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final
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
1:4 (1:1, 0:2, 0:1)
SKA St. Petersburg
Friday 18.10.2013, 15:00 • KHL
     
    Petersburg was the better team today and deserves 3 points in the Western Conference. (17:19:33)
     
    Shots on goal – 24:43.
    Penalties – 5:4.
    Bully – 28:41.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:00
    The last minute of the match, both teams are waiting.
     
    56:56
    Malinovsky's shot from the blue line is deflected by pads of Ezhov.
     
    55:00
    Offside of Metallurg.
     
    54:22
    Petersburg is easily defending.
     
    53:05
    Shkachkov's shot went wide.
     
    52:05
    Metallurg is in full strength.
     
    51:34
    SKA is in full strength.
     
    50:33
    SKA plays very good so far.
     
    50:05
    Zaripov gets called in for interference.
     
    49:34
    Ryasensky gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for slashing.
     
    49:00
    Goal of Metallurg was against the rules!
     
    48:33
    Mozyakin's shot from the left side wasn't dangerous.
     
    47:31
    Goal for SKA!
    MAXIM CHUDINOV got the puck on the blue line and hits the top right corner of the net! Assist: Viktor Tikhonov.
     
    47:00
    Kovar gets called in for hooking.
     
    45:41
    Icing of SKA.
     
    44:22
    Chudinov's shot went wide.
     
    44:06
    Magnitogorsk is in full strength.
     
    43:44
    Dallman's shot from the blue line was blocked.
     
    42:40
    Timkin's shot went by inches wide. Ezhov probably wouldn't be able to save this one.
     
    42:30
    Magnitogorsk clears the puck.
     
    42:14
    Cervenka's shot from the right circle wasn't dangerous.
     
    42:01
    Kazyonov gets called in for hooking.
     
    41:46
    SKA is in full strength.
     
    41:20
    Metallurg is in full strength.
     
    40:52
    Tikhonov's shot from the left side was deflected by the right shoulder of Koshechkin.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 16:31.
    Penalties – 2:3.
    Bully – 18:29.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:46
    Dallman gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for holding.
     
    39:20
    Kazyonov gets called in for holding.
     
    39:13
    Cervenka's shot from the left side wasn't dangerous.
     
    39:04
    SKA is in full strength.
     
    38:25
    Kovar lost the puck.
     
    37:33
    Petersburg clears the puck twice in a row.
     
    37:04
    Cervenka gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for holding.
     
    36:20
    Zaripov's shot went wide. Petersburg is completely in control of this match now.
     
    34:43
    Offside of Metallurg.
     
    34:15
    Timkin's shot from the blue line wasn't dangerous.
     
    33:50
    SKA keeps pressure.
     
    32:42
    Goal for SKA!
    ALEXANDER KUCHERYAVENKO gets the puck when falling through Koshechkin's pads! Assists: Artemy Panarin, Yevgeny Ryasensky.
     
    30:22
    Petersburg is very active now.
     
    29:42
    Goal for SKA!
    Cervenka's shot from the right wing was touched by ILYA KOVALCHUK and Koshechkin had no time to react! Assist: Roman Cervenka, Vadim Shipachyov.
     
    28:53
    Icing of Metallurg.
     
    28:34
    Two shots by Kovalchuk, but Koshechkin stops both.
     
    27:15
    Magnitogorsk has pressure.
     
    26:35
    Timkin's shot from the right side went into the glove of Ezhov.
     
    25:16
    Zaripov found Mozyakin from side to side, but Ezhov makes a great save!
     
    25:00
    Metallurg is slightly more active so far.
     
    24:10
    Grigorenko's shot from the left side wasn't dangerous.
     
    22:55
    Cervenka found Dallman in between the circles, but he missed the puck.
     
    22:05
    Tereshchenko's shot was blocked, both teams play very defensive.
     
    20:50
    Kazyonov's shot from the red line wasn't dangerous.
     
    20:29
    Metallurg is in full strength.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 8:14.
    Penalties – 1:1.
    Bully – 8:15.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:33
    Magnitogorsk is defending really well.
     
    19:00
    The last minute of the first period.
     
    18:29
    Gulas gets called in for knee foul.
     
