Pre-round play off, 1st match: Hradec Králové – Vítkovice
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CUT: Mountfield HK vs. HC Vitkovic Ridera 4:3
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice, the chance of home Eberle was covered by Klimeš
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice 0:1 (12th Auvit)
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice 1:1 (14th Kev. Klíma)
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice 1:2 (18th Rih. Bukarts)
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice, after the end of visiting Barinka there was a push
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice 2:2 (28. Pavelka)
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice, Klimeš from Vítkovice caught both Jergl and Jasper
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice 3:2 (45. Perret)
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice 4:2 (46. Lalancette)
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice 4:3 (54. Percy)
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice, referees agree to Miškář from Hradec Králové
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice, fouls by the home team
The East Bohemians almost paid the price for great indiscipline. They played a total of eight underdogs. “We appealed to it several times, unnecessary fouls greatly affected the course of the duel,” coach Tomáš Martinec was also aware.
Vítkovice led 2:1 after the first half thanks to the power play, but in the second period, instead of increasing the score, it was Pavelka who equalized due to his own weakness, when he pierced the puck in the defensive zone and drove alone to Klimeš. “I didn’t know what I was going to do,” he described. In the end, he made an excellent decision. “The goalkeeper was pretty exhausted, so I tried it this way,” recounted the key home defender.
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice 2:2 (28. Pavelka) Video: Tipsport Extraliga / BPA
At the start of the final period, it looked like the seventh of the last eight meetings would go to overtime. However, Hradec also decided the match thanks to two overtimes used within 38 seconds. “We also fouled unnecessarily,” complained visiting coach Pavel Trnka.
But the biggest problem for Ostravans was the five-on-five game. They were getting locked up with her and they didn’t get a single decent opportunity. This is also proven by advanced data, Vítkovice created chances for 0.32 expected goals when playing in a balanced number, while Mountfield 2.49.
Tázány Trnka, however, did not want to admit for a long time at the post-match press conference that the guests had a problem in this regard. “We were partly under pressure, especially at the beginning of the game, but sometimes we had the upper hand,” claimed the coach. Striker Petr Fridrich was already more critical. “We were able to assert ourselves in the power play, we need to add more goals from the game. We should create more chances,” he said.
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Hradec Králové – Vítkovice, in the match five goals were scored from power plays and one from weaknessVideo: Tipsport Extraliga / BPA
On the contrary, Hradečtí praised the five-on-five game. “We have mobile strikers, we try to be active. This is the right way,” Pavelka realized. “We verified that if we stick to our principle, we can outplay the opponent in a five-on-five game,” agreed coach Martinec.
However, the start of the explosive fight confirmed that the series will be dramatic and intense. And thanks to numerical advantages, at least a decent shootout was already visible. In last year’s semi-final, a maximum of six goals were scored in seven duels, now seven. And they are more satisfied before Thursday’s game in Hradec. “We appreciate the first point. Especially since the victory did not come easily at all,” concluded Martinec.
2024-03-06 21:02:20
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