RAHL2 – Rounds 7 and 8: two 3:3 draws, Uličníci came back from 0:3 against Lions and TJ Družstevník stay on top

The clash between third place and the leaders started perfectly for Hockey for all. Tomáš Šimek scored short-handed in the 2nd minute and Peter Suchoň made it 2:0 in the 8th. TJ Družstevník Petržalka pulled one back through Miroslav Cibula, Jaromir Čech restored Hockey for all's two-goal lead, but Cibula cut it to 3:2 seven seconds before the break. Erik Slušný equalised in the 27th minute and the game ended 3:3. Cibula scored twice, Slušný and Čech had 1+1 each. The game also saw three penalties for fighting – Juraj Šebest and Robert Varga in the 15th minute and Jakub Hron in the 38th.

HK Petržalka beat HC Senec 4:2 and moved up to second place. Senec took the lead through Adrián Gurčík in the 6th minute, Tomáš Jevčik and Šimon Škula turned it around to 2:1 and Ondrej Hraško equalised before half-time. Aleksey Trusov decided the game in the 28th minute, and 16 seconds before the end Matúš Kocún, who had a goal and an assist, added the insurance goal.

The most dramatic game was Lions vs Uličníci. Michal Maličký opened the scoring after just 21 seconds, and Stanislav Červenka and Filip Gruliš made it 3:0 by the 12th minute. Uličníci then levelled within three minutes and eight seconds – Jozef Kapel in the 19th minute, Tomáš Petrík 22 seconds before the break and Peter Slezák in the 22nd minute. No more goals followed and the game ended 3:3.

Alpha Hockey Team beat Trnava Beast 3:1. Robert Zelner and Roland Tanczer scored two goals 70 seconds apart in the 8th and 9th minutes, Richard Tartaľ pulled one back and Róbert Capla closed the scoring in the 24th minute. Zelner had a goal and two assists. Trnava Beast are still waiting for their first win after eight games.

HK Petržalka – Uličníci (round 6). Photo: RAHL

Round 7 in brief. A week earlier Lions beat Trnava Beast 3:1 – Michal Maličký had two goals and an assist and scored the last goal into an empty net 45 seconds before the end. TJ Družstevník Petržalka won 3:1 against Alpha Hockey Team with goals from Ondro Lengyel, Ladislav Nyergeš and Tomáš Zsurik. Hockey for all beat HK Petržalka 3:1, with two goals from Pavol Babela, who also became the Superfanúšik Player of Round 7. HC Senec led Uličníci 2:0, Uličníci equalised, but Matej Pokryvka decided it in the 34th minute – 3:2.

Standings after round eight. TJ Družstevník Petržalka lead with 12 points (five wins, two draws, one defeat) and a goal difference of 31:13 – with 13 goals conceded they have the best defence in the competition. Their only defeat came in round 4 against Uličníci (1:2). HK Petržalka and Hockey for all have 11 points each. With their win over Senec, Petržalka moved up from third to second, and with 31 goals they share the best attack with the leaders.

HC Senec and Uličníci have eight points each, Alpha Hockey Team seven and Lions six. Trnava Beast have a single point from a 4:4 draw with Uličníci in round 5 and a goal difference of 14:42.

TJ Družstevník Petržalka – Lions (round 6). Photo: RAHL

Highlights. Round eight produced 22 goals, five more than round seven (17). Two draws in one round happened for the first time this RAHL2 season – until now at most one game per round had ended level. Hockey for all and TJ Družstevník had three fighting penalties in one game.

The points standings are led by two players with 11 points: Tomáš Šimek of Hockey for all (6+5) and Matúš Kocún of HK Petržalka (5+6), both from eight games. Third is Michal Maličký of Lions with 10 points (4+6) from six games, fourth Tomáš Jevčik of HK Petržalka with 9 points (5+4). With six goals Šimek is also the league's top scorer; Jevčik, Kocún, Jiří Cibulya of HK Petržalka and Jozef Kapel of Uličníci have five goals each.

Round 9 – Sunday, 1 November:
8:30 HC Senec – Lions
9:45 Uličníci – Alpha Hockey Team
11:00 Trnava Beast – Hockey for all
12:15 TJ Družstevník Petržalka – HK Petržalka

Round nine closes with first against second – TJ Družstevník Petržalka and HK Petržalka already met in round 2 and drew 2:2. Voting for the Superfanúšik Player of Round 8 is open until Sunday, 1 November at 8:30 on the Player of the Round page.