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CHL gameday liveblog 10.1.

Tuesday 10.01.2017, 18:00Champions Hockey League gameday liveblog
     
    Welcome. The live blog of the first games of the CHL Semi-Finals begins at 18:00.
     
    Tonight's schedule:

    19:00 CET: Frolunda Gothenburg vs Fribourg-Gotteron

    20:00 CET: Vaxjo Lakers vs Sparta Prague
    Fribourg-Gotteron is in Gothenburg . . .


     
    Just 40 minutes away from the start of the Semi-Finals now . . .
     
    So it's just 20 minutes away until Semi 1, Part 1 begins. Can struggling NLA side Fribourg get anything from Gothenburg against Frolunda?
     
    Here we go then, time to start in Gothenburg!
     
    This game is being played at a ferocious pace, with Fribourg giving Frolunda as good as they're getting in the early stages.
     
    GOAL!

    Frolunda take the lead, Nyberg goes top shelf from a tight angle and the Indians lead... been a very even period so far though.
     
    GOAL!

    That didn't last long... a cross-ice pass from Caryl Neuenschwander hits Nyberg and deflects through the five-hole into the net!
     
    End of a frantic period in Gothenburg, where it's tied at one each after 20 minutes.
     
    Back under way in Gothenburg, as we are close to starting in Vaxjo.
     
    GOAL!

    Frolunda back ahead, Mats Roselli-Olsen with a great team goal there from the Indians, while in Vaxjo we are under way.
     
    GOAL!

    Sparta are ahead with just 1:16 gone in Vaxjo! Gernat bats in home for 1-0.
     
    GOAL!

    Frolunda get al lucky one – Henrik Tommernes goes in on Conz, and with the netminder expect the pass Tommernes lets is run into the net!
     
    Fribourg on the PP in Gothenburg, could really use getting one back here.
     
    Nothing doing to Fribourg despite some good offensive pressure towards the end of this period. Just over 10 minutes played in Vaxjo, where Sparta still lead thanks to that early goal.
     
    GOAL!

    Hang on a minute... Sparta have just gone 2-0 up in Vaxjo! Kudurna gets the goal five-hole. The Lakers were a pair down to ZSC in the last game remember, and came back to win.
     
    3-1 Frolunda after two periods then, Sparta are leading in Vaxjo with the horn about to sound there for the end of the first.
     
    Final period under way in Gothenburg, and Frolunda have gone 3 ahead... Mats Rosseli Olsen again!
     
    Starting to look like a long way back for Fribourg now – a point shot from Seb Larsson puts Frolunda 5-1 ahead.
     
    Teams are playing again in Vaxjo btw, no change of score there after two minutes in the middle period.
     
    So Frolunda have a foot in the final after a convincing 5-1 win over Fribourg. In Vaxjo, the Lakers are trying all they can to get on the board but still trail Sparta 2-0.
     
    We're back doing it in Vaxjo, Lakers two goals down and needing something against Sparta.
     
    Inside the final 8 minutes now in Vaxjo, and still Sparta lead 2-0. The Lakers really could use a goal...
     
    GOAL!

    JOSH HENNESSY cuts Prague's lead in half! He beats Popperle between the legs after going behind the goal!
     
    All over in Vaxjo, it's a 2-1 win for Sparta so they take a slender advantage back to Prague.
     
    So that's your lot tonight – but we do it all again in a week's time! (22:47:23)

    Luke Fisher