Good start by Liberec, however visiting team wasn't able to take any shot.

Sixteen seconds left, game is interrupted. Face off in neutral zone.

Svacina the slapper from the right side, Dolejs deflects it.

Derner skates into attacking zone and fires a quick wrister. Just wide.

Icing Vitkovice.

Visiting team timeout.

One of the attacking players was on crease, game is interrupted. Face off in neutral zone.

Counter-attack by Kolouch, Will saves it.

Svacina the slapper from the blue line, deflected.

Dolejs saves another attempt by Liberec, face off in Vitkovice's zone.

Now Mojzis fires from the blue line, his shot is deflected too.

Simek the wrister from the point, deflected by Dolejs.

Liberec is back at full strength and has four minutes to score at least one goal.

Szturc could have scored his third goal tonight, but this time Will was successful.

Liberec holds the puck in neutral zone, good penalty killing so far.

Huge chance for Radoslav Tybor, Vitkovice's forward isn't able to finish quick rush with a precise shot!

Offside Liberec.

Another save by Dolejs, this time against Ordos' shot. Power break.

Sevc fires a powerful one-timer from the point, Dolejs saves it.

Icing Vitkovice, play moves to Liberec's attacking zone.

Will saves Hudecek's shot, face-off in Liberec's zone.

Now Bartovic fires a wrister from the left side, pad save Dolejs.

Mojzis the slapper from the blue line, too wide.

Liberec is back at full strength. Offside is whistled, face-off in neutral zone.

Icing Vitkovice. 0:1 left from home team's power play.

Sedlak fires a powerful slapper of the draw, Will covers it.

Inaccurate pass means icing by Vitkovice, face-off in Liberec's attacking zone.

And again. Home team has to start from its own zone.

Liberec steals the puck and ices it.

Krenzelok the wrister from the point, just wide.

Puck is in Liberec's zone, Bili Tygri have troubles with Vitkovice's fore-checking.

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Offside Vitkovice.

Kveton stole the puck in neutral zone and sent it toward Liberec's net. Will had some troubles with stopping it, he then decided to cover the puck. Power break.

Sedlak the slapper from the left-hand side boards, sails wide.

Liberec tried come up with a quick answer, but Dolejs is perfect so far.

Offside Liberec. Home team is back at full strength.

Mojzi's shot is wide, Sedlak steals the puck and ices it.

Vitkovice sent the puck to visiting team's zone. Just one minute left from Liberec's power-play.

Simek slapper from the point is deflected to the corner. Liberec still in control.

Bulir fires from the left side, too high.

Another shot from the blue line, this time by Simek. Pad save Dolejs.

Sevc fires a powerful one-timer from the blue line, Dolejs saves and holds it.

Sevc hit the puck with high stick. Play is stopped, face off in Liberec's zone.

Puck is in neutral zone again, good penalty killing by Vitkovice so far.

Tomi steals the puck and ices it, Liberec has to start from its own net.

Less than a minute left in the second period. Dolejs had to stop Stransky's attempt.

Icing Liberec.

Svacina's attack ends in the corner, Dolejs didn't have to make any save.

Ordos fires a one-timer from the area in front of the crease, his shot is deflected.

Zdrahal tries to skate round two opposing players, he fails. Liberec controls the puck.

Two attempts by Simek and Vlach, two good saves by Dolejs.

Offside Liberec.

3-on-2 rush by Liberec, Ordos' pass was inaccurate. No danger for Dolejs.

Another shots by Vitkovice, this time from Kovar. Will saves it.

Kolouch the wrister from the point, goes wide.

Quick rush by Vitkovice ends with Ondrej Roman's attempt! Puck hits the crossbar!

Sevc skates into attacking zone and fires a wrist shot from the left-hand boards. Dolejs covers it. Power break.

Both teams are back at full strength.

Puck is mostly in neutral zone, no shots in last minute.

Sloboda's shot from the blue line is re-directed, puck sails through the crease!

Quick rush by Rudl ends with deflected shot.

Radivojevic the wrister from the area in front of the net, Dolejs deflects it.

Icing Liberec, face off in Vitkovice's attacking zone,

Mojzis the wrister from the point, pad save Dolejs.

Home team is back at full strength.

What a chance for Bartovic! He had a lot of time and space to aim properly, but he missed the net!

Quick attack by Bartovic, Dolejs stops it.

Dolejs had some troubles by finding the puck, but it is all ok for Vitkovice. Home team ices it.

Missed pass and puck is in neutral zone.

Qucik shot off the draw by Radivojevic, deflected. Liberec remains in control.

Puck bounced out of the play, game will continue with face-off in Vitkovice's zone after short Power break.

Bulir to Radivojevic, he then passsed to Sevc. Liberec's defender took a shot from the right circle, Dolejs deflected it.

Play is stopped, referee whistled high stick. Face-off in neutral zone

Liberec is back at full strength.

Liberec steals the puck and ices it.

Home team holds attacking zone, but hasn't taken any shots so far.

Good work by Liberec's players, puck is in neutral zone again.

Szturc fires a one-timer from the point, Lakatos deflects it. Puck bounces into neutral zone.

Liberec is better in first minutes of the second period, Vitkovice aren't able to get from their zone.

Svacina fired quick wrist shot from the area between the circles, is was deflected.

Another shot by Bulir, this time puck was stopped by Dolejs.

