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after shootout (1:0)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0)
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Thursday 26.12.2013, 14:00 • Uralets (Yekaterinburg) • KHL
     
    This game was longer than a marathon run. Many many chances but all of them were missed!
    0-0 after extra time. Finally the shooutout decided the game for Yekaterinburg, so they score 2 points today, Novosibirsk scored a single one.
    Thanks for attention!
    ---- (16:36:26)
     
    Game over.
     
    65:00
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    Scorer is STRELTSOV.
     
    Lehtera missed it, Kovarzh the hero of the match, the match is for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg by 1-0 after shootout!
    The only goal is scored by Streltsov.
     
    STRELTSOV was clever, scored a goal, what a wonder today! Yekaterinburg takes the lead!
     
    Novosibirsk missed again, Kugryshev against Kovarz, goalkeeper is the winner as every time today.
     
    Demagin shot by Yekaterinburg, but Koskinen saved. After a pair still 0-0.
     
    1st trial by Gubin for Sibir, Kovarzh saved, so still no goals!
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Teams cannot score a single goal after 65 minutes either. Shootout is coming.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    65:00
    Lekomtsev had two consecutive shots but Kovarzh guided the net again.
     
    64:22
    Novosibirsk use a timeout.
     
    64:22
    Penalty for Malihin, 2 minutes for tripping.
     
    64:10
    Malihin shot, Koskinen saved with leg.
     
    61:30
    Keeper catches Lewandowski's shot after a counterattack.
     
    61:00
    Kudroch shot already in the 1st minute of overtime, Kovarzh was stronger again.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    16-26 shots on goal, and goalkeepers works with 100%
    Extra time is starting soon.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:00
    Simakov shot, goalie saved.
     
    57:30
    Gusev shot, Koskinen guided the net.
     
    56:32
    Kudroch is out for 2 mins due to holding. One man down for Siberia.
     
    55:10
    Home team full number too, Sibir has much more dangerous and more chances but still no goals only a few minutes left.
     
    55:00
    Cross shot, Kovarzh catches the puck.
     
    54:50
    Kutuzov and A. Streltsov had a fight.
     
    54:00
    Lekumtsev shot very wide after a huge shot.
     
    53:50
    Again a missed chance! Enlund had a 1 on 1, but Kovarzha the winner again!
     
    52:38
    Evgeny Fedorov is out for 2 minutes due to slashing, right after Sibir got the full number. Now power play for Novosibirsk.
     
    51:50
    Simakov tried to score but Koskinen saved the lifted puck quite easily. Is it going to be a goal today?
     
    51:30
    Lehtera shot the puck, but a fast break can happen.
     
    50:33
    Dmitry Monya is out for 2 minutes due to holding. Power play for Yekaterinburg.
     
    50:30
    Game before the goal. The defences are nearly perfect, but attackers don't do a good job today with several mistakes.
     
    49:55
    A. Streltsov shot, too high.
     
    48:40
    Sibir spent a minute in the area of Avtomobilist but it was ticking away with fighting, not real goal scoring chance.
     
    47:30
    Monya tried again, Kovarzh is the final destination.
     
    47:00
    Malihin and Lewandowski missed a huge chance! They had a 2 in 1 situation but the shot was denied!
     
    46:50
    Full number of players already for both team.
     
    45:00
    Very interesting that before the 1st penalty came alive, already the second one was sentenced, so no power play. 2 minutes of 4 against 4.
     
    44:50
    Double penalty now.
    2 minute out for Fedor Malihin (from Yekaterinburg) due to holding the stick, and immediately Oleg Gubin also out from Novosibirsk due to interference.
     
    43:00
    At first Lazarev had a chance, shot but Koskinen guided his net, after that Demagin had a trial but he missed the puck very close to the goal. Huge chance!
     
    40:31
    Yori Lehtera from Sibir out for 2 minutes due to interference.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots: 21-35, shots on target 8-19, but still no goals after two periods!
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:00
    At the goal, Avtomobilist had a shot again, Kovarzh defended once again!
     
    36:00
    Antonov tried to shoot again but Koskinen denied it!
     
    35:30
    Kopeikin had a shot, but the goalpost guided Yekaterinburg.
     
    35:00
    Kugryshev shot a huge one but Kovarzh saved as usual.
     
    34:00
    No real shots but full number for both teams.
     
    31:35
    Simakov had a chance before, Lekomtsev fouled him, that's why out for 2 mins.
     
    31:35
    Ivan Lekomtsev is out for 2 minutes for hooking.
     
    31:00
    Monya tried to shot after a counterattack but no success for Novosibirsk.
     
    29:00
    Game is swinging, no real chances, guided attacks, failed shots.
     
    27:00
    Malihin, Lepisto attacks, shot, the puck is through the goal line, but the forward player threw the puck so against the rules, no goal at all.
     
    26:00
    A. Streltsov has a huge 1 on 1 chance but failed to score, a defender deflected the shot.
     
    25:00
    Nesterov and Efimov had a row, then a fight, but referees came in time to prevent bigger trouble.
     
