucsera. Rynnas stops his one-timer!
	19:20	Forty second left in the first period. Karpat controls the puck, looks like visitors don't want to loose their lead before the break.
	18:46	Maenalanen skates in front of Bartosak's net, but his backhander goes too high.
	18:23	Rush by Olesz is stopped before Karpat's zone.
	18:00	And Karpat breaks free. Puck is in Vitkovice zone where home team controls it.
	17:35	Home team holds attacking zone, no shots so far.
	16:44	The play moves from one side to the other very quickly! Kalapudas had a good scoring chance, but was stopped before the net.
	16:10	Now Vandas with a fast action, Rynnas saves it again.
	15:05	Huge chance for home team! Olesz skated into attacking zone, then he passe the puck to Balan. His wrister was powerful enough to cause troubles for Rynnas. Finnish goalie holds the line!
	14:22	Karpat lost the puck behind their own net, Illes fired from point blank. Rynnas saves it.
	13:57	Karpat's captain Mika Pyorala got into breakaway! He tried to aim for left upper corner of Bartosak's net, but home team netminder was ready for that and saved it!
	13:20	Karpat is stopped in neutral zone, now it's time for Vitkovice to make an attack...
	12:42	Lehtonen wasn't able to hold his leg on blue line, offside is whistled. Game will continue with face-off in neutral zone after a short power break.
	12:11	Karpat is back at full strength. Puck moved to home team zone.
	11:40	Finnish team again sends the puck to Vitkovice zone.
	11:02	Karpat steals the puck and ices it. Good work by Nicolai Bryhnisveen.
"Saarinen has had a strong debut game at this point. Seems to be a good addition." Saariselta erittäin vahva debyytti tähän mennessä! Tuntuu olevan vahvistus. #kärpät #CHLfi — Heikki Hämälä (@HJHamala) August 16, 2016
	10:42	Baranka the slapper from the point, sail wide.
	10:11	Vitkovice have chance to tie the score. Ilkka Mikkola is called for holding. First power-play for home team.
	09:41	Icing Vitkovice, game moves to Karpat's attacking zone.
	09:15	Karpat controls the game so far, Vitkovice can't reach attacking zone.
	08:27	Bryhnisveen fires from the left side, his shot is deflected to the corner.
07:52 SAARINEN - 0:1
	07:52	Goal for Kärpät! Oulu continued their attack and they score for the first time in new CHL season! Mikka Pyorala found JESSE SAARINEN, who got enough time to score first goal for Karpat! Assisted by Mikka Pyorala and Shaun Heshka. Karpat leads 1-0.
	07:35	Huge scoring chance for Karpat! Tuomas Vartiainen got enough time in front of home team net, but he wasn't able to aim into upper corner!
	07:10	Mika Pyorala got around two opposite players and shot on Bartosak. The shot is deflected out of the play.
	06:42	Inaccurate pass by one of Vitkovice's defender. Icing is whistled.
	06:24	Another shot from Vytisk, this time puck is deflected to the corner.
	06:20	Powerful one-timer by Vytisk from the blue line, Rynnas covers it. Game will continue after a power-break.
	06:11	Icing Karpat, face off in front of visitors teams net.
	05:46	Vitkovice continued their attack, it all ended with Rynnas' glove save.
	05:40	Szturc fires a wrister from the left side, it goes wide.
	04:55	Counter-attack by Karpat isn't successful, puck bounced out of the play. Face-off in Vitkovice zone.
	04:20	Quick attack by Kucsera ends with a wide shot.
	03:53	Vitkovice control the puck inside their zone...
	03:17	First Balan, and then on the other side Saarinen tried to shoot on goal, both missed.
	02:30	Home team is back at full strenght.
	02:00	Vitkovice took the puck and sent it to Karpat's zone.
	01:34	Karpat holds the puck in attacking zone, didn't shoot once so far.
	00:57	Another offside by Karpat, Vitkovice are defending well.
	00:45	Ofsside Karpat.
	00:31	Kucsera steals the puck and ices it.
	00:18	Penalty for Vítkovice Ostrava (Olesz – 2 min.).
	00:01	Game started.
		Players are on the rink, game will start in few moments!
		Eight minutes till the new season of CHL starts. Home team Vitkovice will play in blue jerseys, Karpat in white.
Both @hcvitkovice and @OulunKarpatFi are on the ice warming up in Ostrava! 20 minutes or so until f/o #CHL pic.twitter.com/oUVIFYXOxp — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 16, 2016
		Starting lineups: Vítkovice Ostrava: Bartosak (Dolejs) – Krenzelok, Vytisk (A), Baranka, Kovar, Sloboda (A), Klok, Sedlak – Olesz (C), Szturc, Balan – Roman, Zdrahal, Kveton – Kucsera, Kolouch, Vandas – Tomi, Nemec, Illes – Kafka. Coach: Jakub Petr. Kärpät Oulu: Rynnas (Aittokallio) – Heshka, Bryhnisveen, Ronkainen, Hakanpaa, Mikkola (A), Niemela, Makela – Pyorala (C), Lehtonen, Saarinen – Maenalanen, Leskinen, Ruohamaa – Vartiainen, Kalapudas, Kahkonen – Koblizek, Metsavainio, Sailio (A) – Kestila. Coach: Kai Suikkanen. Referees: Konc (SVK), Mrkva – Gebauer, Lederer (All CZE).
Ostrava, Czech Republic, where the new #CHL season starts at 17:30 CET✌ Fotka zveřejněná uživatelem Champions Hockey League (@championshockey), Srp 16, 2016 v 5:07 PDT
		Kärpät Oulu Last years CHL finalist, seven time Finnish champion. Kärpät is one of the best clubs in Europe. Oulu finished last season of Liiga at third place, as they have beaten JYP Jyväskylä in bronze medal match. At semifinals Kärpät lost to Tappara Tampere, who later won the Liiga. Oulu won Finnish championship six times in last twelve years, last season they advanced into Champions Hockey League final, where Kärpät lost to Frölunda.
		Vítkovice Steel One of the founding clubs will play in their third season. Last year Vítkovice made it into play-offs, but they failed in Round of 32. They lost to Tappara Tampere 1-4 and Finnish team advanced into Round of 16. In group stage Vítkovice won two games, twice against Neman Grodno. Team from Ostrava also managed to steal one point from Adler Mannheim, as they lost after shoot-outs. Vítkovice so far played five pre-season games, winning in three of them. But they lost their last two matches before the start of CHL, 3-4 at Třinec and 0-2 against Slovan Bratislava.
		Good evening and welcome to the third season of Champions Hockey League! Four matches will be played in the opening day of CHL, we will follow match between Vítkovice Ostrava and Kärpät Oulu. Game starts at 17:30 CEST.
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 24. Olesz (Kovar, Baranka), 59. Sloboda (Roman, Olesz) – 8. Saarinen (Pyorala, Heshka), 30. Pyorala (Saarinen), 31. Sailio (Koblizek), 60. Kahkonen

