Tappara – HC Slovan Bratislava (Champions League) – ŠPORT.SK

today 20:10 | The hockey players of Slovan Bratislava lost 0:2 in Tampere against the home team Tappara, so they are still waiting for the first points in the Champions League. The Finnish team decided on its victory with two glued goals in the first half. You could watch the match Tappara Tampere – HC Slovan Bratislava LIVE on Šport.sk >>> Champions League – Group C: Tappara Tampere – HC Slovan Bratislava 2:0 (2:0, 0:0, 0:0) Goals: 11 Kelleher (Tanus, Kuusela), 11. Henriksson (Granath, Moilanen). Judges: Barcelo (Fr.), Brännare – Jusi, Pekkala (all Finns), expulsions: 5:4 for 2 minutes, power plays: 1:0, weaknesses: 0:0, 4122 spectators. Teams: Tappara: Heljanko – Kemiläinen, Vittasmäki, Thomas, Tuulola, Seppäla, Matuškin, Jürgens – Merelä, Lehterä, Savinainen – Ojamäki, Virta, Puhakka – Kelleher, Tanus, Granath – Kuusela, Moilanen, Henriksson – Nieminen

Slovan: Hlavaj – Valach, Ackered, MacKenzie, Beňo, Golian, Sersen, Maier – Pecararo, Rapuzzi, Haščák – Fominych, Minárik, Takač – Lukošík, Kytnár, Matoušek – Šotek, Zigo, Török The first period belonged to the home team in terms of play and goals. According to the official record, the guests only had one shot on goal, the home team scored two goals out of 11 shots. From the 2nd minute, the Slavs defended themselves from weakening after the expulsion of Ackered, but the punishment of the same defender in the 10th minute was already punished by the Tampere players, when Kelleher shot past Hlavaj without preparation – 1:0. In just 24 seconds, the home team had a two-goal lead, Henriksson surprised the visitors’ goalkeeper – 2:0. The home team had the game under control in the second period and were especially dangerous in power plays. The Slovanists had the best chance to score in the first half of the match in the 27th minute, but Heljanek was unable to beat him from close range. The Slavs tried to shoot more, but Heljanko thwarted their five shooting attempts in the second period. The visitors tried for a contact goal in the third part, but against the organized game of Tappary, they had a hard time asserting themselves and did not get into advantageous shooting positions. The Slavs could have returned to the match in the 57th minute when they received a 104-second power-play by two players, but they did not surprise the opponent’s defense led by the goalkeeper. In the end, the Slovak champion also tried to play without a goalkeeper, but he could not beat Heljanek.