Liberec – TPS 1:2 (2:3 after SO) | Sparta – Cracovia 5:4 (end) | Lukko – Zürich 2:3 (1:2 after SO)
Kärpät – Vitkovice 1:0 (end) | Zug – IFK Helsinki 2:1 (end)
final
Sparta Prague
5:4 (2:1, 2:2, 1:1)
Comarch Cracovia
Friday 26.08.2016, 18:00 • O2 Arena • Champions League • Group O
    Sparta continues to the play-offs, Craiova is out.
     
    It was tough game, but Sparta beated the Polish underdogs and makes it in the Round of 32. For Comarch Cracovia ends this CHL season for sure. (20:20:55)
     
    Game over.
     
    59:07
    Game in front of Radziszewski. He can't even go to the bench so his team can play with six skaters.
     
    58:47
    Cracovia tried to make it in the zone so fast that lost the puck which ends with icing behind Popperle.
     
    58:26
    Sparta controls the game.
     
    58:00
    Last two minutes in the third period.
     
    56:23
    Uher was so active in front of Radziszewski that he ended laying in his crease.
     
    55:30
    Goal for Sparta!
    This guy rocks in CHL so far in this season. TOMAS NETIK scores with his favourite one-timer. This is his sixth goal in CHL this season. Assists: Miroslav Forman, Jaroslav Hlinka.
     
    55:13
    PP for Sparta. Michael Kolarz gets two minutes.
     
    54:22
    This is how you can imagine pure luck. Radziszewski is amazing and also so lucky. Sparta's shots are so close.
     
    54:07
    Huge scramble in Radziszewski's crease. But Polish goalie has the puck under control.
     
    53:49
    Pech from the left now, but Radziszewski's glove was ready.
     
    53:04
    Kumstat tries it with a shot from the right wing, but hits only the pad.
    52:05 Craiova fans enjoyed the match!
     
    52:05
    Today's attendance is 2480.
     
    51:51
    But now with icing.
     
    51:28
    Carovia with five skaters.
     
    50:45
    Cracovia's doing its best in front of Radziszewski and it works. Sparta can't get the puck in a good position.
     
    49:41
    Ihnacak's shot went right in the middle of the net.
     
    49:28
    PP for Sparta. Slabon gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    49:12
    Vrana tried to tip the puck in the net, but Radziszewski stays focused.
     
    47:53
    Sparta was again in the offensive zone, but didn't get the puck from boardings.
     
    47:22
    Gernat with a blaster from the blue line, but Radziszewski made a pad save.
     
    46:42
    Both teams with new players.
     
    45:41
    And it's the same like before the goal. Sparta in front of Radziszewski, but with no serious positions to shot.
     
    44:32
    Goal for Cracovia!
    Absolutely same situation like in the end of the second period. Sparta was still in front of Radziszewski, but then Wromel escaped to a break situation and sent the puck on Popperle. He saved his shot but didn't catch FILIP DRZEWIECKI's rebound. Assist: MArek Wrobel
     
    42:43
    Icing Cracovia. Polish team is under pressure and only sends pucks from its zone.
     
    41:49
    Netik's blaster didn't surprise Radziszewski taht much. He didn't catch it on the first time, but then covered it in his pads.
    Atmosphere in the O2 arena is amazing!
     
    40:48
    Sparta starts again with pressure. Radziszewski covers the puck on the ice.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Next period begins at 19:44.
     
    Stats of the second period
    Shots: 24 – 4
    PIM: 2 – 4
     
    It was an up-and-down period. Cracovia made it tied after two minutes in the secont period, but Sparta has got back two-goal-leading mainyl thanks to 5 on 3 power play. But Cracovia came up big in the last minute, so Sparta has only one goal advantage. It's going to be a hard fight in the third period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:09
    Goal for Cracovia!
    Carovia found Sparta unprepared in its defence. DAMIAN KAPICA got the puck from behind the net and surprised Popperle with a nice one-timer. Assist: Maciej Urbanowicz, Krystian Dziubinski .
     
    39:00
    LAst minute of the second period.
     
    38:09
    Cracovia is somehow lucky. It always looks it must be a goal for Sparta, but Polish defence always saves it.
     
