HC Děčín won a back-and-forth friendly 6-5 over SK Trhači Kadaň, settling it in regulation. The home side took a one-goal lead into the first break and then responded after the game was tied 3-3 through 40 minutes.
Děčín controlled the opening period, but Kadaň answered with a 2-3 edge in the middle frame to level the score. The decisive stretch came in the third, when Děčín outscored the visitors 3-2 to secure the one-goal win without needing overtime.
The defining number was the third-period margin: 3-2 in Děčín’s favor. With each frame decided by a single goal, the home side’s late push made the difference in an 11-goal game that stayed tight throughout.