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final
Vityaz Podolsk
3:2 (1:0, 2:2, 0:0)
CSKA Moscow
Tuesday 24.09.2013, 17:00 • KHL
     
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    In an even third period Vityaz were able to defend their small 3-2 advantage till the sound of the final horn! Vityaz now are back on the plaoyff sports with 12 points, just one point behind CSKA who disappointed once more early in this season!

    Shots on goal: Vityaz 11 (29) – CSKA 12 (33)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:48
    A Vityaz forward misses the wide open net with a shot from the left wing!
     
    59:33
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    59:08
    Goncharov misses the net with a one-timer from within the slot.
     
    58:44
    Now Proskuryakov is out for an additional skater!
     
    58:25
    Proskuryakov still hasn't left the CSKA net.
     
    58:12
    A blue line shot by Maxim Goncharov is blocked by a Vityaz defender who threw himself into the puck!
     
    57:33
    Timeout CSKA!
     
    57:33
    Maxim Mamin (Vityaz) gets two minutes for hooking. A bitter decision for the hosts as Maxim Afinogenov was through with a break away already!
     
    56:32
    A shot by the Vityaz offense from left to the net is blocked to the side by Proskuryakov.
     
    55:56
    The hosts are back at full strength after CSKA failed to get a really dangerous shot on goal.
     
    55:13
    Alexander Korolyuk blocked a passing attempt by Alexander Radulov but couldn't use the following counter opportunity and lost the puck inside the CSKA third to the last defender.
     
    54:24
    Long clearance by the hosts.
     
    53:56
    Vladimir Malevich (Vityaz) gets two minutes for holding against Alexander Radulov who then crashed into the boards with his right shoulder first.
     
    53:30
    Currently none of the teams is able to set their opponents under real pressure. Vityaz still have their small one-goal lead!
     
    51:45
    The guests are back at full strength after a harmless Vityaz power play.
     
    49:45
    Maxim Goncharov (CSKA) gets two minutes for boarding. His opponent Anton Korolyov hit the boards with his head first. Let's hope he didn't get injured there.
     
    47:37
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    47:13
    A shot by Josh Hennessy from the right circle is blocked to the side by Proskuryakov.
     
    46:40
    The guests are able to fire the puck another time far away from their own third.
     
    46:15
    Long clearance by the guest defense, Vityaz have to restart their attack in their own third.
     
    45:37
    Georgy Misharin (CSKA) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    44:49
    A blue line shot by Evgeny Kurbatov causes no trouble for Lisutin.
     
    43:22
    On the other side of the ice CSKA captain Alexander Radulov forced his way through the Vityaz defense but his shot from within the slot was blocked by Lisutin!
     
    42:19
    Maxim Afinogenov's shot from short distance is stopped by Proskuryakov.
     
    41:30
    Both teams start aggressive into the last 20 minutes.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    CSKA came back from the dressing rooms with a completely different attituted and were dominating the middle period but despite their big plus in chances they were only able to get the equalizer twice but both times Vityaz answered with a goal and is still in front (3-2) after 40 minutes.

    Shots on goal: Vityaz 7 (18) – CSKA 14 (21)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:11
    Goal for Vityaz!


    With a blue line shot that went simply past everyone SERGEI ROZIN restores the lead for Vityaz. The 3-2 comes completely out of the blue!

    Assisted by Yuri Koksharov.
     
    37:51
    Brandon Reid (CSKA) gets two minutes for roughing – we'll see a long 4 on 4 situation.
     
    37:51
    Igor Golovkov (Vityaz) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    36:33
    On the other side of the ice a shot by Anton Korolyov from the left circle is deflected out of play by a CSKA defender.
     
    35:26
    Goal for CSKA!

    The guests score the equalizer again! A pass from the right circle by Brandon Reid came to ROMAN LYUBIMOV who waited in front of the net and deflected the puck in for the 2-2!

    Assisted by Brandon Reid.
     
    32:34
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    31:38
    A possible 1-on-2 counter by the home side was stopped by a CSKA defender in the last moment.
     
    30:34
    Branislav Mezei (Vityaz) gets two minutes for tripping. This will be the first power play for the guests this afternoon.
     
    28:30
    The guests from the Russian capital are investing more than during the previous period but still they lack really big opportunities other than the Radulov goal.
     
    27:53
    Double chance for the guests and in the end Lyubimov misses the net from short distance.
     
    26:12
    Goal for Vityaz!


    The hosts restore their lead throiugh ANTON KOROLYOV who won the puck on the right wing, skated towards the right circle and fired a shot into the right top corner past the glove hand of the surprised Proskuryakov!

    Assisted by Vyacheslav Solodukhin.
     
    25:59
    Ilya Zubov tries it from right to the Vityaz net but the angle is too sharp to get the puck past Lisutin!
     
    23:44
    The hosts try to give the right answer but a shot by Josh Hennessy from the left circle is deflected wide by Proskurkyakov.
     
    23:11
    Goal for CSKA!

    A beautiful solo by ALEXANDER RADULOV gives the guests the equalizer! He deked out Maxim Mamin and Sergei Rozin before firing the puck past Lisutin from short distance while he was falling to the ground!

    Assisted by Andrei Pervyshin and Georgy Misharin.
     
    21:59
    A shot by Ilya Zubov from the right circle is easily stopped wioth a pad save by Lisutin.
     
    20:50
    Two scoring attempts by CSKA's Nikolai Prokhorkin from short distance are blocked by a defender!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Home side Vityaz Podolsk were the clearly more active team and had more and better scoring opportunities than the favourites CSKA. Late in the first period Vityaz finally used their dominance to score the 1-0 in power play!

