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Krefeld – Vitkovice 2:0 (end) | Košice – Linz 2:3 (end) | Salzburg – Sheffield 8:1 (end)
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final
HC Košice
2:3 (0:0, 2:2, 0:1)
Black Wings Linz
Saturday 20.08.2016, 19:30 • Steel Arena • Champions League • Group M
     
    Game over. (21:48:19)
     
    59:16
    Ouzas covered a puck by glove. Kosice is still playing 6 on 4.
     
    58:47
    Habal is staying on the bench. Kosice will play with six players.
     
    58:47
    Home team timeout.
     
    58:47
    Penalty for Black Wings Linz (R. Lukas – 2 min., delay of game / freezing the puck unnecessarily).
     
    58:30
    Home players are holding a puck but in defensive zone.
     
    58:00
    Last two minutes left in third period.
     
    57:00
    Dangerous slapshot from the blueline by Fabio Hofer. He shot very high.
     
    56:36
    Linz is playing at full strenght.
     
    55:39
    Penalty for Black Wings Linz (Oberkofler – 2 min., roughing).
    Penalty for HC Košice (Jankovic – 2 min., roughing).
     
    55:35
    Kosice lost first minute of the powerplay. Ouzas is still without save.
     
    54:36
    Penalty for Black Wings Linz (DaSilva – 2 min., high-sticking).
     
    53:00
    Kosice has a big problem now. Home players have to score because they will lose second match in group stage.
     
    51:00
    Goal for Linz!
    Austrian team converted another chance to score. DAN DASILVA made a beatiful backhand shot. Assisted by: James Broda, Rob Hisey.
     
    50:32
    Great play by Linz. After pass from behind the net, McLean was alone in front of Habal but home goaltender made a good save.
     
    49:00
    Both teams are playing very carefully now. Last minutes was boring.
     
    46:00
    Defenceman Vasicek supported Kosice's attack and made wrist shot.
     
    45:02
    Linz was under pressure. Austrian team has taken a timeout.
     
    45:00
    Soltes made a few dangerous shots in last seconds but all of them missed a target.
     
    43:20
    Linz has a problem with passing from defensive zone and lose a pucks early.
     
    41:52
    Activity is on home side. Dudas tried a luck from the blueline.
     
    41:30
    Linz is playing at full strenght.
     
    40:56
    Bartanus fired from the left circle straight to Ouzas who made glove save.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Four goals in second period. Linz took a lead after Hofer's wrist shot but Kosice scored two goals by Suja and Spilar during one minute. In last seconds of the middle part of the game, Lebler equalized on 2:2.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:30
    Penalty for Black Wings Linz (Broda – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out).
     
    39:12
    Goal for Linz!
    Visitors equalized in the last minute of the second period. BRIAN LEBLER redirected Piche's shot and surprised Habal. Assisted by: Sebastien Piche, Brett McLean.
     
    37:44
    Austrian team was under pressure. Firstly, Nagy made a wrist shot from behind defencmen and after that, Hricina redirected Sedivy's slapshot from the blueline.
     
    36:22
    Fabio Hofer had a chance to equalize. After pass from Robert Lukas he shot only to Habal.
     
    35:00
    Ouzas was perfect in first 33 minutes of the game but he recieved two goals in 59 seconds.
    33:43 SPILAR - 2:1
     
    33:43
    Goal for Košice!
    Home captain Ladislav Nagy found GABRIEL SPILAR in front of the Ouzas a he sent a puck to the net. Assisted by: Ladislav Nagy, Jakub Suja.
     
    33:30
    Broda shot from backhand in big chance, Habal made a great save by blocker.
    32:44 SUJA - 1:1
     
    32:44
    Goal for Košice!
    Visitors played very good in first minute of penalty kill but home players converted powerplay. Goal scored JAKUB SUJA. Assisted by: Gabriel Spilar, Radek Deyl.
     
    31:24
    Penalty for Black Wings Linz (Piche – 2 min., high-sticking).
     
    30:55
    Home players are pressuring visitors. Matejka fired from the left circle, another good save by Ouzas.
     
    30:00
    Kosice was more active in first half of the game but efectivity is on austrian side.
     
    27:49
    Ouzas is the best player of the match. Canadian goalkeeper made 17 successful saves.
     
    27:00
    Visitors had a problems in defensive zone. Mily stole a puck and missed a target.
     
    26:12
    It was a bad powerplay for Linz. Kosice is playing at full strenght.
     
    24:40
    Peter Bartos was on breakaway but Ouzas made another pad save.
     
