The Spartans decided on a successful entry into the playoffs with four goals in the second period. David Tomášek signed Sparta with two goals and three assists, the most productive player of the basic part, Filip Chlapík, collected four assists and Erik Thorell also scored four points. Matěj Machovský kept a clean sheet.
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The people of Prague entered the elimination fights thirteen days after the end of the basic part, but there was no long pause in them. Liberec goalkeeper Kváč had to deal with more dangerous situations than his counterpart Machovský, on whom Sparta bet for the start of the playoffs.
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The citizens of Prague, together with the successful conclusion of the basic part, scored the eighth win in a row. The series continues on Tuesday (19:00) again in Prague’s O2 arena.
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The České Budějovice team entered the first extra-league series ten years better than the opponent, at whose expense they reached the quarterfinals in the long run. At the beginning of the second period, they led 2: 0 thanks to goals by Milan Gulaš and Jindřich Abdul, then Juraj Mikuš reduced, but Jiří Novotný, who was acrobatically finishing in the third period, had the last word.
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Mikuš could still get the East Bohemians back to a one-goal difference, but he missed from a good position. In the end, the guests also reached for a long game without a goalkeeper, but even that did not help them.
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The second match is scheduled for Tuesday again from 5 pm in southern Bohemia.
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