Košice started the semifinals with a goal à la Demitra. Then Slovan hit – Pravda.sk

The hockey players of Slovan Bratislava won the first semifinal match of the Kaufland playoff Tipos extra league over HC Košice 5: 2 and took the lead in the 1: 0 series. TASR 07.04.2022 19:55, updated: 21:14 Photo: TASR, Martin Baumann Slavonic Milan Kytnár in front of the Košice gate. The second match is scheduled for Friday at 6.30 pm again in Bratislava. 1st semifinal match Kaufland play off TEL: HC Slovan Bratislava – HC Kosice 5: 2 (0: 1, 3: 1, 2: 0)
Goals: 28. Yogan (Haščák, Peters), 36. Jääskeläinen (Takáč), 36. Yogan (Haščák), 50. Takáč (Jääskeläinen), 53. Rapuzzi (Yogan) – 7. Klhůfek (Paršin), 40. McPherson ( Klhůfek, Chovan). Judges: Stano, Novák – Stanzel, Šoltés, suspension: 3: 2, power-ups: 0: 1, weakenings: 0: 0, 5327 spectators.
HC Slovan: Peters – Breton, Golian, Gachulinec, Sersen, Valach, Maier – Haščák, Rapuzzi, Yogan – Jääskeläinen, Harris, Takáč – Matoušek, Kytnár, Zigo – Belluš, Bezák, Chalupa
HC Košice: Košarišťan – Volgin, Šedivý, Snuggerud, Saucerman, Deyl, Romančík, Jacko – Klhůfek, Chovan, Parshin – Pereskokov, McPherson, Bartánus – Rogoň, Slovák, Mrázik – Jokeľ, Havrila, Milý Slovan were the first to score in the match , Kytnár’s unpleasant attempt was uncovered by Košarišťan. Jääskeläinen wasn’t aiming for him either, and Gachulin’s bomb from the blue line just missed the right throat. The Košice team responded with Šedivý’s shot, but the Košice defender aimed only at the upper goalpost. The visitors took the lead 7 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in Klhůfka scoring. The Czech striker put a hockey stick between his legs before the end and this event was applauded by home fans. The guests could immediately win by two goals, but the Slovak did not change the raid and did not succeed even at the finish. Slovan had the best chance to equalize two minutes before the end of the 1st period, but Rapuzzi’s shot from the right side was caught by the goalkeeper. This has already sparked on the ice after almost every fight in front of the goal area. From the beginning of the second period, Košice was a better team. The home team did not manage to shoot even once in the power play and they earned a whistle from the spectators. Košice had a better movement, but in the 28th minute Yašan sent Haščák to escape and Slovan’s striker overcame Košarišťan with a shot between the concrete – 1: 1. Read also Among the legends. Slovan introduced Višňovský to the Hall of Fame From that moment on, the chances waned, both teams defended well. This was true until the 36th minute, when Takáč found an uncovered Jääskeläinen in front of the goal and the Finnish wing sent Slovan into the lead. Only 25 seconds after the goal at 2: 1 scored his second goal in the Yogan match, the end of the second act was still dramatic. In the weakening, Matoušek aimed only at the throat in the clear chance and immediately reduced McPherson to 3: 2. In the third period, it was a fight for every bit of ice. Slovan honestly defended the middle zone, but he also managed to attack. The people of Košice did not get much on the offensive anymore, but their efforts were visible. Read more Slovan – Košice opening semifinals We watched ONLINE However, Takáč’s goal froze them in the 50th minute, Slovan’s striker used Jääskeläinen’s pass and he aimed hard and accurately in front of Košarišťan himself. The steelworkers then had a chance after Chovan’s action, but the guests ‘striker did not push the puck under Peters’ concrete. On the other hand, Rapuzzi soon went into the break, pushed in front of the goal and definitively closed the score of the match at 5: 2. “We played half of the match excellent, then I don’t know what happened. I don’t understand why we started playing something else. We made a lot of mistakes, we gave the Slavs this match. This can’t happen to us because we played well until the middle of the match. “It also happened to us in the meeting with Michalovce. And then it also fell on us like this,” said the defender of Košice, Eduard Šedivý. Read also Jágr scored again in Liptov. Slovana’s coach Andrej Podkonický was more satisfied after the match, but before the second period he had to speak to the players in the cabin. “Košice had a chance in the first period, they scored the first goal. We lost in the middle zone, we were late everywhere. In the second period we already played our hockey and we got Kosice under pressure. We could score 4: 1 and then “We got a goal from the counterattack, but we attacked well even then. But Košice showed its strength and that this series will not be short,” he said. We bring to your attention News, discussions, comments … Join us and follow our FB page Šport.Pravda.sk