The East Bohemians had an 11-day break before entering the playoffs, but in the beginning they were more active against the opponent, who advanced from the preliminary round. However, the guests survived the first weakening and then they became dangerous in the attack zone and they. They tried to make a name for themselves against the well-established defenders of Hradec Králové and checked the readiness of goalkeeper Novotný several times. But he, like his counterpart Krošelj, was attentive.
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In the 17th minute, Koukal arrived dangerously, but he could not open the score in the same way as Ščerbak at the end of the first period. The Russian striker in the service of Mountfield was stopped by a foul by Shoemaker, but the home team did not take advantage of the second numerical advantage.
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Martin Ševc from Mladá Boleslav and Lukáš Cingel from Hradec Králové.Photo: Josef Vostárek, CTK
With the exclusion of Kevin Klíma, Bičevskis was close to the first goal, but Novotný made his attempt. The goalless state did not change until the 32nd minute, when Kelly Klíma took advantage of Krošelj’s obscured outlook and moved the home team into the lead.
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Hradec Králové goalkeeper Filip Novotný.Photo: Josef Vostárek, CTK
Pilař immediately committed the rules and the guests had a chance to equalize, but the nearest goal was Koukal. But he didn’t come to the Slovenian goalkeeper. At the end of the second twenty minutes, Kotal was only inches from the leveling, the puck passing right next to the left pole.
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The Hradec Králové team then concentrated on an attentive defense and waited for a chance to strike. However, the guests were also active and in the 52nd minute they managed to equalize. After Pýchov’s pass, he got behind the defense of the East Bohemian Eberle and overtook Novotný. The Mladá Boleslav striker scored for the third time in the playoffs, scoring only once in the basic part.
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Aleš Jergl and Kevin Klíma from Hradec Králové.Photo: Josef Vostárek, CTK
But Mountfield quickly took the lead back. In 61 seconds, the brother of the first goal scorer, Kevin Klíma, made his mark on the bull. The guests were no longer able to cope, during the final power play amplified by the power play Pláněk only hit the bar.
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| Hockey Extraliga Playoff Quarterfinals – Match 1: |
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| Mountfield Hradec Kralove – BK Mlada Boleslav 2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) |
| Goals and recordings: 32. Kelly Klíma (Nedomlel), 53. Kevin Klíma – 52. Eberle (Pride, Ševc). Judges: Pešina, Ondráček – Frodl, Komárek. Penalty: 5: 2. No use. Attendance: 6013. |
| Hradec Králové: F. Novotný – Blain, Nedomlel, F. Pavlík, Kalina, McCormack, Jank, Pilař – Oksanen, Lev, Smoleňák – Jergl, Kevin Klíma, Perret – Kelly Klíma, Lalancette, Ščerbak – Orsava, Koukal, Cingel. Coach: T. Martinec. |
| Mladá Boleslav: Krošelj – Ševc, Pýcha, Pláněk, Jánošík, Fillman, Lintuniemi – D. Šťastný, Kotala, Eberle – P. Kousal, O. Najman, Flynn – Kelemen, Bičevskis, Lunter – Raška, T. Knotek, Grim. Coach: Rulík. |
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