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after shootout (1:0)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0)
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Friday 27.12.2013, 16:00 • Arena 2000 Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) • KHL
     
    2 points for Yaroslavl, 1 point for Chelyabinsk after the shootout. None of them deserved real win today, the heroes were the two goalkeepers!
    Thanks for attention!
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    Game over.
     
    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    GALIMOV the only one to score!
     
    Abdullin also missed, Kolesnik saved on the left side! Lokomotiv won by 1-0 after shootout!
     
    Musatov missed, Garnett saved. 1-0 remained!
     
    Kontiola's trick was too long, he shot only the side of the goal.
     
    Chernikov shot too wide! 1-0 yet again.
     
    Kolesnik saved against Glinkin! 1-0 remained.
     
    Next is Glinkin.
     
    Galimov scored! Lokomotiv is leading! 1-0.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Teams are ready for the shootout.
     
    Traktor was close to take the win but 65 minutes were not enough for the teams to score any goals.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:20
    Kontiola passed to Zavarukhin to the right then he shot a big one, Kolesnik saved, Lokomotiv escaped.
     
    64:00
    Last minute started of this extra time.
     
    63:35
    Zavarukhin's close shot is too wide again.
     
    62:55
    Yakovlev is out for 2 minutes due to hooking. Time out for Traktor, this is a great chance for them, they can attack now 4 against 3.
     
    62:37
    Kostitsin's shot from the right was blocked by a defender, then Kolesnik grabbed it.
     
    61:46
    Katichev had a huge shot from the right, Kolesnik superb save, faceoff!
     
    60:45
    Petrov had a middle-powered shot from the middle, Garnett easily saved.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    No goals after normal time, 60 minutes. Who will score here today?
    5 minutes of extra time is coming soon, stay with us!
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    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:50
    Shot by Artamonov was held by the goalkeeper.
     
    59:00
    Last minute is running.
     
    58:00
    Full strength, Yaroslavl in attack, but big chance for extra time already. 58 minutes without a goal.
     
    56:30
    Offside for Yaroslavl. Chernikov slipped in the zone too early.
     
    55:50
    Vasilchenko is out for 2 minutes due to holding. Huge chance for Lokomotiv to take finally the win.
     
    55:00
    Both teams have got goal-phobia today and in this period only a few chances for both.
     
    53:12
    Traktor lost the puck 4 times in this penalty time without any shots. In the mean time Lokomotiv almost scored while one man down.
     
    51:50
    Lokomotiv had a 1 in 1 for Plotnikov, Garnett deflected it superbly with body! Almost goal by a situation of 4 against 5.
     
    51:20
    Penalty for Chernikov for 2 minutes, power play for Traktor!
     
    50:55
    Kapustin shot in the middle, Galimov wanted to pull the puck inside from behind the goal, but it also moved so break while recovering.
     
    49:40
    Nothing serious happening in these minutes. Now Vasiliev had a shot from the left side, Vasilchenko blocked it lying on the ice.
     
    47:45
    Kontiola passed to Chistov, he fired but the shot was not a big one, easy grab for Kolesnik.
     
    45:55
    Kolesnik cleverly on the other side, Mokhin swinged across the blue zone, his backhand shot was held by goalkeeper.
     
    45:35
    Garnett deflected the close shot of Korenev from the left.
     
    44:00
    Musatov took the puck, slipped in the opponent zone then fired in the middle, Garnett pushed it to the left side.
     
    43:15
    Too long pass for Plotnikov on the left. Faceoff is coming.
     
    42:20
    Yakovlev shot from the left at the blue line, Garnett with his common reliability.
     
    41:30
    Full strength for Traktor again.
     
    41:00
    Musatov's shot also denied by Garnett. The Canadian goalkeeper is doing excellent job today.
     
    40:40
    Holös fired from the left then Apalkov from a very close distance, Garnett rescued the visitors both times.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    The teams are ready for the 3rd period, Valeev's penalty is still on.
     
