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final
HC Dinamo Minsk
2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0)
HC Slovan Bratislava
Tuesday 10.09.2013, 18:00 • Minsk Arena (capacity 15,086) • KHL
     
    Final word – Dinamo escaped from another OT in home arena in final period. Their persistence awarded them with important goal early in final period and they managed to block every Slovan's attempt through the period. Final empty-net goal cheered up already loud crowd inside Minsk Arena and sure gave boost for Dinamo's next games.
    Slovan was way better looking comparing to Sunday loss against Spartak. Opening period was promising for them, but their play faded through the game. No points on their account after three games.
    Dinamo Mn. plays another home game on Thursday against Lev.
    Slovan travels to Zagreb to meet Medvescak on Friday. (20:29:01)
     
    Lukas Krajicek spent total of 24:01 in 33 shifts on ice for Dinamo Mn. as their most used player. Goroshko, Platt and Meech also spent more than 22 minutes on ice for home team.
    Jonathan Sigalet played 27 shofts (20:25 on ice), Martin Stajnoch (20:17) and Martin Skoula (20:12) are following.
     
    Faceoffs final period: Dinamo Mn. 11/20, Slovan 9/20
     
    Shot summary for final period:
    Dinamo Mn. 10 – MICFLIKIER 3(1), Filichkin 2, Platt, Stas, Krajicek, YEFIMENKO 2(1)
    Slovan 8 – Sersen 2, Miklik, Bliznak, Bartovic, Mikus, Vondrka, Olvecky
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:30
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    Scorer is JACOB MICFLIKIER who fires puck from left side boards just inside the opposition half. GEOFF PLATT and ALEXEI KALYUZHNY both provided crucial passes from their own zone and are credited for that.
     
    59:05
    Miroslav Kopriva leaves his net for sixth skater
     
    58:43
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    56:43
    Home team timeout.
     
    56:43
    Roman Kukumberg (Slovan) gets 2 minutes penalty for tripping,
     
    54:18
    Big pile of players in front of Kopriva's goal. Everybody's trying to grab the puck, but eventually defense clears the danger for Slovan
     
    51:36
    Kopriva makes a great save after Geoff Platt one-timed nice Kalyuzhny's pass from left side
     
    51:05
    Haugen covers the puck after Olvecky manages to send it infront of the goal from behind
     
    50:46
    Home team at full strength.
     
    49:27
    Michal Sersen fires dangerous shot from right hand side inside the circle, Haugen body-stops the puck
     
    48:46
    Andrei Stas (Dinamo Mn) sits on penalty bench for hooking – 2 min. minor
     
    48:09
    Haugen covers the puck to ease pressure from his defense
     
    46:53
    Slovan line circles around home goal for good 30 seconds putting real pressure to Dinamo defense but nothing significant happens
     
    45:36
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    43:36
    Martin Skoula (Slovan) gets penalized for tripping on Kalyuzhny – 2 min. minor
     
    41:52
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    ANDREI STAS provides crucial pass from right side after blocking puck with his skate. Puck comes in front of goal to lonely YEFIMENKO who scores on second try.. DMITRY MELESHKO is also credited for pass from behind the goal.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Teams coming on ice for third period...
     
    Faceoffs second period:
    Dinamo Mn 8/12, Slovan 4/12
     
    Second period offered also a lot of skating, but not much action in front of both goals.
    Shots in second period:
    Dinamo Mn 5 (Meech, Platt 3, Yefimenko)
    Slovan 4 (Netik, Mikus, Kutlak, Bakos)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:49
    Haugen rushes out of his goal to cover the puck before oncoming Bliznak
     
    34:12
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    33:36
    Geoff Platt shoots from righ hand side, some 6 meters from Kopriva who goes on his knees and body-stops the puck
     
    32:44
    Milan Bartovic steals puck in neutral zone, skates into offensive zone and fires – no trouble for Haugen
     
    32:12
    Jonathan Sigalet (Slovan) is penalized for holding – 2 min. minor
     
    31:05
    Zakharov one-times a nice pass from corner but gets denied by Kopriva
     
    29:49
    Home team at full strength.
     
