The end of the third period

Clear play by Otakar Hudec

Santtu Joensuu shots

Carl Feldt shapes the attack and brings the puck to the opponent's zone

Off-side. Players of Esapuh Liepaja were too hasty

A penalty. Abbondio Palmery 2 minutes

Abbondio Palmery realized what he did and appologized. But it doesn't cancel the penalty

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

Partners skillfully brought Waldemar Bringmann to the final shot…

Zakhar Shakin does a buttonhook. XK Metallyrg is advancing

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

Carl Feldt shots

Entered the zone around the boards, a cross!

Centres look cross at each other. Bradley Guimond wins the duel

Defense acts rough and pacy, pushing the opponent's forwards away from the puck. The attack is dead by now

Where the heck is the puck!? Oh yeah, here it is, held by Esapuh Liepaja

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

XK Metallyrg sniper charges from the blue line!

The puck bounces back to the Esapuh Liepaja zone

Faceoff in the centre ice, XK Metallyrg is with the puck

A strong flick by Ainars Zamuels succeds! Goalie didn't have time to react!

Goal. 5-3. Ainars Zamuels

XK Metallyrg greatly played the puck and Ainars Zamuels is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

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

Otakar Hudec saves his team!

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

Esapuh Liepaja players entered the opponent's zone with no efforts

Wilson Dalgaard is forced to intervene, but manages the shot with no efforts

Jorgen Larsen circles the penalty zone, passes and gets the puck again!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as XK Metallyrg keeps on advancing

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

Partners skillfully brought Alexius Schuschnig to the final shot…

XK Metallyrg charges

Attackers of Esapuh Liepaja broke into the zone without noticing that they had lost the puck. A clear check.

A crashing hip-check demonstrated by Pascal Cassagne

Ainars Zamuels couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. XK Metallyrg is with the puck

Otakar Hudec saves his team!

Partners skillfully brought Sebastian Tojner to the final shot…

Esapuh Liepaja is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

Fiorenzo Battisti is not as easy as a pie. He stopped the attack single-handed

A penalty. Abbondio Palmery 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Coming out of the goal, Wilson Dalgaard narrows the angle for a shot and chests down the puck

XK Metallyrg sniper charges from the blue line!

An accurate pass. XK Metallyrg moves forward

Hjalte Allen appeared to be better at face-off

Off-side. Players of XK Metallyrg were too hasty

Centres look cross at each other. Ainars Zamuels wins the duel

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

A penalty. Janis Brancis 2 minutes

Janis Brancis realized what he did and appologized. But it doesn't cancel the penalty

A shattering hip-check by Dominik Mader. Waldemar Bringmann stretched on the ice and Esapuh Liepaja holds the puck

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

Carl Feldt jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

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

Yury Cherevko played splendidly at the spot

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

Yuvenaliy Vedenin flicks from the blue line…

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as Esapuh Liepaja keeps on advancing

The puck is in Otakar Hudec trapper

Each player of the Esapuh Liepaja got the puck in this bully-off – the moment for the shot!

Egbert Barillas charged through to the oponent's zone lika knife through butter

With a backhand shot Pascal Cassagne puts the puck in a corner, leaving the goalkeeper a failure!

Goal. 5-2. Pascal Cassagne

Swift shot!

Santtu Joensuu does a buttonhook. Esapuh Liepaja is advancing

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

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

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

Pascal Cassagne rushes to stop a cannon shot with his own body! With the face screwed up he still does his job

Santtu Joensuu aimed between the wickets but Otakar Hudec played well with leg pads

Shot from the blue line!

An outstanding pass performed by Carl Feldt

A penalty. Hjalte Allen 2 minutes

Rough play by Hjalte Allen. Minor penalty, no doubt

Ainars Zamuels played well at face-off, neatly passing the puck to a teammate

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

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

The team is saved by Wilson Dalgaard! A copy-book move with the shield

Bully-off to the right; Ronald Hemsky with the puck – a chance!

XK Metallyrg players entered the opponent's zone with no efforts

A penalty. Santtu Joensuu 2 minutes

Roughing by Santtu Joensuu

Face-off occured. Esapuh Liepaja holds the puck

Otakar Hudec comes out a winner in this matchup - the puck is still and locked in!

