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Avangard Omsk
4:2 (0:1, 2:1, 2:0)
Vityaz Podolsk
Friday 07.12.2012, 13:00 • KHL
     
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    The favourites Avangard Omsk controlled the third period completely and with two more goals they decided the match. After the 3-2 by Nikitin for Avangard, Vityaz never found back into the game.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:42
    Vityaz from the blue line, shot goes wide.
     
    58:51
    Easy save for Kasutin against a long-distance shot but Avangard lets a few seconds run down from the clock.
     
    58:00
    Last two minutes were announced.
     
    56:14
    Goal for Avangard!


    What a superb play by the home team ! First a forward wants to deke out Kasutin, the puck comes to the left side where SERGEI KOSTITSYN finnishes the play with a back hander into the wide open net ! The game is almost certain decided !

    Assisted by Alexander Frolov and Dmitry Syomin.
     
    55:42
    Vityaz shot from the left wing but it is blocked early by a defender.
     
    54:28
    Easy glove save for Kasutin.
     
    52:30
    At the moment it doesn't look like the guests could start a huge come back. Avangard is closer to the decision than Vityaz to the equalizer.
     
    49:33
    Hard shot by Avangard from a central position but the leg of a defender is in between.
     
    48:44
    Pass from behind the net and the following shot from the left side is cleared by Kasutin.
     
    47:41
    Fast attack by Avangard and almost their forward can deke out Kasutin but he is stopped in the last moment.
     
    45:57
    Hard shot by one of the guests' players, leg save Reizvikh.
     
    45:13
    Counter by Vityaz but their shot is blocked to the side easily by Reizvikh.
     
    44:58
    Easy glove save for Vityaz goalie Kasutin.
     
    41:52
    Goal for Avangard!


    NIKITA NIKITIN from the blue line with a shot into the left bottom corner and he turns the game around for the hosts in power play !

    Assisted by Alexander Frolov and Sergei Kostitsyn.
     
    41:38
    Pavel Chernov (Vityaz) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Avangard was able to tie the game in the middle period. Vityaz stays dangerous whenever they have a power play.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:38
    Avangard back at full strength. For the first time today their penalty killing was successful.
     
    37:53
    Vityaz' shot from a half left position goes wide.
     
    37:38
    Alexander Nesterov (Avangard) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    35:48
    Goal for Avangard!


    Sergei Kostisyn with the cross pass in front of the Vityaz net and DMITRY SYOMIN deflects the puck with his stick into the top right corner.

    Assisted by Sergei Kostisyn and Nikita Pivtsakin.
     
    35:05
    Avangard again with more pressure. They want the equalizer before the end of the period.
     
    33:23
    Shot from the right wing by Vityaz that goes wide.
     
    32:49
    Reizvikh comes out of the net to keep the puck in play and almost loses the duel with a Vityaz forward...
     
    30:45
    Kuryanov with a shot from the left side, hits the goal post from a sharp angle while Kasuin was already on the ground.
     
    29:33
    Goal for Vityaz!


    Vityaz with the immediate answer in the power play! JOSH HENNESSY receives a cross pass at the second post and fires the puck into the wide open net! No defender was there to stopp him and also Avangard goalie Reizvikh was in the other corner.

    Assisted by Andrei Markov and Alexander Korolyuk.
     
    28:57
    Alexander Nesterov (Avangard) gets two minutes for playing with a broken stick.
     
    27:25
    Goal for Avangard!


    Igor Volkov receives the puck behind the Vityaz net, skates towards the blue line, turns around and fires the puck into the top corner, deflected by ANTON KURYANOV ! The deserved equalizer for the home side !

    Assisted by Igor Volkov.
     
    27:06
    Salmela comes over the left wing, his cross pass directly in front of the Vityaz net almost goes in.
     
    26:04
    The hosts from the blue line, the shot goes wide.
     
    25:35
    Counter by Vityaz. The puck comes to the left side from where Panarin tries to get the puck past Reizvikh into the left corner but the Avangard goalie was there.
     
    25:07
    Shot by Avangard from a sharp angle, no danger.
     
    24:15
    Avangard is taking over the initiative now. They are able to keep the puck in the Vityaz zone for several minutes.
     
    23:38
    Avangard with a shot from the side but Kasutin is there with the save.
     
    21:11
    Vityaz back at full strength.
     
    20:34
    Avangard with a shot from the blue line but easy save for Kasutin.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    In an even first period without many high-class scoring chances, Vityaz Chekhov has grabbed an early lead in power play and Avangard failed to give the answer by now.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:55
    Anton Korolyov with a last counter for Vityaz in the first period but he is stopped by a defender.
     
