Although Vítkovice took the lead for the first time in the series after the goal of the Russian defender Ruslan Pedan, between the 32nd and 34th minute Michal Kovařčík and Marko Daňo reversed the result. Striker Martin Růžička scored the 100th point in the playoffs in his career thanks to his assistance with the winning goal. He scored 49 goals and 51 passes in 116 duels.
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The Vítkovice family went to the fourth duel without Radovan Bondra and Jakub Illéš, while Petr Chlán and Vojtěch Lednický jumped into the game. Třinec coach Václav Varaďa did not reach the team, so the Steelmakers started in the same line-up as on Wednesday.
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The Ostrava residents started better and in the 13th minute Pedan fired from behind the right circle and opened the score with a sharp shot. At the end of the first part, Dej could increase the lead of the home team, but Kacetl was ready.
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Vítkovice’s close lead lasted until the middle of the duel. In the 32nd minute, Kundrátek fired, the puck bounced from the post to the lurking Michal Kovařčík, who promptly inserted the puck behind the trail in the fall. Only 85 seconds passed and the people of Třinec rejoiced again. Daňo stretched around Solovyov, ended his penetration with an accurate shot under the upper bar, and the Steelworkers suddenly led.
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The selection of coach Miloš Holan tried to equalize the score, but in the third part he did not use two power plays. The final game at six without the Trail goalkeeper didn’t even work out. Třinec defended the lead.
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| Hockey Extraliga Playoff Quarterfinals – Match 4: |
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| HC Vitkovice Ridera – HC Ocelari Trinec 1: 2 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0) |
| Goals and recordings: 13. Pedan (Lindberg, Fridrich) – 32. M. Kovařčík (Kundrátek, O. Kovařčík), 34. Daňo (Martin Růžička, P. Vrána). Judges: Hejduk, Stano (SR) – Špůr, Zíka. Exclusion: 2: 3. No use. Attendance: 7525. Final score: 0: 4. |
| Vítkovice: Trail – Solovjov, Pedan, J. Stehlík, Plášil, Koch, L. Kovář – Lakatoš, J. Hruška, L. Krenželok – Bernovský, Lindberg, Fridrich – M. Kalus, Flick, Lednický – Chlán, Bitten, Dej. Coach: Holaň. |
| Třinec: Kacetl – Marinčin, M. Doudera, Kundrátek, D. Musil, Zahradníček, M. Zbořil – Martin Růžička, P. Vrána, Daňo – O. Kovařčík, M. Kovařčík, A. Nestrašil – Hrňa, Marcinko, Svačina – Chmielewski , Milos Roman, Hrehorcak – Dravecky. Coach: Varaďa. |
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