The end of the third period

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 7-2. Dalmazio Carducci

Shot from the blue line!

Ibis players entered the zone without a hitch

The puck hits the pad's edge and almost crosses the cage line - Gorazd Sotak manages to throw it away just in time

Piotr Gawin shoots against the defenseman

A sprint drive! Dagmar Alexander enters the zone

Jonas Pedersen gains the puck for his team

Fantastic play in the frame by Gorazd Sotak! A save!

Shot from the blue line!

Grigorijs Karsums does a buttonhook. Hc Valmieras Vikings is advancing

Gorazd Sotak covers the puck being backed up by a defeseman, making a skate save. He shouldn't have yawned

Bully-off to the right; Dagmar Alexander with the puck – a chance!

Hc Valmieras Vikings cought the opponent on change

Lukas "Hasek" pushes his shield in front of the puck and it flies high up in the air

The players huddled at the cage like in a narrow room – dangerous!

Ibis is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

An intense fight by the board, the puck is sent out of the zone

Dalmazio Carducci played well at face-off, neatly passing the puck to a teammate

Igor Sladok makes a hip-check on the opponent. Neat and tidy!

Gorazd Sotak is the last obstacle for the puck on its way and he's unbreakable - it was parried!

Dagmar Alexander is left alone on the slot!

Fight in the centre, a pass and Stanislavs Brancis is already in the opponent's zone

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

Gorazd Sotak was strong at the base, all caught up and locked in

Finally decided to involve the goalkeeper Stanislavs Brancis into the game – a shot!

Dagmar Alexander took the bit between his teeth

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

Kevin Holmqvist appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

The puck bounces back to the Ibis zone

Gorazd Sotak felt the moment and closed the vavant corner

Margers "Kupaks" flicks from the blue line…

Ibis skipped a beat and Patrice Lalancette is in the zone already

Miroslav Belov leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

Christoffer Turell couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Hc Valmieras Vikings is with the puck

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

Enzo "Aizermen" crossed the entire opponent's zone and was behind the cage, pass to the slot. Dangerous!

On an even keel fowards of Hc Valmieras Vikings rolled into the zone

The puck bounces off from the pad and keeps on rolling just in front of the cage but finally Gorazd Sotak manages to win it over

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Miloslav Shalnov is ready to shoot

An outstanding diagonal pass to Miloslav Shalnov and he is already in Ibis zone

Gorazd Sotak! What is the goalkeeper of Ibis doing! At full stretch he saves an empty corner of the cage!

Dagmar Alexander shots!

Stanislavs Brancis is on the roll, thinking of no pass enters the zone himself

With no visible efforts Lukas "Hasek" parries the puck

Innokentiy Zakrevskiy goes to the cage – swing, shot!

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

Hc Valmieras Vikings players initiate the counterattack. A pass, return and Mogens Achen powers the puck in the cage!

Goal. 7-1. Mogens Achen

Mogens Achen is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Hc Valmieras Vikings players decided to enter the opponent's zone with a dump shot

The puck bounces off from the pad and keeps on rolling just in front of the cage but finally Gorazd Sotak manages to win it over

Patrice Lalancette delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Patrice Lalancette exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

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

Stanislavs Brancis circles the penalty zone, passes and gets the puck again!

A dangerous high-speed attack initiated by Hc Valmieras Vikings - the blue line crossed in the blink of an eye

A penalty. Maris Neretnieks 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

A carom! Goooooaaal!

Goal. 6-1. Stanislavs Brancis

Stanislavs Brancis shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

The defender couldn't reach the puck and stop the pass. What a dangerous misfortune.

Players of Ibis initiate the attack

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

Christoffer Turell loses the puck out of the blue

The cage was empty but some player of Hc Valmieras Vikings stood up in front of the puck. He seemes to have recalled the Tarasov's phrase "Protect the cage!"

Ibis sniper charges from the blue line!

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

A penalty. Guntis "Katlaps" 2 minutes

Guntis "Katlaps" commits a faul

Each player of Hc Valmieras Vikings 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 shot was good, the vision blocked for Gorazd Sotak, but the puck got into a trapper as if attracted by a manget

Dagmar Alexander appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

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

In a short, slack flick Guntis "Katlaps" shots through the goalie.

Goal. 5-1. Guntis "Katlaps"

Every pass is accurate - Guntis "Katlaps" goes for the shot!

Dagmar Alexander built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

After a carom the puck as if reluctantly wanishes between the leg pads. Gorazd Sotak falls on ice and miraculously presses it with his back!

Jonas Pedersen is left alone on the slot!

Kevin Holmqvist exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

A penalty. Desse Morin 2 minutes

Desse Morin breaks the rules

Just waving by guesswork Gorazd Sotak found the puck in the trapper

Hc Valmieras Vikings sniper charges from the blue line!

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Stanislavs Brancis corralled it and crosses the blue line

An extremely powerfull hip-check by Margers "Kupaks". An unfit person could be hospitalized after such a thing. Hc Valmieras Vikings gets the puck

Gorazd Sotak pushes his shield in front of the puck and it flies high up in the air

The players huddled at the cage like in a narrow room – dangerous!

