VIT 5:3 KEV | Vítkovice Ostrava - Krefeld Pinguine (Champions League)

Champions League

Vitkovice – Krefeld	5:3 (end)	\|	Pardubice – Wolfsburg	6:1 (end)	\|	Salzburg – HV71	2:5 (end)
Lugano – Mannheim	4:3 (after OT)	\|	Skellefteå – Vienna	2:5 (end)

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Vítkovice Ostrava Česká rep.

5:3 (3:0, 0:1, 2:2)

Krefeld Pinguine

Wednesday 07.09.2016, 17:30 • Ostravar Arena, Ostrava • Champions League • Group E

What a strong finish by @KR_Pinguine! But in the end it's @hcvitkovice with the 5–3 win, #CHL #VITvsKRE pic.twitter.com/hY25dCYl0s — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) September 7, 2016
		Vitkovice win 5-3 and still have chance to qualify into next round! (19:43:12)
		Game over.
	59:50	Goal for Vítkovice! it's over, Vitkovice score into empty net! Goal is scored by PETR KOLOUCH. Assisted by Michael Vandas.
	59:27	Face off in Vitkovice's zone, thirty seconds left.
	59:12	It could have been all over, but Zdrahal wasn't able to hit empty net!
	58:55	Krefeld is in attacking zone and with six skater of ice!
	58:34	One and a half minute left, face off in neutral zone.
	57:58	Goal for Krefeld! Power play ends quickly as Krefeld scored it's third goal of tonight! Kyle Klubertanz broke his stick while he was taking a shot, MARK MANCARI re-directed the puck straight to the net! Assisted by Kyle Klubertanz and Daniel Pietta.
	57:45	Krefeld plays with six skater on the ice!
	57:41	Visiting team timeout.
	57:41	Maybe one last chance for Krefeld. Rostislav Olesz is called for roughing. Power play for Pinguine.
	57:13	Huge save by Bartosak! Vitkovice's goalie stops shot from Sonnenburg and then even Koziol's rebound!
	57:00	Krefeld has three minutes to score twice.
	56:23	Mueller stops Kveton's rush just as home team's forward entered attacking zone.
	55:56	And nothing is going to happen from this attack as Vitkovice got the puck into neutral zone.
	55:35	Krefeld is in attacking zone, but visiting team is only fighting for the puck in the corner so far.
	54:43	Icing Krefeld.
	54:19	Krefeld is still trying to find a way into attacking zone, but all visiting team's attempts have end in neutral zone.
	53:35	Puck is mostly in Krefeld's zone, Vitkovice are defending well their own blue line.
	52:28	Krefeld controls the puck, but in it's own zone. There is no way how to score a goal from this distance.
	51:45	Quick rush by Krefeld ends with an inaccurate pass. Puck is in Vitkovice's zone.
	50:47	Puck bounced out of the play, face off in Vitkovice's zone.
	50:36	Krefeld had good pressure in attacking zone, but could't taky any shot. Icing Vitkovice.
	49:34	Goal for Vítkovice! KAROL SLOBODA had to take only one shot in this power play to score a goal! Sloboda had enough time and space on the right side, his powerful slapper ended in upper corner of Klein's net! Assisted by Ondrej Roman and Ivan Baranka. Vitkovice lead 4-2.
	49:16	Krefeld has four skaters on ice, Baranka missed another shot.
	49:00	Two slap shots from Baranka, both missed. Krefeld steals the puck and ices it.
	48:43	Huge save by Patrick Klein, who stops Kucsera's one-timer from a good spot!
	48:29	Ondrej Roman hits the post!
	48:07	Home team timeout.
	48:07	5-on-3 power play for Vitkovice! Kyle Sonnenburg is called for cross-checking. 1:09 5-on-3 power play.
	47:34	Klok's bad shot resulted in 2-on-1 counter-attack by Krefeld. Score has not changed, as Mueller missed the puck.
	47:16	Power play for Vitkovice. Christian Kretschmann gets two-minutes penalty for delaying the game.
	47:06	Urbanec fires a wrister from the blue line, Klein deflects it to the corner.
	45:55	The time has come, but it wasn't a successful one. Bartosak deflects it.
	45:34	Krefeld controls the puck in it's own zone and waits for a good opportunity to take an attack.
	44:42	Sedlak the slapper from the point, Klein deflects it.
	44:25	Goal for Krefeld! It's going to be an interesting third period, Krefeld scores for the second time! HERBERTS VASILJEVS got the puck in the area between the circles and aimed for the upper corner of Batosak's net! Assisted by Mike Collins and Marco Rosa.
TOOOOOOOOOOOOR! — Krefeld Pinguine (@KR_Pinguine) September 7, 2016 Goal!
	44:08	St-Piere fires a wrist shot from the blue line, pad save Bartosak.
	43:32	Pietta the wrister from the point, Bartosak deflects it.
	43:00	Rostislav Olesz steals the puck and ices it.
	42:42	Another power play for Krefeld. Petr Kolouch is called for tripping. Two-minute penalty.
	42:20	Krefeld steals the puck and sends it behind Bartosak's net. No icing, so Vitkovice have to start from their own zone.
	41:49	Good opportunity for Zdrahal, his wrister from the right side hits Klein's pad.
	41:10	Home team is back at full strength.
	40:40	Bartosak deflects Umicevic's one-timer. Home team then ices it.
	40:15	Krefeld continues in power play and is already in attacking zone.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Second period is over, we have seen just one more goal. Krefeld scored it's first of this game, VItkovice are still leading 3-1. Third period starts approximately at 19:08.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:50	What a save by Bartosak! Dragan Umcevic had just one job, to send the puck into empty net! But Bartosak saves it!