    24:50
    Koskinen flapped the shot of Fedorov with his gloves.
     
    23:00
    Lazarev had a shot, the puck bounced from a defender's stick and flew over the board.
     
    22:29
    End of penalty, power play again not successful.
     
    22:00
    Lewandowski shot a huge one but defenders blocked.
     
    21:00
    Home goalkeeper Kovarzh had two important saves in 10 seconds.
     
    20:29
    Very quickly a 2-minute penalty for home team: Anton is sent off due to tripping.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Normal shots in the 1st period: 12-19, shots on target: 6-12.
    No goals, Faceoffs 10-10.
    Penalty 0-4 minutes.
    More chance for Novosibirsk, but the goals are absent today yet.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:50
    Gusev ran into opponents area, Koskinen takes the puck and another trouble on the ice, they met and defenders guided their goalie.
     
    18:00
    Megalinsky shot by Yekaterinburg, but failed to score this time too, because Koskinen guided the net.
     
    17:30
    Many attacks but only a few shots and no goals seen yet today.
     
    16:50
    A. Streltsov is a bit agressive, conflict on the ice.
     
    16:30
    Efimov had a chance, shot but Koskinen saved again.
     
    16:00
    The goal has moved, removing under way.
     
    15:50
    Lazarev had another chance but he missed it again – wide.
     
    15:26
    Sibir Novosibirsk at full number again, still no goals at all.
     
    14:40
    Counterattack, visitors almost scored, but they miss the huge chance. Sibir was still a man down.
     
    14:20
    Lazarev had 2 chances after each other. At first Koskinen saved, after that the goal bar guided Sibir from goal!
     
    13:26
    A man down for Sibirski, Aleksandr Nesterov was sent off for 2 minutes due to throwing puck.
     
    13:20
    Kopeikin was threatening again, fired the puck, Kovarzh saved. More chance for Novosibirsk in these minutes.
     
    13:00
    Enlund shot, a defender blocked and then Kovarzh saved.
     
    12:40
    Megalinsky ran forward but lost the puck behind the goal.
     
    11:30
    Malihin had a dangerous opportunity, Koskinen very cleverly guided his team from goal.
     
    10:30
    After a face off Monya had a threatening shot immediately, Kovarzh again rescued Avtomobilist.
     
    09:00
    Finally a chance at all. Plekhanov from Novosibirsk had a shot but Kovarzh saves again.
     
    08:40
    Only fights and midfield play is now on. Every time defenders steal the puck without any kind of dangerous chances.
     
    06:30
    Golishev sent the puck into the zone but it was a bit late.
     
    05:50
    Enlund carried the puck inside the opponent's period, Siberian guided the area. Wiklund had two shots the first was blocked by defenders the second one was by the goalkeeper Koskinen.
     
    05:08
    Siberian in full number again, no power play any more.
     
    04:50
    Lazarev shot a big one but Koskinen again skilled defending.
     
    03:30
    Karamnov had a dangerous "contra" – fastbreak – Kovarzh had to deflect the shot on a clever way.
     
    03:08
    2 min penalty for Enlund (Sibirski) due to tripping.
     
    02:00
    Koskiranta had a great pass to Kopeikin, he shot a big one but Kovarzh saved reliably.
     
    01:40
    The goalkeeper for Avtomobilist is Yakub Kovarzh and Sibir sent Koskinen in front of the net.
     
    01:00
    Lazarev passed the puck to Chernov, but it was a bit too long for him.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovarzh (Lobanov) – Gusev, Rybnitskiy, Efimov, Yemeleyev, Lewandowski, Wiklund, Lepistö, Malihin, Lazarev, Megalinsky, Antonio Demagin, Fedorov, Simakov, Zhuravlev, Arcalen, Golishev, V.Streltsov, A.Streltsov

    HK Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen (Bespalov) – Plehanov, Kudroch, Enlund, Lehtera, Kugryshev, Koutouzow, Lekomtsev, Kopeikin, Koskiranta, Monya, Ozhiganov, Alekseev, Nesterov, Gubin, Sannikov, A.Karavaev, Shumakov, Karamnov, Ignatushkin, Romanov

    Referees: Cooper, Karabanov.
     
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    Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: dec. p.s. Streltsov

    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovarzh (Lobanov) – Gusev, Rybnitskiy, Efimov, Yemeleyev, Lewandowski, Wiklund, Lepistö, Malihin, Lazarev, Megalinsky, Antonio Demagin, Fedorov, Simakov, Zhuravlev, Arcalen, Golishev, V.Streltsov, A.Streltsov
    HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen (Bespalov) – Plehanov, Kudroch, Enlund, Lehtera, Kugryshev, Koutouzow, Lekomtsev, Kopeikin, Koskiranta, Monya, Ozhiganov, Alekseev, Nesterov, Gubin, Sannikov, A.Karavaev, Shumakov, Karamnov, Ignatushkin, Romanov
    Referees: Bondar, Karabanov