SPM 1:4 RIG | Spartak Moscow - Dinamo Riga (KHL)

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Spartak Moscow Rusko

1:4 (0:0, 0:2, 1:2)

Dinamo Riga

Thursday 10.01.2013, 15:30 • Arena Sokolniki, Moscow, Russian Federation • KHL

		Dinamo gets a second straigth away win by beating Spartak 4-1. They are now five points ahead of them in the Western conference table. Dinamo scored two goals in both second and third period. Spartak remains on the last place and are now one more step away from the playoffs. They scored their only goal 18 seconds till the end of the game. SOG in 3rd period were 15-2 in favor of Spartak 35-19 overall. That didn't save them from the loss thus 3 points go with Dinamo in Latvia. (18:46:19)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:42	Goal for Spartak! NIKITA SHCHITOV scores after with a wrist shot through Jucers's legs. Assisted by Branko Radivojevic.
	59:00	One minute left in te game
	58:55	Another easy save for Jucers, Spartak's players look desperate
	57:56	Shot by Gubin from the blue line but Jucers makes another stop
	57:32	Two unsuccesful counter attacks by Dinamo, Spartak seems to have lost it's strenrth
	56:38	Shot by Yunkov from the blue line but Jucers makes a nice save.
	54:00	Visiting team at full strength.
	53:32	Goal for Dinamo Riga! MIKS INDRASIS scores from a penalty shot after he made a great deke that totally fooled Lasak. Unassisted
	52:46	Shot by Shschitov is blocked in front of the net
	52:00	Paul Szczechura (Dinamo) gets a tripping penalty.
	51:47	Visiting team at full strength.
	51:20	Jucers makes a save after shot by Gubin
	49:47	Gunars Skvortsov (Dinamo) gets a hooking penalty
	49:10	Shot by Shefer, Jucers makes an easy save
	48:17	Great stop by Jucers on the nice shot by Nikontsev. Spartak remains scoreless so far in the game.
	47:27	Good shot by Petrov - Jucers makes a pad save
	46:30	Good pressure by Spartak but no scoring opportunities
	45:20	Ružicka's shot from close distance is blocked.
	44:50	Visiting team at full strength.
	42:50	Krisjanis Redlihs (Dinamo) gets a tripping penalty
	42:14	Goal for Dinamo Riga! MARTINS KARSUMS scored on a rebound ater shot by Rekis. Assisted by Krisjanis Redlihs and Arvids Rekis.
	42:01	Shaone Morrisonn (Spartak) gets a penalty
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		SOG in 2nd period were 11-5 in favor of Spartak, 19-17 overall. That doesn't help them because Dinamo has a 2-0 lead with one PP and one SH goal scored by Dzerins and Giroux. Spartak looks better in the offense but couldn't score. Dnamo used their scoring opportunities and has a comfortable lead in a tight game after two periods.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:59	Goal for Dinamo Riga! ALEXANDRE GIROUX scores in a dieing second of 2nd period after great one timer that easily beat Lasak. Assisted by Krisjanis Redlihs and Paul Szczechura.
	38:46	Alexander Romanovsky (Spartak) gets a slashing penalty
	38:43	Couple of nice moves by Dinamo's forwards but no goal, Karsums was stopped illegally
	38:00	Shefer makes an offside in a promising situation
	37:00	Skvortsov makes a mess in front of Lasak but no shot on goal. Spartak's defence clears the zone
	36:43	Home team at full strength.
	34:43	Yegor Mikhaylov (Spartak) makes a charging penalty
	34:20	Great ove by Ruzicka, he shoots the puck but it finishes in block
	33:30	Icing made by Lavins and time for commercial break
	31:43	Nice opportunity for Nikontsev on a rebound but Jucers makes the save
	31:10	Period of game with better play by visitors
	30:05	Home team at full strength.
	28:05	Anatoli Nikontsev (Spartak) gets a penalty for high sticking
	26:40	Visiting team at full strength.
	26:31	Goal for Dinamo Riga! ANDRIS DZERINS is the scorer of a SH goal after bad give away by Spartak's defense. Unassisted.
	24:40	Raitis Ivannas (Dinamo) gets a penalty for goaltender interference
	24:16	Jucers collects the puck in front of Sprtak's forwards
	22:25	Suglobov's shot goes wide