	39:10	And won't have to in next few minutes. Vitkovice's Ondrej Roman is called for hooking. Power play for Krefeld.
	38:56	Vitkovice are controllig the puck in attacking zone, Klein didn't have to maky any save yet.
	38:26	On the other side, Kurovsky fires a quick wrister. Klein saves and holds it.
	38:11	Little the wrister from the point, deflected to the corner.
	37:50	Bartosak saves a wrist shot from Vasiljevs. Face off in Vitkovice's zone.
	37:33	Pietta's shot is deflected to the corner. Krefeld stays on the puck.
	36:47	Play moved to neutral zone, none of the teams is able to get into attacking zone.
	36:05	Vanda's wrist shot from the blue line is deflected, puck bounces out of the play. Face off in Krefeld's zone.
	35:08	Rush by Kveton, home team's forward fires a quick wrister. Blocker save Klein.
	34:45	Roman's wrister from the left side hit Klein's blocker. Puck the bounced out of the play.
	34:27	Krefeld could have scored for the second time, but Rosa missed the net from a good position.
	33:44	Bartosak saves two attempts from Krefeld.
	33:34	Kretschmann's shot is deflected to the corner.
	32:52	Rush by Vandas ends with a wrister from the right side. Klein saves it. Game will continue after short Power break.
	31:47	And another save by Klein, this time against Sloboda's attempt from the blue line.
	31:35	Now Zdrahal fires from right wing boards, Klein saves it. Face off in Krefeld's zone.
	31:19	Kovar the slapper from the blue line, pad save Klein.
	30:50	Umicevic stopped the puck in the area between the circles and fired a quick wrister. It's a pity for Krefeld, that the puck went wide.
	30:06	Kretschmann fired a wrister from the right side, pad save Bartosak.
	29:17	It's not true anymore, Olesz could have scored fourth goal for his team. Klein made a good save.
	29:02	Puck is mostly in neutral zone, no more attempts so far.
	27:54	Goal for Krefeld! First goal for Krefeld tonight! MARCO ROSA got the puck and fired an precisely aimed wrist shot! Puck went to the upper corner of Bartosak's net! Assisted by Lukas Koziol.
	27:33	Icing Vitkovice.
	27:08	Tomi's shot from the point is deflected to the corner.
	26:48	Krenzelok the wrister from the blue line, sails wide.
	26:21	Klubertanz the wrister from the point, Bartosak deflects it.
	25:41	Roman's shot is deflected to protective net, face off in Krefeld's zone.
	25:10	And again. Vitkovice's power play is over.
	24:52	Krefeld steals the puck and ices it.
	24:27	Klein deflects Sloboda's slapper, Balan didn't manage to rebound it.
	23:55	Now Klein had to stop a shot by Vandas.
	23:32	Shorthanded breakaway by Marcel Mueller! Krefeld's Cramo Top Scorer fired twice, Bartosak deflected both attempts!
	23:09	First power play of the game for Vitkovice. Michael Little gets two minutes for slashing.
	22:25	Quick rush by David Kveton resulted in a huge chance! Kveton got near Klein's net, his wrister was almost perfect. But Klein saved it.
	21:45	And home team is back at full strength.
	21:24	Puck is inside Krefeld's zone, good penalty killing by Vitkovice so far.
	20:48	Krefeld continues it's power play, but Vitkovice could have scored! Kucsera got into breakaway, Klein saved it!
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		First period statistics Shots on goal: 19-9, saves: 9-16, penalties-in-minutes: 4-2.
Die Krefeld Pinguine verschlafen das erste Drittel komplett und liegen verdient mit 0:3 hinten. pic.twitter.com/l5nguVJme2 — WZ Krefeld (@wzkrefeld) September 7, 2016 What a start for Vitkovice Ostrava who lead 3–0 after 20 minutes. Exactly what the Czech side needed.
		Second period starts approximately at 18:22.
		First period is over, Vitkovice are leading by three goals.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:46	Power play for Krefeld. Vojtech Tomi is called for high-sticking.
	19:19	And Krefeld's goalie deflects another attempt, this time a shot from Szturc.
	19:01	Last minute at first period. Illes tried to score with a backhand shot Klein saves it.
	18:31	Both teams are back at full strength.
	17:42	And finally shot from Kovar, Klein deflects good. Good minute by Vitkovice.
	17:30	Klok the slapper from the point, deflected to the corner.
	17:12	Zdrahal tried to re-direct Sloboda's shot, puck went wide.
	16:55	Bartosak deflects Sonnenburg's shot, Klein then saves Kveton's attempt.
	16:31	Fight is over, both players are going to the bench. Adam Sedlak and Marcel Mueller get two-minutes penalty for roughing.
	16:31	Another save for Bartosak. After the whistle there is a small fight between Sedlak and Mueller.
	16:09	Krefeld got near Bartosak's net. Umicevic fired a one-timer from the right circle, it went wide.
	15:27	Puck bounced out of the play as Krefeld tried to get into attacking zone. Face off in neutral zone.
	15:00	Puck moves from the one side of the rink to the other, no more shots so far.
