CHA 2:5 SBA | Amur Khabarovsk - HC Slovan Bratislava (KHL)

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Amur Khabarovsk Rusko

2:5 (1:4, 1:1, 0:0)

HC Slovan Bratislava

Tuesday 01.10.2013, 10:00 • Platinum Arena (capacity 7,100) • KHL

		Final word: it was dull game really game, decided in opening period with four Slovan goals. Khabarovsk players never took control of play and were shocked with agressive Bratislava style righ from the start. They sure wanted to do more in middle period, but were denied in every possible way. They were bad on powerplay situations and very poor in defending their netminder Pyotr Yeryomin. Well deserved win for Slovan! Eurolivescores player of the game: Tomas Netik (Slovan). (12:24:53)
		Game summary - Shots: Amur 28, Slovan 26 Faceoffs: Amur 23/43, Slovan 20/43 Penalties: Amur 6, Slovan 12 Ice time leaders: Dylan Reeses for Amur (19:35 on ice, 23 shifts); Martin Skoula for Slovan (17:53 on ice, 21 shifts)
		Final period faceoffs: Amur 8/14, Slovan 6/14 Penalties: Amur 4, Slovan 6
		Final period shot summary: Amur 8 – Fisenko, Mursak, Litovchenko, Bykov, Orlov 2, Petruzalek 2 Slovan 3 – Matousek, Bartovic, Bakos
	60:00	Game over.
	59:18	Martin Skoula shoots from blue line, Yeryomenko saves
	59:00	Final minute starts
	57:50	Slovan spends time inside Khabarovsk defensive zone, nothing dangerous happens
	57:12	No real pressure from Amur's side. It almost looks that they already are aware of todays outcome – win for Slovan
	55:55	Roman Kukumberg finishes inside Amur's goal after he outskated both Amur's defensemen and tried to shoot to Yeryomin's goal
	54:47	Play is up and down the ice at the moment, nothing serious happens
	53:05	Slovan at full strength.
	52:34	Great defending by Slovan team, Amur manages no serious threat on powerplay
	51:58	Orlov is under pressure but somehow manages to shoot from left side – no success for Amur's forward though
	51:12	Slovan with four skaters on ice, Olvecky comes from penalty box.
	51:05	Michal Vondrka (Slovan) goes to penalty box for holding
	50:55	Jan Mursak shoots from top of circles, no real threat for Kopriva
	50:26	Amur at full strength. Powerplay for another 46 seconds
	49:12	Peter Olvecky (Slovan) sits on penalty bench for high-sticking – 2 min. minor
	48:26	Timofei Shishkanov (Amur) once again sits inside penalty box. This time it is for high sticking – 2 min. minor
	47:52	Home team at full strength.
	47:00	Very poor powerplay for Slovan this time. Nothing dangerous happens.
	45:52	Timofei Shishkanov (Amur) sits on penalty bench for holding
	45:18	Martin Bakos shoots from center of left circle, Yeryomenko goes on his knees and stops the puck
	43:40	Evgeny Orlov shoots from left side circle, Kopriva deflects the puck into his left corner
	43:29	Slovan at full strength.
	42:44	Milan Bartovic shoots shorthanded from right side, Yeryomenko catches puck into his glove
	42:12	Slovan keeps puck inside Amur's zone for 15 seconds before home players organize properly
	41:29	Michal Sersen (Slovan) sits on penalty bench for tripping – 2 min. minor
	40:18	Slovan Bratislava at full strength.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Second period faceoffs: Amur 5/7, Slovan 2/7 Penalties: Amur -, Slovan 4
		Shot summary second period: Amur 7 – Tarasov, SHISHKANOV 2(1), Smurov 2, Klimchuk, Petruzalek Slovan 5 – Miklik, Matousek, NETIK, Vondrka, Olvecky
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:56	Amur plays inside Slovan area, passes the puck around, but guests are very focused and do not allow any shots
	38:18	Milan Bartovic (Slovan) sits on penalty bench for tripping
	37:56	Slovan at full strength. Amur's powerplay was very poor, some whistles are heard from crowd.
	36:49	Almost minute of powerplay for Amur passed by and they didn't even place themselves inside Slovan area
	35:56	Tomas Matousek (Slovan) is penalized for hooking – 2 min. minor
	34:48	Michal Vondrka tries to beat home goalie from right side – nothing happens
	33:25	Mikhail Klimchuk shoots from right side, Kopriva deflects puck into his right corner
	31:29	Goal for Amur! Evgeny Korotkov and TIMOFEI SHISHKANOV combine in great style. SHISHKANOV loses the action with second goal for Amur.
	30:03	Sergei Smurov shoots from top of right circle, Kopriva is focused and deflects dangerous puck.
	28:53	Slovan at full strength.
	27:33	Amur players complicate inside Slovak area and guests are sending puck outside their defensive zone every few seconds
	26:53	Michal Sersen (Slovan) is penalized for boarding – 2 min. minor
	25:28	Goal for Slovan! Milan Bartovic storms down the left side, defensemen are late. He finds TOMAS NETIK all alone on right side; Netik one-times the shot and beats home goalie. Great action!
