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HC Yugra
1:2 (0:0, 1:2, 0:0)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Sunday 15.09.2013, 13:00 • KHL
     
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    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)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:11
    Goal for Yugra!


    A fast combination by three players gets Yugra onto the scoreboard for the first time today! After a pass by Igor Skorokhodov to the left it was Igor Magogin whose shot was stopped from short distance by Kovar before Vitaly Sitnikov was able to get the rebound over the goal line from short dsitance, waiting at the second post! The deserved 1-2.

    Assisted by Igor Magogin and Igor Skorokhodov.
     
    38:35
    Multiple shots on goal from short distance by the hosts but Kovar is able to block them all and to keep his team the two-goal lead!
     
    37:23
    Jonas Andersson wasn't able to force his way thorugh the guest defense and the Yugra rush is already over shortly after its start.
     
    36:27
    A pass by Ilya Krikunov from the left wing is intercepted by a defender to avoid a major scoring opportunity for the guests.
     
    35:26
    Icing by Yugra.
     
    34:23
    3-on-3 attack by Avtomobilist but the following shot from the right circle went wide.
     
    34:00
    Yugra are trying to restore their pressure on the Avto net but the guests are working well in defense.
     
    32:07
    The guests are having the momentum on their side and try to extend their lead even further but a blue line shot is deflected wide.
     
    30:19
    Goal for Avtomobilist!


    Just when the guests were back at full strenght they double their lead!!! ALEXEI SIMAKOV appared completely free in front of Biryukov and his precise shot from the right circle found its way into the left top corner for the 2-0 for Avtomobilist!

    Assisted by Anton Lazarev.
     
    28:32
    Goal for Avtomobilist!


    With the 4 on 4 the guests gain the surprising 1-0 lead! The rebound after a short distance shot by Nikita Tryamkin landed just in front of VASILY STRELTSOV who had no problem at all to get the puck into the wide open net!

    Assisted by Nikita Tryamkin and Ilya Krikunov.
     
    28:10
    Alexei Simakov (Avtomobilist) gets two minutes for tripping – 4 on 4 now.
     
    27:22
    The guests can't keep the puck inside the Yugra third and during the following counter attack Marek Troncinsky almost appeared alone in front of Kovar but had to break his attack up and wait for reinforcements behind the net.
     
    26:59
    Artyom Bulyansky (Yugra) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    26:02
    A nice solo by Alexei Pepelyayev leads to the next opportunity for the hosts but the rebound after his shot from within the slot just went by his team colleague with the net then wide open!
     
    23:58
    The first really big, big opportunity of the match – for hosts Yugra! Suddenly they had a 2-on-1 break away but instead of looking for his better positioned team colleague Vitaly Sitnikov the Yugra forward Igor Magogin tried it with a short distance shot that was blocked by Kovar!
     
    22:30
    The middle period started like the first one ended – with two active teams but no real dangerous opportunities.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    A rather disappointing first period ended with the only just result – 0:0. Yugra had slightly more and better opportunities but none of the teams fully convinced.

    Shots on goal: Yugra 12 – Avtomobilist 10
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:35
    Huge mistake by the Avto defense and turnover inside the guests' third but Kovar can stop the shot from within the slot with a big save!
     
    16:31
    No look back hand wrap around attempt by an Avto forward but Biryukov is in the right corner to block the shot!
     
    16:22
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    16:10
    With a man more on the ice the guests become more active but without a clear scoring chance so far.
     
    14:22
    Mikhail Biryukov (Yugra) gets two minutes for tripping against Artyom Chernov who just had left the penalty box and skated behind the Yugra net. Avtomobilist stayed in puck possession but failed to get the puck over the line with the following double chance against Biryukov.
     
    14:04
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    13:36
    Suddenly Yugra's Mikhail Shukov appeared alone in front of Kovar but after a dangerous cross-pass he somehow faild to hit the puck with his stick!!! That was close!
     
    12:58
    The guests fire the puck out of their zone and free themselves from the pressure for a few seconds.
     
    12:42
    Mikhail Yakubov tries it from short distance after receiving a pass from the left circle but Avtomobilist goalie Kovar caught the puck easily.
     
    12:04
    Artyom Chernov (Avtomobilist) gets two minutes for hooking. The second power play for the home side this afternoon.
     
    11:36
    After a pass from the right wing by Yugra's Skorokhodov the puck was deflected just wide by Sitnikov but it is doubful if a possible goal would have counted as he played the puck with his skates and there was a kicking motion visible.
     
    09:07
    The guests are back at full strength without having allowed a real scoring opportunity.
     
    08:42
    A long clearance by the guests ends up behind the Yugra net and gives Avtomobilist more time to build their defensive formation.
     
    08:10
    The Avto penalty killing is working well so far and the guests can clear the puck out of their own third.
     
    07:07
    After his shot from the blue line was blocked by a defender Alexei Yefimov (Avtomobilist) tried to regain the puck but only hit his opponent and received two minutes for tripping.
     
    05:57
    Tryamnkin tries it from the right circle but his shot is stopped by the goalie.
     
    05:13
    A blue line shot by the home side is blocked to the side by Avtomobilist goalie Kovar.
     
    03:53
    A first shot on goal by the guests but from within the neutral zone there was no danger.
     
    02:30
    Hosts Yugra have the better start and put their opponents from Yekaterinburg under pressure from the very begin.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    HC Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk: 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
     
    Hosts Yugra who won three of their first four regular season matches and only lost against top team SKA St. Petersburg for a comfortable second place in the East with 9 points are the clear favourites in today's match against their conference rivals Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg who were only able to gain three points in their first four matches.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 12:00 GMT / 13:00 CET / 15:00 MSK.
    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