Vitkovice – Nitra 7:0 (end) | Sparta – Kärpät 1:1 (end) | Yunost – Frölunda 3:2 (end)
Kuopio – Djurgården 2:0 (end) | TPS – IFK Helsinki 1:1 (end) | Liberec – Färjestad 4:1 (end)
Munich – Växjö 1:1 (end) | Tappara – SaiPa 0:2 (end) | JYP – Skellefteå 4:0 (end)
Salzburg – Bern 1:4 (end) | Wolfsburg – Zürich 1:4 (end) | Eisbären – Zug 4:0 (end)
Lugano – HC Pilsen 4:1 (end) | Košice – Fribourg 1:1 (end) | Davos – Linköping 4:7 (end)
HV71 – Lukko 2:0 (end)
final
Yunost Minsk
3:2 (1:1, 2:0, 0:1)
Frölunda Gothenburg
Tuesday 04.10.2016, 18:00 • Chizhovka-Arena • Champions League • 1/32 Finals
     
    Game over. Big win for Yunost Minsk (20:13:48)
     
    58:43
    Penalty for Frölunda Gothenburg (Nyberg – 2 min., holding).
     
    57:36
    Frölunda continues to attack, Yunost put the "bus" in his zone.
     
    56:00
    Another good chance for Frölunda! Battle in the slot and Milchakov covered the puck.
     
    55:36
    Home team at full strength.
     
    55:36
    Goal for Frölunda!
    CASEY WELLMAN made a sniper shot and scored! Milchakov did not save the situation. Assisted by: Henrik Tömmernes.
     
    54:39
    Penalty for Yunost Minsk (Korso – 2 min., slashing).
     
    54:39
    Meleshko tried to push the puck into the net. Gustafsson is with the save.

    #Юность Минск бьет шведов! 3-1 #юностьчемпион #CHL #yunostminsk #frolundaindians

    Fotka zveřejněná uživatelem Дмитрий Беганский (@begansky),

     
    53:18
    Home team timeout.
     
    52:30
    Home team was not able to attack in two in one. Frölunda managed to avert the threat.
     
    50:03
    Dangerous ricochet, but Frölunda did not use this moment.
     
    49:01
    It seems that the sweden champion accept with the scoring.
     
    47:36
    Milchakov reflects on not dangerous shot.
     
    45:55
    Nyberg stopped attacking impulse of Niinimäki.
     
    44:20
    Yunost's forechecking is so effective. They stopped guests' attacks in the middle zone.
     
    41:52
    The teams started the game quietly. Surprisingly, but Frölunda do not go in the offensive zone.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal:
    Yunost 11
    Frölunda 16
     
    Yunost took full advantage of mistakes of Frölunda. Home team scored two goals in the second period and had control of the game. Can Frölunda reverse the match and win?
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:41
    Yunost controled the game. What a beautiful game for a dark horse of this series!
     
    37:40
    Milchakov – with another great save. And Sheleg is in the game.
     
    36:30
    The puck flew to the face of Sergey Sheleg. Def showed a courageous play.
     
    34:48
    The hosts continued to attack actively. Yunost show a nice forechecking.
     
    31:45
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    31:45
    Goal for Yunost!
    PAVEL CHERNOOK was taken to the throw and he scored with the big shot! Assisted by: Andre Mikhnov and Alexei Yefimenko.
     
    30:43
    Penalty for Frölunda Gothenburg (2 min. – too many men). Penalty served by Wellman.
     
    30:28
    Home team at full strength.
     
    30:13
    Tömmernes – from the blue line! Past the gate!
     
    29:24
    Good glove save by Milchakov after the shot of Wellman.
     
    28:28
    Penalty for Yunost Minsk (Korso – 2 min., holding).
     
    27:22
    Olsen made a wrist shot, Milchakov was with the save.
     
    27:02
    There are a lot of the struggle in the middle zone, no one wants to give the initiative.
     
    24:45
    Now Frölunda went on the offensive but without dangerous moments for Yunost.
    23:15 RAZVADOVSKI - 2:1
     
    23:15
    Goal for Yunost!
    Razvadovski and Zakharov ran in a quick counterattack after Goroshko's pass. Zakharov gave a split pass to Razvadovski and PAVEL ROZVADOVSKI sent the puck to the net. Assisted by Konstantin Zakharov, Oleg Goroshko.
     
    23:00
    Yunost spends more time in attack.
     
    21:35
    Yunost could get out two in one, but Zakharov slipped at a wrong time. It is offside.
     
    21:02
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    20:35
    Gustafsson pushes the puck to the ice. Yunost continues tp play in the powerplay.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal:
    Yunost 5
    Frölunda 6
     
    Frölunda tried to start the first period very briskly and they found their luck. Vesalainen quickly opened the scoring. As shown, canceled goal knocked the players of Frölunda confused and Yunost used it and equalized the score.The ending of period took place in a calm pace. So interesting, how the game will develop in the second period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:58
    Penalty for Frölunda Gothenburg (Wellman – 2 min., slashing).
     
