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final
Russia
2:3 (0:1, 1:2, 1:0)
Finland
Friday 10.05.2013, 19:15 • World Championship
     
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    Finland have taken over the first place in the Helsinki group thanks to a great performance against – despite having many, many opportunities – rather helpless Russians!

    Shots on goal: Russia 21 (36) – Finland 3 (24)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:58
    Match penalty against Ilya Kovalchuk!
     
    59:58
    Kovalchuk with absolutely disgusting behaviour! First he tried to hit Peosnen into the face with his stick and then he tried to knock him out with his helmet before he gave him a punch into the face!
     
    59:34
    Offside call against the Russians.
     
    59:26
    Timeout Russia!
     
    59:26
    Icing by the Fins. Varlamov had returned into his net after the 2-3 but left it when the Russians had their next attack.
     
    58:52
    Combination between Radulov and Perezhogin but they can't get a dangerous shot on goal.
     
    58:12
    Goal for Team Russia!


    Suddenly the Russians are back in business! After a shot by Nikulin the rebound came to Tereshchenko who gave the puck to the left where ILYA KOVALCHUK waited and fired the puck into the net from short distance!

    Assisted by Alexei Tereshchenko and Ilya Nikulin.
     
    57:41
    Varlamov already left his net for an additional forward!
     
    56:49
    Evgeny Medvedev (Russia) gets two minutes for cross-checking – 4 on 4 now.
     
    56:49
    Niklas Hagman (Finland) gets two minutes for diving.
     
    56:49
    Lots of slashes in the last minutes. Both teams are extremly aggressive.
     
    56:49
    Offside call against the Fins.
     
    55:27
    Savinainen with a distance shot that goes wide.
     
    54:30
    The home fans are celebrating their team. Barely anyone in Helsinki believes in a Russian comeback.
     
    Commercial break.
     
    52:19
    Kokarev with a dangerous cross-pass towards the Finnish net but the puck was intercepted by a defender.
     
    51:18
    Strong defensive work by the Fins who make a long clearance once more.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Radulov (Kovalchuk), 59. Kovalchuk (Tereshchenko, Nikulin) – 4. Kontiola (Aaltonen, Lepistö), 28. Kontiola (Lepistö), 36. Aaltonen (Pesonen)

    Russia: Varlamov (Bryzgalov) – Nikulin (C), Biryukov, Tyutin, Medvedev, Denisov, Belov, Ryasensky – Loktionov, Radulov, Kovalchuk – Popov, Perezhogin, Anisimov – Mozyakin, Tereshchenko, Petrov – Kokarev, Soin
    Finland: Raanta (Engren) – Lepistö, Hietanen, Laakso, Mäntylä, Väänänen, Jalasvaara, Kukkonen (C), Melart – Pesonen, Kontiola, Aaltonen – Salminen, Karpikoski, Koskiranta – Savinainen, Viitaluoma, Pihlström – Hagman (A), Anttila, Hytönen
    Referees: Croft, Winnerborg – Wilmot, Morrison