The end of the third period

Annoying people at the slot weren't an issue as Medard Toth is strong

NHL98 greatly played the puck and Tarmo Kasvi is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

Tarmo Kasvi hastily crosses the blue line around the board

A penalty. Mojmir Chylik 2 minutes

A penalty within the team Metalurg NVK

Medard Toth - quick movement with the leg pads and the puck finds no way to the cage!

Intuitive pass, the puck is on the hook - Jase Shelley is ready to shoot!

NHL98 players decided to enter the opponent's zone with a dump shot

A breakaway! Goal!

Goal. 3-5. Peter Lauritsen

Shot from the blue line!

Raoul Dolejs watches out for a partner to send a pass to

A penalty. Concordio Olive 2 minutes

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

The puck is held by Metalurg NVK

Jergus Kolozvary catches the puck in the air and hides it behind the defensemen

Rudolfs Lejnieks is left alone on the slot!

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

Players of NHL98 can not do a thing with the opponent's clingy defense

With no hint on violence, defense of NHL98 closed all the clear zones and gained the puck

A slack shot performed by Tarmo Kasvi. The goalkiper of Metalurg NVK handels it quite easily

Tarmo Kasvi flicks from the blue line…

Forwards of NHL98 entered the zone of Metalurg NVK

Face-off is won by Raoul Dolejs

Medard Toth saw every movement and it wasn't hard to parry the puck

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

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as NHL98 keeps on advancing

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

Goal. 3-4. Ctibor Melichar

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

Pierre-Luc Jakopin took the bit between his teeth

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

A penalty. Chase Spears 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Players of NHL98 do well defending, leaving no chance to the oponent in their zone

Jergus Kolozvary weighed the threat and acted accordingly, closing the angle for a shot

Metalurg NVK greatly played the puck and Piotr Vinter is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

Ferruccio Franco looms up on the blue line, asks for the puck and gets it

Face-off occured. Metalurg NVK holds the puck

What a moment it was for Rudolfs Lejnieks! But Jergus Kolozvary did well in the frame. What cold blood!

Rudolfs Lejnieks falling still shoots the cage

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

What a moment it was for Peter Lauritsen! But Medard Toth did well in the frame. What cold blood!

Peter Lauritsen shoots against the defenseman

Chase Spears shows magnificent stickwork and enters the opponent's zone

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

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

A penalty. Mojmir Chylik 2 minutes

Roughing by Mojmir Chylik

Players of NHL98 were unable to infiltrate the zone. Here comes the whistle. We have an offside

Jergus Kolozvary is forced to intervene, but manages the shot with no efforts

Steady passes, the puck wanders like in a maze – a moment!

Rudolfs Lejnieks does a buttonhook. Metalurg NVK is advancing

Uberto Alfieri leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

Medard Toth - quick movement with the leg pads and the puck finds no way to the cage!

Valto Kemppainen got the puck - that's a chance!

Emil Kanas shapes the attack and brings the puck to the opponent's zone

Enar Lofgren couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. NHL98 is with the puck

Jergus Kolozvary - quick movement with the leg pads and the puck finds no way to the cage!

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

Rudolfs Lejnieks shapes the attack and brings the puck to the opponent's zone

Medard Toth parries the puck

Vincenzo Bandello playfully handled the defender

Emil Kanas looms up on the blue line, asks for the puck and gets it

Samo Lazo makes a carefull hip-check and dispossesses the opponent of the puck

With a backhand shot Pauli Mirko puts the puck in a corner, leaving the goalkeeper a failure!

Goal. 2-4. Pauli Mirko

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

:foward breathes heavily - he crossed the blue line in a rush

A splendid wrist shot by Kristine Cica! Puck's in the net!

