EBYSL Semi Finals

2016.03.16. 09:49 |
The semi finals series between the last Hungarian team in the playoffs, MAC Budapest and Medvescak Zagreb game to an end on Saturday as the series went to the max three games.
MAC-Zagreb 4-3
Szabolcs Fodor gave Norbert Zaka the start in net, MAC jumped out to a 2-0 by the way of a power play goal by Gergő Fekete and an even strength goal by Olivér Herner. The visitors scored later in the period to make it a one goal game. In the second minute of the middle period Ákos Inglis put MAC up by two again. However Jarcov scored twice to pull Zagreb even with MAC at 3-3. The action did not finish there in the second period as Kristóf Schmál scored a power play goal which ended up being the winning goal as well since Zaka did not allow any goals in the third period.

Zagreb-MAC 5-3
Head coach Fodor stuck with Zaka as the starting goalie, the home team took a 2-0 lead after the first period as Zagreb scored a power play goal early and followed it up with a second goal later in the period. MAC scored a power play goal in the second period off of a shot by Ákos Inglis. Zagreb went up 4-1 when Jarcov scored twice, later in the game Árpád Németh cut the deficit to two and a second Inglis goal made it a one goal game, Zagreb scored an empty net goal at the end.

MAC-Zagreb 1-3
For the third and final game of the three game series Zaka was between the pipes for the Hungarian club. The game was a read defensive battle, the visitors went up 1-0 when they put a rebound past Zaka. MAC pulled even on a nice two on one when Schmál set up Arnold Silló for the tying goal. In the third period Zagreb scored a power play goal to go up 2-1 and an empty netter at the end. Interestingly MAC did not have a single power play opportunity.