Standing ovation for Sparta!

The last minute of the game is here!

So here it is! Nedomlel and Blum fought behind the net. But Blum ended on the ground way to quickly, so Nedomlel didn¨t have enough time to start a real fight.

And now another fight in the circle. The blood is boiling in Bern players' heads.

Svrcek was almost fighting with Bodenmann, but referee stopped it.

Nothing has changed in last ten minutes. Sparta still controls the game, borrows the puck to Bern only time to time.

Despite the score, Bern's fans are enjoying the game quite loudly. Now they're jumping.

Today's attendance is 6073.

That's not definitely the game what Bern needs. Swiss team can't even get the puck under control.

Scherwey looks ready to play maybe way to much physical game. In a short time he hit two Sparta's players without a puck.

Sparta is on fire! The game is mainly in front of Genoni.

Genoni with a save. He just stopped the puck on the ice.

Piskacek on the ice. His penalty didn¨t cause any demage...

No step further! said Nedomlel and stopped Arcobello with a bodycheck.

Sparta is more active so far in the third period. Bern has one shot on goal, Sparta three.

And another try which almost looked like a goal. But Hlinka¨s shot jumped over the net.

As mikus was already on the ice, Vrana get himself in a good position and tried his luck. But aimed only to the side of the net.

Bern in front of Popperle, but Moser's shot didn't went in through the traffic in front of him.

And Kumstat is doing the same.

Vrana cleans the puck from the zone.

Blum fires a shot from the blue line. Popperle stays solid.

The puck is in the neutral zone, where Sparta waits for Bern to come.

Vrana started the period with a shot on Genoni's glove. Not a problem for Swiss goalie.

Pad save for Genoni after Eminger's shot from the left.

Noreau is on the ice. The PP is over.

Sparta still with a PP.

Sparta has quite long two-man advantage!

Mikus with a blaster from the blue line, but this time it went high up.

Cingel with an individual try in the offensive zone, but it didn¨t bring any success.

So the aggregate score is tied again. Now it's 2-2.

Good break-away situation for Bern, which was unfortunately stopped with an offside.

But there will be another one for Sparta. Popperle is on the bench, Sparta playing with four skaters.

PP is over.

Blaster from Kudrna means only another save by Genoni.

And still nosuper chance for Sparta. Only open shot.

Sparta started the PP badly as Mikus lost the puck on the blue line.

The puck is mostly along the boardings.

Genoni in a not-a-goalie-position. But Sparta didn't pass well so no advantage from this situation.

The game stops after Popperle's save.

No serious action in this section of the game. Only couple of mistakes in the neutral zone.

Genoni didn't know where the puck was. He just froze in the net waiting where the puck appears. But it was behind his net.

Fortunately the game continues with the speed from the first period.

Pluss was in a good position for rebound in front of Popperle, but there was no space near the right post.

Just for information the aggregate score is 1-1.

Puck is behind Sparta's net where continues the fight for it.

One minute left on the first period.

Icing Bern.

Sparta was little bit longer in front of Genoni, but after Mikus's bad shot from the blue line, the puck went out of the zone.

But players are just skating all around the ice rink and no shots are coming.

It's wuite up and down hockey right now.

Another scramble in Popperle's crease.

Arcobello falls down on the blue line but Sparta wasn't able to take an advantage from this situation.

Couple of mistakes in Sparta's defence. But nothing serious happened.

Lasch ends in Popperle's goal crease after couple of hits from Sparta's defenders. It's quite tough game today.

Untersander sent an easy shot from the blue line, but Popperle's glove was ready.

But after Sparta's contra-attack Bern was forced to send the puck on icing.

Scramble in front of Genoni after couple of really good looking rebounds.

Kumstat in a good position. But his shot from open position was blocked right in front of Genoni.

First shot for Sparta. Barinka sends a slap shot from the blue line, bt Genoni hides the puck somewhere in his equipment.

Offside Sparta.

Sparta plays quite physical game. Another hit near Bern's bench by Nedomlel.

Six minutes over and Sparta is still without any shot on goal.

Scramble in front of Popperle again. But referees blow a whistle – attacking player in a goal crease.

Physical game by Prochazka, who sent one of Bern¨s players on the boards.

Another dangerous situation in front of Popperle. Bern is definitely more active so far in this game.

Scramble in front of Popperle. Czech goalie was outside of the goal crease, but quickly stopped the puck which was sliding into his net.

Surprisingly Bern has louder fans in the arena than Sparta. good atmosphere here.

Offside Bern. Faceoff in the neutral zone.

Two saves for Popperle so far. First one after sceering by Pluss, then glove save after Scherwey's shot.

Sparta made it into the zone, but Bern's defence was ready.

Starting lineups:

Sparta Prague: Popperle (Novotny) – Mikus, Piskacek, Eminger, Svrcek, Gernat, Nedomlel, Barinka – Hlinka, Vrana, Klinek – Cingel, Kudrna, Uher – Pech, Kumstat, Forman – Havel, Ihnacak, Prochazka – Cernoch.

SC Bern: Genoni (Aebi) – Blum, Untersander, Gerber, Noreau, Krueger, Jobin, Andersson, Kamerzin – Moser, Arcobello, Rufenacht – Scherwey, Hischier, Pluss – Lasch, Bodenmann, Ebbett – Berger, Reichert, Muller.

Referees: Holm, Nord (both SWE) – Ondracek, Suchanek (both CZE).

Sparta host Bern with the sides all square from last week's first leg. In each of the previous two rounds, Bern have had enough of a lead to tie the return game and advance – however that won't be enough tonight for the side unbeaten in the CHL. Both sides won their pair of domestic games over the weekend, so someone's streak has to go tonight.

“I think being among the top eight teams in the competition is a huge success for Sparta and for all of Czech hockey, but we want to continue,” promises forward Lukas Pech. “There is no reason not to believe we can beat Bern. We have eliminated one of the best Finnish and Swedish teams, so we want to show the Swiss too. We know that we have a chance to go to the Semi-Finals.”

"We know what's going to come at us in Prague. Sparta are a very good team, solid defensively and dangerous at the other end – but we have the qualities to get through," emphasises Tristan Scherwey. "I think it'll be a tight game. We need to stay disciplined and solid at the back, and up top take our chances when they come."

Welcome. Game starts at 18:30.