Goal. 1-4. Kristine Cica

Kristine Cica shoots against the defenseman

An outstanding pass performed by Tarmo Kasvi

Medard Toth rushes to the open corner and parries the shot with his shield

NHL98 greatly played the puck and Kristine Cica is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

Kristine Cica took the bit between his teeth

A penalty. Theodor Srek 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 1-3. Kristine Cica

Kristine Cica is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

NHL98 players entered the zone without a hitch

A penalty. Frank Agerby 2 minutes

A penalty within the team Metalurg NVK

Concordio Olive plays on the edge, but luckily seizes the puck

Hand in hand defensemen carefully met the attack - the puck is lost

Occasional defenseman jumps in front of the shooter - carom - Jergus Kolozvary leads the puck away with the shield

There’s a moment at the NHL98 cage!

Metalurg NVK is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

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

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

NHL98 played the moment like a good play - Peter Lauritsen comes on the centre stage!

NHL98 players decided to enter the opponent's zone with a dump shot

A strong flick by Valto Kemppainen succeds! Goalie didn't have time to react!

Goal. 1-2. Valto Kemppainen

Due to the individual skill Valto Kemppainen came to the shooting position, he shoots!

NHL98 players entered the zone without a hitch

Where the heck is the puck!? Oh yeah, here it is, held by Metalurg NVK

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

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

Metalurg NVK played the moment like a good play - Uberto Alfieri comes on the centre stage!

A long bomb across the blue line - Metalurg NVK is in the opponent's zone

Jergus Kolozvary showed extrordinary reaction skillfully parrying the shot with the shield

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

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as Metalurg NVK keeps on advancing

Uberto Alfieri leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

Players of Metalurg NVK initiate the attack

Faceoff in the centre ice, NHL98 is with the puck

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 1-1. Emil Kanas

Emil Kanas shoots!

The defender look worn-out, it's time to change, NHL98 enters the zone efortlessly

Emil Kanas loses the puck out of the blue

Jase Shelley entered the fight and was successful. Now NHL98 holds the puck

Medard Toth parries the puck

Kristine Cica slips between defenders, open for the pass – He gets it!

NHL98 players decided to enter the opponent's zone with a dump shot

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

Raoul Dolejs is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

NHL98 forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

A penalty. Pierre-Luc Jakopin 2 minutes

Pierre-Luc Jakopin realized what he did and appologized. But it doesn't cancel the penalty

A penalty. Saku Ramo 2 minutes

Saku Ramo commits a faul

Medard Toth chose low position and luckily covered the corner with the leg pad

Steady passes, the puck wanders like in a maze – a moment!

Fight in the centre, a pass and Tarmo Kasvi is already in the opponent's zone

A penalty. Peter Lauritsen 2 minutes

Peter Lauritsen commits a faul

Under a head of steam Medard Toth rases the button and using his shield throws the puck over the cage

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Peter Lauritsen!

Peter Lauritsen does a buttonhook. NHL98 is advancing

With a backhand shot Pauli Mirko puts the puck in a corner, leaving the goalkeeper a failure!

Goal. 1-0. Pauli Mirko

Steady passes, the puck wanders like in a maze – a moment!

Metalurg NVK is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

A penalty. Samo Lazo 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

Uberto Alfieri is stronger at the spot

Jergus Kolozvary gets the puck coldbloodedly while his fellow defensemen push the opponents aside

Pauli Mirko already prepares to shoot!

Rudolfs Lejnieks moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

Players of Metalurg NVK were struggling to get to the slot so hard that swept away the cage

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

Hans-Werner Szeemann jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

Hans-Werner Szeemann is on the roll, thinking of no pass enters the zone himself

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

Steady passes, the puck wanders like in a maze – a moment!

NHL98 skipped a beat and Pierre-Luc Jakopin is in the zone already

A penalty. Tarmo Kasvi 2 minutes

Rough play by Tarmo Kasvi. Minor penalty, no doubt

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

NHL98 players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Christian Kittridge shoots

Meeting no active resistance players of NHL98 cross the blue line

Oldrich Szturc has the nerves of steel that weren't shaken by the forward

Several players of NHL98 attempted to enter the zone in parallel, but the liney pauses the game, calling it offside

Start of the first period