	21:50	Visiting team at full strength.
	21:28	Shot by Bushuev is blocked in front of the net
	20:53	Spartak can't geti it into attacking zone on the PP
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		SOG after 1st period were 8-12. Not many good scoring opportunities on neither side but Dinamo was slightly better opponent and Lasak made some nice saves
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:50	Andris Dzerins (Dinamo) gets a penalty
	19:30	Lasak collets the puck after unsuccesful pass by Dzerins
	19:00	One minute left in 1st period
	17:57	Shot by Carle from the blue line but Lasak easily colletcs the puck
	16:58	Great PP by Dinamo, they had some nice opportunities but couldn't capitalize them
	16:55	Home team at full strength.
	15:31	Shot by Rekis but Lasak makes a nice save
	14:55	Denis Bodrov (Spartak) gets a penalty
	14:26	Ruzicka makes a mess in front of Jucers but Latvian goalie collects the puck
	13:29	Jučers who changed Tellqvist on gaol makes a great save on one timer by Yunkov
	12:50	Some pressing by Dinamo but Spartak handles it well
	12:12	Lot of traffic in front of Lasak but Szczechura couldn't score
	11:18	Two shots by Spartak on PP but tellqvist made two good saves
	11:17	Visiting team at full strength.
	09:17	Miks Indrasis (Dinamo) gets hight-sticking penalty
	09:02	Nice shot by Giroux from close distance but it goes wide of the goal
	08:10	Intense game without many shots on goal
	06:56	Shot by Morrisonn gets deflected in front of the net
	05:50	Shot by Mikhaylov from the blue line but Tellqvist makes an easy save
	05:37	Good pressing by Dinamo in the attck but without scoring opportunities
	04:31	Dinamo's goaltenders seems injured and he gets some medical help
	04:00	Shot by Karsums from short distance but Lasak makes the save
	02:23	Nice move by Suglobov but his pass in front of the net is unprecise
	01:20	Giroux was in front of the net but couldn't shoot
	00:01	Game started.
		Both teams are on the ice.
		Starting lineups: Spartak Moscow: Lasak (Suchkov) - Shefer, Shchitov, Obsut, Bodrov, Mamkin, Morrisonn, Zheldakov - Yunkov, Kozlov, Radivojevic, Ruzicka, Bushuev, Petrov, Suglobov, Gubin, Nikontsev, Mikhaylov, Romanovsky, Voronin, Ankudinov. Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Jucers) - Rekis, K.Redlihs, Carle, Porejs, Cibulskis, Lavins, Sotnieks - Nizivijs, Szczechura, Karsums, Giroux, Skvortsov, Johnson, Dzerins, Biezais, Indrasis, Ankipans, Bicevskis, Ivanans. Referees: Komarov, Cherenkov - Maytak, Pronskikh.
		This game will be clash of the two worst teams so far in the KHL Western conference. Host Spartak Moscow lies on the last, 14th place with 38 points while Dinamo Riga, the visitors, lie on 13th place with 42 points. Although playoffs look lost for both teams for this season we expect good and tight game. Both teams have some scratches but their main players will hit the ice today. Spartak opened new year with home victory against Donbass 3-1 while Dinamo Riga beat their division rival Dynamo in Minsk 3-2.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Vicko Ivankovic

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 60. Shchitov (Radivojevic) - 27. Dzerins, 40. Giroux (Redlihs, Szczechura), 43. Karsums (Redlihs, Rekis), 54. Indrasis (pen.)

Spartak Moscow: Lasak (Suchkov) - Shefer, Shchitov, Obsut, Bodrov, Mamkin, Morrisonn, Zheldakov - Yunkov, Kozlov, Radivojevic, Ruzicka, Bushuev, Petrov, Suglobov, Gubin, Nikontsev, Mikhaylov, Romanovsky, Voronin, Ankudinov.

Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist (Jucers) - Rekis, K.Redlihs, Carle, Porejs, Cibulskis, Lavins, Sotnieks - Nizivijs, Szczechura, Karsums, Giroux, Skvortsov, Johnson, Dzerins, Biezais, Indrasis, Ankipans, Bicevskis, Ivanans.

Referees: Komarov, Cherenkov - Maytak, Pronskikh

Attendance: 2443

1st period
	09:17
	19:50
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:40
	26:31
	28:05
	34:43
	39:59
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:14
	49:47
	52:00
	53:32
	59:42
Final