KZN 4:3 UFA | Ak Bars Kazan - Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)

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Ak Bars – Salavat Yulaev

4:3 (end)

final

Ak Bars Kazan

4:3 (0:1, 3:2, 1:0)

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Wednesday 20.03.2013, 16:00 • KHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET.
		This will be the decisive 7th match of KHL's Eastern Conference semi final series between Ak Bars Kazan and Salavat Yulayev Ufa. If favourites Ak Bars who finished the regular season as 1st in the east or if 5th placed Salavat Yulayev win is completely open. Stay tuned!
		Starting lineups: Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) - Nikulin, Korneyev, Kulyash, Medvedev, Zakharchuk, Khomitsky, Yarullin - Zaripov, Kapanen, Morozov, Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov, Tereshchenko, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Bodrov, Golubev, Zherdev Salavat Yulayev Ufa: Tarkki (Vasilevsky) - Blatak, Proshkin, Zubarev, Koltsov, Atyushov, Sopel, Isangulov - Ruzicka, Filatov, Zinovyev, Mirnov, Pihlström, Kaigorodov, Musatov, Stepanov, Glukhov, Trubachyov, Svitov, Slepyshev, Pankov Referees: Anisimov, Odins - Zakharenkov, Shikhanov
	00:01	Game started.
	02:00	Nothing serious happened so far. Both teams have to still find into this match.
	02:42	Ak Bars team captain Alexei Morozov with a shot from the right faceoff circle into the gloves of Tarkki.
	03:23	Next good opportunity for the hosts. This time Dmitry Obukhov tried it from the right circle after a nice passing combination in front of the guest net. Tarkki was able to make a glove save.
	04:30	The guests finally with a long clearance that ended behind the Ak Bars net so that they were able to take a breath.
	05:57	Another two dangerous shots by the hosts from the right circle.
	06:22	Back hander by a Kazan forward from short distance, Tarkki blocks the shot.
	06:46	Tarkki with a pad save against a shot from within the neutral zone. No danger at all.
	07:05	Stepan Zakharchuk with a lob into the gloves of Tarkki, wins a face off for the home side.
	07:50	Ufa reorganize their defense behind their own net. They barely make it out of their own zone so far.
	08:30	Evgeny Bodrov with a nice solo for Ak Bars inside the guest zone but in the last moment he is stopped by a defender before he could have deked out Tarkki.
	09:07	After a one-timer from the blue line Tarkki allowed a rebound that he blocked with his chest!
	09:50	The guest goalie covers the puck up before a Kazan forward can reach it. Very one-sided match to this point.
	09:57	The home side wins the faceoff at the right circle and Nikulin ties it with a powerful shot from the right wing that goes straight into the gloves of Tarkki.
	10:40	Whenever the guests make it into the Ak Bars zone they tried it with distance shots or the puck is intercepted by a defender early...
	11:53	The Ak Bars offense had several shots from short distance but despite not seeing much with several players directly in front of him Tarkki kept the puck outside somehow.
	12:47	Ufa's Andrei Zubarev forced Barulin to make a glove save after his shot from the neutral zone.
	13:51	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! Completely out of the blue the guest take the lead!!! After a pass from the left wing it was BRENT SOPEL who deflected the puck into the net from short distance! Assisted by Igor Mirnov and Alexei Kaigorodov.
	15:00	Ak Bars look a bit shocked and Ufa have more from the game now.
	15:27	Blue line shot by the home side, pad save by Tarkki.
	15:58	Stepan Zakharchuk stopped a fast attack by the guests with a hard check just against Igor Musatov in front of the Ak Bars net.
	16:35	Kazan's Ilya Nikulin with a shot from the right wing that doesn't get through the crowd.
	17:49	Another distance shot by the guests who speculate on rebounds.
	19:30	Ak Bars are attacking but Ufa stay better in defense now.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Ak Bars were clearly dominating the first period but failed to use even one of their many chances. On the other side the guests from Ufa went in front out of the blue through a deflection by Brent Sopel. Shots on goal: Ak Bars 16 - Salavat Yulayev 5
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	21:32	Alexander Stepanov (Ufa) gets two minutes for holding. It's the first penalty of the game.
	21:54	Goal for AK Bars! Early in the power play DANIS ZARIPOV scores the equalizer for the home side! Ilya Nikulin gave a pass from the blue line to Alexei Morozov whose shot from a half right position was blocked by guest goalie Tarkki and with the rebounds Zaripov scored into the wide open net! Assisted by Alexei Morozov and Ilya Nikulin.
	22:56	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! Fast attack by the guests over the right wing and the harmless looking shot by YURI TRUBCHYOV found its way into the left bottom corner to restore the Ufa lead immidiately! Ak Bars goalie Barulin did not look good in this situation! Assisted by Vitaly Atyushov.
	23:30	Dmitry Obukhov with a harmless shot from the right circle into the gloves of Tarkki.
	24:49	Goal for AK Bars! KIRILL PETROV with a well-placed shot from the left circle fired the puck into the right wing for the equalizer!! What a game!! Assisted by Danis Zaripov.
	25:35	The match is completely open now. Both teams have best chances.
	25:52	Almost the break away for Bodrov but he was stopped in the last moment by Miroslav Blatak just in front of guest goalie Tarkki.
	27:06	Ruzicka with a shot from the right circle from short distance, Barulin blocks the puck over the net!
	28:37	Two minute team penalty against Kazan for having too many players on the ice.
	29:28	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! After a pass from the left circle by Kirill Koltsov it was IGOR MIRNOV whose shot from short distance was blocked by Barulin before he used his own rebound to restore the Ufa lead in power play once more! Assisted by Kirill Koltsov and Sergei Zinovyev.