    18:00
    An equal game continues. Champion of Sweden is a little discouraged.
     
    14:12
    Yunost is able to equalize the game due to this goal. But Frölunda try to press their opponent.
    12:27 TURKIN - 1:1
     
    12:27
    Goal for Yunost!
    Yunost could hear their fans and score! VIKTOR TURKIN had a nice shot in the near top corner of the net and Gustafsson had no chances to save it! Assisted by Alexander Karakulko, Alexei Yefimenko.
     
    08:54
    Teams at full strength. Frölunda looks more speedy and stronger than Yunost. Home team did not have big chances to score.
     
    06:54
    Penalty for Yunost Minsk (Abakunchik – 2 min., roughing).
    Penalty for Frölunda Gothenburg (Olofsson – 2 min., roughing).
     
    06:02
    The judge has not counted a goal! The game continues.
     
    06:02
    Puck in the gate of Yunost Minsk! But it is video replay.
    05:36 VESALAINEN - 0:1
     
    05:36
    Goal for Frölunda!
    Wunderkind KRISTIAN VESALAINEN finished off the shot of his partner. Assisted by Joel Lundqvist.
     
    03:59
    Tömmernes made a strong shot, Milchakov got down the guards and saved the puck.
     
    02:05
    Frölunda started very fast, they want to score first.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Yunost Minsk: Milchakov (Tryanichev); Ryadinsky – Goroshko, Niinimäki, Yeliseyenko, Mikhnov; Nogachev – Kovacevic; Corso, Meleshko, Kogalev; Sheleg – Pretnar, Razvadovsky, Abakunchik, Zakharov; Usenko – Chernook, Yefimenko, Turkin, Karakulko.

    Frölunda Gothenburg: Gustafsson (Bakala); Tömmernes – Westerlund, Vesalainen, Lundqvist, Wellman; Nørstebø – Engsund, Grundström, Sundström, Rosseli Olsen; Nyberg – Donovan, Stålberg, Сarlsson, Olofsson; Gunnarsson, Widerström, Ehn, Karlsson, Ikonen.

    Referees: Fonselius (FIN), Shrubok – Kliashcheunikau, Badyl (All BLR).
     
    Hello everyone! Welcome to Minsk! 15 minutes before the start of the match Yunost Minsk – Frölunda Gothenburg.
     
    Closer look: Yunost Minsk

    (1-1-0-2, 5 points, 10:13, 2nd in Group L)
    By winning their first two CHL games on home ice 4-3 in regulation time over BK Mlada Boleslav and 4-3 in overtime over the Vaxjo Lakers, Yunost Minsk were on the verge of qualifying for the Round of 32. After a 3-2 loss in Mlada Boleslav, they were in the next round due to winning the tie-breaking aggregate score, thanks to a huge last-minute breakaway save by Dmitri Milchakov. They then had a chance to win the group in Vaxjo but lost 4-0 to finish second. Before the start of the CHL playoffs, Yunost signed two defencemen: Slovenian international Sabahudin Kovacevic and former Dinamo Minsk player Evgeni Nogachev. Will that be enough to put them over the top against the defending CHL champions?

    Top Forward & CRAMO Top Scorer: Jesse Niinimaki, the 15th pick in the 2002 NHL Draft, made the perfect debut in the CHL. In the first game against Mlada Boleslav, he had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win. Seven days later, Niinimaki scored the overtime-winning goal against the Vaxjo Lakers, which virtually assured Yunost's spot in the playoffs. After four games in the group stage, Niinimaki has 4 points. The 33-year-old Finn demonstrated high offensive capabilities, and he will be a big danger for any opponent in the CHL.

    Top Defenceman: 30-year-old Slovenian international Klemen Pretnar entered this CHL season with experience his other teammates didn't have, as this is his third CHL season. Altogether, Pretnar had 1 point in 12 games for Austrian clubs Villacher SV in 2014-15 and the Vienna Capitals in 2015-16. Now in his first season in Belarus, he has adapted perfectly. Pretnar is now the key element of Yunost’s defence, helping the team in both offensively and defensively. Pretnar scored one point in four games in this CHL season, but he's not finished.

    Top Goaltender: Dmitri Milchakov, a two-time winner of Belarus's best goaltender award, came to Yunost at a short time ago. Milchakov demonstrates a secure game between the pipes – he's a tall goalie (185 cm) who is able to play quickly on the ice. Now the former Belarusian international faces competition with Russian goalie Alexander Tryanichev. Both played twice in the group stage, and it is difficult to predict who will be the No. 1 against Frolunda.
     