As Mogens Achen entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

Widad Carlsen blocks a powerfull pass with his baton and the puck flies over to the terrace

Gorazd Sotak manages to move on time and parry the puck

Ibis defenders allowed Stanislavs Brancis to shoot

Thanks to his personal performance Stanislavs Brancis made himself comfortable in the Ibis zone

In a short, slack flick Stanislavs Brancis shots through the goalie.

Goal. 4-1. Stanislavs Brancis

Events unfold rapidly - Stanislavs Brancis is brought for the shot!

Fight in the centre, a pass and Dagmar Alexander is already in the opponent's zone

Gorazd Sotak plays strong and parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Curzio Campoli falling still shoots the cage

Meeting no active resistance players of Hc Valmieras Vikings cross the blue line

In a short, slack flick Grigorijs Karsums shots through the goalie.

Goal. 3-1. Grigorijs Karsums

Grigorijs Karsums jumps out to the cage, he didn't managed to handle the puck on the move. Spin shot!

Hc Valmieras Vikings forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

After a row of caroms from the defensemen the puck got into the goalie's trapper

Row of passes, attackers kept the puck, it's time to shoot - Dagmar Alexander is in favourable position!

The defender couldn't reach the puck and stop the pass. What a dangerous misfortune.

Maksimilian Vasin entered the fight and was successful. Now Ibis holds the puck

Not a difficult shot at all, parried with a pad by Gorazd Sotak - it should have been more accurate

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Christoffer Turell!

Hc Valmieras Vikings is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

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

Hc Valmieras Vikings attempts to enter the opponent's zone

The puck is pressed to a board, the defensemen pushed away all the opponents

Only Igor Sladok managed to get rid of growing threat of a shot, selflessly blocking a powerfull pass

The puck is pressed to a board, the defensemen pushed away all the opponents

Grigorijs Karsums securing a pass couldn't see the opponent. He falls onto the ice gathering ice chips. It was hard on him

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

Due to the individual skill Dagmar Alexander came to the shooting position, he shoots!

Hc Valmieras Vikings holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

Piotr Gawin appeared to be more adroit at face-off

Gorazd Sotak catches the puck in the air and hides it behind the defensemen

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Patrice Lalancette is ready to shoot

Each pass is tape-to-tape, as well as every movement. Hc Valmieras Vikings enters the zone as if by the guidline

After the shot puck is stuck somewhere in goalie's gear

The cross turned into a shot, Dalmazio Carducci hurries for a putback.

A sprint drive! Veniamin Istomin enters the zone

Izidor Sopko makes a carefull hip-check and dispossesses the opponent of the puck

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

Jonas Pedersen couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Hc Valmieras Vikings is with the puck

A penalty. Maris Neretnieks 2 minutes

Roughing by Maris Neretnieks

Some hustle on the slot of Ibis, several attempted shots but the puck never finds a way across the finishing tape

Pass, Grigorijs Karsums is with the puck – that is really appealing position!

Hc Valmieras Vikings holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

Gorazd Sotak solved this puzzle choosing the right position

Shot from the blue line!

Dagmar Alexander manages to perform an excellent drive!

A carom! Goooooaaal!

Goal. 2-1. Jur Lavins

Row of passes, attackers kept the puck, it's time to shoot - Jur Lavins is in favourable position!

Patrice Lalancette manages to perform an excellent drive!

Cut the pass and now have some time to catch their breath

A penalty. Desse Morin 2 minutes

Desse Morin commits a faul

With a quick wrist shot Innokentiy Zakrevskiy got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 1-1. Innokentiy Zakrevskiy

Innokentiy Zakrevskiy flicks from the blue line…

As Innokentiy Zakrevskiy entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

A penalty. Ismo Ahtisaari 2 minutes

Roughing by Ismo Ahtisaari

A pass in the middle of nowhere and Ibis loses control over the puck

A nice hip-check. Guntis "Katlaps" gained the puck

A penalty. Mogens Achen 2 minutes

Mogens Achen realized what he did and appologized. But it doesn't cancel the penalty

The whole areay is on lockdown by Gorazd Sotak. He leaves no single chance to the opponent

Dagmar Alexander with the puck popped from the boarder – risky fire blazes at the cage Ibis!

A sprint drive! Stanislavs Brancis enters the zone

The puck is dropped. Hc Valmieras Vikings initiates the atack

Jonas Pedersen leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

Gorazd Sotak rushes in front to meet the forward who falls over him though the puck is pressed to the ice by a goalkeeper

Hc Valmieras Vikings greatly played the puck and Kevin Holmqvist is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

Hc Valmieras Vikings forwards gaind the insight of the situation and here they are in the opponent's zone

The puck is dropped. Hc Valmieras Vikings initiates the atack

Clear play by Lukas "Hasek"

Reidar Benneche took the defender away and he is ready to hit the target!

Hc Valmieras Vikings skipped a beat and Reidar Benneche is in the zone already

Hc Valmieras Vikings attempts to enter the opponent's zone

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

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

Enzo "Aizermen" appears to be the first for a rebounce and sends the rubber disk in the cage!

Goal. 1-0. Enzo "Aizermen"

Enzo "Aizermen" goes to the cage – swing, shot!

Enzo "Aizermen" gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Enzo "Aizermen" rushes towards the cage

Start of the first period