Vítkovice Ostrava: Bartosak (Dolejs) – Krenzelok, Vytisk (A), Baranka, Kovar, Sloboda (A), Klok, Sedlak – Olesz (C), Szturc, Balan – Roman, Zdrahal, Kveton – Kucsera, Kolouch, Vandas – Tomi, Nemec, Illes – Kafka. Coach: Jakub Petr.

Kärpät Oulu: Rynnas (Aittokallio) – Heshka, Bryhnisveen, Ronkainen, Hakanpaa, Mikkola (A), Niemela, Makela – Pyorala (C), Lehtonen, Saarinen – Maenalanen, Leskinen, Ruohamaa – Vartiainen, Kalapudas, Kahkonen – Koblizek, Metsavainio, Sailio (A) – Kestila. Coach: Kai Suikkanen.

Referees: Konc (SVK), Mrkva – Gebauer, Lederer (All CZE)

Attendance: 2 359

1st period
	00:18	VIT	2	Olesz
	07:52	OUL	0:1	Saarinen (Pyorala, Heshka)
	10:11	OUL	2	Mikkola, holding
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:42	VIT	1:1	Olesz (Kovar, Baranka)
	29:15	OUL	1:2	Pyorala (Saarinen)
	30:41	OUL	1:3	Sailio (Koblizek)
	33:24	VIT	2	Vandas, roughing
	34:06	OUL	2	Saarinen, high-sticking
2nd intermission
3rd period
	58:23	VIT	2:3	Sloboda (Roman, Olesz)
	59:59	OUL	2:4	Kahkonen
Final