Třinec – Sparta 5:0 (end)
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Oceláři Třinec
5:0 (1:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Sparta Prague
Wednesday 20.03.2013, 17:00 • Werk Arena, Třinec • Tipsport extraliga (CZE)
     
    A great all-round effort by Ocelari Trinec, as they beat Sparta Prague 5-0 to win game 7 and advance to the Extraliga semifinals, where they'll face either Zlin or Slavia Prague, depending on the outcome of the Plzen-Litvinov game that is currently in progress. The game wasn't quite as one sided as the score indicates--the last two goals were into the empty net, but Trinec was certainly the better team this game. Peter Hamerlik gets the shutout--he didn't have a particularly difficult game, but was solid when he needed to be.

    Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): Ocelari Trinec: 10 (35), Sparta Prague 14 (33). (19:34:39)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    58:57
    The whistle goes as David Koci was parked in the Trinec goal crease, faceoff outside. There's really only one thing still to be settled here.
     
    58:44
    Hamerlik makes a save off Daniel Pribyl and then freezes the puck, and we get some pushing and shoving after the whistle. Sparta frustration showing.
     
    58:08
    Goal for Trinec!
    The Sparta net was empty again and VACLAV VARADA hits it for an empty-net, shorthanded goal. Assist: Radek Bonk.
     
    57:07
    Tomas Kloucek called for tripping, though it was more like a hook. Nonetheless, Sparta to the powerplay late in the 3rd.
     
    56:58
    Another Trinec icing. They count well into the double digits today.

    Crowd continues to celebrate.
     
    56:33
    Offside Sparta.
     
    56:08
    Icing Trinec.
     
    55:34
    Goal for Trinec!
    With the Sparta goalie pulled for a 6th attacker, MARTIN ADAMSKY backhanded the puck from the neutral zone and into the empty net to put the final nail into the Sparta coffin. This series is done. Assists: Josef Hrabal, Daniel Rakos.
     
    55:24
    Timeout Sparta, praying for a miracle now.

    The Trinec crowd, announced at 4722, seems to think victory is in hand and is celebrating--they've got the wave going right now.
     
    55:24
    Rachunek with a shot from the boards through traffic, I'm not sure if it got through to Hamerlik or was blocked in front, but then Trinec iced it.
     
    53:50
    At the other end, Marek Pinc stones Erik Hrna on two attempts from point blank, attempting to really put this game away.
     
    52:50
    Big slap shot from Ivan Rachunek, nice pad save by Peter Hamerlik, one of his more difficult ones tonight, though there haven't been many.
     
    51:28
    Another Trinec icing. They're more than content to let the game proceed this way.
     
    50:03
    Icing Trinec.
     
    49:50
    Miroslav Forman takes the puck to the net but Hamerlik gives him nothing to shoot at, and covers the puck.
     
    49:29
    Sicak's centering attempt hits a Trinec skate and slides harmlessly to Hamerlik, who covers.
     
    48:40
    Svoboda cuts in from the wing, pad save Hamerlik.
     
    48:05
    Back the other way, Hamerlik makes the save and covers.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. Ruzicka (Adamsky), 29. Kveton (Peterek), 40. Osrava (Zagrapan), 56. Adamsky (Hrabal, Rakos), 59. Varada (Bonk)

    Oceláři Třinec: Hamerlík (Hrubec) - Hrabal, Zíb, Galvas, Ovčačík, Lojek, Klouček, Kania - Růžička M., Bonk, Varaďa - Adamský, Rákos, Klimenta - Ostřížek, Peterek, Květoň - Hrňa, Zagrapan, Orsava
    Sparta Prague: Pinc (Melicherčík) - Krstev, Sičák, Milam, Gřegořek, Philipp, Jan Hanzlík, Pilař - P. Ton, J. Hlinka, Tenkrát – Pacovský, Broš, Jar. Svoboda – S. Treille, Přibyl, I. Rachůnek – Jánský, Bahenský, Forman - Hovorka, Kočí.
    Referees: Šindler, Jeřábek - Gebauer, Lederer