HK32 Liptovský Mikuláš beat Tauron KH GKS Katowice 5-2 in regulation, using a strong opening period to take control of the Club Friendly Games matchup. The home side never trailed after grabbing a 2-0 advantage in the first period.
The second period saw HK32 stretch the lead, outscoring GKS Katowice 2-1 to make it 4-1 through 40 minutes. Katowice tightened up in the third but could only trade goals, leaving the final margin at 5-2 as both teams exchanged markers in the closing frame.
The decisive gap was built early, with HK32’s two-goal first period setting the tone and a 4-1 cushion after two making the result safe. Katowice’s late push in the third was not enough to erase the deficit in a game decided entirely in regulation.