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Severstal Cherepovets
4:1 (2:1, 2:0, 0:0)
Spartak Moscow
Thursday 03.01.2013, 13:00 • KHL
     
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    Severstal defended their 4-1 lead with a lot of patience and didn't risk too much in the last 20 minutes. Spartak tried it with a bit more offense during the third period but they failed to create any big scoring chances so that the Severstal win came never in danger.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    Last minute of regulation started.
     
    Teemu Laakso with a blue line shot for Severstal but good pad save by Spartak goalie Suchkov.
     
    Easy save for Severstal goalie Koshechkin from a close distance.
     
    54:44
    And the penalties continue. Nikolai Bushuyev (Spartak) gets two minutes for interference - 4 on 4 now.
     
    A very hard shot is blocked to the side in the last moment by Spartak goalie Suchkov with a little jump.
     
    54:17
    Gennady Stolyarov (Severstal) sits in the penalty box because his team received a two-minute penalty for too many players on the ice.
     
    Wow. A very nice solo run by Spartak forward Mikhail Zhukov that started in the guest zone and was finished with a back hander in front of Koshechkin in the Severstal net... !
     
    As only around eight minutes are left, it is not very likely that we'll see a huge Spartak comeback here anymore...
     
    Shot from the side by the Spartak offense, easy save by Koshechkin.
     
    Severstal are defending their lead well while Spartak have almost no chances...
     
    Hard shot from the left wing by Severstal but still an easy save for Suchkov.
     
    Quite a good chance here for Severstal but Suchkov is there on time to cover up the puck in front of his own goal...
     
    43:21
    Nikolai Bushuyev (Spartak) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    41:17
    Niclas Andersen (Severstal) gets four minutes for roughing.
     
    41:17
    Alexander Romanovsky (Spartak) gets four minutes for roughing.
     
    41:17
    Andrei Ankudinov (Spartak) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Another period that was clearly dominated by Severstal. The hosts not only had 12-2 shots on goal in this period but they are also up 28-8 after 40 minutes. Two more goals earned them a solid 4-1 lead that is likely already the decision.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Spartak wtih a short from a half left position, goes wide...
     
    38:05
    Gennady Stolyarov (Severstal) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    Another blue line shot by Spartak that is far from dangerous...
     
    Counter attack by Severstal but the defense can stop them.
     
    33:46
    And that's it for Alexei Yakhin. The Spartak goalie left the ice and now in the net is Pavel Suchkov.
     
    33:46
    Goal for Severstal!


    From the right wing VADIM SHIPACHYOV fires the puck into the right corner for the 4-1 ! Yakhin didn't really look to good there...

    Assisted by Alexander Ryazantsev and Petr Caslava.
     
    Severstal with the short-distance shot but it is blocked by Yakhin.
     
    32:07
    Mikhail Mamkin (Spartak) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    Severstal twice with the wrap-around try but both times a defender stands in the way.
     
    29:30
    Stefan Ruzicka (Spartak) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    First Severstal has a nice scoring chance and then in the following counter attack it is Spartak - but both teams fail to score.
     
    It's an even game now with chances on both sides but off course Severstal with the two goal advantage have the better arguments on their side.
     
    A Spartak attack almost leads to a break away for Severstal but a defender of the guests is there in the last moment.
     
    Fast attack by Spartak. The following shot from the left wing is no problem for Koshechkin.
     
    Double chance for Spartak, the first one from teh blue line, the second shot from a half right position but both times either the Severstal defense or their goalie Koshechkin are there.
     
    23:03
    Goal for Severstal!


    The puck bounces back from the boards and PAVEL DEDUNOV is the first to see it. He takes the puck and with a wrap-around gets it over the goal line for the 3-1 lead by Severstal !

    Without assist.
     
    One-timer from the blue line by Spartak, goes wide.
     
    A first good combination by Severstal in the middle period but in the end one of their forwards doesn't come out of the offside in time.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Severstal started better into the game and earned themselves a fast two-goal lead in the first ten minutes. Afterwards Spartak became stronger and managed to cut the lead to the half in a 5 on 3 power play !
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    A last one-man-rush by Spartak in this period but Mikhail Zhukov's back hander is no danger for the Severstal goalie.
     
    16:27
    Goal for Spartak!


