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final
HC Donbass Donetsk
1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0)
Ak Bars Kazan
Sunday 29.12.2013, 16:30 • Druzhba Palace of Sports • KHL
     
    That's the end of the game, and it's a 2-1 victory for Ak Bars Kazan! And on the balance of play maybe they just about deserve it. After Dmitriy Obukhov gave them the lead for the second and final time in the 26th minute they didn't give Donbass too many chances, though the hosts will count themselves unlucky. Despite Janne Pesonen's early opener they managed to reply through Viktor Zakharov, and if they would have been a bit more composed in front of goal they could have got something out of the game. The KHL now takes a short break until Friday because of New Year celebrations in Russia, but join us tomorrow for action from the World Junior Championships! (18:44:10)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:49
    Shot from the left flank flies wide!
     
    59:03
    Empty net for Donbass!
     
    58:41
    Home team timeout.
     
    58:41
    Laco covers up for a faceoff in his end following a long pass towards his goal
     
    58:10
    Kaspar aims for the far corner but just misses
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left for the hosts to save the game and for Ak Bars to hold on
     
    56:33
    Garipov couldn't hold on to a powerful shot from the middle of the zone and his defenders help him out with the rebound!
     
    55:46
    Donbass have their full quota of players on the ice
     
    55:37
    Shaun Heshka from distance shoots weakly and Laco covers up with ease
     
    54:26
    Fedotenko! Shorthanded he skates freely into the Ak Bars zone, but his shot is right into Garipov! Big chance for Donbass there
     
    53:46
    What an important penalty Donbass have given away. Despite needing a goal Vaclav Nedorost for checking has got a 2+10 penalty
     
    53:35
    Lukoyanov receives a pass on the left flank, has only Laco to beat but fires well wide!
     
    53:11
    Just under seven minutes remaining and Donbass are starting to show more and more urgency, they're losing 2-1 at the moment
     
    51:43
    The chances are coming thick and fast, Virtanen somehow misses the puck completely on a rebound!
     
    51:13
    Obukhov! Fantastic skate out from his own defence, but can't beat Laco up close! What a chance he made for himself
     
    49:45
    Big chance for the hosts! Garipov initially loses the puck, but then heroically saves his team with a big save at his near post!
     
    47:41
    Icing for Ak Bars
     
    46:28
    Another slapshot from the blue line, this time it makes its way to the goal but Garipov with his stick clears the danger
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 17. Zakharov (Varlamov) – 15. Pesonen (Heshka, Tereschenko), 26. Obukhov (Nikulin)

    HC Donbass Donetsk: Laco (Shevchuk)- Kolar, Piganovich, Laine, Fedotenko, Virtanen- Wilson, Podhradskiy, Dadonov, Nedorost, Yakutseniya- Bartulis, Razin, Kagarlitskiy, Robataille, Kaspar- Silnitskiy, Kiiskinen, Varlamov, Zakharov
    Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Barulin)- Korneev, Nikulin, Lukoyanov, Tereschenko, Petrov- Tokranov, Heshka, Stapelton, Burmistrov, Varnakov- Panin, Zakharchuk, Pesonen, Svitov, Obukhov- Svechenkov, Fayzullin, Golubev, Bodrov, Tkachev
    Referees: Odins, Zakharov, Putilin, Morozov
    Attendance: 4031