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after shootout (0:1)
Amur Khabarovsk
3:4 (0:0, 2:2, 1:1)
Admiral Vladivostok
Friday 06.09.2013, 10:00 • Platinum Arena, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation • KHL
     
    Thank you for following the game with us today. Until next time, goodbye! (12:40:09)
     
    We'll witness more history in the afternoon when Medvescak wil get their first KHL appearance, agains Muscovian CSKA at 17:30 CET. We'll cover the game live.
     
    Shots on goal 3rd period: AMU 5, ADM 10
    Shots on goal OT: AMU 3 (34), ADM 1 (35)
    Faceoffs 3rd period: AMU 13, ADM 6
    Faceoffs OT: AMU 4 (38), ADM 0 (25)
    Penalties 3rd period: AMU 2 (16), ADM 0 (8)
    No penalties during OT.

    Eurolivescores MVP: Alexander Yunkov (2G)
     
    We witnessed history today! Admiral had their first ever KHL game, scored their first goal and recorded the first win. They will still have to wait a bit for the first 3-point win, however. Admiral were better throughout the game but were unable to keep the lead in the final period.
     
    Game over.
     
    Admiral Vladivostok gets the first two points and the first win in their first KHL apprearance. ENVER LISIN was successful the second time he went. He took the puck through the middle and went to the left side placing a shot high behind Murygin.
     
    Jakub Petruzalek will go again, but still can't fool Ivannikov with a shot from between the circles.
     
    Jakub Petruzalek still not able to score for Amur, Ivannikov makes a stick deflection.
     
    Both captains miss as Enver Lisin for Admiral can't score.
     
    Dmitry Tarasov, Amur's captain, goes straight and then tries to score to the left, but can't get it past.
     
    Konstantin Sokolov for Admiral, he misses the whole net.
     
    Jan Mursak goes straight to the goalie, but gets denied.
     
    First went Admiral, and missed.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    The goalies are getting ready and the Zamboni is clearing the ice for the shootout.
     
    It's all over, after five minutes 4-on-4 we still don't have a winner and will have to wait for penalties to decide the game.
     
    80:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    We're sorry for techincal difficulties with the time of overtime, we hope to have resoluted soon.
     
    64:11
    Vladimir Pervushin smashed Alexander Loginov into the boards, and he skates off the ice after some time straight to the locker room.
     
    64:02
    Niclas Bergfors with a shot after circling the net, it's deflected by Murygin.
     
    64:00
    One minute left in the overtime period.
     
    63:12
    Antropov fires from outside the right circle but the shot is deflected by Lundstrom.
     
    62:24
    Dylan Reese fires from the right side, but Lundstrom deflects the shot with his glove.
     
    61:44
    Another chance for Amur, but they can't score.
     
    60:47
    A breakaway opportunity for Ugarov, but he couldn't beat the defense skating.
     
    60:27
    Amur keep possession inside the Admiral's zone.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    After three exciting periods of play and lots of momentum changes, both teams are tied at 3. And while the underdogs from Vladivostok give a lot to think for Amur's head coach, they still haven't lost the game. They will now fight for the second point, as both teams get a point, but won't get three points for overtime win.
     
    The regular game is over, so we're into the first overtime of the season!
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:44
    Enver Lisin dumps the puck.
     
    59:23
    Viktor Drugov fires from the middle while turning, but it's wide.
     
    59:00
    We're into the last minute of the regular game.
     
    58:53
    A great pass for Viktor Drugov who was alone with the goalie as the defense couldn't have caught him, but his shot went to Murygin's helmet, so the referee stopped the play.
     
    58:35
    Amur can't hold possession in the Admiral's end.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left in the third period.
     
    57:42
    Alexander Loginov dumps the puck, but only for Admiral's defense.
     
    56:56
    Another breakaway opportunity for Yunkov but he lost possession having two defenders in front.
     
    56:24
    Amur give the puck to Admiral to change lines.
     
    55:39
    A breakaway for Alexander Yunkov! He skates past two defenders to get to the puck first and leaves them behind but can't score 1-on-1.
     
    55:22
    Enver Lisin fires from the left faceoff circle, Murygin makes a chest save and holds onto it.
     
    54:47
    Amur still in possession bt can't organize in the zone.
     
    54:18
    Evgeny Korotkov gets the puck out of Amur's zone.
     
    53:57
    Icing Amur.
     
