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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

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

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

1st period
	11:30
	16:20
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:00
	25:50
	39:30
2nd intermission
3rd period
	51:20
	55:50
After 3rd period
Overtime
	62:55
before shootout
Shootout

after shootout