Sparta Praha never trailed, building a 2-0 lead on goals at 5:00 and 13:00 and cruising to a 5-2 regulation win over Rytíři Kladno. The visitors scored in every period and kept the game under control even after Kladno briefly cut the deficit to one midway through the second.
Kladno answered at 23:00 to make it 1-2, but Sparta restored the two-goal edge just two minutes later at 25:00, then extended the margin to 1-4 at 31:00. Sparta added a fifth at 43:00, and Kladno's 51:00 strike only trimmed the final gap to 2-5.
The timing of Sparta's response was the decisive factor: after allowing Kladno to pull within one, the visitors needed just two minutes to regain full control. A 1-4 cushion through 40 minutes took the life out of the contest, and Sparta closed out regulation comfortably.