	13:34	Another good looking attempt for Vitkovice! Baranka fired a wrister from the blue line, Klein deflected it up high. Puck then bounced from the glass and almost have fallen to the net!
	13:08	Vitkovice got into attacking zone. Kurovsky holded the puck near left wing board for a while, then he fired a wrister. Klein holds it. Game will continue after short Power break.
	12:23	Play moved into neutral zone, teams are fighting for the puck.
	11:37	Breakaway by Lukas Kucsera! Vitkovice's forward tried to find a spot between Klein's pads, visiting team's netminder stopped this attempt!
	11:06	Home teams is controlling the game, Krefeld has troubles with crossing neutral zone.
	10:10	David Kveton got the puck into the area in between the circles, but he missed it.
	09:58	Another save by Klein, Krefeld's goalie had to stop Tomi's attempt.
09:36 SZTURC - 3:0
	09:36	Goal for Vítkovice! Beautiful action means third goal for Vitkovice! Rostislav Olesz found ROMAN SZTURC, who had enough time to aim! Szturc sent the puck into upper corner of Klein's net! Assisted by Rostislav Olesz and Lukas Kucsera.
	09:19	Vytisk the slapper from the point, just wide.
	08:52	3-on-2 rush by Krefeld, St-Pierre's pass in inaccurate. No work for Bartosak.
	08:25	Puck bounces out of the play, face off in neutral zone.
	08:09	Another offside by Vitkovice, face off in Krefeld's attacking zone.
	07:40	Kurovsky could get into breakaway, but home team's forward is stopped by offside. Power break.
	07:23	Hambly fires a powerful one-timer from the point, Bartosak deflects it.
	06:40	On the other side of the rink, Klein stops Tomi's attempt.
	06:15	And another save by Bartosak, this time against Umicevic's backhander.
	05:47	Rosa the wrister from left side, Bartosak saves it.
05:22 KOVAR - 2:0
	05:22	Goal for Vítkovice! Second goal for Vitkovice! LUKAS KOVAR got the puck near the blue line and fired a perfect wrister! Puck bounced from the post to the net! Unassisted.
	04:42	Tomi's rush ends with deflected shot, Krefeld then sends the puck to neutral zone.
	04:18	Rosa got behind Vitkovice's defence line, but then he failed. Rosa aimed for upper corner but Bartosak was ready.
	03:56	Quick rush by Olesz ends with a powefrul slapper. Puck goes wide.
	03:36	Orendorz skated into attacking zone, his shot from a very sharp angle was then deflected to the protective net.
	03:16	Another save by Klein, this time against Klok's attempt. Score remains the same. 1-0 for Vitkovice.
	03:08	Klok fires a wrister after he got the puck from Zdrahal. Klein saves is.
	02:26	Work for Bartosak as Vitkovice's goalie had to stop Pietta's shot. No problems for Bartosak.
	02:05	There was a big scramble in Klein's crease, visiting team goalie deflected all attempts!
	01:45	Vitkovice went straight back to attacking zone, but weren't able to take any shot. Krefeld iced it, face off near Klein's net.
01:10 KUCSERA - 1:0
	01:10	Goal for Vítkovice! An early lead for home team! Vitkovice continued in attacking zone and scored for the first time! LUKAS KUCSERA got the puck near the blue line, his wrist shot went just under the crossbar! Unassisted.
	00:54	Sloboda the wrister from the point, Klein deflected it to the corner.
	00:38	Kolouch fires a wrister from a very sharp angle, puck went wide.
	00:15	Game has just started and we've already seen action. Krefeld had two shots, Bartosak remains perfect.
	00:01	Game started.
		Both teams have entered the rink, the game is about to start! Vitkovice will play in blue jerseys, Krefeld in yellow.
Warm-up underway in Ostrava. @hcvitkovice need a win tonight. #CHL #VITvsKRE pic.twitter.com/IEZv3A7KoC — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) September 7, 2016
		Starting lineups: Vítkovice Ostrava: Bartosak (Dolejs) – Baranka, Kovar, Sloboda (A), Klok, Vytisk (A), Urbanec, Krenzelok, Sedlak – Roman, Zdrahal, Kveton – Kucsera, Kolouch, Vandas – Illes, Olesz (C, CTS), Szturc – Tomi, Kurovsky, Balan. Coach: Jakub Petr. Krefeld Pinguine: Klein (Schroers) – Supis, Klubertanz, Sonnenburg, St-Pierre (A), Hambly (A), Little, Hanusch – Mueller (CTS), Umicevic, Pietta – Rosa, Mancari, Koziol – Collins, Vasiljevs (C), Mieszkowski – Kretschmann, Orendorz, Hauner. Coach: Franz Fritzmeier. Referees: Konc (SVK), Sir – Gebauer, Tosenovjan (All CZE).
		Situation in Group E is very clear. Karpat Oulu is holding first place with 8 points and have already qualified for the next stage of CHL. Krefeld is second with 3 points, but only with two games played. Vitkovice have scored only one point so far and have to win in regulation today and hope that Karpat will beat Krefeld in the very last game of this group.
		Good evening from Ostrava! Welcome to another Gameday of Champions Hockey League! Together we will follow match between Vitkovice Ostrava and Krefeld Pinguine from Group E. Game begins at 17:30 CEST.
Alle drin! Boarding completed. #nurderkev pic.twitter.com/EI5a1LcOZ8 — Krefeld Pinguine (@KR_Pinguine) September 6, 2016
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.

