Zvolen to even up the series in záhorie

Last saturday on 30th of June Slovak Lacrosse League played its second to last round, in which Skalica Chiefs played against Zvolen Punishers. This game was played in city of Senica with nice interest, as the first face-off was set by Mayor of Senica.

Since the best of 5 series Skalica had lead 2:1 it was obvious this game will be important, as Skalica could win its first title in advance. Zvolen had a slow start, as they were already behind in the second minute of the game. However Zvolen didint get scared and started to play its aggresive game. It was constantly on the attack and made some nice chances, but thanks to coordinated defence by Skalica they didnt manage to score goal. After first quarter the score was 1:0.

Second quarter was a more even from the beggining, as Zvolen managed to even up the score after only 3 mintues of play. The game was fast and played on both ends of the field. However Skalica managed to get in the lead again as they managed to score onlya few seconds before the halfime whistle. At the halftime the score was 2:1 for Skalica.

Zvolen started the third quarter better as they managed to event the game again in only 3 minutes of play again. Skalica managed to get in the lead again in a few minutes, but then the frustration and exhaustion of its crew started to show. The passes werent as accurate and fast, their attackers were tightly covered and didnt manage to get into great chances. Zvolen took advantage of this and managed and managed to catch up again. After third quarter the score was 3:3.

Fourth quarter again started in high tempo, when in six minutes we could see five goals. Skalica managed to get in the lead again, but not for too long. When Zvolen evened up and got their first lead in the game, Skalica had response ready within a few seconds. However the frustration and exhaustion of Skalica from third quarter started to show more. Zvolens defenders continued with their pressure on Skalicas attackmen and Zvolens attackers were constantly shooing on the net. They eventually managed to score two goals at the 14th and 15th minute of play and got Zvolen back into lead of 5:7. Without no time left, Skalica didnt manage to even up the score.

Zvolen won this important game 5:7 and managed to even up the score to 2:2 in bo5. Last and final round of Slovak Lacrosse League in SLL Tour will be played on 20th of July in Banská Bystrica. For more information like Facebook page of Banská Bystrica Bears and Slovak Lacrosse League.