    And the guests already were able to use the two men advantage. After a shot from a half left position NIKOLAI BUSHUYEV is the first one to react and get the rebound over the line to cut the Severstal lead to the half !

    Assisted by Denis Bodrov and Jaroslav Obsut.
     
    16:07
    Bogdan Kiselevich (Severstal) gets two minutes - a long 5 on 3 now for Spartak.
     
    A one-timer from the blue line by Spartak is blocked by Severstal goalie Koshechkin.
     
    15:44
    Alexander Fedoseyev (Severstal) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    Severstal over the right wing but the following backhander goes wide.
     
    Now a nice attack by Spartak but the defense is there to clear the situation.
     
    Fast attack by the hosts but Yakhin is there with a block to the side.
     
    10:39
    Goal for Severstal!


    EVGENY KETOV receives the pass in the center position after a nice combination and then he dekes out Yakhin to double the Severstal lead !

    Assisted by Denis Kazionov and Vadim Shipachyov.
     
    Yakhin is there with a save in the corner.
     
    Counter attack by Severstal. After the first shot gets blocked the rebound goes wide.
     
    The Spartak net has been pushed out of position. There is a break now.
     
    06:30
    There is a team penalty now against Spartak for having too many players on the ice.
     
    Shot by Severstal from the left wing but save by Yakhin.
     
    04:27
    Goal for Severstal!


    There is the early lead for the hosts through VADIM BERDNIKOV !
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Severstal Cherepovets: Koshechkin (Zaitsev) - Laakso, Kiselevich, Caslava, Ryazantsev, Yegorshev, Andersen, Stasenko, Popov - Ketov, Kazionov, Shipachyov, Berdnikov, Kazakovtsev, Stolyarov, Bergfors, Medvedev, Zemchenko, Fedoseyev, Alexeyev, Dedunov

    Spartak Moscow: Yakhin (Suchkov) - Shchitov, Zheldakov, Bodrov, Obsut, Mamkin, Morrisonn, Shefer - Ruzicka, Bushuyev, Petrov, Yunkov, Suglobov, Radivojevic, Nikontsev, Zhukov, Ankudinov, Romanovsky, Denezhkin, Medvedev

    Referees: Vasilyev, Odins - Mikhayevich, Nesterov
     
    Severstal Cherepovets are 3rd in Tarasov Division with 56 points in 37 games and in a good position to reach this year's Gagarin Cup playoffs. On the other side guests Spartak Moscow are not only 7th in Tarasov Division but at the bottom of the whole Western Conference.

    Severstal won three of their last four matches, receiving the only loss at home against bottom side Dinamo Riga (2-4). After a negative trend for several weeks, Spartak at least gained three points in their last three games of which two were decided in the shootout but most recently lost on the road against Dinamo Minsk (0-3).

    The topscorers of Severstal are Vadim Shipachyov (26 pts), Yevgeni Ketov (19 pts), Alexander Ryazantsev (13 pts) and Vadim Berdnikov (11 pts). Spartak has no player who really shines but they have several forwards at the same level like Stefan Ruzicka (14 pts) along with Mikhail Yunkov and Branko Radivojevic (both 13 pts).

    When both teams met for the first time this season Spartak earned a win at home against Severstal (3-2 OT) in early October. Today the favourites are Severstal though.
     
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    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Berdnikov, 11. Ketov (Kazionov, Shipachyov), 24. Dedunov, 34. Shipachyov (Ryazantsev, Caslava) - 17. Bushuyev (Bodrov, Obsut)

    Severstal Cherepovets: Koshechkin (Zaitsev) - Laakso, Kiselevich, Caslava, Ryazantsev, Yegorshev, Andersen, Stasenko, Popov - Ketov, Kazionov, Shipachyov, Berdnikov, Kazakovtsev, Stolyarov, Bergfors, Medvedev, Zemchenko, Fedoseyev, Alexeyev, Dedunov
    Spartak Moscow: Yakhin (Suchkov) - Shchitov, Zheldakov, Bodrov, Obsut, Mamkin, Morrisonn, Shefer - Ruzicka, Bushuyev, Petrov, Yunkov, Suglobov, Radivojevic, Nikontsev, Zhukov, Ankudinov, Romanovsky, Denezhkin, Medvedev
    Referees: Vasilyev, Odins - Mikhayevich, Nesterov