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final
Medvescak Zagreb
4:0 (0:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Avangard Omsk
Wednesday 02.10.2013, 19:30 • Dom Sportova - Zagreb, Croatia • KHL
     
    A penalty against Brust for holding the game, but insignificant with only a second to play.
     
    52:42
    Cheechoo almost gets a hat trick on a nice feed from Murley. Kostin gets his stick over the five hole and it's just enough to stop Medvescak's 5th of the game.
     
    48:57
    Cheechoo gets a feed behind the net and comes out to the goal line. Kostin hugs the post this time indicating a correction from his past experience. He forgets about the glove side and Cheechoo snaps another one high.
     
    40:27
    Walker gets a pass from Murray and works hard behind Kostin. The defense forgot about Murray who settled in for an easy deflection over Kostin's glove.
     
    38:20
    Zaborsky stickhandles through several Medvescak defenders, but gets too close to Brust before he can put anything on net. A smaall rebound laid flat and Jessiman sets up behind Brust to go back the other way.
     
    33:28
    Linglet fervently argues a call there that he shoved Mozer to the ice. It falls on deaf ears and Avangard gets a chance of their own on the power play after the commercial break.
     
    31:00
    Pikkarainen makes an amazing pass after coming in a bit from the blue line. He hits a charging Jessiman and Kostin has no chance.
     
    30:40
    Avangard's Badyukov in the box giving this potent Medvescak power play a chance at their second. The call is slashing.
     
    27:59
    Cheechoo with an amazing shot over Kostin from the bad angle. The keeper falls asleep a bit on his stick side post and Cheechoo snipes him.
     
    25:51
    Berdinkov on a two on one takes the shot instead of passing. Brust gloves him, then taunts him a bit with the high glove sign to get the ref's whistle. Avangard in control, but nothing to show for it.
     
    23:12
    Brust barely covers a five hole chance for Frolov after giving up a rebound from a nice slapper. He hangs on for a faceoff to his right.
     
    22:12
    Foster gets hit hard by Ivanov behind the net, Foster comes back and hits him on the boards. Somewhere in the process, Svarny trips an Avangard player giving them the extra man chance. Almost a 5-on-3 there.
     
    17:40
    Important first chance for Zagreb as Kazionov goes off for a tripping call.
     
    13:45
    Perezhogin gets a nice cross crease feed, but Brust anticipates it well. The keeper gets from post to post and comes out a bit to cut off the angle. A good scoring chance, but too predictable that time.
     
    09:16
    Vesce feeding Linglet for a deflection that is pushed high is the best chance in a slow game so far. Avangard it trying to grind a goal in their end and Medvescak seems to be looking for a little tic-tac-toe early.
    Commentary by

    Tim Bourcier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 28. Cheechoo (Thomas, Pikkarainen), 31. Jessiman (Pikkarainen, Murley), 41. Murray (Walker), 49. Cheechoo (Katic)

    Medvescak Zagreb: Brust-Vasiljevic; Thomas-Cheechoo-Murley-Martinovic-Carle; Linglet-Vesce-Willsie-Foster-Svarny; Walker-Murray-Bjorkstrand-Pikkrainen-Katic; Koren-Kane-Jessiman-Perkovich-Popovic
    Avangard Omsk: Lassila-Kostin; Perexhogin-Semin-Kostitsyn-Blatak-Kulyash; Kvasha-Zaborsky-Frolov-Lyamin-Baranka; Kazionov-Ivanov-Badyukov-Yegorshev-Vorobyov; Kalinin-Mozer-Berdnikov-Milyukov-Pivtsakin
    Referees: Referee: Bulanov Vyacheslav, Odins Eduard Linesmen: Mikhel Alexei, Shikhanov Roman
    Attendance: 4,500