OUL 1:0 VIT | Kärpät Oulu - Vítkovice Ostrava (Champions League)

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final

Kärpät Oulu Finland

1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0 - 1:0)

Vítkovice Ostrava

Friday 26.08.2016, 18:00 • Oulun Energia-Areena • Champions League • Group E

Quite a fierce opening to the season now that Mikko "Mies" Niemelä scored the winning goal in the first home game. On hurja aloitus kaudelle, kun Mikko "Mies" Niemelä ratkaisee ensimmäisen kotiottelun. #Kärpät #CHLfi — Joonas Hentilä (@joonashent) 26 August 2016
	65:00	Overtime finished. (20:20:06)
62:57 Mikko NIEMELÄ - 1:0
	62:57	Goal! A nice tic tac toe from Kärpät. Mikael Ruohomaa passes to Mikko Lehtonen who passes to Mikko Niemelä who scores the over time winner.
	62:20	Olesz leaves the puck for Sloboda who shoots but Rynnäs saves with the blocker.
	62:09	Rynnäs covers the puck.
Game is scoreless, powerplay follows. Ve třetí třetině byly Vítkovice lepší, ale Kärpät udržel nulu #KARvVIT po 3. 0:0 následuje prodloužení #CHL — HC VÍTKOVICE STEEL (@hcvitkovice) 26 August 2016
	60:55	Kveton rings the post!
	60:40	Vitkovice starts behind their goal and brings the puck to the offensive zone.
	60:26	Kärpät moves the puck well. Pyörälä misses his chance, no goal yet.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		Overtime is 5 minutes three on three.
		Dolejs has only one save in the last period. Rynnäs with nine saves.
		Game is tied after three periods. Overtime begins soon. Kärpät assures the playoff spot getting at least a one point.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:45	Vitkovice gets the puck to the zone but can't get a scoring chance.
	59:11	Two good saves from Rynnäs keep this game tied.
	58:35	Crowd wants a tripping penalty.
	56:37	Penalty for Kärpät Oulu (Sailio – 2 min., roughing). Penalty for Vítkovice Ostrava (Roman – 2 min., roughing).
	56:28	A high flying puck goes to the glove of Dolejs.
	56:28	Vitkovice with good chances from the blue line. One shot saved by Rynnäs with blocker and the other one blocked.
	56:10	The game is being played along the boards.
	55:46	Hakanpää with a forceful hit.
	54:20	Nemec passes to Olesz but he can't get the puck in front of the goal.
	53:55	Vitkovice dumps the puck and get it deep but can't get anything going.
	53:37	Dolejs covers the puck for a faceoff.
	52:20	Neither team can make a good attack.
	52:10	A slow shot from Kärpät goes wide.
	51:45	Kukkonen holds the puck in their own zone and opens with a pass.
	51:41	Rynnäs covers the puck for a faceoff after a save.
	51:10	Vitkovice defender breaks a good pass to Ruohomaa in front Dolejs.
	50:37	The puck goes over the boards.
	50:20	Teams make line changes. Vitkovice holds the puck behind the goal for a while.
	49:36	Kukkonen blocks a shot in a typical manner of his. He shows why he's the captain of Kärpät.
	48:49	Olesz shoots a one timer but Rynnäs saves with the glove.
48:20 Vitkovice do have many chances to score, unfortunately the game remains scoreless. Vítkovice ve druhé třetině zvýšily četnost střelby a zatím chybí jejich výkonu jen gól #KARvVIT po 2. 0:0 #CHL — HC VÍTKOVICE STEEL (@hcvitkovice) 26 August 2016
	48:20	Hakanpää shoots a blasting one timer from a Ruohomaa pass but Dolejs saves it.
	48:13	Hakanpää shoots a wrist shot well over to the fish nets.
	47:30	Kärpät gets away from the pressure in their own end.
	47:00	Vitkovice chips the puck away, no icing.
	46:40	The crowd is angry after a dangerous looking low hit from a Vitkovice player on the blue line, no penalty.
	46:10	Kukkonen dumps the puck.
	45:30	A dangerous looking situation in front of Rynnäs goal. No goal after a couple of good tries. The puck goes along the goal line.
	44:50	Sedlak blocks a wrist shot in front of the goal and looks shaken up.
	44:05	Leskinen takes the puck to the zone but Kärpät can't get a good scoring chance.
	43:30	Crowd is demanding a penalty for Vitkovice for tripping.
	42:58	Now Kärpät can't get from their own zone.
	42:40	Vitkovice pass goes for icing.
	42:10	Vitkovice can't get away from their own zone.
	40:57	Mäenalanen gets a good pass break on the neutral zone.
	40:10	Vitkovice goes on the attack first.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
Same finishing problem comes up from time to time each year? Chances don't seem to come or Kärpät don't score from their chances. Joka vuotinen viimeistely ongelma paikoittain? Ei näytä paikkoja tulla tai viimeistellä paikoista jotka tulevat #Kärpät #CHLfi — Supekki (@MiikkaKK) 26 August 2016
		The game is even after two periods. Rynnäs with 19 saves and Dolejs with 20 saves. Let's hope for a goal or two in the third period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:55	Kähkönen can't get a shot in front of the goal. The puck continues to bounce for a while but no goal.
	39:40	Kärpät throws the puck to the offensive zone.
	39:10	Good forechecking by Vitkovice.
	38:10	Kärpä can't get the puck over the neutral zone.
	36:50	Niemelä misses the puck with an open goal in front of him after a good crossing pass.
	36:10	Sailio takes a good hit from Vitkovice player.
	35:38	Rynnäs closes the puck after a good save.
	35:20	Ronkainen blocks a strong slapshot from a defender.
	34:59	Vitkovice goes on attack after a turnover.
	34:42	Two good saves from Rynnäs in a row.
	34:23	Niemelä shoots and Dolejs saves with his glove.
	34:10	Lehtonen skates fast to the zone but loses his helmet.
	34:00	Rynnäs saves an easy shot from the side.
	33:05	Vitkovice defender shoots over the goal.
	33:00	Sailio gets the puck to the offensive zone. Vitkovice clears and goes on attack.
	32:42	Teams aren't getting very good scoring chances.
	32:40	Illes tries to shoot from between his legs, Rynnäs saves easily.
