SPA 1:2 FAR | Sparta Prague - Färjestad Karlstad (Champions League)

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Sparta Prague Česká rep.

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

Färjestad Karlstad

Sunday 21.08.2016, 14:30 • O2 Arena • Champions League • Group O

		Welcome. Game starts at 14:30.
Jerseys for the first home game in CHL this season are ready Dresy na první domácí utkání v @championshockey proti @farjestad_bk jsou připravené. #yersey #firsthomematch pic.twitter.com/AYvoRLAlqU — HC Sparta Praha (@HCSpartaPraha) August 20, 2016
		Hello and welcome to the third game in Group O. This afternoon we will see home team Sparta Prague against Färjestad Karlstad. Both teams have three points thanks to win in Poland against Krakow. Sparta is on the first place only thanks to better score.
Tomas Netik will wear the Cramo Top Scorer jersey Dres @cramotopscorer @championshockey proti @farjestad_bk oblékne místo Jaroslava #Hlinka jeho parťák Tomáš #Netík. pic.twitter.com/XVl2pVClQP — HC Sparta Praha (@HCSpartaPraha) August 21, 2016
		Starting lineups: Sparta Prague: Novotny ( Popperle) – Cajkovsky, Piskacek, Kalina, Svrcek, Hrbas, Mikus, Eminger, Gernat – Vrana, Klimek, Ihnacak – Hlinka (C), Netik, Uher – Kudrna, Pech, Kumstat – Cingel, Cernoch, Prochazka Head Coach: Jiri Kalous Färjestad Karlstad: Haugen (Steen) – Nygren (C), Tollefsen, Holos, Erixon, Enok, Grundel, Leandersson – Nygard, Johansson, Ryno – Aslund, Gulas, Asplund – L. Persson, J. Persson, Svensson – Nilsson, Eriksson-Ek, Eriksson – Steen Head Coach: Leif Carlsson Referees: Kubus (SVK), Pesina – Frodl, Lhotsky (All CZE).
Warm up underway in the @o2arenapraha. Both @HCSpartaPraha and @farjestad_bk on the ice. #CHL pic.twitter.com/8mcpNcEJrU — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 21, 2016
		Starting lineups: Sparta Prague: Novotny (Popperle) – Cajkovsky, Piskacek, Kalina, Svrcek, Hrbas, Mikus, Eminger, Gernat – Vrana, Klimek, Ihnacak – Hlinka (C), Netik, Uher – Kudrna, Pech, Kumstat – Cingel, Cernoch, Prochazka Head Coach: Jiri Kalous Färjestad Karlstad: Haugen (Steen) – Nygren (C), Tollefsen, Holos, Erixon, Enok, Grundel, Leandersson – Nygard, Johansson, Ryno – Aslund, Gulas, Asplund – L. Persson, J. Persson, Svensson – Nilsson, Eriksson-Ek, Eriksson – Steen Head Coach: Leif Carlsson Referees: Kubus (SVK), Pesina – Frodl, Lhotsky (All CZE).
		Both teams are on ice. The game will start soon.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:20	Right after the first faceoof, Sparta went in front of Haugen.
	00:33	Farjestad's attack stopped with offside.
	01:26	Farjestad had puck on sticks but didn't make it through the neutral zone.
Game on in Prague! #CHL #SPAvsFBK pic.twitter.com/nHyI2u5lfA — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 21, 2016
	01:42	Also this attack didn't end successfully. Icing Farjestad.
	02:40	Ihnacak in a great chance. Haugen was laying in his goal crease but Sparta's forward wasn't able to send the puck over him.
	02:51	Brian Ihnacak (SPA) gets two minutes penalty for hooking. First PP for Farjestad.
	03:05	But first Farjestad's attemp stopped with an offside.
	03:45	Sparta plays good in defence. Farjestad has had no shots so far.
	04:43	Erixon with a shot from the blue line. But his attemp went wide.
	04:51	Ihnacak on ice. Sparta plays in full strength.
	05:25	The game continues mainly in front of Haugen.
	06:46	Farjestad in offensive zone. But the puck is only near boardings. No serious shot is coming.
	07:49	Ihnacak tried to send the puck on Klimek on the right wing but his pass was blocked in the middle of circles.
	08:02	Sparta's supporters celebrated the first goal. But Netik throws the puck in the net with his hand.
	08:45	Two big chances on both sides. Hlinka hits the post, on the other side of rink Gulas has an empty net but doesn't aim accuratelly.
	10:26	Farjestad was in front of Novotny, but after few bad passes lost the puck.
	11:05	Now Sparta in offensive zone, but wasn't able to create a shooting position.
I Tjeckien älskar människor all ishockey! #chl- Just nu i Prag o i @svt2 @HCSpartaPraha vs @farjestad_bk @SVTSport pic.twitter.com/nydAsINeMX — Marie Lehmann (@svtlehmann) August 21, 2016
	11:43	Although the tempo of the game is high, the total look from the game is spoiled with many inaccurate passes and almost no good shots.
	12:35	Pech tried to surpirise Haugen with a backhander but Norwegian goalie stays solid.
	13:25	Goal for Sparta! TOMAS NETIK is still on fire Fourth goal in second game in CHL. After bad Farjestad's pass he got the puck, skated among Swedish defenders and sent the puck right in the left corner of Haugens net. Assist: Petr Kalina.
	14:18	Sparta continues with pressure. But this time their attemp is stopped with an offside.
Wow, Sparta.#chl — Andreas Lennartsson (@AndreasLennarts) August 21, 2016
	15:46	Farjestad is trying but Swedish team struggling in offence.
	16:08	Pech in breakaway situation. But his forehand deke didn't succeed althouth Haugen had lot of work with it.
	16:08	Johan Ryno gets two minutes for hooking. First PP for Sparta.
	16:41	Farjestad plays good so fa in this PK. But Sparta is still in front of Haugen.
	17:28	40 seconds left in the PP and Sparta has had no shot so far.
	18:12	Nygard went to attack while Farjestad is playing in full strenght.
	18:49	After a while Novotny stopped the puck. But it wasn't a serious save for sure, only covering the puck.
	19:00	Last minute of the first period.
	19:40	Sparta just controls the game.
	19:54	One more icing in the first period for Sparta.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		It was quite equal period but Sparta has little bit more from the first 20 minutes and deserves the one-goal-leading. Netik's individual attemp was amazing and extremly accurate. Sparta's forward is on fire in the first two games in CHL.
		Stats of the first period Shots: 8 – 6 PIM: 2 – 2
		Next period begins at 15.20.
1st period over in Prague, Cramo Top Scorer Tomas Netik put Sparta Prague on board. Sparta vede nad @farjestad_bk díky brance Tomáše #Netík po první třetině 1:0. @championshockey pic.twitter.com/TDAI79Uv4f — HC Sparta Praha (@HCSpartaPraha) August 21, 2016
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:10	Sparta started with icing.
	20:44	Although one FBK pplayer lost the puck in the offensive zone, Swedish team was able to continue in pressure.
	21:02	Sparta witn icing unable to get from itw defensive zone.
