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Dinamo Riga
4:3 (3:1, 0:2, 1:0)
CSKA Moscow
Wednesday 23.10.2013, 18:30 • Arena Riga • KHL
     
    60:00
    Game over. (20:32:44)
     
    59:52
    Pervyshin with a dangerous shot, but Tellqvist saves the net.
     
    59:44
    A shot goes wide.
     
    59:22
    Only now it returns.
     
    59:04
    Morozov pass is imprecise and the puck leaves Riga's defensive zone.
     
    58:43
    CSKA pulls Stana.
     
    58:16
    Meija clears the puck.
     
    58:03
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    58:03
    Zubov with a shot on Tellqvist's net.
     
    57:39
    So far Dinamo has played well defensively, not allowing CSKA to create any dangerous scoring chances.
     
    56:55
    Dinamo has had a couple of dangerous counterattacks already.
     
    55:39
    A four-on-two attack for CSKA, but Shirokov chooses to shoot himself and the puck goes wide.
     
    55:14
    Sotnieks shoots from the blue line, and Wilson is in front of the net for the rebound. Stana saves the game for CSKA.
     
    55:05
    Robinson with a slap shot from the blue line.
     
    53:42
    Dinamo is clearly playing more defensively.
     
    51:34
    Nepryayev with a slap shot from the blue line, Tellqvist controls the situation.
     
    50:48
    Wilson passes the puck to Hossa, Marcel shoots, but fails to beat Stana.
     
    49:50
    Rekis with a strong shot on the net.
     
    49:02
    Two very dirty episodes by CSKA remain unnoticed by the referees. More than 9000 spectators are whistling.
     
    47:18
    Pavlovs steals the puck from Misharin at CSKA's defensive end.
     
    46:48
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!

    Miks Indrasis flies down the left wing, makes a cross ice pass to ROBERTS BUKARTS who scores his second of the night and returns the lead to Riga.
     
    46:13
    The pace of the game has managed to remain high.
     
    45:04
    A huge hit by Vitalijs Pavlovs on Shirokov.
     
    44:34
    Goncharov leaves the puck on the blue line for Ilari Filppula, who takes a strong shot on Tellqvist's net.
     
    44:03
    Meija makes a pass to Szczechura from behind the net, but Paul fails to score.
     
    43:27
    Sandis Ozolins with a shot from the blue line, Stana stops the puck.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Today's attendance is 9600. Arena Riga is not far from being sold out!
     
    With just 14 seconds played, CSKA managed to do what they couldn't late in the first period – score the second goal. During the second period both teams spent way more time in the neutral zone, and didn't succeed to create as many scoring chances as previously. Late in the period Alexei Morozov managed to tie the game 3:3.

    SOG: 6 (14) – 11 (25)
    PIM: 2 (4) – 0
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:57
    Indrasis passes the puck to Sandis Ozolins, who looks around for a bit and takes a shot on net hoping for a ricochet.
     
    38:32
    A bad giveaway by Goncharov allows Hossa and Wilson to create some traffic in front of Stana's net.
     
    36:14
    Goal for CSKA!

    While Sandis Ozolins is in the front of the net battling with Prokhorkin, ALEXEI MOROZOV is alone at the back of the net, skates to the front and finds the empty space between the net and Tellqvist's back. The game is tied.
     
    35:43
    Pervyshin's slap shot ends up in the hands of Riga players who finally clear the puck.
     
    35:14
    Morozov's shot is blocked by one of Riga's defenders.
     
    34:59
    Georgijs Pujacs (Riga) heads to the penalty box.
     
    34:59
    Shirokov with a wraparound but gets hooked by Pujacs.
     
    32:01
    Skvcorcovs with a shot on the goal, but it goes far off the net.
     
    30:37
    Nizivijs makes a cross ice pass to Gints Meija, who takes a shot on the net. Stana managed to keep it out of the net.
     
    29:40
    Wilson takes a weak backhand shot.
     
    28:34
    Andris Dzerins takes a backhand shot from the right angle, but Stana manages to contain the puck between the post and his pad.
     
    28:13
    Active forechecking by Indrasis nearly allows him to steal the puck in the CSKA's zone.
     
    27:47
    Aleksandrs Nizivijs with a huge slap shot that goes slightly above the crossbar.
     
    27:25
    Both teams battling behind CSKA's net.
     
    25:19
    Saprykin with a strong shot on the net.
     
    24:02
    Riga dumps the puck, but fails to continue the attack.
     
    20:57
    Szczechura makes a pass from the back of the net, but Gints Meija fails to notice and acquire it.
     
    20:37
    Filppula with a backhand shot on net.
     
    20:14
    Goal for CSKA!

    Visitors manage to come back strong with GEORGY MISHARIN beating Mikael Tellqvist with a slap shot from the blue line.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Although the score might say 3:1 after the first twenty, both teams played a very close and entertaining period. Riga managed to open the game with three early goals, to whom CSKA responded with a goal by Georgy Misharin. Later in the period CSKA started to attack Tellqvist's net on a way more regular basis, and in the last minute started to build pressure, but failed to score the second goal.