    36:45
    Sparta still with pressure. Cracovia is in defence last three minutes.
     
    35:39
    Sparta is now better team, plays with a speed and lot of body contact.
     
    34:40
    Scramble in Radziszewski's goal crease. After few rebounds Radziszewski saved the puck with his glove.
     
    33:37
    Cajkovsky's shot was blocked high of the net.
     
    33:15
    Prochazka stayd laying in the neutral zone. Probably with a knee injury. He left the ice and also the bench and headed to the locker room.
     
    32:04
    Cracovia in full strength.
     
    30:51
    Sparta still in PP and Hlinka with a shot. But his one-timer was amazingly stopped by Radziszewski.
     
    30:15
    Goal for Sparta!
    Jaroslav Hlinka tried it from the right wing but hit only Radziszewski's mask. But TOMAS NETIK and when he found the puck in front of him after couple of rebounds, sent it quickly in the net. Assist: Jaroslav Hlinka, Juraj Mikus.
     
    30:04
    And moreover 5 on 3 PP. Novajovsky two minutes slashing.
     
    29:16
    Another PP, now for Sparta. Maciewski two minutes for tripping.
     
    29:15
    Kudrna's backhander found only Radziszewski's chest.
     
    27:58
    Goal for Sparta!
    Sparta is in a leading again. LUKAS PECH was quite agrressive in front of Radziszewski, who didn¨t have the puck under control, so Pech found it and sent it in the net. Assists: Petr Kumstat, Miroslav Forman.
     
    27:23
    Puck is still in Sparta's zone. Even Svitana got the puck to a good position.
     
    26:52
    Sparta under pressure. It almost looks like a power play for Cracovia.
     
    26:29
    But Cracovia is still quite aggressive and time to time appeares in front of Popperle.
     
    25:29
    Nice 3 on 2 situation for Sparta, but Vrana hit only one of the d-men in front of him.
     
    24:49
    Also Kumstat's try wasn't successful. His attemp found only Radziszewski's pads.
     
    24:16
    No Hlinka with a shot on the second post. But also this attemp went wide.
    Craiova celebrates equalizer.
     
    23:05
    Although the goal Sparta is still more active. Especially Klimek.
     
    21:56
    Goal for Cracovia!
    MATUS CHOVAN ties the game. After a nice ping-pong situation he sent the puck on the first net right under Popperle's hand. Assists: Richard Jencik, Filip Drzewiecki.
     
    21:48
    Vladimir Eminger gets two minutes penalty tripping.
     
    20:38
    Sparta starts the second period like the first one. But this time hasn't scored any goal yet.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Next period begins at 18:53.
     
    Stats of the first period
    Shots: 19 – 8
    PIM: 4 – 2
     
    It was really fast start for Sparta in the first period. Czech team needed only one minute to get into two-goal-leading. But then stopped play with the speed, maybe became satistied, so Cracovia got couple of chances to score. And used one after Sparta's mistake in front of Popperle. The score is 2 – 1 for a home team after the first period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:33
    Cracovia with icing.
     
    19:11
    Game was stopped because of high-sticking of one Sparta's player.
     
    18:05
    Vrana with a backhander. But the puck went wide. He was already in quite sharp angle.
     
    17:37
    Sparta in full strength.
    Large group of fans is supporting Craiova today in Prague.
     
    17:24
    And now big chance for Cracovia. Popperle thought he had the puck under his glove, but he didn't.
     
    17:00
    Andrej Kudrna tried it with individual attemp, but didn't succeeded. Radziszewski has another glove save.
     
    15:50
    Cracvia tries to get in front of Popperle, but first attemp was stop with an offside, secont one with icing.
     
    15:37
    Petr Vrana gets two minutes penalty for interference. Cracovia will play PP.
     
    14:33
    It's not Popperle's game today. Another easy shot and so much problems. Now Cajkovsky had to play the puck from the goal crease.
     
    13:55
    Polish fans are on fire now. There are even louder than the Czech ones.
    12:40 SLABON - 2:1
     
    12:40
    Goal for Cracovia!
    Sparta lost the puck in its own zone, so DAMIAN SLABON got it and sent a light shot on Popperle. The puck went right among his pads in the net. Popperle shoudl have had it. Assist: Maciej Urbanowicz.
     
