Sparta Prague's hockey players advanced to the play-off semifinals of the extraliga after beating Plzeň 1:0 in the decisive seventh game of the quarterfinal. The only goal was scored by captain Filip Chlapík on a power play, which arose after Plzeň forward Jan Schleiss pulled Chlapík's helmet off his head immediately after the foul was whistled. lidovky.cz ↗ denik.cz ↗
This controversial moment split opinions. While Chlapík admits it was a strict foul, he himself would have let it go. Experts and some players, including Jeřábek, doubt the clarity of the referee's decision. Even though the foul on the power play decided the entire series, according to many commentators it could have been a gross influence on the result. Sparta thus advances to the semifinals, although the progression was born dramatically. sport.cz - hokej ↗ idnes.cz ↗
In the locker room, however, the fifth play-off game in a row that they had to play until the last duel was not a topic. According to Chlapík, no one on the team doubted their ability to finish the series. The Prague players recall that already in the preliminary round against Kladno they survived similar stress and successfully advanced. This time they completed a sensational turnaround, after Plzeň had led 3:1 in games, and decided the last game with a single goal. Sparta thus broke its curse of seventh games and advances to the next round of the play-offs. denik.cz ↗ isport.cz ↗
Sparta advances to the semifinals, decided by a controversial foul and Chlapík's power-play goal
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Faul, co rozhodl. Byl jednoznačný? namítl Jeřábek. I Chlapík řekl: Nechával bych to
idnes.cz
| 21:56 30.03.
Chlapík po postupu: Sedmý zápas v kabině nebyl téma. Nikdo nepochyboval, že to dokážeme
isport.cz
| 21:50 30.03.
Sporný moment rozhodl celou sérii. Přísný faul, uznal Chlapík. Experti mluví o hrubém ovlivnění
sport.cz - hokej
| 21:37 30.03.
Hádka o puk, Sparta opět přežila. Chlapíka těší: S nožem pod krkem hrajeme nejlépe
idnes.cz
| 20:16 28.03.
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