Release from 17.08.2017

Caps post trashing win, Znojmo falls in shootout

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On Thursday UPC Vienna Capitals also won their second preseason game. In Slovenian Maribor, the team of head coach Serge Aubin earned a clear-cut 5:0 victory against Lyon Hockey Club with scoring three powerplay goals. Despite having good chances, HC Orli Znojmo suffered a shootout defeat to HC Slavia Prague.

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UPC Vienna Capitals took over command early with generating a lot. However, it took 18 minutes until Jerry Pollastrone broke the spell on power play with Rafael Rotter and Andreas Nödl getting assists. The game remained the same in the middle frame and Rotter's 2:0 was the logical consequence. Erste Bank Eishockey Liga MVP Riley Holzapfel added a third with a man advantage even before the second intermission. The French side could not bounce back in the third. MacGregor Sharp lit the lamp with another pp marker on the contrary. In the final minute Jamie Fraser rounded off the scoring for a 5:0 Caps win. The Viennese will face Norwegian side Stavanger Oilers in another friendly on tomorrow's Friday.

Znojmo falls to Slavia Prague
With Tomas Halasz in the net, Znojmo opened the scoring in the 7th minute thanks to Marek Racuk and his deflected shot. Eagles were the better team in the first period, but Yellow Horn and Nemec missed their chances. In the second period, Cip missed two big chances, hitting post once, and eventually Ondrej Kopta took advantage and equalized with a rebound from close range. Midway through the game, Colton Yellow Horn had a penalty shot saved and both teams headed for overtime in very even game. Slavia had a 5-on-3 powerplay in overtime, but Znojmo kept their cool and defended well to bring the game to shootout. The only succesful scorer happened to be Lukas Krejcik from Slavia, earning tight victory for his team.

Friendlies, 17.08.2017:
Vienna Capitals – Lyon Hockey Club 5:0 (1:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Goals Caps: Jerry Pollastrone (18. Min., PP), Rafael Rotter (26. Min.), Riley Holzapfel (38. Min., PP), MacGregor Sharp (44. Min., PP), Jamie Fraser (60. Min.)
 
HC Slavia Praha – Orli Znojmo 2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Goals Slavia: Ondřej Kopta Lukas Krejcik
Goal Znojmo: Racuk (7.)
 
Lineup Znojmo: Halász – Stehlík, Pohl, Biro, Hanousek, Šnajnar, Bořuta – Němec, Bartoš, Yellow Horn – Račuk, Číp, Lattner – Matuš, Špaček, Guman – Beroun (C), Novák.