	23:39	Slovan finds themselves under pressure and some action is always inside their defensive area, but they are responding with focused defense so far
	21:40	Amur starts in second period noticeable in more agressive style. No shots of real danger so far
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Opening period faceoffs: Amur 8/18, Slovan 10/18 Penalties: Amur 2, Slovan -
		Opening period shot summary: Amur 12 – Fisenko, Mursak, Tarasov, YUNKOV 3(1), Shishkanov, Litovchenko, Orlov, Klimchuk 2, Petruzalek Slovan 16 – Sigalet, MOJZIS 2(1), Sersen 2, KUKUMBERG, MIKLIK 2(1), Skoula, Netik, Bartovic 2, MIKUS 2(1), Bakos, Olvecky
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:30	Goal for Slovan! Tomas Netik shoots from sharp angle on right side. His defenseman lets him skate in front of goal and tries with additional drags. There are other players in crowd and eventually JURAJ MIKUS succeeds with one of tries and Slovan is three goals in front of home team.
	19:25	Home team at full strength.
	18:44	Slovan spends some time inside Amur zone. No dangerous shots so far.
	17:25	Mikhail Fisenko (Amur) sits on penalty bench for tripping – 2 min. minor
	14:42	Goal for Slovan! Artyom Kryukov loses puck behind Amur goal. MICHEL MIKILIK drives it in front of Yeryomenko and beats home goalie, once again "cevered up" not to see anything. Poor defensiwe work by Khabarovsk players! Michal Vondrka gets point for assist too.
	12:38	Yunkov tries with another shot from top of circles, Kopriva stops the shot and holds the puck
	11:16	Jan Mursak fires from top of left circle, Kopriva deflects
	10:04	Mihail Fisenko shoots from right side, Kopriva stops the puck
	08:09	Goal for Amur! ALEXANDER YUNKOV skates in quick counter attack, finds himself all alone in front of Kopriva and shoots the puck inbetween Slovan's goalie pads. Petruzalek is credited for assist.
	07:24	Goal for Slovan! ROMAN KUKUMBERG gets deflected puck in front of Yeryomin on the right side. He is under pressure by Amur defenseman, but lifts puck immediately over Yeryomin's shoulder. great goal! Libor Hudacek gets the assist.
	05:40	Slovan players almost drove puck inside home net. Eventually Amur defense clears the situation
	03:23	Goal for Slovan! TOMAS MOJZIS surprises Yeryomin with sudden shot from distance on left side. Home goalie is "covered" and sees nothing, puck finishes inside his net
	02:13	Khabarovsk players are now applying some pressure and spending time inside guests' zone, but no shots so far
	01:08	Opening minute passed by some up and down skating, no real happenings
	00:01	Game started.
		Todays game between Amur Khabarovsk and Slovan Bratislava offers both teams to release some pressure. Both teams are dissapointing so far in KHL season, although one has to be fair and tell that none of both teams weren't considered favorites for any big achievements in this season. However, Amur's dissapointing loss vs. CSKA on Sunday didn't bring peace to Khabarovsk dressing room. Team is currently 13th in Eastern Conference standings with only one team looking at their back (Metallurg Nk). That puts them on 25th place in overall standings and they certainly had higher hopes for season start. Slovan is on bottom of Western Conference standings. Both teams have won 7 points so far in season and both won in only one straight game so far. Their goal difference is exactly the same (17:31) and there are no players with average point per game in teams. What to expect from today's game? Sure there will be fighting spirit as both teams desperately need new points. There's no distinct favorite for this game and we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Follow our live coverage.
		Welcome. Game starts at 10:00.

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 9. YUNKOV (Petruzalek), 32. SHISHKANOV (Korotkov) – 4. MOJZIS, 8. KUKUMBERG (Hudacek), 15. MIKLIK (Vondrka), 20. MIKUS, 26. NETIK (Bartovic)

Amur Khabarovsk: Yeryomin Murygin – Reese Yezhov Mursak Tarasov Kryukov – Bykov Teryayev Korotkov Yunkov Petruzalek – Sedunov Bilalov Lugin Litovchenko Orlov – Fisenko Shishkanov Smurov Klimchuk

HC Slovan Bratislava: Kopriva Godla – Skoula Kutlak Miklik Vondrka Olvecky – Mojzis Sersen Netik Bartovic Mikus – Sigalet Mihalik Kukumberg Matousek Hudacek – Stajnoch Kolena Kudrna Dano Bakos

Referees: Bondar, Komarov – Matyusha Palei

1st period
	03:23
	07:24
	08:09
	14:42
	17:25
	19:30
1st intermission
2nd period
	25:28
	26:53
	31:29
	35:56
	38:18
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:29
	45:52
	48:26
	49:12
Final