Litomerice vs Tabor

Three periods of regulation plus a full overtime period produced zero goals, as both netminders delivered outstanding performances in a tightly contested friendly. The scoreless deadlock mirrored the defensive discipline of two Maxa liga sides fine-tuning ahead of the regular season.

Litoměřice carried the early momentum. In the 7th minute, forward Šimon Jelínek found himself alone in front of Tábor's goal, but goaltender Matyáš Mařík denied his initial shot and the subsequent rebound. Minutes later, Tábor had the best chance of the opening period on the power play — Jan Škorpík produced the save of the night, robbing Robin Všetečka who was staring at an open net.

The second period was fractured by a wave of penalties. Litoměřice faced a daunting 5-on-3 disadvantage lasting over a minute, but Škorpík stood tall: he first stopped a rocket from Lukáš Prášek, then turned away a breakaway from Radek Prokeš. At the other end, Matěj Zadražil somehow missed an empty net for Tábor after a goalmouth scramble late in the frame.

Early in the third period, defenders Pekař and Tomov tested Mařík from the blue line, but the Tábor goalkeeper was equal to both efforts. The game remained scoreless through 60 minutes and the subsequent 5-minute overtime, forcing a shootout.

After both teams traded unsuccessful attempts in the shootout, Litoměřice's Lukáš Král stepped up and beat Mařík with a calm finish — the only successful attempt of the entire tiebreaker. Tábor could not respond, handing Litoměřice the win in their final home pre-season fixture.

• Lukáš Král (Litoměřice) — Scored the game's only goal in the shootout. The forward kept his composure under pressure to deliver the win.
• Jan Škorpík (Litoměřice) — Stopped everything in regulation and overtime. His spectacular save on Všetečka's open-net chance in the first period and his 5-on-3 penalty kill heroics in the second were match-defining.
• Matyáš Mařík (Tábor) — Matched Škorpík save for save through 65 minutes, including a point-blank denial of Jelínek early on and strong blue-line stops in the third period.

Player of the Match: Lukáš Král (Litoměřice)

The 1–0 shootout scoreline obscures the drama. Both teams combined for 11 penalty minutes (5 for Litoměřice, 6 for Tábor), yet neither side converted on the power play. Despite a combined five goals in Tuesday's first meeting (won 5–4 by Tábor in overtime), this rematch was a complete defensive reversal — the clean sheets were the result of outstanding goaltending rather than a lack of scoring chances.

Litoměřice split the two-game pre-season series with Tábor (L 4–5 OT on 25 August, W 1–0 SO tonight). The win gives the Kališníci a 2-2 record in pre-season (W 2–1 vs Chomutov, L 3–6 vs Pardubice B) heading into their final friendly at Slavia Praha on 1 September. The Maxa liga season begins later in September.

For Tábor, the defeat snaps a two-game winning streak (W 5–4 SO vs Slavia, W 6–1 vs Dresdner Eislöwen). The Jihočeši close their pre-season at home against Slavia Praha on 3 September.

A goaltending clinic from Škorpík and Mařík turned this pre-season rematch into a scoreless classic, with Lukáš Král providing the only moment of separation. Litoměřice's penalty kill — especially the 5-on-3 stretch — will give them genuine confidence ahead of the regular season.