    53:19
    Mikhail Fisenko circles the net with the puck and fires through traffic from the right circle, the shot is deflected by Lundstrom.
     
    52:40
    Artyom Kryukov wants to get the puck on the offense but can't skate pass three defenders himself.
     
    51:47
    Sergei Lesnukhin circles the net and executes a shot, Murygin is ready for it.
     
    51:22
    Evgeny Orlov dumps the puck but can't get to it first.
     
    50:17
    Amur is back at full strenght.
     
    49:37
    Admiral weren't able to generate anything on te powerplay so far.
     
    48:17
    Vladimir Loginov is called for interference on Nikitenko from the play just before.
     
    48:16
    Danger from Admiral again! They fire twice, Andrei Nikitenko was on the shots just before Murygin, but the goalie deflects both shots.
     
    47:12
    Another dangerous opportunity for Amur, Murygin had to deflect twice and could have easily allowed another one, but the forwards couldn't shoot the puck accurately.
     
    46:12
    Goal for Amur!
    Timofei Shishkanov kept the puck and passed to the blueline for Brian Salcido whose shot towards the net went past Lundstrom. ALEXANDER YUNKOV stood in front of the goalie and blocked his view managing to deflect it into the net.

    Assists: Brian Salcido, Timofei Shishkanov.
     
    45:45
    The puck is deflected out of play in the Amur's zone so the faceoff goes to the neutral zone.
     
    44:47
    Vladimir Loginov fired one-timed from the blueline after a feed from behind the net, but the shot is deflected by Lundstrom.
     
    44:21
    Another chance for Admiral, this time Murygin gets the save.
     
    43:36
    Goal for Admiral!
    Felix Schutz took the shot from the middle skating from the blueline, Murygin deflected the puck but unfortunately for him, only to ALEXEI UGAROV who places a shot into the net.

    Assist: Felix Schutz.
     
    43:03
    Yegor Antropov had the chance alone at the blue for Admiral but missed the puck as he tried a wrist shot.
     
    42:39
    Admiral putting some desperate defence now as they can't get the hold of the puck.
     
    42:07
    Lisenko skates with the goal line from the left and tries to place the shot behind Lundstrom, but gets denied.
     
    41:34
    Alexander Loginov receives a pass on the blueline to the left, but his shot is wide of the net.
     
    41:04
    Niclas Bergfors fires after skating with the puck behind the net, the shot came from the left side.
     
    40:17
    Admiral again first with the puck, but can't keep possession.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    We spotted a message in the stands for Petruzalek: "Jakub, dobro pozhalovat' domoy!" (Jakub, welcome home!)
     
    The teams are back on the ice.
     
    Shots on goal: AMU 15 (26), ADM 12 (24)
    Faceoffs: AMU11 (21), ADM 9 (19)
    Penalties: AMU 6 (14), ADM 2 (8)

    Don't miss the third period which is guaranteed to be utterly exciting. We're back with you at approx. 11:45 CET.
     
    Crazy is the only word that could describe the second period. Admiral took the lead 2:0 midway through it, but then conceded twice in a 1:06 minutes. Amur took away the momentum from the underdogs and assured us to enjoy the 3rd period!
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:48
    Amur remains in the Admiral's zone but can't score again.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period.
     
    38:36
    Goal for Amur!
    We're all even! Despite Admiral being better the whole time, Amur get to tie the game. ALEXANDER YUNKOV was outside the left circle when a shot was deflected to his side and placed the shot into the net. What a game and change of the momentum!

    Assist: Dmitry Tarasov.
     
    37:30
    Goal for Amur!
    No one will go to the box it seems! Amur scores to get back into the game. With sex men on the ice they finally find a way past Lundberg. DMITRY TARASOV was in the right place at the right time as the puck was deflected by Lundstrom, he took it and placed it behind his back on the left post.

    Assists: Vladimir Loginov, Mikhail Fisenko.
     
    37:17
    Delayed penalty for Admiral.
     
    36:43
    Lundstrom on the deflection again, a fine shot from Amur from the blueline to the left.
     
    36:09
    A breakaway for Amur, Dmitry Bykov takes the puck into the Admiral's zone but ten loses possession.
     
    35:32
    Offside Admiral.
     
    35:17
    A shot from Admiral came from the blueline wide of the net.
     
    34:55
    Amur now have a mountain to climb but still can't organize themselfves on the offense.
     