    Сloser look: Frolunda Gothenburg
    (2-0-1-1, 7 points, 11:9, 1st in Group A)

    Frolunda Gothenburg were expected to win Group A, and they did, but it was a lot harder than expected. First it was a narrow 2-1 win in Wolfsburg, followed by a 3-2 overtime loss in Pardubice. When they got home to Gothenburg, things seemed to be getting back on track with a 5-2 win over Pardubice, which wrapped up the group. In the group's last game, with a lot at stake for the visitors, Wolfsburg won 3-2 to become the group's other qualifier. With that behind them, the knock-out stage is now ahead. In each of the CHL's first two seasons, Frolunda has reached the Final both times. The first opponent in their way this time is Yunost Minsk of Belarus, and they won't be pushovers.

    Top Forward & CRAMO Top Scorer: By regularly scoring points in KHL, AHL and NHL, Casey Wellman is a well-scouted recruitment by the Gothenburg-based club. With 4 points, Wellman leads Frolunda after the CHL's group stage. Of couse, Wellman joins a crop of Frolunda forwards that know what this tournament is all about, such as Mats Rosseli-Olsen, Artturi Lehkonen and captain Joel Lundqvist, who have been to the CHL Final in back-to-back years, and surely have their sights set on a third trip.

    Top Defenceman: Henrik Tommernes was one of the best defencemen in last season's Swedish Hockey League, finishing fifth among d-men in the league scoring league and leading all defencemen in points in the CHL. Tommernes scored 9 goals on the power play in the SHL, which was second in the whole league. He will likely be a threat to upcoming opponents in the CHL playoffs this season, despite the fact that he hasn't scored any points – yet. Jacob Larsson, John Nyberg and new recruit Jonathan Sigalet are other players to watch on the back end.

    Top Goaltender: Johan Gustafsson came to Frolunda before last season and had a really tough start, quite quickly being recognized as a backup to Lars Johansson, who was having a career year. Gustafsson would get his chance to shine as Johansson was injuried in the playoffs, and Gustafsson took advantage of that chance. He turned out to be the title-winning goaltender he was supposed to be and was a huge reason why Frolunda managed to win the SHL title. Now, he's the expected starting goalie and has stopped 50 of 56 shots in three games in the group stage.
     
    Frolunda Gothenburg are the reigning CHL champions, but they didn't really look like it in the group stage, struggling against both Grizzlys Wolfsburg and Dynamo Pardubice. In particular, their vaunted offence, which outscored all other teams in the first two CHL seasons, struggled, with just 11 goals in just four games. One has to think, however, that it's just a matter of time before they get it all together. One must also remember that they had some close calls in each of the last two CHL campaigns en route to the Final. Their opponents are the champions from Belarus, Yunost Minsk. Yunost survived a very tight group with the Vaxjo Lakers and BK Mlada Boleslav. They took two of six points against Vaxjo, and now they face another Swedish club – the best one, in fact. Yunost have proven tough to beat on home ice. They have the first game in Minsk, and if they can take advantage of that and get a jump on Frolunda, and get the clutch goaltending they got from Dmitri Milchakov in the group stage, an upset is not out of the question at all.
     
    Welcome to Champions Hockey League! It's time to the play-offs! The Round of 32 begins with the match Yunost Minsk – Frölunda Gothenburg.

    Frölunda on the ice before they head to Minsk for their #CHL match
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 13. Turkin (Karakulko, Yefimenko), 24. Razvadovski (Zakharov, Goroshko), 32. Chernook (Mikhnov, Yefimenko) – 6. Vesalainen (Lundqvist), 56. Wellman (Tömmernes)

    Yunost Minsk: Milchakov (Tryanichev); Ryadinsky – Goroshko, Niinimäki, Yeliseyenko, Mikhnov; Nogachev – Kovacevic; Corso, Meleshko, Kogalev; Sheleg – Pretnar, Razvadovsky, Abakunchik, Zakharov; Usenko – Chernook, Yefimenko, Turkin, Karakulko.
    Frölunda Gothenburg: Gustafsson (Bakala); Tömmernes – Westerlund, Vesalainen, Lundqvist, Wellman; Nørstebø – Engsund, Grundström, Sundström, Rosseli Olsen; Nyberg – Donovan, Stålberg, Сarlsson, Olofsson; Gunnarsson, Widerström, Ehn, Karlsson, Ikonen.
    Referees: Fonselius (FIN), Shrubok – Kliashcheunikau, Badyl (All BLR)
    Second match
    Tuesday 11.10.2016
    Frölunda - Yunost 5:0

    Goals and assists: 19. Lasu (Stålberg), 22. Figren (Vesalainen, Lundqvist), 34. Carlsson (Sundström, Tömmernes), 40. Tömmernes (Grundström, Lasu), 46. Hjalmarsson (Olofsson)