The Polish storm

GKS Tychy redeems the unprecedented defeat at the debut with a convincing victory against Narva PSK in day 2 of Continental Cup second round in Riga and now must bet its chances of qualification on Donbas: if Ukranian team will beat Kurbads tonight, hope will be still alive.

Both teams change the goalies, with Aleksandr Kolossov, at seasonal debut, and Kamil Lewartowski in the net. The gap between the opponents is immediately evident: different speed, different skills on ice: after a great save by Kolossov on Mike Cichy, Tychy opens the score on power play at 02:02 with a shot from distance by Bartlomiej Pochiecha. Th only vital sign from Narva is a chance by Kirill Iljin, stopped by Lewartowski, recovering a puck lost  by Tychy in the defensive zone. A double power play gives Tychy the second goal, scored by Jaroslaw Rzeszutko, courtesy of a not perfect attempt by Kolossov. A couple of minutes later, the Estonian defence forget Bartlomiej Jeziorski alone in front of the net, easy for the forward to score the third, served by Filip Komorski. Finally Narva survies a power play with a couple of great saves by Kolossov on Bryk and Cichy. The period ends with another save by Kolossov on Kalinowki and an eloquent 21-1 shots on goal

Also the central period is a monologue of Polish team: after 2 minutes Adam Baginski scores the fourth goal on Ilya Kaznadei pass. Narva can breath gaining a power play after 5 minutes, well killed by Tychy defence. With team back at full strength, the fifth goal is question of minutes: it comes at 27:38 with Mike Cichy finishing a pass from Pochiecha. After two good chances for Georgi Vassiljev – an attempt on shorthanded blocked by Lewartowski and a shot deflected, Tychy score two more goals in a minute: again with Adam Baginski at 33:31 and Patryk Kogut at 34:52. Narva has no more energy to fight and literally vanishes from ice: Tychy score again at 37:01 with Mike Cichy wasting chances with same Cichy, Goscinski and Jeziorski, all alone in front of the goalie.

The storm continues in the last period: hattrick from Baginski at 41:02 and two goals by Mike Cichy, one on power play and the last with a shot  under the crossbar, seal the final 11-0 in a game with too much gap between the team

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