    33:43
    Goal for Admiral!
    A great play by Admiral, Viktor Drugov passes to Sergei Lesnukhin who feeds immediately for VLADIMIR PERVUSHIN on the left post and fires into the empty net.

    Assists: Viktor Drugov, Sergei Lesnukhin.
     
    31:21
    Both teams are at full strength.
     
    30:59
    Huge traffic in front of Amur's net as Enver Lisin went from the right side to the net and tried to place a shot, but the goalie couldn't catch it and then everyone threw themselves in to get the puck.
     
    29:57
    Alexader Yunkov tries a shot from the middle with Todd Perry in front, but Lundstrom is in place to make the save.
     
    29:21
    Team penalty for Admiral for too many players on the ice. So no powerplay, 4-on-4.
     
    29:21
    Dylan Reese gets his 2nd penalty of the night, for tripping Alexander Lugin.
     
    29:08
    Alexei Ugarov with a great opportunity from the middle, Murygin deflects.
     
    28:39
    Admiral keeps possession as Osipov is waiting for his team mates to set up.
     
    27:04
    The game is escalating to a battle bit by bit, with some more bodychecks. Admiral with the momentum still and not letting it go.
     
    26:17
    A pass from behind the net into the middle found an Admiral player fire a one-timer, but the shot is deflected by Murygin. Commercial break.
     
    25:43
    Another deflection save from Murygin who is now feeling like a target for Admiral's players.
     
    24:52
    Richard Gynge with another shot from the middle, it goes wide.
     
    24:21
    Mikhail Fisenko gets the pass into the zone and fires with two D-men in front, but his shot is wide and deflected off the boards to Lundstrom.
     
    23:15
    Goal for Admiral!
    Powerplay tally and first ever goal for Admiral in the KHL! Felix Schutz went from the right side to the net and passed from the post to the middle and found NICLAS BERGFORS who puts the puck behind Murygin.

    Assist: Felix Schultz.
     
    22:16
    Good penalty kill by Amur clearing the puck and keeping possession.
     
    21:34
    Alexander Yunkov is called for high sticking comitted on the offense.
     
    20:50
    Alexander Yunkov went with the puck from the right side to the middle past two defenders and fired towards Lundstrom, but his shot is deflected.
     
    20:19
    The first offense goes to Admiral this period, however no real shot on goal.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal: AMU 11, ADM 12
    Faceoffs: AMU 10, ADM 10
    Penalties: AMU 8, ADM 6

    We'll be back in 15 minutes for the second period, don't go anywhere.
     
    Admiral showed some more will and quality throughout the first period of play. They were on the powerplay four times but couldn score going 0 for 4, and keeping the puck inside Amur's zone throughout those 8 minutes. However they haven't outshot Amur by big difference, 12-11 shots on goal in favour of Admiral. Amur played better and more effective on the offense during the first half of the period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:49
    Amur getting some offense but can't find an empty spot to fire into the net.
     
    19:23
    Lisenko gets the feed to the middle from the far left, but there is no one to get the pass.
     
    19:00
    One minute left in the first period.
     
    17:37
    Amur finally get some offense and enter the offensive zone. Alexander Yunkov fired to the net where his player was blocking the view for Lundstrom, but couldn't deflect it past the goalie.
     
    16:54
    Richard Gynge had a dangerous opportunity just in front of the net, but Murygin threw himself onto the puck and covered it with his glove.
     
    16:41
    Amur is back at full strength.
     
    15:29
    Felix Schultz gets the puck into the zone, but then the shot from the blueline is wide.
     
    15:06
    Amur finally clear the puck out of the zone.
     
    14:34
    Yegor Antropov shoots from the blue, it is deflected but then Osipov stops it from going out.
     
    13:47
    Admiral is back to full strength.
     
    13:41
    Yet another penalty for Amur, Jan Mursak is called for cross-checking.
     
    13:06
    Dmitry Bykov (AMU) is now called for slashing. A lot of penalties lately.
     
    13:04
    Fisenko is back onto the ice, so Amur is full.
     
    12:11
    Jakub Petruzalek comes to the net from the left side and shoots from the left circle, but the defense deflects the shot immediately.
     
    11:47
    Seems like Niclas Bergfors (ADM) is called for slashing on the goalie, and will put his team into 4-on-4 hockey.
     
    11:47
    Some great powerplay action again from Admiral, two shots so far, but no way to the net.
     
    11:04
    Mikhail Fisenko (AMU) is called for slashing and will get his team on the penalty kill again.
     
