VIDEO: Liiga: Juraj Slafkovský scored the first goal in the final. TPS Turku was not enough for the victory – SPORT.SK

today 20:03 | Slovak hockey player Juraj Slafkovský has completed the first match of the final series of the Finnish top competition. His TPS Turku lost on the ice of Tappara Tampere 1: 2. Slafkovský scored the only goal of the guests. Read also Juraj Slafkovský: I had to improve when I wanted to play in the playoffs. In … He prevailed in the sixth minute of the first period, a rebounded puck got to him and was not wrong in front of the exposed goal. However, Tappara equalized at the end of the first period in the power play and also scored the second goal ten minutes before the end of the duel. Turku also tried a game without a goalkeeper, in which the whole first attack took place, to which coach Juraj Slafkovsky was sent as an extra skater, but they did not manage to equalize. Slafkovský played 18 minutes and 22 seconds and sent one goal shot at the opponent’s goalkeeper. Among the attackers, more than just members of the first formation played. During the whole match, he drove 4.5 kilometers, which is again the most after the members of the first attack. In the playoffs, he has 6 points (2 + 4) in 14 matches. In the basic part he collected 10 points (5 + 5) in 31 duels. The second match of the final is on the program on Saturday from 5.30 pm in Turku. Finnish Liiga final: Tappara Tampere – TPS Turku 2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) / series status 1: 0 / / Juraj Slafkovský played for the guests 18:22 min and scored 1 goal /