The hockey players of Nitra recorded their third victory in a row. After the triumph over Zvolen (5:1), “Corgoni” moved up in the table just ahead of their Sunday opponent to 6th place. The important characters of the match were the striker Samuel Buček from Nitra, who scored twice and reached the goal of 20 goals.
Czech goalkeeper Libor Kašík kept the team alive with a key save at the end of the second period, as well as a spectacular catch in the style of Dominik Hašek.
In the first part of the game, the home team benefited mainly from the shooting activity, when they outshot the opponent in the ratio of 14:7. Stephen Harper and Samuel Buček ensured Nitra’s lead with two goals. Since the beginning of the season, the Nitra team has been looking for consistency in performance, so at the end of the last calendar year, the Nitra club called for a simplification of the game. The team from Zobor seems to have taken the words to heart.
news-item-description">The hockey players of HK Nitra won Sunday’s match of the 34th round of the Tipos extraliga over HKM Zvolen 5:1. “Corgoni” recorded their third triumph in a row and moved to 6th place in the table, two points ahead of Zvolenčany.
“We try to play more simply, we don’t invent. Even if we want to play with the puck, sometimes it’s not possible. We have to play simply and purposefully, we see that it’s paying off for us. We’ll try to continue doing it.” said Samuel Buček after the meeting. The 25-year-old gunner is the most productive Slovak in the competition with 44 points (20+24) and in the overall ranking of Canadian points, he is second by two points behind the Canadian Olivier Archambault from Spišská Nová Ves.
Buček dedicated his two accurate hits to his poor grandfather. “I think he helped me because he died on this exact day three years ago. I would dedicate these goals to him,” he said. At the same time, the driving force of the Nitrian offensive is expecting an increase, as his wife Viktoria will soon give birth to their first-born son. Buček was therefore prepared for a possible joyful phone call.
“Our custodian Roman Kollárik and team leader Andrej Šatura are monitoring the mobile phone, because soon the wife will give birth. I’m only waiting for the order, I firmly believe that it will come tomorrow, since we have time off, so that I can go with the boys to Spišská Nová Ves on Friday and help them to victory.”
Hašek was remembered in Nitra
The middle part did not bring much excitement, both teams skillfully sent 13 shooting attempts towards the opponent’s goal (6:7). In the scoreless action, only the moment from the final 40th minute caught his attention. Cole Hults got into the goal, but his sharp shot only found its way into the catcher of the Czech goalkeeper Kašík. “I knew I couldn’t get too far over the bar and I was prepared for it, I’m glad it went into the trap,” said the 31-year-old Kašík.
news-item-description">The hockey players of HK Nitra won Sunday’s match of the 34th round of the Tipos extraliga over HKM Zvolen 5:1. “Corgoni” recorded their third triumph in a row and moved to 6th place in the table, two points ahead of Zvolenčany.
The intervention of the Nitra goalkeeper gave Nitra a chance for success, and the players repaid Kašík very quickly, as Buček adjusted the difference to two goals after only eight seconds of the third part of the game. Subsequently, Kašík flashed once more in the 46th minute, when Karol Csányi made a breakaway.
However, the goalkeeper of Nitra read the intention of the Hungarian representative and with a football intervention reminiscent of the times of the legendary compatriot Dominik Hašek, he neutralized another great opportunity for Zvolen. “I have to say about that ‘Hašekovka’ that it was spontaneous, I saw that he wasn’t watching the game and was looking at the ground. I flew against him and then I just laughed at how it turned out.” Kašík added.
In the end, the people of Nitra added two more insurances, when Robby Jackson came through and sealed the triumph of Nitra into the empty goal of Matej Bača during the game without a goalkeeper. The chosen ones are not able to stabilize their performance and have not been able to score fully in five games in a row.
“I think that the result is not too favorable for us. After the second period, we expected a better third period from our side. We wanted to turn the game around. At the end of the second half, we had a very good chance to equalize, which would definitely put us on the horse .
In the third period, we got a quick goal, followed by a long five-minute break. At 4:1, it was difficult for us to catch up with our opponent. The course of the third period spoiled the impression of the one we showed for two thirds,” said visiting coach Norbert Javorčík.
2024-01-08 07:40:00
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