    Admiral played a great powerplay, not allowing Amur to get the hold of the puck or take it out of their zone, but their offense is ineffective scoring-wise. They're 0/1 on the powerplay now.
     
    10:35
    Amur is back at full strength.
     
    09:57
    Offside Admiral.
     
    09:43
    Anton Poleshchuk fires off a deflection from the right, but the shot is wide of the net.
     
    09:18
    Andrei Nikitenko tries to come to the net from the right post, but Dmitry Bykov throws himself onto it and stops the feed to the middle.
     
    08:46
    Denis Osipov tries two shots in 15 seconds but cannot find the net from the blueline.
     
    08:35
    Tripping call on Dylan Reese (AMU).
     
    08:05
    Viktor Drugov wanted to take the puck to the offense for Admiral, but was smashed into the boards.
     
    07:48
    A breakaway for Amur, from the left side the puck was passed to the middle for Jakub Petruzalek, but he couldn't get the hold of it to tip it in.
     
    07:13
    Ivannikov saves another shot and we're having a commercial break.
     
    06:03
    Dmitry Bykov kept the puck inside the offensive zone with his hand, but unfortunately wasn't first to get it, so it was ruled a hand pass. The puck gets into the neutral zone.
     
    06:08
    Admiral is back at full strength.
     
    05:28
    Alexander Loginov fires from the blueline, one-timed, but Ivannikov somehow deflects the shot.
     
    04:43
    A great pass into the middle by Amur, directed for a tip-in, but the centre forward was a second too late.
     
    04:03
    The first penalty of the game against Admiral. Dmitry Kostromitin gets called for cross-checking behind his net.
     
    03:49
    Alexander Yunkov executes a shot from the right side, but Ivannikov had that side covered.
     
    03:37
    Yegor Antropov tests Murygin once again, but he can't be surprised.
     
    02:37
    A sloppy pass from Amur was intercepted and then Viktor Drugov tried to shoot from the left circle, but it was wide.
     
    01:43
    Lesnukhin and Drugov played a few passes on the offense by the boards, but couldn't get the puck into the middle for a shot.
     
    00:56
    Evgeny Korotkov fires from the right faceoff circle, but Admiral's goalie Ivannikov is inthe slot to record the save.
     
    00:16
    Admiral with the first offense, but they can't organize on the offense, and defense intercepts.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    And of course, the Russian national anthem.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Amur Khabarovsk: Murygin (Yeryomin) – Reese, Mursak, Tarasov, Salcido, Petruzalek – Loginov A., Korotkov, Yunkov, Bykov, Orlov – Loginov V., Fisenko, Lugin, Litovchenko, Bilalob – Shishkanov, Smurov, Teryaev, Kryukov

    Admiral Vladivostok: Lundstrom (Ivannikov) – Osipov, Lisin, Nikitenko, Ugarov, Antropov – Bergfors, Gynge, Poleshchuk, Schutz, Ternavsky – Zemchyonok, Pervushin, Lesnukhin, Drugov, Kostromitin – Perry, Sokolov, Barbashev, Kuznetsov

    Referees: Alexei Anisimov, Sergei Kulakov – Viktor Birin, Alexei Medvedev.
     
    The teams are getting onto the ice.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 10:00.

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals and assists: 38. Tarasov (Loginov, Fisenko), 39. Yunkov (Tarasov), 47. Yunkov (Salcido, Shishkanov) – 24. Bergfors (Schultz), 34. Pervushin (Drugov, Lesnukhin), 44. Ugarov (Schutz), rozh. náj. Lisin


    Amur Khabarovsk: Murygin (Yeryomin) – Reese, Mursak, Tarasov, Salcido, Petruzalek – Loginov A., Korotkov, Yunkov, Bykov, Orlov – Loginov V., Fisenko, Lugin, Litovchenko, Bilalob – Shishkanov, Smurov, Teryaev, Kryukov
    Admiral Vladivostok: Lundstrom (Ivannikov) – Osipov, Lisin, Nikitenko, Ugarov, Antropov – Bergfors, Gynge, Poleshchuk, Schutz, Ternavsky – Zemchyonok, Pervushin, Lesnukhin, Drugov, Kostromitin – Perry, Sokolov, Barbashev, Kuznetsov

    Referees: Alexei Anisimov, Sergei Kulakov – Viktor Birin, Alexei Medvedev