    17:56
    Mozyakin's shot from the blue line was deflected by Ezhov.
     
    17:14
    Icing of SKA.
     
    16:13
    Panarin's shot was deflected by a skate, but Koshechkin reacted fast enough.
     
    14:42
    Gulas found Kazionov in between the circles, but the forward of Metallurg missed the net.
     
    14:15
    Another shot by Martensson, this time it was deflected by Koshechkin's pads.
     
    14:06
    Martensson's shot from the left wing went wide.
     
    13:06
    And yet another icing of Magnitogorsk.
     
    12:44
    The home team can't keep the puck in the offensive third.
     
    12:03
    Kovalchuk lost the puck.
     
    11:24
    Another icing of Metallurg.
     
    10:57
    Icing of Magnitogorsk. SKA is slightly more active.
     
    10:20
    Offside of Magnitogorsk.
     
    9:16
    Both teams are much more active now.
     
    8:00
    Goal for Metallurg! Jan Kovar found DANIS ZARIPOV from side to side, who scores under Ezhov's glove! Assist: Jan Kovar, Sergey Mozyakin.
     
    6:38
    Petersburg clears the puck.
     
    6:34
    Ryasensky gets called in for interference.
     
    6:10
    Kovalchuk and Cervenka got to rebound shots, but couldn't get the puck behind Ezhov!
     
    5:43
    Magnitogorsk is only defending so far.
     
    4:22
    Thoresen went around the net and found Kovalchuk from side to side, but forward of SKA hits moving Koshechkin!
     
    4:00
    Icing of Petersburg.
     
    2:37
    Goal for SKA!
    IGOR MAKAROV got in front of the net and his backhand went into the top left corner of the net! Assist: Artemy Panarin.
     
    1:14
    Panarin missed the net from the left side.
     
    0:59
    Icing of SKA.
     
    0:44
    Offside of Metallurg.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechurski) – Biryukov, Ibragimov – Lee, Tereshchenko – Malenkikh, Khabarov – Antipin, Metlyuk – Mozyakin, Kovar, Zaripov – Gulas, Kazionov, Shenfeld – Timkin, Hodgman, Kosov – Malinovsky, Grigorenko, Kamenev

    SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Nalimov) – Alexandrov, Dallman – Ryasensky, Kalinin – Chudinov, Semyonov – Yudin – Tikhonov, Thoresen, Martensson – Kovalchuk, Cervenka, Shipachyov – Kucheryavenko, Ponikarovsky, Panarin – Sigarev, Makarov, Skachkov

    Referees: Gofman, Ravodin – Birin, Sadovnikov.
     
    SKA should win today.
     
    Magnitogorsk is currently in 3rd place with 31 points in 16 matches. In the last 4 matches Metallurg lost 3 though. In Bratislava 3:4, CSKA 1:2 and Riga 2:3 all in overtime. In home match with Mytishchi Magnitogorsk won 4:3.
     
    Petersburg is dominating the KHL so far. In 18 matches it earned 39 points with score 69:37. Petersburg lost 2 out of last 4 matches. Home with Novosibirsk 1:2 in overtime and Vladivostok 1:3. With Novokuznetsk SKA won 4:1 and in Chelyabinsk 7:0!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 8. Zaripov (Kovar, Mozyakin) – 3. Makarov (Panarin), 30. Kovalchuk (Cervenka, Shipachyov), 33. Kucheryavenko (Panarin, Ryasensky), 48. Chudinov (Tikhonov)

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechurski) – Biryukov, Ibragimov – Lee, Tereshchenko – Malenkikh, Khabarov – Antipin, Metlyuk – Mozyakin, Kovar, Zaripov – Gulas, Kazionov, Shenfeld – Timkin, Hodgman, Kosov – Malinovsky, Grigorenko, Kamenev
    SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Nalimov) – Alexandrov, Dallman – Ryasensky, Kalinin – Chudinov, Semyonov – Yudin – Tikhonov, Thoresen, Martensson – Kovalchuk, Cervenka, Shipachyov – Kucheryavenko, Ponikarovsky, Panarin – Sigarev, Makarov, Skachkov
    Referees: Gofman, Ravodin – Birin, Sadovnikov