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final/OT
HC Slovan Bratislava
4:3 (2:1, 1:1, 0:1 - 1:0)
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Wednesday 09.10.2013, 19:00 • KHL
     
    Bratislava was the better team tonight and deserved to get 3 points. Home players must be happy with 2 points, but in the last place of the Western Conference you take every point as success. (21:32:57)
     
    Game over.
     
    60:56
    Goal for Slovan!
    MICHAL VONDRKA got a pass from Miklik in front of the empty net and scores! Assist: Michel Miklik, Michal Sersen.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Shots on goal – 41:22.
    Penalties – 7:8.
    Bully – 27:42.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:23
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    59:00
    The last minute of the third period, Metallurg still has pressure.
     
    57:24
    Shot by Kazionov wasn't dangerous.
     
    56:11
    Metallurg is very active now and wants to win before the third period ends.
     
    55:35
    Goal for Metallurg! DANIS ZARIPOV hits the top right corner in between the circles! Assist: Jan Kovar.
     
    54:02
    Vondrka's shot from the left circle was caught in the glove of Koshechkin.
     
    53:22
    Bratislava's defense still works perfectly in the third period. Magnitogorsk is slowly running out of time.
     
    52:00
    Metallurg can't create a scoring chance.
     
    51:09
    The home team is in full strength.
     
    50:46
    Slovan clears the puck again.
     
    49:50
    Bratislava clears the puck.
     
    49:09
    Stajnoch gets called in for interference.
     
    48:33
    Visitors are in full strength.
     
    47:41
    Slovan is in full strength.
     
    47:35
    Vondrka's shot also wasn't succesfull.
     
    46:55
    Olvecky's shot wasn't dangerous.
     
    46:33
    Ibragimov gets called in the penalty box. Four on four.
     
    46:22
    Bratislava clears the puck.
     
    45:41
    Mojzis gets 2 minutes in the penalty box.
     
    43:48
    Slovan's defense is perfect now.
     
    43:11
    A shot by Mikus was easily deflected by Koshechkin's pads.
     
    42:08
    Metallurg can't get a single shot on the net so far.
     
    40:25
    Slovan is in full strength.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 31:14.
    Penalties – 5:7.
    Bully – 19:31.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period, Metallurg is playing much better than in the first 35 minutes of this match.
     
    38:25
    Mikus gets called in the penalty box.
     
    37:22
    Icing of Bratislava.
     
    36:55
    Again Skoula from the blue line, Koshechkin saves.
     
    35:33
    Both teams can't get into their offensive thirds.
     
    35:09
    Goal for Metallurg! Not really deserved goal of Metallurg. CHRIS LEE scores pretty much same goal as Vondrka. Assist: Jan Kovar, Danis Zaripov.
     
    34:39
    Goal for Slovan!
    MICHAL VONDRKA hits the top right corner of the net with a wrist shot from the left circle! Assist: Peter Olvecky, Michel Miklik.
     
    34:02
    But Kazyonov clears the puck right away.
     
    33:41
    Slovan is finally in the offensive third.
     
    33:06
    Another powerplay for Bratislava.
     
    32:26
    Another Skoula's slapshot from the blue line, but this time it was blocked.
     
    31:22
    Kovar's shot from between the circles is caught in the glove of Kopriva.
     
    30:58
    Kopriva may freeze in the net.
     
    29:33
    Metallurg is defending.
     
    28:37
    Shot by Mikus from the left side is stopped by Koshechkin, who seems very calm today.
     
    28:25
    Slovan keeps pressure.
     
    27:00
    Dano got in a breakaway, but he was disrupted by Mozyakin and couldn't even get a shot on the net!
     
    26:36
    Icing of Metallurg.
     
    25:58
    Vondrka's wrist shot from the right circle is deflected by Koshechkin's pads.
     
    25:05
    Skoula's slapshot from the blue line was easily cought by Koshechkin.
     
    23:49
    Slovan is in full strength.
     
    22:56
    Vondrka clears the puck.
     
    22:15
    Mozyakin's shot wasn't dangerous.
     
    22:00
    Zaripov misses the half empty net!
     
    21:49
    Sersen gets 2 minutes in the penalty box.
     
    21:22
    Koshechkin deflects Bartovic's shot.
     
    20:52
    Shot by Gulas from the left circle went into the Kopriva's glove.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 22:7.
    Penalties – 3:6.
    Bully – 13:15.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:33
    Metallurg is playing defensive even in a powerplay.
     
    18:02
    Biryukov gets called in the penalty box.
     
    18:00
    The last 2 minutes of the first period, Slovan has pressure.
     