    24:12
    Penalty for HC Košice (Soltes – 2 min., slashing).
    22:54 HOFER - 0:1
     
    22:54
    Goal for Linz!
    Austrian team is in the lead. After blocked shot, FABIO HOFER took a puck and put it into the net. Assisted by: Brett McLean, Brett Palin.
     
    21:06
    Linz is playing at full strenght.
     
    20:20
    Speedy Spilar surprised Linz's defence and shot from right circle. Ouzas was prepared.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Today's game between Kosice and Linz is still scoreless after first period. Home team had a more opportunities to score but Ouzas showed important saves.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:06
    Penalty for Black Wings Linz (Altmann – 2 min., holding).
     
    16:30
    Piche had a chance to score. He fired from the right wing but Habal made save.
     
    15:30
    Dudas shot from the blueline, Ouzas redirected a puck to safety.
     
    13:40
    Brett McLean was on ideal position to score but Vasicek blocked his slapshot.
     
    12:13
    Deyl's wrist shot from the blueline Ouzas covered by glove.
     
    11:10
    Home team is playing at full strenght. Habal was without save during Linz powerplay.
     
    09:40
    Kosice had a very bad penalty kill in first match against Bern when recieved three goals.
     
    09:10
    Penalty for HC Košice (2 min. – too many men).
     
    08:30
    Hovorka passed a puck to Varga who made quick wrist shot. Ouzas was prepared.
     
    07:50
    Bicek fired from the right circle, another successful pad save for Ouzas.
     
    07:00
    Big chance for Kosice. Spilar was absolutely alone in breakway, Ouzas showed quick pads.
     
    05:07
    Linz is playing in full strenght.
     
    04:00
    Linz was under pressure in first minute of penalty kill but Spilar lost a puck and Moderer went to breakaway. His wrist shot missed a target.
     
    03:07
    Penalty for Black Wings Linz (Hisey – 2 min., tripping).
     
    02:30
    Home captain Nagy sent a puck in front of the net during delayed penalty for Linz. His teamates didn't score.
     
    01:20
    Boltun was back of the net and found Bartanus who shot from the left circle. Ouzas made a pade save.
     
    00:19
    First attack of the game was stopped by referees who saw offside.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    HC Košice: Habal (Kopriva) – Deyl, Vasicek, Sedivy, Jankovic, Dudas, Smach, Matejka – Spilar, Suja, Nagy (C) – Bicek, Boltun, Bartanus – Hovorka, Hruska, Varga – Hricina, Mily, Soltes – Bartos.

    Black Wings Linz: Ouzas (Divis) – Piche, Dorion, R. Lukas, Palin, Altmann, Kirchschlager, Fechtig, Mayrhauser – Hofen, McLean, Lebler – DaSilva, Hisey, Broda – Oberkofler, Gaffal, Loik – Moderer, Spannring, P. Lukas (C).

    Referees: Deweerdt (BEL), Baluska – Korba, Sefcik (All SVK).
     
    HC Košice played first match of new Champions Hockey League season with Bern and lost 3:6. Swiss team was better in all hockey skills and scored three goals in poweplay and three goals in 5 on 5. Club from Eastern Slovakia wants to proceed in knockout phase of CHL and have to win next game against Linz. In previous season, Košice also faced austrian team and won in both meetings (2:1 after penalties, 3:2).

    Black Wings Linz debuted in the past Champions Hockey League season but they finished at last third place in group G. In four matches won only once against Düsseldorf on home ice a lost three times. Austrian club was unsuccessful also in first game of new CHL edition. In front of our fans lost to Bern 1:3.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:30.

    Tomáš Lengyel

    Goals and assists: 33. Suja (Spilar, Deyl), 34. Spilar (Nagy, Suja) – 23. Hofer (McLean, Palin), 40. Lebler (Piche, McLean), 51. Da Silva (Broda, Hisey)


    HC Košice: Habal (Kopriva) – Deyl, Vasicek, Sedivy, Jankovic, Dudas, Smach, Matejka – Spilar, Suja, Nagy (C) – Bicek, Boltun, Bartanus – Hovorka, Hruska, Varga – Hricina, Mily, Soltes – Bartos.
    Black Wings Linz: Ouzas (Divis) – Piche, Dorion, R. Lukas, Palin, Altmann, Kirchschlager, Fechtig, Mayrhauser – Hofen, McLean, Lebler – DaSilva, Hisey, Broda – Oberkofler, Gaffal, Loik – Moderer, Spannring, P. Lukas

    Referees: Deweerdt (BEL), Baluska – Korba, Sefcik (All SVK)

    Attendance: 2071