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final/OT
Avangard Omsk
2:3 (1:2, 1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
Ak Bars Kazan
Monday 14.10.2013, 14:00 • KHL
     
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    For the third time in their four game road trip Ak Bars Kazan win a match in extra time. Avangard Omsk were rewarded for their efforts and the race to catch up at least with a point.

    Shots on goal: Avangard 0 (38) – Ak Bars 3 (21)
     
    Game over.
     
    62:49
    Goal for AK Bars!


    JANNE PESONEN decides the match in favour of Ak Bars with a goal from short distance after Garon failed to stop a shot from the right wing!
     
    62:12
    Again Obukhov with a dangerous attack but this time his pass to a team colleague went wide just in front of the Avangard net.
     
    61:41
    2-on-2 attack by Ak Bars but Dmitry Obukhov misses the right bottom corner with his shot from the left wing.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    A third period with a dominant Avangard team ended without goals and we'll see overtime.

    Shots on goal: Avangard 12 (38) – Ak Bars 2 (18)
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:56
    Oleg Kvasha is injured after receiving an elbow hit to the face by Evgeny Bodrov behind the Ak Bars net! The home fans are furious!
     
    59:35
    Avangard force their opponents deep into their own third but without being able to score.
     
    58:54
    Incredible! With a shot from short distance Avangard hit the goal post! The home fans were already on their feet but the luck was not on their side!
     
    58:00
    Two minutes are left to play.
     
    57:37
    A shot by Avangard's Kalinin from the right circle goes wide past the left post...
     
    57:15
    Currently there are no real chances but both teams fight very hard for every puck. Nobody wants to go out of this game without a single point.
     
    55:00
    With the time progressing both teams look a bit nervous. Will a late goal decide this match or will we see overtime?
     
    54:37
    A distance shot by Denis Kulyash from deep within the neutral zone is blocked to the side by Garipov.
     
    53:22
    After their successful penalty killing Avangard have the momentum and try it with shots from all possible angles. The home fans come awake with loud chants!
     
    52:32
    The hosts are back at full strength after a harmless Ak Bars power play.
     
    52:22
    A one-timer by the guests goes wide...
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 16. Syomin (Frolov), 21. Syomin (Frolov) – 3. Petrov (Nikulin, Tereshchenko), 7. Burmistrov (Stapleton, Heshka), 63. Pesonen

    Avangard Omsk: Garon (Kostin) – Kulyash, Pivtsakin, Baranka, Blatak, Yegorshev, Vorobyov, Lyamin, Milyukov – Syomin, Kostitsyn, Frolov, Popov, Perezhogin, Kazionov, Kvasha, Ivanov, Badyukov, Kalinin, Mozer, Berdnikov
    Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Yaroslavlev) – Nikulin, Korneyev, Heshka, Medvedev, Osipov, Panin, Yarullin – Pesonen, Tereshchenko, Petrov, Stapleton, Varnakov, Burmistrov, Bodrov, Obukhov, Vincour, Golubev, Svechnikov, Tkachyov, Lukoyanov
    Referees: Belov, Komarov – Misyur, Raming