    27:49
    Penalty for Krajicek who trips one of Slovan players next to the boards in offensive zone
     
    26:10
    Surovy steals puck in defensive zone and skates on the other side. His shot isn't dangerous
     
    24:48
    Zbynek Irgl hits the frame, big luck for Slovan
     
    25:15
    Yefimenko shots from half-line surrounded by three Slovan players, no goal
     
    Crowd is giving loud support to Dinamo!
     
    24:00
    Gavrus shots from narrow angle on the left side, Kopriva deflects the shot
     
    22:55
    Skoula brings Zakharov down in order to protect Kopriva
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Very fluent opening period offered a lot of fast skating and up and down rushes from both teams. It may come as a surprise for some people, but Slovan players were really more active and dangerous although great desire for play cannot be denied to home team neither.
     
    Faceoffs first period:
    Dinamo Mn 9/20, Slovan 11/20
     
    Shot summary for opening period:
    Dinamo Minsk 4 (Shinkevich, Krajicek, Surovy, Gavrus)
    Slovan 13 (Sersen 2, Kukumberg, Skoula, Mihalik, Bartovic 2, Kutlak 2, Bakos 2, Olvecky, Hudacek)
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    01:11
    Juraj Mikus (Slovan) gets penalized for high sticking – 2 min. minor
     
    17:30
    Zdenek Kutlak skates behind the goal from right side and stops looking for support; everybody is well covered by home defense, so he advances to the left in front of the goal and tries to shot, but is blocked
     
    16:25
    Sigalet shots from right circle line, but Haugen deflects puck without any trouble
     
    14:32
    Krajicek shots from blueline, easy deflection for Kopriva
     
    13:28
    Dangerous situation in front of Dinamo goal after fast breakaway by Slovan is cleared
     
    12:00
    Surovy backhands puck towards Kopriva, but no real danger for Slovan
     
    10:43
    Olvecky fails to score after he steals puck from Goroshko, Haugen goes on his knees and stops the shot
     
    Crowd cheers loud for home team in attempt to give them extra boost
     
    08:15
    Fast breakaway by Dinamo poorly finished, nothing changes on score shield
     
    07:43
    Haugen makes a great save after Tomas Netik foires from left side, three meters from goal
     
    05:39
    Home team at full strength.
     
    03:39
    Penalty for high sticking – Ilya Shinkevich (Dinamo)
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Welcome to live coverage of Dinamo Minsk – Slovan Bratislava game. Both teams are looking for their first win of the season, although Dinamo already have one point on their account for their Sunday OT loss at home arena against CSKA. One point from two games is of course not what they expected in Minsk and they are sure ready to fight for points today.
    Slovan lost both opening games and they were far from any success against Spartak on Sunday (they lost 0:5). They were better against Donbass (2:4), but still not good enough to grab any points. Their tour to the east continues today in Belarus Capital and we'll see if there are any points for them in game against home side.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 42. Yefimenko (Meleshko, Stas), 60. Micflikier (Platt, Kalyuzhny)

    HC Dinamo Minsk: Haugen – Krajicek Goroshko – Micflikier Platt Kalyuzhny
    Subs: Lalande – Meech Shinkevich Filichkin Chernook Lisovets – Irgl Surovy Gavrus Meleshko Stas Yefimenko Dadonov Zakharov Kitarov Kiryuschenkov
    HC Slovan Bratislava: Kopriva – Sersen Skoula – Miklik Bliznak Vondrka
    Subs: Janus – Mihalik Kutlak Stajnoch Sigalet – Kukumberg Bartovic Mikus J. Netik Olvecky Hudacek Mikus T. Mraz Kolena Dano
    Referees: Karabanov Romasko Alyoshin Putilin
    Attendance: 8,460