	31:02	Ufa's Andrei Zubarev with a dangerous cross-pass from the left wing that was intercepted by Barulin.
	31:40	Ufa are taking over the initiative completely right now.
	32:32	Ilya Nikulin with a shot from the blue line at height of the right wing, blocked by Tarkki.
	33:24	Goal for AK Bars! After receiving a pass inside the neutral zone NIKOLAI ZHERDEV skated towards the net and sniped the puck into the left bottom corner past Tarkki. There was a defender in between who stole the view from his goalie so that he could react only very late! Assisted by Stepan Zakharchuk.
	35:10	Harmless shot by the hosts into the gloves of Tarkki. The game stays completely open.
	35:34	One-timer by Trubachyov, blocked by Barulin.
	37:00	Ufa need a lot of tiem to start their attacks. Kazan look more stable in their defense now.
	38:55	The hosts with a long clearnce, Ufa have to restard behind their own net.
	39:56	Brent Sopel (Ufa) gets two minutes for tripping.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		The second period deliverd back and forth hockey at it's best! Kazan tied an Ufa lead three times for a 3-3 after 40 minutes! Both teams had multiple scoring opportunities to score even more goals! Stay tuned for the next 20 minutes! Shots on goal: Ak Bars 13 (29) - Salavat Yulayev 13 (18)
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	41:56	The guests are back at full strength but they have problems to keep the opponents away from their net.
	42:09	Goal for AK Bars! Just when the Ufa penalty was over Artyom Lukoyanov tried it with a wrap-around but was stopped by Tarkki. The puck stayed free in front of the net though and ALEXEI TERESHCHENKO had no problems to get the puck in for the 4-3 lead for Ak Bars! Assisted by Artyom Lukoyanov.
	43:19	Harrmless shot from a central position by the guests, easy pad save for Barulin.
	44:11	Very dangerous wrap-around try by Petrov for the home side, Tarkki stopped the puck in the last moment with his pads and the shot went wide!
	44:33	Konstantin Korneyev (Kazan) gets two minutes for interference.
	45:33	The guests don't find a hole in the Ak Bars defense with their combinations in front of Barulin.
	46:33	The hosts are back at full strength and Ufa weren't able to create any danger during their recent power play.
	47:56	Shot by the guests from short distance but the angle was too sharp to get the puck past Barulin.
	48:28	Artyom Lukoyanov with a nice solo inside the guest zone. He goes past two defensemen and then his shot from a central position is caught by Tarkki.
	50:02	A huge blast by Kazan's Denis Kulyash is deflected over the crossbar by guest goalie Tarkki!
	51:45	Kirill Koltsov (Ufa) gets two minutes for throwing the puck outside the playing area.
	52:13	Easy save for Tarkki against a rather unprecise blue line shot by Ilya Nikulin.
	52:28	Morozov with the next opportunity or the hosts but his shot from the right circle is stopped with a pad save by Tarkki.
	52:52	Blue line shot by Evgeny Medvedev, no problem for Tarkki.
	54:44	After a shot by Pihlström from the right circle Barulin allowed a rebound but his defenders cleared the situation for him.
	55:22	What an amazing solo by Nikita Filatov who went past two opponents before he tried to snipe the puck into the right bottom corner with a shot from a central position - Barulin was there with a glove save just in time with a fast jump in the style of a soccer goalie!
	55:53	Pass by Ufa's Brent Sopel towards the near post but the following deflection in front of the Ak Bars net was stopped by their goalie Barulin.
	56:03	Trubachyov with a shot from the right circle. Ufa are now playing with a lot of pressure but the clock is working against them!
	56:21	Icing by Ufa.
	57:25	The guests lost the puck just in front of the Ak Bars net after a fast combination which almost led to a counter by for the home side.
	58:00	Last two minutes. Kazan defend very wel!!
	58:44	Barulin was out of position for a moment but the following shot went wide.
	59:32	The hosts with a wide clearance and Tarkki leaves his net.
	59:32	Timeout Ufa!
	59:37	Blue line shot by the guests, ends up in the crowd.
	60:00	Game over.
		A goal early in the third period by Alexei Tereshchenko was enough to give favourites Ak Bars Kazan not only a 4-3 win today but also a 4-3 win in the whole series! Outsiders Ufa fought extremly well during the whole series but are out of competition now! No team deserved a loss here and not in this series! The best hockey we saw in this year's Gagarin Cup playoffs so far! Ak Bars now face Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Eastern Conference finals. Shots on goal: Ak Bars 7 (36) - Salavat Yulayev 12 (30)
		Thanks for following this spectacular series finnish! There is a Czech Extraliga game between Trinec and Sparta Prague we cover for you just now. Stay tuned! (18:23:54)

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 22. Zaripov (Morozov, Nikulin), 25. Petrov (Zaripov), 34. Zherdev (Zakharchuk), 43. Tereshchenko (Lukoyanov) – 14. Sopel (Mirnov, Kaigorodov), 23. Trubachyov (Atyushov), 30. Mirnov (Koltsov, Zinovyev)

Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) - Nikulin, Korneyev, Kulyash, Medvedev, Zakharchuk, Khomitsky, Yarullin - Zaripov, Kapanen, Morozov, Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov, Tereshchenko, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Bodrov, Golubev, Zherdev

Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Tarkki (Vasilevsky) - Blatak, Proshkin, Zubarev, Koltsov, Atyushov, Sopel, Isangulov - Ruzicka, Filatov, Zinovyev, Mirnov, Pihlström, Kaigorodov, Musatov, Stepanov, Glukhov, Trubachyov, Svitov, Slepyshev, Pankov

Referees: Anisimov, Odins - Zakharenkov, Shikhanov

1st period
	13:51
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:32
	21:54
	22:56
	24:49
	28:37
	29:28
	33:24
	39:56
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:09
	44:33
	51:45
Final