EHL: Slavia shoot their way to double EHL qualification

Slavia Prague did the Czechia Extra Liga double with both their men and women qualifying for next season’s Euro Hockey League on Saturday.

Both went to shoot-outs with the women defeating HC 1972 Rakovník while the men saw off TJ Plzeň Litice, after both ended 2-2 in normal time.

The women’s final duel brought an even battle in which, after three quarters, Slavia led 1-0 via Lucie Nová and they looked to be on their way when Natalie Hájková extended the margin.

But Rakovník summoned a big comeback with Tereza Matoušková and Veronika Tománková both scoring in the last two minutes to earn the shoot-out chance.

The momentum, though, swung back to Slavia who held their composure to win the shoot-out 2-0.

In the men’s final, the flow of action went the opposite way with Litice building a 2-0 lead via Michal Bárta and Eduard Gerlický. Slavia, though, turned the game around with goals in the last six minutes from Frantisek Toms and Martin Plachý.

And – in contrast to the women’s final – they carried that momentum into the shoot-out to win back the national title after a couple of years of Litice-reign.

By EHL Hockey TV

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