HC Yugra – Avtomobilist 1:2 (end) | Ak Bars – Avangard 6:0 (end)
final
HC Yugra
1:2 (0:0, 1:2, 0:0)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Sunday 15.09.2013, 13:00 • KHL
     
    Thank you for following the game with us! We also cover the second and last match of this Sunday between Ak Bars Kazan and Avangard Omsk which starts at 15.00 CET. (15:10:04)
     
    Due to an excellent goalie Jakub Kovar and a lot of hard work guests Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg were able to defend their small 2-1 lead also in the third period and gain their second win on the season which also was their first win in regulation.

    With now 6 points Avtomobilist made a big jump in the table while Yugra remains second in the East after losing for the second time this season.

    Shots on goal: Yugra 13 (40) – Avtomobilist 2 (25)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:50
    The Yugra offense is able to keep the puck inside the Avto third but can't force the equalizer.
     
    59:39
    Yugra goalie Biryukov leaves his net for an additional skater!
     
    57:00
    Obviously hosts Yugra just started their big finale to this game. They have one furious attack after the other which gives Avtomobilist plenty of room for counters.
     
    54:23
    A blue line shot by Khvostov is easily blocked by Kovar who keeps his team the lead.
     
    52:57
    After the following face off both teams battled a little too intense for the puck and the referees stop the play. The game is getting more hectic.
     
    52:52
    Dangerous wrap-around attempt by a Yugra forward but Kovar makes a pad save!
     
    50:17
    A shot by Jonas Andersson from the left wing goes past the right top corner but Kovar would have been in the corner on time.
     
    49:30
    The hosts are in good shooting positions on a regular basis but till now they didn't start a real major offense for the last minutes.
     
    47:45
    The next dangerous scoring position for the hosts but Troncinsky couldn't give his shot the wished direction and only hit the chest of Kovar.
     
    47:23
    Huge glove save byy Kovar against a well-placed shot by Savinainen towards the right top corner from short distance! Almost the equalizer for the hosts!
     
    45:43
    After a misdirected pass back to the Avto blue line a Yugra player almost caused a break away opportunity for the guests but his team colleague was able to clear the situation for him.
     
    45:00
    The game goes back and forth currently with no side having a real advantage over the other one. Anything can happen in the remaining 15 minutes.
     
    42:32
    Another 2-on-1 situation for Avtomobilist but again Biryukov made a glove save.
     
    42:10
    Yugra are playing very offensively at the start of this period and big counter opportunities as the previous one for Lazarev will follow naturally.
     
    41:43
    2-on-1 counter for the guests but the following shot from the left circle by Anton Lazarev caused no problems for Yugra goalie Biryukov.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    After a surprising double in the mid of the second period it looked like guests Avtomobilist would take a comfortable two-goal lead into the last 20 minutes but in the last minute of the period the hosts were finally rewarded for their efforts and scored the 1-2. Stay tuned for an exciting third period!

    Shots on goal: Yugra 15 (27) – Avtomobilist 13 (23)
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 40. Sitnikov (Magogin, Skorokhodov) – 29. Streltsov (Tryamkin, Krikunov), 31. Simakov (Lazarev)

    HC Yugra: Biryukov (Kukin) – Shefer, Khvostov, Tyulyapkin, Pepelyaev, Safronov, Troncinsky, Dyakov – Skorokhodov, Sitnikov, Magogin, Bulyansky, Yakubov, Gusev, Zhukov, Andersson, Savinainen, Krysanov, Krivonozhkin, Yatsenko, Knyazev
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovar (Fomin) – Seluyanov, Antonov, Gusev, Tryamkin, Viklund, Lepisto, Postnikov – Lewandowski, Belanger, Yefimov, Lazarev, Chernov, Malykhin, Fyodorov, Simakov, Zhmakin, Krikunov, V. Streltsov, Toluzakov, Arkalov
    Referees: Belyayev, Buturlin – Nazarov, Chubykin