    Shots on goal: Vityaz 11 – CSKA 7
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:27
    Out of the blue Yuri Koksharov was through at the guest blue line after a strange deflection but his shot from within the slot towards the left bottom corner was blocked to the side by Proskuryakov!
     
    18:22
    Goal for Vityaz!


    In power play the hosts score the deserved 1-0 lead! A shot by Evgeny Poltorak from the right circle was deflected by a defender and then put into the wide open net by BRANISLAV MEZEI!

    Assisted by Evgeny Poltorak.
     
    17:46
    Igor Grigorenko (CSKA) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    17:31
    CSKA team captain Alexander Radulov received the puck at the Vityaz blue line with just one defender left in front of him but failed to controll it and the situation was gone.
     
    16:00
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    14:56
    Nice pass by Maxim Afinogenov to Alexander Vasilyev who waited at the right circle. Vasilyev's shot from there was blocked to the side by Proskuryakov and almost came back to Afinogenov who in the meantime skated towards the left post but he couldn't reach the puck anymore.
     
    14:27
    Good passing by the Vityaz power play formation but in the a pass from behind the net by Alexander Korolyuk was stopped by a defender.
     
    14:00
    Alexander Radulov (CSKA) gets two minutes for roughing after facing Anton Korolyov inside the guests third. It's the first penalty of the game.
     
    12:35
    Icing by CSKA.
     
    11:55
    With a one-timer from the blue line Yakov Seleznyov just misses the guests' net.
     
    10:57
    A shot by Vladimir Sharkov from the left circle goes wide and ends up behind the Vityaz net.
     
    09:18
    Vityaz forward Dmitry Shitikov was checked hard intot he boards by CSKA's Brandon Reid and is now getting attention by the medical staff of the hosts for a back injury as it looks from here.
     
    07:00
    Hosts Vityaz continue to dominated these first minutes and they have the far better scoring opportunities.
     
    04:49
    An incredible save by Proskuryakov keeps the result at 0-0!! After a short-distance shot from the left circle he wasn't able to stop the puck completely but threw himself on his back and with his right arm he pushed the puck away from the goal line which otherwise would have entered the right bottom corner!
     
    03:43
    Another Vityaz icing.
     
    03:24
    Proskuryakov skated a few metres away from his net to clear the puck before Vityaz' Korolyuk could reach it at height of the left circle!
     
    02:48
    CSKA's Nikolai Prokhorkin tries it with a back hander from just left to the home team's net but Lisutin is able to make a glove save.
     
    02:29
    Icing by Vityaz.
     
    01:39
    After reciving a long pass towards the CSKA blue line Anton Korolyov had the first big opportunity for the home side Vityaz during a break away but was stopped by Proskuryakov in the 1-on-1 situation!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Vityaz Podolsk: Lisutin (Saprykin) – Rozin, Mezei, Seleznyov, Golovkov, Khafizullin, Malevich, Tatalin – Shitikov, Iggulden, Korolyuk, Solodukhin, Koksharov, Korolyov, Hennessy, Vasilyev, Afinogenov, Mamin, Chernov, Kudreman, Poltorak

    CSKA Moscow: Proskuryakov (Stana) – Pervyshin, Misharin, Denisov, Goncharov, Naumenkov, Gimayev, Kurbatov – Grigorenko, Radulov, Prokhorkin, Filppula, Zubor, Shirokov, Zharkov, Lyubimov, Reid, Fefelov, Zainullin, Kamayev

    Referees: Bulanov, Ravodin – Petrov, Fateyev
     
    Vityaz was relocated in the off-season from Chekhov to Podolsk. In their new home the outsiders had a good start into the new KHL season for their conditions with 9 points in 8 games. As 10th in Western Conference they are currently just one point behind the playoff spots. Most recently they had a three-game road trip with mixed results against Lev Prague (1-4), Slovan Bratislava (4-1) and Dinamo Riga (1-6).

    Todays's guests, conference rivals CSKA Moscow, stayed beyond their expectations so far with 13 points in 7 games but at least they are 7th in the West and on a playoff spot. After a horrible season opener against KHL newcomers Medvescak Zagreb (1-7) the CSKA players showed a good reaction in the following matches. Most recently they won three conseuctive games at home before they were beaten by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (1-2) on Saturday.

    CSKA are the clear favourites this afternoon in their attempt to improve their situation in the West but Vityaz are always good for a surprise.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET / 19:00 MSK.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 19. Mezei (Poltorak), 27. Korolyov (Solodukhin), 39. Rozin (Koksharov) – 24. Radulov (Pervyshin, Misharin), 36. Lyubimov (Reid)

    Vityaz Podolsk: Lisutin (Saprykin) – Rozin, Mezei, Seleznyov, Golovkov, Khafizullin, Malevich, Tatalin – Shitikov, Iggulden, Korolyuk, Solodukhin, Koksharov, Korolyov, Hennessy, Vasilyev, Afinogenov, Mamin, Chernov, Kudreman, Poltorak
    CSKA Moscow: Proskuryakov (Stana) – Pervyshin, Misharin, Denisov, Goncharov, Naumenkov, Gimayev, Kurbatov – Grigorenko, Radulov, Prokhorkin, Filppula, Zubor, Shirokov, Zharkov, Lyubimov, Reid, Fefelov, Zainullin, Kamayev
    Referees: Bulanov, Ravodin – Petrov, Fateyev