Before the match, Karlovy Vary had a ceremonial farewell to its now former owner Karl Holoubek, but otherwise it was no slouch from their side against Hradec Králové. Mountfield won 3:2 thanks to two goals and an assist from the Canadian Lalancett, and thus won their fifth consecutive win on Energie’s ice. The West Bohemians are waiting for their first point gain after two rounds.
Even Litvínov remains without a point, but he played a balanced duel on the ice of the favored Sparta. After two thirds, he led on shots, and after 50 minutes of play, the score was goalless. But then Polášek, Přibyl and D. Vitouch decided the triumph of Prague 3:0, Daniel Přibyl also recorded two assists for the goal. This is how Sparta got the hang of it after the opening loss in Mladá Boleslav. Jakub Kovář needed 25 saves for the first zero in the Prague outfit.
The most significant summer reinforcement of Vítkovice is in caliber. On Friday, former Brno player Peter Mueller defeated Litvínov with two goals, two days later he scored twice again and led a 4:2 triumph against Pilsen. While the people of Ostrava are 100%, the West Bohemians have zero in the points column.
From the fantastically played matches against Pardubice and Liberec, in which they still led by two goals in the third period, the Kladno hockey players have only two points. Michael Frolík, a member of the Knights, tied the score at 3:3 for Liberec in the 45th minute with his second goal of the match, and Birner was the only one of the nine executors to succeed in separate raids, securing an extra point for North Bohemia.
The hit of the second round was the fight between the favorites for the title – Pardubice and Třince. Although the Steelers led three times in eastern Bohemia, Dynamo always managed to equalize (A. Musil scored twice) and defender Dvořák decided the home team’s win 4:3 in extra time. Pardubice take two points just like on Friday, the champions are still waiting for their first triumph in the new season.
The bronze medalists from České Budějovice are having a wonderful start to the season. On Friday, they surprised with a win against the champion in Třinec, and on Sunday they again swept Brno Kometa 6:2 at home. The hero of the match was the 36-year-old captain of Motor Milan Gulaš, who scored a hat trick against goalkeeper Čiliak.
Mladá Boleslav could not follow up on the initial triumph over Sparta and lost 1:2 in Olomouc. A successful five-minute period at the end of the second period was enough for Hanák, when Menšík and P. Musil scored in a goalless situation. Both goals were prepared by Olesz. Coach Tomajko’s men have six points after two rounds.
2nd round of the Tipsport extraleague hockey |
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Karlovy Vary – Hradec Králové 2:3 |
Goals: 31. Redlich, 38. Černoch – 3. and 36. Lalancette, 33. Smoleňák. |
Liberec – Kladno 4:3 after sam. raids |
Goals: 25. and 45. Frolík, 42. Vitásek, decision. raid Birner – 13. and 39. Aries, 37. Walk. |
Sparta – Litvínov 3:0 |
Goals: 51. Polášek, 53. Pribyl, 56. D. Vitouch. |
Vítkovice – Pilsen 4:2 |
Goals: 8. and 41. Mueller, 31. Chlán, 39. Lindberg – 32. Kodýtek, 46. Kaňák. |
Pardubice – Třinec 4:3 in overtime |
Goals: 6th and 47th A. Musil, 18th Čerešňák, 62nd T. Dvořák – 5th Daňo, 13th Marcinko, 40th Hrehorčák. |
Ceske Budejovice – Brno 6:2 |
Goals: 13. and 60. Valský, 20. Přikryl, 35., 43. and 56. Goulash – 12. Šalé, 36. Horký. |
Olomouc – Mladá Boleslav 2:1 |
Goals: 24. Menšík, 29. P. Musil – 50. J. Stránský. |