	32:10	Away team gets the puck to the zone.
	31:50	Kärpät can't get a line change going.
	30:59	Pyörälä poke checks a pass in front of his own goal.
	30:30	Pyörälä shot is blocked.
	30:16	Vitkovice is winning the battles near the boards.
	29:10	Vitkovice is playing strong on the neutral zone again.
	28:30	Lehtonen with a nice between the legs trick.
	27:56	A good chance for Kärpät from the slot. Dolejs saves again.
	27:35	Kärpät plays too small on the power play and lose the puck.
	26:40	Good slap shots from Kärpät! Dolejs saves.
Kärpät has brought attitude to this period. Suikkanen has cooked some poisonous soup. Tähän erään on tuotu mukana #asenne. Suikkanen on keitelly myrkkyliemiä. #CHLfi #Kärpät — Teemu Riipi (@teemuriipi) 26 August 2016
	26:20	Vitkovice brings the puck to Kärpät zone
	26:05	Penalty for Vítkovice Ostrava (Zdrahal – 2 min., holding).
	25:20	Vitkovice closes the neutral zone well but Kärpät gets to the zone.
	25:06	A pass from Humaloja to Sailio goes icing. A faceoff from Kärpät end.
	24:32	Mikkola fails a shot on the line and Vitkovice gets the puck.
	23:59	Full strength but Kärpät continues to attack.
	23:20	Olesz breaks away but Rynnäs saves.
	23:05	Vitkovice gets a clear.
	21:59	Pyörälä misses a chance from in front of the goal.
	21:48	Penalty for Vítkovice Ostrava (Sloboda – 2 min., hooking).
	20:40	Vitkovice dumps the puck.
	20:15	Saarinen shoots the puck. A pad save.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		A puck bounces from the back boards in the last seconds but Mäenalanen misses it.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:56	Kärpät passes the puck on powerplay but doesn't get good shots to the goal.
	19:17	Kärpät powerplay is going well. Couple of chances but Vitkovice stands strong.
	18:07	Penalty for Vítkovice Ostrava (Nemec – 2 min. + 10 min. misconduct penalty). Checking to the head.
	17:05	A hassle in front of Kärpät goal.
	16:53	Opening pass from Ronkainen goes icing.
	16:40	Vitkovice with a counter attack, Rynnäs saves.
	16:20	Käpät is holding the puck in the offensive corner.
	15:30	Good hit by Klok!
	15:22	Kveton shoots a wrist shot from the side, Rynnäs saves with the glove.
	15:10	Good chances by Kärpät on four on four. No goal.
	14:53	Penalty for Vítkovice Ostrava (Olesz – 2 min., roughing). Penalty for Kärpät Oulu (Mäenalanen – 2 min., roughing).
The Czechs don't know that if you run around like that in Raksila's "airport" too long, you will get tired and lose all energy. Tsekki ei tiedä mitä tarkoittaa jos juokset noin Raksilan lentokentällä liian kauan,voi hiki tulla ja puhti loppua. #kärpät #CHLfi — Tommi Holappa (@TommiHolappa) 26 August 2016
	13:53	A good chance to score for Vitkovice. Rynnäs got run over by a Vitkovice player.
	13:00	Turnover in the neutral zone to Vitkovice.
	12:20	Vitkovice clears the puck two times in a row.
	11:29	Kärpät powerplay is flowing. Ronkainen shoots two times from the blue line but Dolejs saves.
	10:19	Penalty for Vítkovice Ostrava (Kveton – 2 min., interference).
	10:09	Vitkovice clears the puck but Kärpät is on the attack again. Good slap shot from the defender.
	09:35	Vitkovice ices the puck
	09:30	The game is being played in the corners.
	08:52	Rynnäs covers a bouncing puck in front of the goal.
	07:30	Kolouch with a superb chance but Rynnäs with an even better save!
	06:32	Not a succesful powerplay by Vitkovice.
	06:00	Vitkovice loses the puck on the offensive zone two times in a row.
	05:00	Good slapshot on powerplay!
	04:33	Too many players on ice for Kärpät. Vartiainen serves the penalty.
	04:00	Broken plays on the neutral zone.
	03:30	Hakanpää dumps the puck.
	03:00	Good shot from Baranka!
	02:30	The first line of Kärpät is having a pressuring attack.
	01:31	Vitkovice starts an attak from their own zone and get the puck on the offensive zone. Rynnäs covers the puck for a faceoff.
	01:30	Kukkonen opens but Kärpät can't get over the neutral zone.
	00:53	Kärpät with a scoring chance.
	00:36	Rynnäs covers the puck.
	00:05	Kärpät wins the first faceoff.
	00:01	Game started.
		Welcome to the liveblog of CHL game between Kärpät Oulu and Vitkovice Ostrava!
		Teams are on ice and the game is about to start.
Warm-up. Also on the ice in Finland warming up for @OulunKarpatFi vs. @hcvitkovice #CHL pic.twitter.com/PxVFE4Wd6Y — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) 26 August 2016
		Starting lineups: Kärpät Oulu: Rynnäs (Aittokallio) – Bryhnisveen, Heshka, Ronkainen, Hakanpää, Mikkola, Niemelä, Kukkonen – Saarinen, Pyörälä, Lehtonen – Mäenalanen, Ruohomaa, Leskinen – Kähkönen, Kalapudas, Vartiainen – Sailio, Humaloja, Kestilä Vítkovice Ostrava: Bartosak (Dolejs) – Vytisk, Sedlak, Baranka, Kovar, Sloboda, Klok, Puzic – Roman, Zdrahal, Kveton – Kucsera, Kolouch, Vandas – Nemec, Olesz, Balan – Illes, Gres, Szturc, Tomi Referees: Ohlund, Salonen – Peramaki, Thomann.
		Having won the reverse match-up on opening day in Ostrava, Karpat host Vitkovice knowing that just a point will guarantee them a place in the Round of 32. For the Czechs, who also lost in Krefeld during their road trip last week, they are still yet to get on the board in terms of points and are in need of something to stay in control of their own destiny. "Bounces haven't gone our way so far," bemoaned Vitkovice head coach Jakub Petr of the opening two losses. "We played well in both games, but we need to play consistently the whole game to have a chance to win. We were working on that before the game in Oulu."
Na palubu! #hcv #chl #karvvit Fotka zveřejněná uživatelem HC VÍTKOVICE STEEL (@hcvitkovice), Srp 25, 2016 v 12:40 PDT Vitkovice on the way to Oulu!
		Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 63. Niemelä (Lehtonen, Ruohomaa)

