51st round ELH: Kladno awaits a playoff, Liberec moved into the top four

Match of the 51st round of the hockey extra league: HC Motor České Budějovice – Rytíri Kladno, March 3, 2023 in České Budějovice. Kladno goal, České Budějovice goalkeeper Dominik Hrachovina.

Prague – Hockey players Kladna are once again waiting for a playoff to stay in the extra league after a year. In the penultimate round of the regular season, the Central Bohemians lost 2:5 on the ice of thirteenth-placed České Budějovice and can no longer leave last place. Liberec advanced to the top four, which will advance directly to the quarterfinals, after a 4:3 win in overtime in Karlovy Vary. The White Tigers took advantage of the hesitation of Hradec Králové, who lost at Sparta 2:3.

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Motor decided the direct fight between the two worst teams in the competition for survival in the sold-out Budvar Arena in the second period, scoring four goals. Jakub Valský, Zdeněk Doležal, Petr Šenkeřík and Filip Přikryl all scored successively. Matyáš Filip and Jakub Klepiš scored for the Knights, but Roman Vráblík had the last word.

On the bench of České Budějovice against his former club, coach David Čermák, who managed Kladno last season, succeeded in a special duel. The Knights will wait for their opponent in the fight for retention, the playoff with the winner of the first league will not begin until mid-April. striker Jaroslav Vlach decided. After the win over Hradec, Sparta kept their hopes of moving to second place, they continue to lose two points at Vítkovice.

Ostrava defeated Brno 5:2, although they were already losing 0:2. They made the decisive turn with four goals in the third period and for the first time in the club's history they broke the mark of one hundred points scored in the long-term part of the top competition.

Leaders Pardubice were not enough for Litvínov, who lost to Litvínov 2:3 at home after separate raids and claimed the third consecutive loss. The defending champion from Třinec won 5:0 in Olomouc, the top scorer of the competition, Marko Daňo, scored two goals. Plzeň lost 2:4 in Mladá Boleslav, but even after their eighth defeat in a row, they are still tenth in the table.

Results of the 51st round of the hockey extra league:

HC Motor České Budějovice – Rytíři Kladno 5:2 (0:0, 4:1, 0:1)

Goals and assists: 27. Valský (Vondrka, Šenkeřík), 29. Z. Doležal (M. Hanzl, Percy), 33. Šenkeřík (Vondrka), 34. Přikryl (Kachyňa, Percy), 56. Vráblík (Štencel, Valský) – 38. Filip (Slováček, Kubík), 45. Klepiš (M. Procházka, Ticháček). Referee: Jeřábek, Šír – Lederer, Lhotský. Exclusion: 3:4. Usage: 2:0. Spectators: 6421 (sold out).

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HC Sparta Prague – Mountfield Hradec Králové 3:2 (0:1, 2:1, 1:0)

Goals and assists: 28. D. Kaše (M. Jandus, Sobotka), 33. Tomášek (R. Horák, E. Thorell), 53. Řepík (Sobotka, Kempný) – 3. R. Pavlík (Zachar), 30. Kevin Klíma (Cingeľ, Blain). Referee: Kika, Šindel – Ondráček, Zíka. Exclusion: 5:8, plus Mikliš – Perret both 5 min. Usage: 1:1. Spectators: 10,645.

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HC Vítkovice Ridera – HC Kometa Brno 5:2 (0:1, 1:1, 4:0)

Goals and assists: 38. Jarůšek (Kalus, Raskob), 46. Grman (Lakatoš, Chlán), 51. Lakatoš (Mikuš), 58. Fridrich (Kalus, Kotala), 60. Jarůšek (Kotala, Kalus) – 17. Pospíšil (Kučerík, Šalé), 27. Šalé (Kollár, Holík). Referee: Hradil, Pražák – Brejcha, Frodl. Exclusion: 3:3. Usage: 1:1. Spectators: 7925.

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HC Energie Karlovy Vary – White Tigers Liberec 3:4 in overtime. (0:1, 1:2, 2:0 – 0:1)

Goals and assists: 25. Havlín (Černoch, Jiskra), 51. Havlín (Dlapa, O. Beránek), 58. Gríger (Havlín, Dlapa) – 7. Ordoš (P. Jelínek, Rychlovský), 33. Dlouhý (A. Najman, Šír), 38. Flynn (A. Najman, Balinskis), 64. J. Vlach (Balinskis). Referee: Hejduk, Kvétoň – Gerát, Hynek. Exclusion: 3:2. Usage: 1:1. Viewers: 3386.

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BK Mladá Boleslav – HC Škoda Plzeň 4:2 (1:0, 2:1, 1:1)

Goals and assists: 15. O. Roman ( Malát, Lantoši), 22. Fořt (Söderlund), 29. Bernad (O. Roman, Malát), 59. J. Stránský (Lunter) – 22. Pour (Blomstrand, Kremláček), 53. Hrabík (Zámorský, Holešinský). Referees: Úlehla, Veselý – Klouček, Šimánek. Exclusion: 5:3, in addition Šmerha (Ml. Boleslav) 5 min. and until the end of the match. Usage: 1:0. Spectators: 2863.

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HC Olomouc – HC Ocelári Třinec 0:5 (0:3, 0:0, 0:2)

Goals and assists: 14. Nestrašil (Daňo, Marcinko), 18. Daňo (M. Růžička, Smith), 20. J. Jeřábek (Kaňák), 56. Daňo (M. Růžička), 59. Chmielewski (Dravecký). Referee: Hribik, J. Ondráček I – Rampír, Rožánek. Exclusion: 4:6. Usage: 0:1. Spectators: 4611.

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HC Dynamo Pardubice – HC Verva Litvínov 2:3 after sam. raids (0:1, 0:1, 2:0 – 0:0)

Goals and assists: 45. T. Zohorna (Říčka, Vála), 46. Paulovič (Čerešňák) – 2. Freibergs (Š. Stránský, P. Zdráhal), 23. Hlava (Kudrna, Demel), decisive sam. raid P. Reluctant. Referee: Mrkva, Obadal – Hlavatý, Axman. Exclusion: 4:6. No use. Viewers: 9309.

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