	21:21	Svensson with a shot from the left circle. Novotny catches it with his glove.
	21:36	Offside FBK. Faceoff in the neutral zone.
	22:01	And now Farjestad with icing.
	22:27	Eminger with a soft shot from the blue line. Haugen just sent the puck with his pad to the corner.
	22:54	Ihnacak tried it individually from the left side right in front of Haugen, but Farjestad¨s defence did a good job.
	23:37	Hlinka has a good shooting position but made it even better with a pass on Netik. But instead of shot, Netik sent the puck on Svrcek who didn't expect it and let the puck go to the neutral zone.
	23:37	Alexander Johansson gets two minutes penalty for interference. Second PP for Sparta.
	24:16	But Sparta's PP lasted only 39 seconds. Lukas Klimek gets two minutes penalty for interference.
	24:47	Sparta plays better in 4 on 4 game. Farjestad is under pressure.
	25:00	No Gulas with an attemp, but Novotny covers the puck in his pads.
	25:29	Netik was holding the puck on the blue line that long, that Hlinka didn't stay in the neutral zone and caused offside.
	25:37	Short PP for Farjestad starts now.
	26:16	But also Sparta with five skaters.
	27:04	And another penalty. Joel Eriksson-Ek gets two minute penalty for slashing. Third PP for Sparta.
	27:35	Hlinka¨s bad pass sends Sparta from the offensive zone.
	28:19	Sparta still struggles with staying in front of Haugen longer time. Farjestad plays really good in defence in this PK.
	28:49	Finally now Sparta with a pressure.
	29:04	But it ends now as Eriksson-Ek is already on the ice.
	29:29	Another chance for Sparta. Tollefsen gets two minutes penalty for roughing.
	30:24	But it was Farjestad who had the biggest chance in this PP. Gulas's shot from the left ended somewhere in Novotny's pads.
	31:06	Also this PP from Sparta isn't the most dangerous.
	31:29	Tollefsen on ice. Sparta had maybe one or two shot in the PP.
	32:10	Holos shots from blue line, Gulas tries it to rebound the puck in the net. But Novotny was long enough to find the puck in front of him and send it behind the net.
	33:27	Also Klimek's effort didn't bring any result.
	33:37	Svrcek with a one-timer right after the faceoff. Haugen saves it with his left pad.
	34:59	Gulas sent the puck on the second post where was enough space, but missed it with couple of centimeters.
	35:26	Cingel in a breakaway situation. But his shot went high of the net.
	36:19	Prochazka sent the puck on Haugen who didn't catch. And it was a chance for Cingel for a rebound. But Farjestad's defence was quick enough around Sparta's forward.
	37:55	It's not the best part of this game. No serious shots are coming, both teams are just skating side to side.
	38:41	Finally now is something happenning on the ice. But Eminger's slap shot went wide.
	39:00	Last minute of the second period.
	39:49	Fighting for the puck along the boardings, ut nothing else is coming in this period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Second period is over. We saw lot of powe plays, but no goal. Although both team have more shots, they weren't that dangerous like in the first period.
		Stats of the first period Shots: 13 – 11 PIM: 2 – 6
		Next period begins at 16:14.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:35	Svensson with a one-time from the left missing the net with couple of centimeters.
	41:36	Farjestad starts this period with pressure. Not a big one though, but still plays beter than Sparta.
	42:27	FBK now with an offside. Faceoff in the neutral zone.
	42:57	And now Farjestad with icing.
	43:08	After Ryno's long shot from the left, Novotny makes easy save and covers the puck somewhere in his jersey.
	44:00	Now Gulas with a good attemp. Novotny saves this atcion with a top of his left pad.
	44:52	After Hlinka's good pass Uher was in a breakaway situation, but wasn't fast enough and got caught with one FBK's defenceman.
	46:26	It's not that catching game so far in this period. Moreover we've seen only three shots, all from FBK.
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	46:26	Moreover Nygren gets two minutes penalty for dealying the game.
	46:39	Goal for Färjestad! How easy hockey can be..LINUS PERSSON skated right behind the blueline a fired a blaster. Novotny maybe should have had it. Moreover it was a goal in PK. Assist: Joakim Nygard.
46:39 Linus PERSSON - 1:1
	47:22	And FBK can get into the leading now as Hlinka gets two minutes for triping.
	48:26	Farjestad is playing in full strenght as Nygren is on the ice.
	48:52	But no serious attemp is coming from the visitors in their short PP.
	49:15	Today's attendance is 2962.
	49:22	Sparta slo with five skaters on the ice.
	49:59	Although John Persson was under pressure, he still had enough space to send a dangerous attemp on Novotny.
	51:03	Eminger with a shot from the blue line, but missed the net.
	52:04	Now Enok in front of Novotny, but also didn't succeeded.
	53:03	Farjestad is playing couple of seconds in advantage. Penalty is coming against one Sparta's player.
	53:11	And it's Hlinka again who is awarded with two minutes penalty. This time for hooking.
	53:35	Goal for Färjestad! Great ping pong combination by Farjestad. Gulas on Nilsson, Nilsson on PER ASLUND who just gently tipped the puck in Novotny's net. Assists: Marcus Nilsson, Milan Gulas.
	54:04	And where it the Sparta's leading now? After PK Farjestad scored also in PP and has one-goal-advantage. The arena is quite quiet now.
	55:20	Sparta looks quite harmless. Although Hlinka&co. are trying, their attemps aren't somehow dangerous.
	56:53	The game is mainly in the neutral zone. Farjestad doesn't allow Sparta to make it in the zone.
	57:15	Icing call against Sparta.
	58:00	LAst two minutes in the third period and Netik's one-timer almost made it in the net! It was so close!
	58:05	And another Netik's one-timer.
	58:45	Home team timeout.
	58:58	Novotny on the bench, Sparta in the offensive zone!
	59:23	Farjestad with the puck now near the empty not. But not in a scoring position.
	59:58	Icing Farjestad.
		Game over.
		Game is over. Thanks to a really good game in the third period and one goal in PK and second one in PP, Farjestad gets three points and leads the group with six points in total. (16:49:50)
Tomas Netik scored again but it wasn't enough for @HCSpartaPraha today, @farjestad_bk take the win! #SPAvsFBK #CHL pic.twitter.com/of0micHKzV — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 21, 2016

