final
Dinamo Riga
2:3
(0:0, 2:2 0:1)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Ben Kelsson
Goals and assists:
29. OZOLINS (Wilson, Nizivijs), 37. PAVLOVS (Ozolins, Hossa) – 21. Salminen (Brent, Hietanen), 27. SALMINEN (Immonen, Makarov), 60. SALMINEN (Khomitsky, Brent)
Referees: Nord, Sergeyev – Tomilov, Gordenko
Attendance:
Penalty missed:
Dinamo Riga:
Sedlacek Cimermanis – Rekis Ozolins Wilson Hossa Meija – Sotnieks Robinson Kuzmenkovs Nizivijs Cipulis – Lavins Cibulskis Skvorcovs Dzerins Pavlovs – Siksna Siksnis Szczechura Indrasis Upitis
Subs:
Coach:
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Gelashvili Mahkovtsev – Khomitsky Makarov Galuzin Potapov Kulyomin – Valentenko Hietanen Wolski Potapov Brent – Grigoryev Denisov Parshin Salminen Immonen – Belokhvostikov Zharkov Schastlivy Krasnoslobodtsev
Subs:
Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Gelashvili Mahkovtsev – Khomitsky Makarov Galuzin Potapov Kulyomin – Valentenko Hietanen Wolski Potapov Brent – Grigoryev Denisov Parshin Salminen Immonen – Belokhvostikov Zharkov Schastlivy Krasnoslobodtsev
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Nord, Sergeyev – Tomilov, Gordenko
Attendance:
Dinamo Riga were considered favorites for today's game. Both teams were very cautious in opening period and crowd saw great up and down hockey in first few minutes only. Two great reactions of Sakari Salminen gave Torpedo two goal lead inside first 6:21 of second period, but home team got their act together and equalized the result in following ten minutes. To be fair, Dinamo was better team for most of the second period, but teams were levelled on score board before final twenty minutes of the game. Latvians were again more active side in final period, but also very unlucky to loose concentration in final minute and let Salminen score yet another – this time winning – goal. Anyway – Torpedo also deserved this win for taking everything what's been offered to them
Eurolivescores man of the game – SAKARI SALMINEN (Torpedo). (21:08:17)
Dinamo Riga – Sandis Ozolins (24:53 on ice, 28 shifts), Mat Robinson (23:06, 26) and Rodrigo Lavins (18:49, 24)
Torpedo – Juuso Hietanen (23:50 on ice, 26 shifts), Mikhail Grigoryev (21:56, 24) and Vladimir Denisov (20:27, 24)
Dinamo Riga 31, Torpedo 18
Faceoffs: Dinamo R. 35/63, Torpedo 28/63
Penalty minutes – Dinamo R. 2, Torpedo 20
Penalties – Dinamo R. -, Torpedo 2
Dinamo Riga 11 – Kuzmenkovs 2, Nizivijs, Dzerins 2, Robinson 2, Szczechura, Cipulis, Hossa, Upitis
Torpedo 5 – SALMINEN, Immonen, Krasnoslobodtsev, Kulyomin 2
SAKARI SALMINEN benefits on deflected puck in front of Sedlacek's goal. Assistants Vadim Khomitsky and Tim Brent.