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final
Vítkovice Ostrava
2:4 (0:1, 1:2, 1:1)
Kärpät Oulu
Tuesday 16.08.2016, 17:30 • Ostravar Arena • Champions League • Group E
     
    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.
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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