    12:24
    Forman tried it with a one-timer, but he tried so hard, that he broke the stick.
     
    11:56
    Domogala with a shot, but his attemp went wide.
     
    10:51
    Cracovia sent the puck behind Popperle, but without no touch – icing.
     
    10:38
    Both team in full strenght.
     
    09:36
    Hlinka's line now in front of Radziszewski. But no shot.
     
    08:38
    But the PP lasts only 10 seconds and we are going to see 4 on 4 game. Rompkowski awarded with two minut for hooking.
     
    08:28
    First PP in this match. Martin Gernat gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    07:35
    Sparta still in front of Radziszewski. But nothing serious is coming. Looks like Prague team is satisfied with two-goal-leading.
     
    06:27
    Cracovia with a puck in front of Popperle. But no shot is coming.
     
    05:42
    Another save for Radziszewski.
     
    05:08
    Comarch Cracovia can't make it wth the puck through the neutral zone. Always lose it there.
     
    04:18
    Now Poppele touhced the puck for the first time in the period. But moreover it wasn't even after a shot.
     
    03:19
    Sparta still with presure. It looks like that Comarch Cracovia is just waiting for another goals.
     
    02:47
    First save for Rafal Radziszewski. He caught Pech's shot with his glove.
    01:00 FORMAN - 2:0
     
    01:00
    Goal for Sparta!
    MIROSLAV FORMAN now with a shot from the middle of circles. Forman aimed right under the post. Assist: Jaroslav Hlinka.
    00:24 VRANA - 1:0
     
    00:24
    Goal for Sparta!
    Well it was fast. Only 24 seconds in the first period. PETR VRANA found the puck in the middle of circles and sent it on Rafal Radziszewski who didn't see it well. Assist: Brian Ihnacak, Lukas Klimek.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
    Craiova is ready for the game.
     
    Starting lineups:

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

    Comarch Cracovia: Radziszewski (Luba) – Dutka, Novajovsky, Rompkowski, Iberer, Kolarz, Wajda, Dabkowski (A), Maciewski – Dziubinski (C), Svitana, Sinagl – Slabon (A), Urbanowicz, Kapica – Chovan, Jencik, Drzewiecki – Wrobel, Domogala, Kisielewski
    Head Coach: Rudolf Rohacek.
     
    Results in Group O
    Comarch Cracovia – Sparta Prague 2:7
    Comarch Cracovia – Farjestad Karlstad 1:5
    Sparta Prague – Farjestad Karlstad 1:2
     
    It really is quite simple for Cracovia tonight – anything less than a win, either in regulation or after 60 minutes in overtime or penalty shots, or they are eliminated. A win in any fashion for Sparta on the other hand not only ensures they qualify to the Round of 32, but also puts Farjestad through as well.
     
    Hello and welcome to the fourth game in Group O in which Sparta Prague hosts Polish team Comarch Cracovia.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
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    Karolína Antošová

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Vrana (Ihnacak, Klimek), 1. Forman (Hlinka), 28. Pech (Kumstat, Forman), 31. Netik (Hlinka, Mikus), 56. Netik (Forman, Hlinka) – 13. Slabon (Urbanowicz), 22. Chovan (Jencik, Drzewiecki), 40. Kapica (Urbanowicz, Dziubinski), 45. Drzewiecki (Wrobel)

    Sparta Prague: Popperle (Novotny) – Cajkovsky, Piskacek, Eminger, Svrcek, Hrbas, Mikus, Gernat, Barinka – Vrana (A), Klimek, Ihnacak – Hlinka (C), Forman, Uher – Pech, Kumstat (A), Netik – Cernoch, Kudrna, Prochazka
    Head Coach: Jiri Kalous
    Comarch Cracovia: Radziszewski (Luba) – Dutka, Novajovsky, Rompkowski, Iberer, Kolarz, Wajda, Dabkowski (A), Maciewski – Dziubinski (C), Svitana, Sinagl – Slabon (A), Urbanowicz, Kapica – Chovan, Jencik, Drzewiecki – Wrobel, Domogala, Kisielewski
    Head Coach: Rudolf Rohacek