The dominating team in the last years of the Czech Extraleague also got off to a perfect start into the 2009 semi-finals. AVG DRACI BRNO out-scored SKOKANI OLOMOUC 24-0 in two shutouts to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. TECHNIKA BRNO had to settle for a split against ARROWS OSTRAVA. In the opener on Saturday TECHNIKA prevailed easily by a score of 9-1. But one day later OSTRAVA had the happy ending in an 8-7 nail biter.
Results:
Saturday, September 26:
AVG Draci Brno – Skokani Olomouc 12-0
Technika Brno – Arrows Ostrava 9-1
Sunday, September 27:
AVG Draci Brno – Skokani Olomouc 12-0 (AVG Draci leads Series 2-0)
Technika Brno – Arrows Ostrava 7-8 (Series tied 1-1)