    19:11
    Josh Hennessy (Vityaz) gets two minutes for slashing.
     
    19:07
    Back hander by Avangard's Anssi Salmela, saved by Kasutin.
     
    17:27
    Avangard with a pass from behind the net but it goes past everyone in the center.
     
    16:12
    Fast attack by Avangard after they won the face off in front of their own goal. The following shot goes wide though.
     
    15:40
    Pivtsakin with a shot from the blue line towards the right bottom corner but Kasutin gloves it.
     
    14:59
    Counter attack by Vityaz. Reizvikh only can block the puck to a Vityaz forward but he misses the half open net.
     
    12:27
    Vityaz back at full strength.
     
    12:27
    From a short distance the Avangard forward's shot is blocked.
     
    11:37
    Kasutin clears a shot from a half right position to the side.
     
    11:13
    Shot by Vityaz from the left wing into the arms of Avangard goalie Reizvikh.
     
    10:27
    Denis Sergeyev (Vityaz) gets two minutes for holding.
     
    09:57
    Avangard with a pass from behind the net but the center doesn't reach it.
     
    09:41
    Long distance shot by Vityaz and easy leg save by Reizvikh.
     
    07:30
    Avangard is now looking for the direct answer. They had several shots on goal but none of them was really dangerous.
     
    05:53
    Goal for Vityaz!


    Pass from the right wing into the center. There it is PAVEL CHERNOV who fires the puck past Reizvikh for the early guest lead in power play !

    Assisted by Brian Fahey and Artemy Panarin.
     
    05:20
    Nice play by Vityaz but the last cross pass ends up on the stick of a defender.
     
    04:56
    Badyukov with a shot from the right wing. Easy save for Reizvikh.
     
    04:17
    Anton Kuryanov (Avangard) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    03:22
    Reizvikh has to cover up the puck for a face off before a Vityaz forward gets it.
     
    02:50
    The puck stays most of the time in the neutral zone. Avangard hasn't found yet a solution against the Vityaz forechecking.
     
    01:30
    Offensive begin by the guests who don't hide in front of their own goal.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Avangard Omsk: Reizvikh (Shilin) - Nikitin, Salmela, Piganovich, Pivtsakin, Valentenko, Pujacs, Kalashnikov - Kuparinen, Perezhogin, Zaborsky, Syomin, Kostitsyn, Frolov, Kuryanov, Volkov, Ivanov, Pervushin, Kalinin, Taratukhin, Nesterov

    Vityaz Chekhov: Kasutin (Saprykin) - A. Markov, Troshchinsky, Fahey, Khafizullin, Seleznyov, D. Markov, Kudinov - Hennessy, Korolyov, Korolyuk, Chernov, Dvurechensky, Panarin, Timkin, Belousov, Badyukov, Gillies, Sergeyev, Lesnukhin, Kulyomin

    Referees: Naumov, Shchenyov - Otmakhov, Koposov
     
    Avangard Omsk is first in Chernyshyov Division with 65 points in 33 games. Since 8 October 2012 they have gained at least one point in every game and they have won 16 of the 19 games afterwards.

    Vityaz Chekhov is sixth in Bobrov Division with 38 points in 32 games. The team has a good momentum with 3 wins in their last 4 matches, including two consecutive away wins in their current three-game road trip.

    Avangard Omsk are the clear favourites but Vityaz Chekhov that showed good performances against several top teams so far is far from chanceless.
     
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    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 28. Kuryanov (Volkov), 36. Syomin (Kostitsyn, Pivtsakin), 42. Nikitin (Frolov, Kostitsyn), 57. Kostitsyn (Frolov, Syomin) - 6. Chernov (Fahey, Panarin), 30. Hennessy (Markov, Korolyuk)

    Avangard Omsk: Reizvikh (Shilin) - Nikitin, Salmela, Piganovich, Pivtsakin, Valentenko, Pujacs, Kalashnikov - Kuparinen, Perezhogin, Zaborsky, Syomin, Kostitsyn, Frolov, Kuryanov, Volkov, Ivanov, Pervushin, Kalinin, Taratukhin, Nesterov
    Vityaz Podolsk: Kasutin (Saprykin) - A. Markov, Troshchinsky, Fahey, Khafizullin, Seleznyov, D. Markov, Kudinov - Hennessy, Korolyov, Korolyuk, Chernov, Dvurechensky, Panarin, Timkin, Belousov, Badyukov, Gillies, Sergeyev, Lesnukhin, Kulyomin
    Referees: Naumov, Shchenyov - Otmakhov, Koposov