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Atlant Mytishchi
0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)
Spartak Moscow
Thursday 05.09.2013, 17:30 • KHL
     
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    Spartak Moscow start with a three-point win into the new KHL season thanks to a very strong performance by their new goalie Jeff Glass who last year was the number 1 in Novosibirsk. Ratislav Spirko with two goals – one of them an empty netter – was the key player in the Spartak offense.

    Atlant have all reason to be disappointed with their season and home opener as they failed to use even best scoring opportunities!

    Shots on goal: Atlant 12 (37) – Spartak 8 (32)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:42
    Goal for Spartak!


    RASTISLAV SPIRKO blocks a shot inside the Spartak zone and gains the puck back inside the neutral zone. He didn't waste the chance and scored into the empty net for the 2-0 win for the underdogs Spartak! The first real surprise of the new season!
     
    59:16
    Another pad save by Glass while Galimov left his net for an additional attacker!
     
    59:05
    A blue line shot by Atlant hit the outside of the left post!
     
    58:41
    Time out by Atlant! They need to do something urgently!
     
    58:41
    Viktor Bobrov with a short distance shot after a counter attack, easy glove save for Galimov.
     
    58:12
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    58:07
    One-timer by the guests from the right circle, huge save by Glass!
     
    56:50
    A shot by Niskala from the right circle is blocked by Glass with a pad save.
     
    56:12
    Deron Quint (Spartak) gets two minutes for interference.
     
    55:57
    One of the few Spartak attacks currently almost leads to their second goal! A long cross-pass found Tom Wandell who only hit the side nettings waiting at the second post!
     
    55:00
    Atlant stay the dominant team in this period but time is working against them. They only have five minutes left for the equalizer – or even more!
     
    54:08
    Out of the blue the Atlant defense loses the puck behind their own net and Anderson almost uses this for the decision!!! Great effort by Galimov to keep the puck outside!
     
    53:46
    A quite optimistic no look shot from the left wing by an Atlant forward went just wide.
     
    52:55
    Back hand attempt by the hosts through Alexei Petrov at the left post, stopped by the referees after several players of both teams battled too hard for the puck and the net moved.
     
    52:19
    The hosts are back at full strength. None of the teams was able to create any danger recently.
     
    50:19
    Vitaly Atyushov (Atlant) gets two minutes for holding the stick.
     
    49:37
    After a pass from the left wing by Artyukhin it was Alexei Mikhnov who failed in his attempt to deke out Glass from short distance! What a spectacular save by the Spartak goalie who also stopped the rebound with his pads before an Atlant player could reach it!
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 23. Spirko (Anderson), 60. Spirko

    Atlant Mytishchi: Galimov (Borisov) – Batyrshin, Rukavishnikov, Sanguinetti, Niskala, Novopashin, Atyushov, Dyblenko, Petrov – Glukhov, Kablukov, Koltsov, Enqvist, Mayorov, Haataja, Trubachyov, Radulov, Levitsky, Mikhnov, Artyukhin, Kadeikin
    Spartak Moscow: Glass (Shesterkin) – Quint, Sergeyev, Bodrov, Megalinsky, Vasilyev, Ryazantsev, Mamkin, Kulik – Spirko, Anderson, Wandell, Kozlov, Nikulin, Volkov, Nikontsev, Yunkov, Krutov, Chernykh, Bobrov, Medvedev
    Referees: Kadyrov, Bondar – Sivov, Shelyanin