The end of the third period

Jonathan "Magician" stands strong on the blue line and meets the opponent

A penalty. Jani Puljujarvi 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

various technics are used by Lukas Zaugg, rotating like a hamster on a wheel! Save!

The goalkeeper’s view is closed! Point-blank shot!

A dangerous high-speed attack initiated by HC Sparta - the blue line crossed in the blink of an eye

Occasional defenseman jumps in front of the shooter - carom - Lukas Zaugg leads the puck away with the shield

Every pass is accurate - Rolf Neininger goes for the shot!

HC Sparta forwards gaind the insight of the situation and here they are in the opponent's zone

Birgitte Nimzowitsch leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

Thomas Jorgensen weighed the threat and acted accordingly, closing the angle for a shot

Jean Merz partners put the puck right on the hook… shot!

Joel Winroth gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Joel Winroth rushes towards the cage

Jean Merz wins face-off

Lukas Zaugg catches the puck with his trapper - a perfect save for a slick magazine's cover!

It seemed that from nothing there is a moment at the cage

A sprint drive! Birgitte Nimzowitsch enters the zone

Lukas Zaugg catches the puck surprisingly easy

Practically it is possible to shoot from any position - Oleg Simek aims!

The puck bounces back to the Canadian lumbermans zone

Birgitte Nimzowitsch leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

Lukas Zaugg catches the puck with a trapper

Valentin Fadeev shots!

Valentin Fadeev does a buttonhook. HC Sparta is advancing

Birgitte Nimzowitsch skillfully tips the puck towards the cage!

Goal. 2-6. Birgitte Nimzowitsch

Birgitte Nimzowitsch falling still shoots the cage

HC Sparta forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

Jean-Paul Houle skillfully tips the puck towards the cage!

Goal. 2-5. Jean-Paul Houle

Jean-Paul Houle with the puck popped from the boarder – risky fire blazes at the cage Canadian lumbermans!

Each pass is tape-to-tape, as well as every movement. HC Sparta enters the zone as if by the guidline

Each player of HC Sparta was honoured by presence of the puck after this face-off, as they established a foothold on the opponent's zone. But it didn't come to a shot anyway

A penalty. Eemil Uusivirta 2 minutes

Eemil Uusivirta couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

Birgitte Nimzowitsch is stronger at the spot

Players of Canadian lumbermans initiate the attack

Players of HC Sparta do well defending, leaving no chance to the oponent in their zone

Lukas Zaugg is unfailing!

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Oleg Simek is ready to shoot

HC Sparta players decided to enter the opponent's zone with a dump shot

Jean Merz almost tore the net apart with his shot from the blue line! And the goalie had nothing to do with it

Goal. 2-4. Jean Merz

Jean Merz playfully handled the defender

Forwards of Canadian lumbermans entered the zone of HC Sparta

A crashing hip-check demonstrated by Vinfredo Giacomo

A penalty. Siegfried Freindametz 2 minutes

Roughing by Siegfried Freindametz

Players of Canadian lumbermans were struggling to get to the slot so hard that swept away the cage

Players of Canadian lumbermans start their attack

Each player of HC Sparta was honoured by presence of the puck after this face-off, as they established a foothold on the opponent's zone. But it didn't come to a shot anyway

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

A penalty. Eemil Uusivirta 2 minutes

Eemil Uusivirta couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

Luukas Peitsamo grabs the puck from Marcel Huber

Faceoff in the centre ice, Canadian lumbermans is with the puck

An intense fight broke out at face-off! But however Klaus-Dieter Frenkel prooved to be faster and won it for his team

Lukas Zaugg pressed the puck to the ice and tucked himself up getting ready for a face-off

It's not a child's play to sneak through the defence to the cage - Oleg Simek did it!

Oleg Simek does a buttonhook. HC Sparta is advancing

Squeezed between his own sluggish defesemen, Thomas Jorgensen manages to writhe himself free and press the puck in this mess!

Aron Gunnarsson falling still shoots the cage

Daniel Van Oene shows magnificent stickwork and enters the opponent's zone

A penalty. Klaus-Dieter Frenkel 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Goalie parries the shot, the puck is left on the slot sliding and Lukas Zaugg just falls over it - the puck is not going anywhere

Canadian lumbermans defenders allowed Jean-Paul Houle to shoot

A long bomb across the blue line - HC Sparta is in the opponent's zone

Face-off, Klaus-Dieter Frenkel gnaws the puck out

A penalty. Guillaume LePen 2 minutes

Guillaume LePen gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

Lukas Zaugg manages to move on time and parry the puck

Nicholas Di Medio appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

A long bomb across the blue line - HC Sparta is in the opponent's zone

They won't let the oppent reach the blue-lined frontier

Nicholas Di Medio appears to be the first for a rebounce and sends the rubber disk in the cage!