    17:24
    Metallurg is in full strength.
     
    17:02
    Koshechkin deflects Skoula's shot from the blue line.
     
    16:34
    Platonov saves time.
     
    15:58
    Netik's shot from the right side wasn't dangerous.
     
    15:24
    Timkin gets 2 minutes in the penalty box. Sixth penalty for Metallurg tonight. Fourth powerplay for Slovan.
     
    14:55
    Visitors are in full strength.
     
    13:33
    Metallurg clears the puck.
     
    12:55
    Biryukov gets 2 minutes in the penalty box. Another powerplay for Slovan.
     
    11:57
    Magnitogorsk is in full strength.
     
    11:05
    Metallurg clears the puck.
     
    10:43
    Slovan has pressure, but can't get into good shooting positions.
     
    10:18
    Netik slashed glove of Koshechkin and apologizes right after that. No penalty.
     
    9:57
    Potekhin gets called in for slashing.
     
    9:47
    Koshechkin catches a shot from Stastny.
     
    7:55
    We can finally continue.
     
    7:49
    Another 2 minutes get Hudacek and Grigorenko.
     
    7:49
    Gulas and Matousek get called in for roughing.
     
    7:40
    Goal for Slovan!
    MICHEL MIKLIK hits the top left corner of the net from the right circle! Assists: Libor Hudacek, Zdenek Kutlak.
     
    6:23
    Magnitogorsk is in full strength.
     
    5:49
    Miklik's shot was blocked.
     
    5:12
    Shenfeld's shot from the right side went into the glove of Kopriva.
     
    4:23
    Tereshchenko gets 2 minutes in the penalty box.
     
    4:09
    Goal for Slovan!
    MILAN BARTOVIC gets the puck behind Koshechkin from a low angle! Assist: Tomas Netik, Jonathan Sigalet.
     
    2:54
    Koshechkin deflects shots from Kukumberg and Matousek.
     
    1:58
    Metallurg keeps pressure.
     
    0:55
    Goal for Metallurg! DANIS ZARIPOV shoots between the pads of Kopriva from the left side! Assists: Sergey Mozyakin, Jan Kovar.
     
    0:22
    Koshechkin stops shot from Miklik.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    HC Slovan Bratislava: Janus (Kopriva) – Skoula, Kutlak, Mojzis, Sersen, Stajnoch, Sigalet, Mihalik – Miklik, Vondrka, Olvecky – Netik, Bartovic, Mikus – Kukumberg, Matousek, Hudacek – Mikus, Mraz, Stastny – Dano

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Ustinsky) – Biryukov, Ibragimov, Lee, Tereshchenko, Malenkikh, Khabarov, Metlyuk – Mozyakin, Zaripov, Kovar – Shenfeld, Kazionov, Gulas – Hodgman, Timkin, Potehin – O'Reilly, Platonov, Malinovsky – Grigorenko

    Referees: Belyayev, Soyn – Alyoshin, Nesterov.
     
    Magnitogorsk should get an easy win today.
     
    Magnitogorsk is doing pretty well actually. After 12 matches it earned 25 points with score 40:26 and is currently on third place of the Eastern Conference. Since 9.10.2013 it hadn't lost a single match and won 6 matches for 3 points and 2 matches in overtime.
     
    Slovan Bratislava is playing really bad so far. With 8 points after 12 matches it is currently on the last place of Western Conference with score 23:36. First win for 3 points came a week ago in Novokuznetsk 3:1 and after that in Chabarovsk Slovan won 5:2.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:00.
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Bartovic (Netik, Sigalet), 8. Miklik (Hudacek, Kutlak), 35. Vondrka (Olvecky, Miklik), 61. Vondrka (Miklik, Sersen) – 1. Zaripov (Mozyakin, Kovar), 36. Lee (Kovar, Zaripov), 56. Zaripov (Kovar)

    HC Slovan Bratislava: Kopriva (Janus) – Skoula, Kutlak, Mojzis, Sersen, Stajnoch, Sigalet, Mihalik – Miklik, Vondrka, Olvecky – Netik, Bartovic, Mikus – Kukumberg, Matousek, Hudacek – Mikus, Mraz, Stastny – Dano
    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Ustinsky) – Biryukov, Ibragimov, Lee, Tereshchenko, Malenkikh, Khabarov, Metlyuk – Mozyakin, Zaripov, Kovar – Shenfeld, Kazionov, Gulas – Hodgman, Timkin, Potehin – O'Reilly, Platonov, Malinovsky – Grigorenko
    Referees: Belyayev, Soyn – Alyoshin, Nesterov