Pilsen deservedly beat Trinec and will play the final

The winner of 2009/2010 regular season can gain another success. HC Pilsen 1929 overcame Ocelari Trinec 3:1 and will face Znojmo in the final. Pilsen team started the bout actively and Modry shot on goal already in the first minute. A few minutes later goalkeeper Hamerlik cought both Herman´s deflection and Dresler´s thunderbolt. Then Dvorak and Stransky ended a boring part of the game and home team played a powerplay. At the end of the period Hanzlik hit the post. After a scoreless period home crowd could cry out "goal" in the 27th minute. Dvorak won a face-off and passed Martin Herman who placed. Varada could get an equalizing goal soon but netminder Prikryl made a brilliant save. Then Canadian Lammers was on a clear and goalkeeper Hamerlik made a perfect glove save. In a few moments John Lammers wasted a penalty shot and Trinec tied the game on the powerplay. A traffic in front of the Prikryl´s net did not end by a goal but a few seconds later Bryan McGregor drew level of the clash. Pavel Vostrak could give back Pilsen´s lead but an outstanding Hamerlik did not concede a goal. The score changed on another powerplay. An ageless Martin Straka passed Tomas Vlasak and he scored from a rebound shot. In the 45th minute an agile Lammers cut a dash. He tallied a goal after an individual action. A few minutes before the final horn Hudec, Polansky, Dvorak and Frolo were expelled for fighting. Pilsen maintained its lead and deservedly advanced to the final. "Both teams wanted to go through but we overplayed our rival," was satisfied Jelinek´s assistent Milan Razym.

HC Pilsen 1929 – Oceláři Třinec 3:1 (0:0, 2:1, 1:0)

Goals: 27. M. Herman, 39. Vlasak, 45. Lammers – 34. McGregor. Referees: Frano, Sindler – Charvat, Bejcek. Spectators: 1948.

PILSEN: Přikryl – Jiří Hanzlík, Modrý, Slaney, St. Pierre, Dresler, Frolo – Vostřák, Straka, Vlasák – Lammers, Jan Kovář, Johnson – Stránský, M. Heřman, Dvořák – Obdržálek, Kracík, J. Heřman – od 44. minuty navíc Lev.

TŘINEC: Hamerlík – Hrabal, S. Hudec, Lojek, Seman, Cartelli, Zíb, Vágner, od 24. navíc Kania – Kohn, Sakrajda, M. Růžička – Varaďa, Bonk, Adamský – McGregor, Polanský, Hampl – Czuy, V. Polák, Mičulka