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final
Admiral Vladivostok
3:2 (0:0, 2:1, 1:1)
Ak Bars Kazan
Wednesday 13.11.2013, 10:00 • KHL
     
    Very surprisingly Admiral was the better team today and deserves very important 3 points in the Eastern Conference. (12:21:42)
     
    Shots on goal – 31:27.
    Penalties – 2:4.
    Bully – 39:33.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:44
    And again.
     
    59:32
    Admiral clears the puck.
     
    59:00
    The last minute of the third period.
     
    58:55
    Kazan can't get in the offensive third.
     
    57:34
    The home team is saving time in the offensive third.
     
    56:33
    Admiral clears the puck.
     
    55:34
    Kazan keeps itself in the offensive third, but it can't get a shot on the net.
     
    54:17
    Visitors are in full strength.
     
    53:30
    Kazan clears the puck.
     
    52:56
    A wrist shot from between the circles by Bergfors went into the glove of Garipov.
     
    52:17
    Zakharchuk gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for tripping.
     
    51:11
    Vladivostok keeps pressure.
     
    49:55
    Goal for Admiral!
    KONSTANTIN SOKOLOV sent the puck to Bortnikov, who sent him the puck back and he scored into the half empty net! Assist: Ivan Bortnikov.
     
    49:45
    Both teams can't get a shot on the net again.
     
    48:32
    Icing of Admiral.
     
    47:43
    Burmistrov's and Stapleton's shots weren't dangerous. Kazan is starting to play again.
     
    46:55
    Kazan clears the puck.
     
    46:12
    Icing of visitors.
     
    45:47
    Vladivostok has pressure now, Schutz's shot wasn't accurate enough to put Garipov in danger.
     
    45:03
    Bortnikov couldn't score with his penalty shot!
     
    44:36
    Svitov missed the net from the right side.
     
    44:00
    Vladivostok doesn't have a single shot on the net in the third period yet. Heshka's slapshot on the other side went only into the chest of Ivannikov.
     
    42:17
    Goal for AK Bars!
    EVGENY MEDVEDEV got to a rebound shot and he had no trouble to score!
     
    42:02
    Kazan is creating pressure, but it can't find good shooting positions.
     
    41:30
    Kazan is in full strength.
     
    41:03
    Bergfors got in front of the net, but the puck couldn't get through a pile of people in front of it.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 20:20.
    Penalties – 1:2.
    Bully – 25:21.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:30
    Heshka gets called in for slashing.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period.
     
    38:28
    Offside of Admiral.
     
    37:39
    Kazan is trying to create pressure, but it can't put Ivannikov in danger.
     
    36:00
    Both teams can't get a shot on the net. We see a lot of inaccurate passes.
     
    34:16
    Kazan only clears the puck again.
     
    33:21
    Offside of Admiral.
     
    32:23
    Kazan only clears the puck.
     
    31:55
    Vladivostok is creating pressure now, Ugarov's shot from the right circle wasn't dangerous though.
     
    30:17
    Goal for Admiral!
    MICHAEL COMMODORE got a pass from side to side and he easily scored into the half empty net. Assist: Alexandr Kuznetsov, Sergei Barbashev.
     
    29:55
    Varnakov's shot from the left side was dangerous, but Garipov made another save.
     
    29:13
    Porseland's weak shot from the blue line couldn't cause trouble for Garipov.
     
    27:59
    Garipov makes a save against Grachev.
     
    27:22
    Ivannikov covers the puck, Kazan is much more active now.
     
    25:51
    Goal for AK Bars!
    TOMAS VINCOUR got after bully in front of the net and he hit the top left corner of the net!
     
    25:26
    Sokolov got to a rebound shot, but Ivannikov made a great save!
     
    24:21
    Admiral is in full strength.
     
    24:02
    Vladivostok is easily defending so far.
     
    22:21
    Sokolov gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for high sticking.
     
    22:12
    Kazan has pressure, but it can't get a shot on the net.
     
    21:17
    Goal for Admiral!
    NICLAS BERGFORS got a pass from side to side and he hit the empty spot! Assist: Felix Schutz.
     
    20:47
    Antropov's shot was caught by Garipov's glove.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 7:6.
    Penalties – 0:1.
    Bully – 10:12.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:00
    The last minute of the first period.
     
    18:25
    A wrist shot by Medvedev went into the glove of Ivannikov.
     
    17:22
    Porseland's shot from the blue line was easy for Garipov.
     
    15:34
    Ugarov's shot from between the circles went wide.
     
    14:50
    Icing of Kazan.
     
    14:01
    Gynge's shot from the right side went wide.
     
    13:34
    Offside of Admiral.
     
    13:00
    Again, no shots on goal on both sides.
     
    11:34
    Medvedev's slapshot from the blue line was stopped by Ivannikov's chest.
     
    11:10
    Visitors are in full strength.
     
    10:52
    And again.
     
    10:04
    Kazan clears the puck twice in a row.
     
    9:10
    Lukojanov gets called in for holding.
     
    8:30
    No shots on goal from both sides.
     
    7:22
    A wrist shot of Bergfors wasn't dangerous.
     
    6:12
    Kazan is creating pressure, Tkachyov got to like 3 rebound shots, but Ivannikov stopped them all!
     
    5:00
    Both teams play very defensive so far.
     
    4:10
    Garipov stopped a shot from the right side by Drugov.
     
    3:25
    A good shot from the left circle by Petrov went into the glove of Ivannikov.
     
    2:29
    Icing of Vladivostok.
     
    0:55
    Schutz couldn't get in front of the net.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Admiral Vladivostok: Ivannikov (Lundstrom) – Osipov, Ternavsky – Porseland, Antropov – Zemchyonok, Poleschuk – Commodore – Gynge, Nikitenko, Ugarov – Bergfors, Grachev, Schutz – Drugov, Sokolov, Bortnikov – Pervushin, Barbashev, Kuznetsov

    Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Yaroslavlev) – Nikulin, Korneyev – Heshka, Medvedev – Zakharchuk, Osipov – Yarullin – Tereshchenko, Vincour, Petrov – Stapleton, Varnakov, Burmistrov – Svitov, Obukhov, Bourque – Bodrov, Tkachyov, Lukojanov – Faizullin

    Referees: Bulanov, Gusev – Birin, Shelyanin.
     
    Both teams never played with each other so far, but Kazan should be able to win.
     
    Vladivostok has 31 points and it is on the 8th place with 23 matches. From the last 5 matches Admiral won 3.
     
    Kazan is with 54 points in 24 matches first in the Eastern Conference and it won 10 out of the last 11 matches.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 10:00.
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 22. Bergfors (Schutz), 31. Commodore (Kuznetsov, Barbashev), 50. Sokolov (Bortnikov) – 26. Vincour, 43. Medvedev

    Admiral Vladivostok: Ivannikov (Lundstrom) – Osipov, Ternavsky – Porseland, Antropov – Zemchyonok, Poleschuk – Commodore – Gynge, Nikitenko, Ugarov – Bergfors, Grachev, Schutz – Drugov, Sokolov, Bortnikov – Pervushin, Barbashev, Kuznetsov
    Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Yaroslavlev) – Nikulin, Korneyev – Heshka, Medvedev – Zakharchuk, Osipov – Yarullin – Tereshchenko, Vincour, Petrov – Stapleton, Varnakov, Burmistrov – Svitov, Obukhov, Bourque – Bodrov, Tkachyov, Lukojanov – Faizullin
    Referees: Bulanov, Gusev – Birin, Shelyanin