Kaarl Kotipelto falling still shoots the cage

Esapuh Liepaja players entered the zone without a hitch

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

Combination, pass goes by - Kaarl Kotipelto is alone!

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

A penalty. Bradley Guimond 2 minutes

An unsuccessful hip-check by Bradley Guimond. That's a penalty

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

Ainars Zamuels aimed between the wickets but Wilson Dalgaard played well with leg pads

XK Metallyrg players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

Ainars Zamuels is in the opponent's zone

A carom! Goooooaaal!

Goal. 4-2. Kylian Sibaud

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

Andrea Neubauer manages to perform an excellent drive!

XK Metallyrg attempts to enter the opponent's zone

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

Hjalte Allen appeared to be better at face-off

A penalty. Vendelin Scheibenreif 2 minutes

Vendelin Scheibenreif commits a faul

Kaapo Koskiranta is not as easy as a pie. He stopped the attack single-handed

A carom! Goooooaaal!

Goal. 4-1. Vendelin Scheibenreif

Vendelin Scheibenreif scraped the puck out of the tangle of fighting – he goes to the cage!

Albert Vanger shapes the attack and brings the puck to the opponent's zone

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

A penalty. Simon Guldbrandsen 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Two of Esapuh Liepaja players are against just one defenseman, a pass towards the far post! Goooaaal!

Goal. 3-1. Albert Vanger

Albert Vanger outplays the opponent and shoots!

A long bomb across the blue line - Esapuh Liepaja is in the opponent's zone

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 2-1. Andrea Neubauer

Each player of the XK Metallyrg got the puck in this bully-off – the moment for the shot!

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

Waldemar Bringmann loses control over the puck

A crashing hip-check demonstrated by Yuvenaliy Vedenin

A terribly misfortunate pass performed by a player of XK Metallyrg. Attack was bogged down

Otakar Hudec chose low position and luckily covered the corner with the leg pad

Paal Hamsun shoots!

With his pass Janis Brancis simply cuts apart XK Metallyrg defence

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 2-0. Vendelin Scheibenreif

Vendelin Scheibenreif gained a phenomenal speed and is the first on the puck – shoots immediately

Fight in the centre, a pass and Yury Cherevko is already in the opponent's zone

Occasional defenseman jumps in front of the shooter - carom - Otakar Hudec leads the puck away with the shield

Gustavas Kulda got the puck - that's a chance!

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

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

A powerfull pass failed. Crackling sound marked a broken baton

Otakar Hudec acts harsh but manages to get hold of the puck!

Swift shot!

As Gustavas Kulda entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

Annoying people at the slot weren't an issue as Otakar Hudec is strong

Santtu Joensuu shoots!

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

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

Shot from the blue line!

Not for the first time Carl Feldt exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

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

Combination, pass goes by - Luigi Gulbranssen is alone!

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

Players of Esapuh Liepaja won the puck

Otakar Hudec chose low position and luckily covered the corner with the leg pad

Pass, Pascal Cassagne is with the puck – that is really appealing position!

XK Metallyrg skipped a beat and Santtu Joensuu is in the zone already

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

Trofim Malakhov slips between defenders, open for the pass – He gets it!

On an even keel fowards of XK Metallyrg rolled into the zone

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

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

Goalie was confused by change of puck's direction! Janis Brancis swung his baton!

Goal. 1-0. Janis Brancis

Janis Brancis playfully handled the defender

Egbert Barillas shows magnificent stickwork and enters the opponent's zone

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

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

Thanks to his personal performance Hjalte Allen made himself comfortable in the Esapuh Liepaja zone

Suitable actions are demosntrated by Wilson Dalgaard, who picked a good spot - the puck is stuck in his gear

Wyatt Livingston flicks from the blue line…

Fight in the centre, a pass and Ainars Zamuels is already in the opponent's zone

A penalty. Mikhlin Varonka 2 minutes

An unsuccessful hip-check by Mikhlin Varonka. That's a penalty

various technics are used by Otakar Hudec, rotating like a hamster on a wheel! Save!

Gustavas Kulda is left alone on the slot!

Esapuh Liepaja is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

Start of the first period