    Several big chances, but the standings after 40 minutes of play is still 0-0. Goalkeepers do a superb job today, forward players are not exact enough. One period is remaining, stay with us and hope for goals!
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    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:45
    Garnett saved the shot of Holös from the left.
     
    39:30
    2 minute penalty for Traktor player Valeev, high sticking.
     
    39:05
    Valeev shot from the middle with left hand, Kolesnik is the final destination. Goalkeepers make the show today.
     
    38:50
    Plotnikov had a superb chance to fire, he did so from the right, no defenders, but Garnett saved with body. Faceoff is coming!
     
    37:30
    Kostitsin fired from the right, too wide. In the last 10 minutes Chelyabinsk had much more shots.
     
    37:00
    Chistov passed the puck before the pass of Kontiola, so offside.
     
    36:00
    Mokin pushed to the board, loses puck due to this.
     
    35:03
    Kolesnik defended the shot of Glinkin from the right. After 35 minutes of play still no goals today.
     
    34:40
    Offside for Lokomotiv, Korenev was late at the blue line, team mates were already in the zone, when the puck entered.
     
    34:15
    Traktor took the dominance of these minutes. Chistov then Vasilchenko had a trick, defenders relieved.
     
    33:05
    Abdullin from the right 1 in 1 situation, Kolesnik is the winner and defenders took the puck.
     
    32:30
    Mokin and Panov had a chance, but blocked fired puck both times.
     
    30:50
    Chistov had a shot from the right, then Glinkin in the middle in 30 seconds, both missed by some centimeters.
     
    30:00
    Chistov wanted to revenge, but Kolesnik blocked his shot, it was surprising.
     
    29:20
    Petrov struggled behind the goal, but failed to shoot, dangerous situations are absent for minutes.
     
    28:15
    Already full number for both teams.
     
    27:10
    Plotnikov's shot from the right, too wide, now the goal is under a big pressure but the defenders of Traktor do a superb work!
     
    25:50
    Filipov is out for 2 +10 minutes due to slashing and hitting the head. Power play once again for Yaroslavl.
     
    25:00
    Full strength for Traktor, Yaroslavl couldn't score in power play again.
     
    24:25
    Maltsev had a distant shot, Garnett held the puck again.
     
    24:00
    Konkov had two chances one in the middle, one from the left, Garnett deflected both times, but puck remained by home team!
     
    23:30
    Today's attendance is 9000.
     
    23:00
    Abdullin is out for 2 minutes due to high stick. Power play for Lokomotiv now.
     
    22:30
    Glinkin then Zavarukhin had a dangerous situation in front of Kolesnik's net, the goalie finally took the puck for faceoff.
     
    21:00
    Kronwall had a long pass, but offside. Faceoff by Lokomotiv.
     
    20:30
    Pass towards Chistov too long. After a fastbreak, Garnett has taken the puck after the shot of Kraskovsky.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The second period is starting soon. In the first one, Lokomotiv fired 13 shots, Traktor fired 11 shots.
     
    Most of the period was dominated by Yaroslavl, but in the last few minutes Traktor Chelyabinsk almost took the lead and had some dangerous shots too. No goals yet but the match is speedy and interesting.
    Stay with us for the next 2 periods as well!
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    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:20
    Abdullin had tried a backhand shot from the right side, Kolesnik was careful, held it for faceoff.
     
    19:00
    Last minute of the first period is already running.
     
    18:20
    Glinkin and Kokuyev both had a shot in the middle, wide and then goalkeeper held it.
     
    17:55
    Kostitsin had a great shot from the right, Kolesnik deflected it by skill!
     
    16:20
    2 minute penalty for Apalkov, tripping. Power play for Traktor this time.
     
    16:10
    Glinkin shot from the left, hit the left goal post, then the puck bounced slowly into the hands of Kolesnik. The biggest chance in the match so far, and Chelyabinsk almost has taken the lead!
     
    14:40
    No real chances in these minutes, but Lokomotiv is looking for the chance to score.
     
    13:55
    Garnett put his hands on the puck, while Petrov was closing him very quickly.
     
    13:30
    Artamonov is back, full strength for Traktor.
     
