Sparta had to do without the attackers Michal Řepík and Vladimír Sobotka, who joined the Czech national team before the Channel One Cup. The opening act did not bring a goal and the home team did not even use a power play during Forman’s penalty to open the score.
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Ludwig Larsson’s foul offered the Praguers the first numerical advantage in the 24th minute, but they did not lose out on the loss they made in the opening duel last week. Sparta resisted Tom’s punishment. Halfway through the match, Strand had the opportunity to get ahead of Rifalka, but he held his team.
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Dvořák immediately went punching for an elbow foul for two plus two minutes, but Sparta had the first chance to weaken. The lone Tomáš Jandus did not mature on the goalkeeper Rögle and then held on to Pražany Salák, who mainly eliminated Everberg’s opportunity.
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The score was not opened until 43:49 by American Ferguson, who, during Doležal’s disqualification after the Gelinas shot, headed from the stop from the right circle to the exposed goal. In the 47th minute, he also relaxed on the right circle of Forman via Sunda and hit the exact opposite upper corner of the goal. Sparta continued to fight for hope, but did not succeed in Wallinder’s expulsion.
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Six and a half minutes before the end, the people of Prague started to play power play and in the time of 54:54 the puck knocked into the empty goal of Chlapík. He then pushed back from the right circle 87 seconds before the end, but Sparta did not see another goal that would force extra time.
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| Champions League hockey quarterfinal match: |
| Rögle BK – HC Sparta Prague 1: 3 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 3) |
| Goals and recordings: 44. Ferguson (Gélinas, Kelleher) – 47. M. Forman (E. Thorell, Matuškin), 55. Chlapík (M. Jandus, T. Pavelka), 59. Chlapík (M. Jandus, Polášek). Judges: Kaukokari, Vikman (both Finnish) – Lundgren, Nyqvist (both Swedish). Exclusion: 3: 6. Utilization: 1: 0. Attendance: 3442. First match: 5: 2, advanced by Rögle. |
| Rögle: Rifalk – Ekestahl Jonsson, Gélinas, L. Jonsson, Wallinder, Sund, Johannesson, McKiernan – Bristedt, Larsson, Everberg – Kasper, Ferguson, Brithén – Kelleher, Sjögren, Edström – O. Johnsson, O. Tärnström, L. Sjödin – Stromgren. Coach: Abbott. |
| Sparta: Salak – M. Jandus, Matuskin, Tomov, Polasek, Miklis, T. Pavelka, Tomas Dvorak – Prymula, Chlapik, Buchtele – Pribyl, D. Vitouch, E. Thorell – M. Forman, Z. Dolezal, T. Jandus – Dvoracek, P. Hasek, J. Strnad – Smerha. Coaches: Jandač and Hořava. |
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