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final
Ak Bars Kazan
5:3 (2:0, 2:1, 1:2)
Medvescak Zagreb
Thursday 17.10.2013, 17:00 • TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia • KHL
     
    Thank you for following this interesting, action-packed game with us, we hope you liked it! Until next time, goodbye. (19:24:48)
     
    Shots on goal:
    AKB 9 (21) – Pesonen (2), TERESHCHENKO (1)
    MED 13 (39) – BJORKSTRAND, Carle, Foster (2), VESCE (1)
    Faceoffs: AKB 12 (31), MED 11 (30)
    Penalties: AKB 2 (31), MED 0 (4)
    Powerplay: AKB 1/2, MED 0/3
    Ice leaders:
    AKB – Ilya Nikulin – 25:11
    MED – Mathieu Carle – 27:49.
     
    Medvescak lacked luck in today's game to snap a win. With two quick goals they were able to come back and put some fire into the game, but that was about it. Ak Bars marches on, while Medvescak record 2nd consecutive loss and will face the champions Sunday in Moscow.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:44
    Three shots were fired on Medvescak's goal since the start of the powerplay, neither going in as the game is over with a final score 5:3.
     
    59:10
    Brust leaves the game again.
     
    59:10
    Boarding is the call on Alexander Burmistrov (AKB) in the offensive zone hitting Matthieu Carle from the back smashing him into the boards.
     
    58:44
    Goal for AK Bars!
    ALEXEI TERESHCHENKO lights the lamp on the empty net as Jonathan Cheechoo makes a crucial mistake at his own blueline trying to get a pass to the middle with Tereshchenko on his back ready for the interception.

    Unassisted.
     
    58:16
    Brust leaves for the bench to give the extra attacker.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes to go in the third.
     
    56:58
    Varnakov produces a great scoring opportunity with a 2-on-1 that becomes 3-on-2 from the left, feeds into the middle, Brust deflects and keeps the game alive.
     
    55:23
    Barry Brust makes a glove save on Artyom Lukoyanov's shot from the blueline, throws it back down on the ice but the game is already stopped.
     
    54:46
    Medvescak struggle a bit on the offense, mainly with their generating chances, while Bars find time winding down an ally.
     
    53:54
    Speaking of the goalies, Brust on the other end deflects a shot after a tic-tac-toe play and a shot from wide open forward in the slot, lots of luck now for the visiting side.
     
    53:38
    Barulin with a glove save coming off a shot from Matt Carle from the right blueline, a hard shot, an easy save for the goalie.
     
    52:41
    Ak Bars take the puck behind the goal line on the left looking to spread the action to the other side, but get intercepted. The game opened up a lot since the latter goals and will be interesting until the very end.
     
    51:49
    Bars try to show their offensive display with a couple of quick, short passes in the zone, but in the end can't execute a shot.
     
    51:08
    Janne Pesonen with an opportunity just before the crease where Brust makes a couple of great saves to keep his team alive.
     
    50:43
    Bill Thomas misses an opportunity from the slot going wide to the left.
     
    49:54
    Medvescak take the puck in front of Barulin trying to build up on the offense, but so far can't find a suitable open spot for a shot.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Varnakov (Heshka, Stapleton), 15. Varnakov (Burmistrov), 33. Obukhov (Korneyev), 37. Petrov (Tereshchenko), 59. Tereshchenko – 28. Linglet (Vesce), 47. Bjorkstrand (Foster), 48. Vesce. (Martinovic)

    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Yaroslavlev) – Nikulin, Pesonen, Korneyev, Tereshchenko, Petrov – Stapleton, Varnakov, Heshka, Burmistrov, Medvedev – Zakharchuk, Svitov, Obukhov, Panin, Vincour – Bodrov, Yarulin, Tkachyov, Lukoyanov, Faizulin
    Medvescak Zagreb: Brust (Vasiljevic) – Thomas, Cheechoo, Murley, Martinovic, Carle – Linglet, Svarny, Vesce, Foster, Ellison – Murray, Ryan, Pikkarainen, Bjorkstrand, Katic – Walker, Glumac, Koren, Kane
    Referees: Ronn, Zakharov – Streltsov, Tarasov
    Attendance: 4860