Playoff quarterfinals: 5th match Brno – Litvínov
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Brno – Litvínov. a promising finish from Brno’s Marcink
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Brno – Litvínov, stick after an attempt by home Zaťovič
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Brno – Litvínov 1:0 (17. Moses)
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Brno – Litvínov, surgery by Tomek Litvínov
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Brno – Litvínov, home Fleko’s chance
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Brno – Litvínov 1:1 (49. Kirk)
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Brno – Litvínov 1:2 pp (70th Head)
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Brno defender Jan Ščotka knew that he should have handled the situation better before the decisive hit by Lithuanian forward Nicolas Hlava in the tenth minute of regulation. “I expected him to pass, so I tried to stop him. Now I know that I definitely shouldn’t have laid on the ice. But it already happened, unfortunately it was the difference goal. So now we have to do our best to take back the win in Litvínov,” he decided.
He returned to the Komety lineup after a three-game suspension. “Of course he pissed me off, but I accepted him with humility. It wasn’t easy just watching the previous duels. I’m glad to be back, but the defeat bothers me. “Unfortunately, we didn’t help ourselves with power-ups and we weren’t as productive as before with the opponent,” Ščotka regretted.
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Brno – Litvínov 1:0 (17. Moses) Video: Tipsport Extraliga / BPA
He admitted that he was more cautious in his approach to personal fights this time around. “Especially in the middle of the rink, I tried to avoid them. I know that recently, harsher interventions are punished much more severely than before,” he noted.
Ščotka’s foul on Lithuania’s Michal Gut occurred in the opening match of the series in Brno. Forward Vervy has been absent from the North Bohemian team since then. “I learned that he had a slight concussion. I hope he will be fine soon,” he wished him a speedy recovery from a distance.
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Brno – Litvínov 1:1 (49. Kirk) Video: Tipsport Extraliga / BPA
He wonders why the home teams haven’t prevailed so far in this quarter-final series. “It is strange. After all, especially for us, the environment in our arena is a significant advantage. Our supporters are absolutely brilliant. They are our sixth player. We should take advantage of it,” the Ščotka is clear.
He was not surprised that on Sunday in Brno, Matej Tomek stood in Litvín’s goal again, despite the fact that the Slovakian representative was substituted two days earlier in the match in the north of Bohemia.
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Brno – Litvínov 1:2 pp (70th Head) Video: Tipsport Extraliga / BPA
“They probably wanted to bet on the fact that he caught very well for us before. We now have to prepare for the Litvínov match in such a way as to drive him out of the goal again. Then, in the decisive match on Thursday, it might finally come to us at home. Nothing ends, we keep our heads up. We believe that we will return to our hall,” the Ščotka is by no means laying down her arms.
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