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Daniel Ježek

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 2. Kucsera, 6. Kovar, 10. Szturc (Olesz, Kucsera), 50. Sloboda (Roman, Baranka), 60. Kolouch (Vandas.) – 28. Rosa (Koziol), 45. Vasiljevs (Collins), 58. Mancari (Klubertanz, Pietta)

Vítkovice Ostrava: Bartosak (Dolejs) – Baranka, Kovar, Sloboda (A), Klok, Vytisk (A), Urbanec, Krenzelok, Sedlak – Roman, Zdrahal, Kveton – Kucsera, Kolouch, Vandas – Illes, Olesz (C, CTS), Szturc – Tomi, Kurovsky, Balan. Coach: Jakub Petr.

Krefeld Pinguine: Klein (Schroers) – Supis, Klubertanz, Sonnenburg, St-Pierre (A), Hambly (A), Little, Hanusch – Mueller (CTS), Umicevic, Pietta – Rosa, Mancari, Koziol – Collins, Vasiljevs (C), Mieszkowski – Kretschmann, Orendorz, Hauner. Coach: Franz Fritzmeier.

Referees: Konc (SVK), Sir – Gebauer, Tosenovjan (All CZE)

1st period
	01:10	VIT	1:0	Kucsera
	05:22	VIT	2:0	Kovar
	09:36	VIT	3:0	Szturc (Olesz, Kucsera)
	16:31	VIT	2	Sedla, roughing
	16:31	KRF	2	Mueller, roughing
	19:46	VIT	2+2	Tomi, high-sticking
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:09	KRF	2	Little, slashing
	27:54	KRF	3:1	Rosa (Koziol)
	39:10	VIT	2	Roman
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:42	VIT	2	Kolouch
	44:25	KRF	3:2	Vasiljevs (Collins)
	47:16	KRF	2	, delay of game / freezing the puck unnecessarily
	48:07	KRF	2	Sonnenburg, cross-checking
	49:34	VIT	4:2	Sloboda (Roman, Baranka)
	57:41	VIT	2	Olesz, roughing
	57:58	KRF	4:3	Mancari (Klubertanz, Pietta)
	59:50	VIT	5:3	Kolouch (Vandas.)
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