RAHL3 – Round 1: Rockets score eight, Hockey for all win 6:0, Admirals decide it 78 seconds from the end

The new RAHL3 season began on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September. Sixteen teams play in two groups, and the eight games of round 1 produced 46 goals.

The biggest win went to Rockets, who beat HC Vikings Petržalka 8:2. They led 3:0, but Peter Čambal and Martin Post pulled it back to 3:2. In the second half Rockets added five goals, three of them in the final minute: Miroslav Wieger and Marek Jašo scored before Marek Maták closed the scoring three seconds from the end. Wieger had 2+2, Maták 2+1, Andrej Štefko and Peter Demeter 1+2 each, and Martin Kadrliak assisted on three goals.

Hockey for all beat Ľadoborci 6:0. Matúš Chudý scored twice in the first four minutes, Raduz Hrubý added the third, and Róbert Čemerička, Roderik Holenka and Miroslav Miček scored in the second half. Ivan Havelka assisted on two goals.

Admirals beat HC Lev Senec 2:1. The first half ended scoreless, Tomaš Filak put Senec ahead in the 27th minute, but Ivan Nociar equalised 79 seconds later and decided the game 78 seconds from the end.

The most twists came in the game between AHC Pezinok Grapes and HC Bratislava Black Wings. Grapes led 3:0, Black Wings levelled at 3:3 through Michal Mihál and two from Oliver Klobúk, but Daniel Mrva restored the lead 54 seconds later. Michal Hupka made it 5:3 and Karol Vida could only reduce it to the final 5:4. Mrva and Mihál had 1+2 each.

Rockets – HC Vikings Petržalka (round 1). Photo: RAHL

Ice Punkers trailed Pressburg Reapers 1:2, but Marek Magyar, Ivan Fedor and Roman Bruška then scored three goals in 32 seconds for a 4:2 win. Royals beat Márna Snaha 3:1 thanks to three goals in two minutes and four seconds from Jozef Ozymi, Zdeno Mikuláśko and Ivan Lexa. Alpha Hockey Team beat Beers 3:1 and TJ Družstevník Petržalka won 3:1 against Knights; both games had a scoreless first half. Filip Koval, Marek Mesik and Matej Jurčák scored for Alpha, Martin Zelenák, Aleksei Ermakov and Lukáš Bučko for TJ Družstevník.

Alpha Hockey Team – Beers (round 1). Photo: RAHL

Group A. After round 1, TJ Družstevník Petržalka, Alpha Hockey Team, Ice Punkers, Royals and Admirals have two points each. Group B. The winners were Rockets, Hockey for all and AHC Pezinok Grapes.

The points table is led by Miroslav Wieger of Rockets with four points (2+2). Marek Maták, Andrej Štefko, Peter Demeter and Martin Kadrliak of Rockets, Daniel Mrva of AHC Pezinok Grapes and Michal Mihál of HC Bratislava Black Wings have three each.

Round 2 – Saturday 12 September:
13:30 Hockey for all – HC Vikings Petržalka
15:15 HC Bratislava Black Wings – Royals
16:30 Alpha Hockey Team – Ľadoborci
17:45 Beers – Rockets
19:00 Admirals – Pressburg Reapers
Sunday 13 September:
13:30 HC Lev Senec – Ice Punkers
14:45 TJ Družstevník Petržalka – Márna Snaha
16:00 AHC Pezinok Grapes – Knights

This article was added retrospectively on 1 November 2026.