Bulir the wrister from the point, deflected to the corner.

Icing Vitkovice.

One last shot in this period, Sloboda's attempt went wide.

And we are back in Liberec's zone....

One minute left in first period. Play moved to Vitkovice's zone again, Dolejs didn't have to make any save yet.

Ordos' shot was blocked, Vitkovice then got into counter-attack. Vanda's attempt went wide.

Icing Liberec.

Zdrahal sent the puck to Will from the neutral zone. Liberec's goalie holds it, face off in Vitkovice's attacking zone.

Quick 3-on-2 rush by Liberec ends with Radivojevic's attempt from the left circle. Puck is deflected to the corner.

Vitkovice's attack is stopped, linesmen whistles offside.

Mojzis fires a wrist shot from the point, blocker save Dolejs.

Two shots by Lakatos from the area in front of the crease. First was blocked, second deflected wide.

Both teams are back at full strength.

Will stops Kucsera's attempt, face off in Liberec's zone.

Radivojevic fired one time shot from the point, Dolejs deflects it. Ordos couldn't reach the puck for a rebound.

Daniel Krenzelok the wrister from the blue line, too high.

Kveton tried to get pass three opposing players, but he failed.

Puck is deflected to the protective net, game will continue with a face-off in Vitkovice's zone.

Kolouch made a mistake in neutral zone, but Liberec wasn't able to get into Vitkovice's zone.

First Jelinek, then Svacina fired from the blue line. First shot was deflected, second stopped by Dolejs.

Roman the wrister from the right circle, deflected wide.

It all ends with Radivojevic's shot from the right side, Dolejs saves it. Game will resume after short Power break.

Liberec holds the attacking zone, but Bili Tygri are not able to find a spot for a shot.

Lakatos tried to find Jelinek, who was standing in front of the crease. The pass, however, was inacurate.

Puck is mostly in neutral zone, we haven't seen and shot in last minute.

Derner fires a powerful one-timer from the point, his shot is blocked by Puzic.

Home team is back at full strength.

Good job by Kolouch in penalty killing. Vitkovice's forward first iced the puck, then he stole it from Liberec's players and held it for a while.

Quick rush by Ordos ends with Bulir's attempt and another save by Dolejs.

Liberec is now in control, however Bili Tygri are playing in their own zone.

Liberec quickly got the puck into Vitkovice's zone. Dolejs had to be very careful as Stransky tried to score from behind the net. Dolejs saves it.

Krenzelok the slapper from the point, pad save Will.

Save by Will, Liberec's netminder had to stop Kucsera's attempt.

Kolouch fired a wrister from the left side, his attempt was deflected to the corner.

Liberec was in the attacking zone for a longer time, it all ended with Bulir's attempt. Dolejs saves it.

Szturc tries to get into attacking zone, but he is stopped just as he crossed the blue line.

Players are on the ice, the game will start after CHL anthem.

Vitkovice will play in blue jerseys, Liberec in white.

CRAMO Top Scorer

Vitkovice Ridera Ostrava

Karol Sloboda – 5 pts. (3 + 2)

Bili Tygri Liberec

Vladimir Svacina – 5 pts. (3 + 2)

Starting lineups:

Vítkovice Ostrava: Dolejs (Bartosak) – D. Krenzelok, Sloboda (A), Vytisk (C), Sedlak, Puzic, Kovar, Rudl – Tybor, Stastny, Szturc – Roman (CTS), Zdrahal, Kveton – Kucsera, Kolouch, Vandas – Hudecek, Illes, Balan – Tomi. Coach: Jakub Petr.

Bílí Tygři Liberec: Will (Kvaca) – Simek, Sevc (A), Mojzis (A), Derner, Janosik, Vitasek, Pyrochta – Jelinek, L. Krenzelok, Lakatos – Ordos, Bulir, Radivojevic (C) – Svacina (CTS), Bartovic, Vantuch – Vlach, Hrnicko, Stransky – Spacek. Coach: Filip Pesan.

Referees: Holm, Persson (both SWE) – Gebauer, Lederer (both CZE).

Liberec holds one-goal lead

Vitkovice were quite close to escaping Liberec with a draw, which would have meant it all would have been decided on their own home ice. Instead, Milan Bartovic's late shothanded goal gives Bili Tygri the advantage over their Czech rivals heading into the last 60 minutes.

“There were lots of chances on both sides,” Bartovic said. “Vítkovice played really well, especially in their defensive zone. They got a few opportunities on breakaways, but Roman Will did well. It’s too bad we couldn’t score in the first or the second periods, but we are still happy about the 1-0 win.”

“The football-like score is almost a tradition for us, as many our games have ended up up lately,” said Vitkovice head coach Jakub Petr. “I’m just a bit concerned with our offensive productivity. We had several odd-man rushes, but could not score a goal. Roman Will did very well.”

The difference is paper-thin, but Vitkovice will have to beat Will at least once in 60 minutes to at least force the series to extra time. The Liberec goalie anticipates a big offensive push on him.

“It is still very close and anything can happen in Ostrava, but we hope we make it to the Quarter-Finals,” said Will.

Good evening from Ostrava! Welcome to Champions Hockey League! Today the Round-of-16 continues with its second games, we will follow match between Vitkovice Ostrava and Bili Tygri Liberec. Game starts at 17 CET.

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