Goal. 1-4. Nicholas Di Medio

Shot from the blue line!

:is on the blue line, spotts a partner, knock-on. Puck-chasers of HC Sparta entered the opponent's zone

Face-off is won by Birgitte Nimzowitsch

An eager beaver Luukas Peitsamo achieved his goal and ended the attack

Canadian lumbermans attempts to enter the opponent's zone

Vasil Gatt couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Canadian lumbermans is with the puck

A strong flick by Joel Winroth succeds! Goalie didn't have time to react!

Goal. 1-3. Joel Winroth

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Joel Winroth!

Jani Puljujarvi exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

A penalty. Florentin Kudryashov 2 minutes

Florentin Kudryashov couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

Lukas Zaugg! What is the goalkeeper of Canadian lumbermans doing! At full stretch he saves an empty corner of the cage!

It's not a child's play to sneak through the defence to the cage - Nicholas Di Medio did it!

Oleg Simek took the bit between his teeth

Vasil Gatt couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. HC Sparta is with the puck

In a short, slack flick Ake Edelfeldt shots through the goalie.

Goal. 0-3. Ake Edelfeldt

Ake Edelfeldt appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Ake Edelfeldt corralled it and crosses the blue line

Defensemen of HC Sparta put an end to the invasion

In a short, slack flick Nicholas Di Medio shots through the goalie.

Goal. 0-2. Nicholas Di Medio

It seemed that from nothing there is a moment at the cage

Not for the first time Nicholas Di Medio exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

An eager beaver Aristarh Syukosev achieved his goal and ended the attack

Lukas Zaugg weighed the threat and acted accordingly, closing the angle for a shot

HC Sparta played the moment like a good play - Nicholas Di Medio comes on the centre stage!

The defender look worn-out, it's time to change, HC Sparta enters the zone efortlessly

A nice hip-check. Guillaume LePen gained the puck

Thomas Jorgensen put an end to one ow the most beautiful cominations of the day...what profeciency!

Daniel Van Oene shots

Jani Puljujarvi does a buttonhook. Canadian lumbermans is advancing

Forwards spent quite a time thinking the attack over and lost the puck

Lukas Zaugg - a mechanical shoulder movement, nice reaction!

Nicholas Di Medio circles the penalty zone, passes and gets the puck again!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as HC Sparta keeps on advancing

Squeezed between his own sluggish defesemen, Thomas Jorgensen manages to writhe himself free and press the puck in this mess!

Shot from the blue line!

The puck bounces back to the HC Sparta zone

Lukas Zaugg chose low position and luckily covered the corner with the leg pad

Oleg Simek slips between defenders, open for the pass – He gets it!

HC Sparta players entered the zone without a hitch

Players of Canadian lumbermans do well defending, leaving no chance to the oponent in their zone

Players of Canadian lumbermans were unable to infiltrate the zone. Here comes the whistle. We have an offside

An absolutely powerful shot by Nicholas Di Medio and the puck shakes the net of the cage!

Goal. 0-1. Nicholas Di Medio

Partners skillfully brought Nicholas Di Medio to the final shot…

Oleg Simek is on the roll, thinking of no pass enters the zone himself

Thomas Jorgensen managed to get back to the opern corner on time - the puck is locked in

Joel Winroth shots

An outstanding diagonal pass to Joel Winroth and he is already in HC Sparta zone

Just waving by guesswork Thomas Jorgensen found the puck in the trapper

Joel Winroth starts attacking, he gave it, got it – he can shoot!

Canadian lumbermans charges

Jani Puljujarvi appeared to be better at face-off

Loosing track of the puck Thomas Jorgensen lands on his leg pads and does it just in time to block the low shot

Canadian lumbermans players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Aron Gunnarsson shoots

Jean Merz moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

A penalty. Nicholas Di Medio 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

Birgitte Nimzowitsch was a little better at the spot

Jani Puljujarvi overreacted a bit and his pass was easily readable. The puck is lost

Each player of HC Sparta was honoured by presence of the puck after this face-off, as they established a foothold on the opponent's zone. But it didn't come to a shot anyway

Start of the first period