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 14. Netik (Kalina) – 47. L. Persson (Nygard), 54. Aslund (Nilsson, Gulas)

Sparta Prague: Novotny (Popperle) – Cajkovsky, Piskacek, Kalina, Svrcek, Hrbas, Mikus, Eminger, Gernat – Vrana, Klimek, Ihnacak – Hlinka (C), Netik, Uher – Kudrna, Pech, Kumstat – Cingel, Cernoch, Prochazka
Head Coach: Jiri Kalous

Färjestad Karlstad: Haugen (Steen) – Nygren (C), Tollefsen, Holos, Erixon, Enok, Grundel, Leandersson – Nygard, Johansson, Ryno – Aslund, Gulas, Asplund – L. Persson, J. Persson, Svensson – Nilsson, Eriksson-Ek, Eriksson – Steen
Head Coach: Leif Carlsson

Referees: Kubus (SVK), Pesina – Frodl, Lhotsky (All CZE)

1st period
	02:51	SPA	2
	13:25	SPA	1:0	Netik (Kalina)
	16:08	SPA	2
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:37	SPA	2
	24:16	SPA	2
	27:04	SPA	2
	29:29	SPA	2
2nd intermission
3rd period
	46:26	SPA	2
	46:39	FAR	1:1	L. Persson (Nygard)
	47:22	SPA	2
	53:11	SPA	2
	53:35	FAR	1:2	Aslund (Nilsson, Gulas)
Final