Kärpät Oulu: Rynnäs (Aittokallio) – Bryhnisveen, Heshka, Ronkainen, Hakanpää, Mikkola, Niemelä, Kukkonen – Saarinen, Pyörälä, Lehtonen – Mäenalanen, Ruohomaa, Leskinen – Kähkönen, Kalapudas, Vartiainen – Sailio, Humaloja, Kestilä

Vítkovice Ostrava: Dolejs (Bartosak) – Vytisk, Sedlak, Baranka, Kovar, Sloboda, Klok, Puzic – Roman, Zdrahal, Kveton – Kucsera, Kolouch, Vandas – Nemec, Olesz, Balan – Illes, Gres, Szturc, Tomi

Referees: Ohlund, Salonen – Peramaki, Thomann

Attendance: 4617

1st period
	04:33	OUL	2 HL	, served by Vartiainen
	10:19	VIT	2	Kveton, interference
	14:53	VIT	2	Olesz, roughing
	14:53	OUL	2	Mäenalanen, roughing
	18:07	VIT	2+10	Nemec
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:48	VIT	2	Sloboda, hooking
	26:05	VIT	2	Zdrahal, high-sticking
2nd intermission
3rd period
	56:37	OUL	2	Sailio, roughing
	56:37	VIT	2	Roman, roughing
After 3rd period
Overtime
	62:57	OUL	0:0	Niemelä (Lehtonen, Ruohomaa)
before shootout