    SOG: 8 – 14
    PIM: 2 – 0
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:28
    Bukarts with a shot from the cover, and Eminger stops him from acquiring the rebound.
     
    19:02
    Visitors clearly want to put another puck in the net before the end of the period.
     
    18:20
    CSKA with a good chance in front of Riga's net.
     
    18:11
    Home team at full strength.
     
    17:44
    Puck is cleared once again.
     
    17:21
    Steve Eminger receives a pass from the back of the net, but fails to beat Tellqvist.
     
    17:10
    CSKA controlling the puck.
     
    16:44
    Riga clears the puck.
     
    Vladimir Zharkov and Roberts Bukarts have allegedly exchanged some tougher words on the bench and nearly challenged each other to a fight.
     
    16:11
    Rodrigo Lavins (Riga) gives CSKA the first powerplay of the game earning two minutes for hooking. He did all he could to stop Prokhorkin in front of Tellqvist's net.
     
    15:25
    Upitis with a wraparound, but Stana is in his place.
     
    13:22
    Both teams are spending a lot of time battling for the puck in the neutral zone.
     
    11:58
    CSKA on the attack, but fails to contain the puck within the offensive zone.
     
    10:31
    Goal for CSKA!

    Grigorenko reaches for the rebound, makes a blind pass to GEORGY MISHARIN, who beats Tellqvist and opens the score for CSKA.
     
    09:56
    Offside by CSKA.
     
    09:19
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!

    A two-on-one attack by Miks Indrasis and ROBERTS BUKARTS. Bukarts passes the puck to Indrasis, and Miks returns the puck to Roberts, who easily puts it in the empty net.
     
    07:45
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!

    Gints Meija leaves the puck for PAUL SZCZECHURA who dekes past Pervyshin and scores a beautiful backhand goal. Already his second of the night!
     
    07:37
    Szczechura dumps the puck.
     
    07:23
    A three-on-two attack for Riga, but they fail to enter the zone.
     
    06:52
    Pavlovs shoots from the blue line, and veteran Lavins is there for the rebound.
     
    06:20
    Kyle Wilson rushing through the middle zone. Riga on the attack.
     
    05:16
    Pervyshin takes a hard slap shot, but it goes wide.
     
    04:40
    Bukarts with a hard wrist shot from the right side.
     
    04:10
    Both teams battling for the puck in the corner of Riga's defensive zone.
     
    03:55
    Fyodorov with the first shot on Tellqvist's net tonight.
     
    02:32
    Active forechecking by Dinamo.
     
    02:17
    Icing by CSKA.
     
    02:09
    Pervyshin controlling the puck behind CSKA's net, trying to begin an attack.
     
    01:11
    Steve Eminger, who is making his KHL debut for CSKA tonight, was on the ice when the goal was scored.
     
    01:10
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!

    Gints Meija enters the zone, skates close to the net, leaves the puck for Nizivijs, who makes a last second pass to PAUL SZCZECHURA, leaving no chance for Rastislav Stana.
     
    00:52
    Riga with the puck in the offensive zone.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Cimermanis) – Lavins, Rekis, Ozolins, Sotnieks, Robinson, Augstkalns, Pujacs – Kuzmenkovs, Skvorcovs, Nizivijs, Wilson, Dzerins, Szczechura, Indrasis, Bukarts, Pavlovs, Hossa, Sarkanis, Meija, Upitis

    CSKA Moscow: Stana (Goncharov) – Pervyshin, Misharin, Naumenkov, Eminger, Goncharov, Markov, Ogurtsov – Nemirovsky, Zharkov, Filppula, Nepryayev, Grigorenko, Zubov, Fefelov, Shirokov, Prokhorkin, Fyodorov, Zainullin, Saprykin, Morozov

    Referees: Gashilov, Komarov – Otmakhov, Shelyanin.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:30.
    Commentary by

    Didzis Rudmanis

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 2. Szczechura (Nizivijs, Meija), 8. Szczechura (Meija, Ozolins), 10. Bukarts (Indrasis), 47. Bukarts (Indrasis, Sotnieks) – 11. Misharin (Grigorenko, Prokhorkin), 21. Misharin, 37. Morozov

    Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Cimermanis) – Lavins, Rekis, Ozolins, Sotnieks, Robinson, Augstkalns, Pujacs – Kuzmenkovs, Skvorcovs, Nizivijs, Wilson, Dzerins, Szczechura, Indrasis, Bukarts, Pavlovs, Hossa, Sarkanis, Meija, Upitis
    CSKA Moscow: Stana (Goncharov) – Pervyshin, Misharin, Naumenkov, Eminger, Goncharov, Markov, Ogurtsov – Nemirovsky, Zharkov, Filppula, Nepryayev, Grigorenko, Zubov, Fefelov, Shirokov, Prokhorkin, Fyodorov, Zainullin, Saprykin, Morozov
    Referees: Gashilov, Komarov – Otmakhov, Shelyanin
    Attendance: 9600