    12:30
    Kapustin passed to Maltsev, Maltsev wanted a close shot, but Garnett held it again. Little fight afterwards.
     
    12:05
    Kapustin fired from the back in the middle, Garnett hit the puck out with stick. Great chance it was.
     
    11:30
    Artamonov is out for 2 minutes from team Chelyabinsk.
     
    10:30
    Glinkin passed to Popov, but a defender reached the puck and relieve at the blue line.
     
    10:00
    Chernikov had a huge shot from the left side, Garnett took the puck on his body, and didn't bounce back from it.
     
    09:30
    Yakovlev shot from the middle, Garnett deflected it, faceoff.
     
    08:10
    Holös the Dane had a shot from the left. There is no dominance so far, but Yaroslavl had better chances until now.
     
    07:30
    Koleshnik didn't allow Kostitsin to put the puck inside the goal's left side – didn't move away.
     
    06:50
    Kostitsin suffered an offside at the line, he was slightly late to slip inside.
     
    06:00
    Kontiola had a distant shot, no success, then on the other side Garnett jumped high to grab the highly bounced puck in front of his goal. Faceoff!
     
    05:00
    Traktor relieved after the pressure of the first minutes.
     
    04:40
    Another Traktor shot by Kokuyev, goalkeeper blocked it.
     
    04:10
    Bondariev got the puck, had a shot from the middle, Koleshnik guided the net of Lokomotiv.
     
    03:30
    Chance for Chelyabinsk, Kontiola missed it from the left.
     
    03:10
    Apalkov in action, but failed to shoot close to the net.
     
    02:40
    Galimov fired from 10 meters, Garnett is the destination again, In the first minutes Yaroslavl is much more active than Traktor.
     
    02:10
    Chernikov stole the puck, had a close shot, Garnett held it in his hands.
     
    01:20
    Yakovlev had a distant shot from the left, being wide.
     
    00:30
    Chistov had gone away on the right, then Lokomotiv had a chance, Garnett saved it.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Kuznetsov is injured, so misses this match. Traktor is playing in white shirt, Yaroslavl in red.
     
    The Russian anthem is on at this moment, the game is starting soon, stay with us!
     
    Starting lineups:

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Klyuchnikov, Kolesnik – Koledov, Vishnevski, Holös, Plotnikov, Konkov, Chernikov, Petrov, Kronwall, Averin, Peretyagin, Apalkov, Vasiliev, Yakovlev, Musatov, Zotov, Kraskovsky, Kapustin, Galimov, Maltsev, Korenev

    Traktor Chelyabinsk: Danilishin, Garnett – Borodkin, Popov, Ryabykin, Glinkin, Zavarukhin, Chistov, Katichev, Klimontov, Kontiola, Artamonov, Vasilchenko, Panov, Kokuyov, Kostitsyn, Bondarev, Kondratiev, Abdullin, Mokin, Valeyev

    Referees: Kulakov, Safiullov.
     
    Yaroslavl in waving form, 3 defeats and 2 wins (1 after extra time) in the last 5 matches, while Chelyabinsk clearly not in form. Have lost 4 of the last 5 matches, despite 2 of them after penalties shootout.
    Yaroslavl in 15th place now, Traktor in 19th position at this moment.
    Follow us from 16:00 (cet!) on Friday!
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    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

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

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Klyuchnikov, Kolesnik – Koledov, Vishnevski, Holös, Plotnikov, Konkov, Chernikov, Petrov, Kronwall, Averin, Peretyagin, Apalkov, Vasiliev, Yakovlev, Musatov, Zotov, Kraskovsky, Kapustin, Galimov, Maltsev, Korenev
    Traktor Chelyabinsk: Danilishin, Garnett – Borodkin, Popov, Ryabykin, Glinkin, Zavarukhin, Chistov, Katichev, Klimontov, Kontiola, Artamonov, Vasilchenko, Panov, Kokuyov, Kostitsyn, Bondarev, Kondratiev, Abdullin, Mokin, Valeyev
    Referees: Kulakov, Safiullov
    Attendance: 9000