KZN 4:2 JUG | Ak Bars Kazan - HC Yugra (KHL)

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World Junior Championship

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final

Ak Bars Kazan

4:2 (0:0, 2:1, 2:1)

HC Yugra

Friday 03.01.2014, 14:30 • TatNeft Arena (Kazan) • KHL

		This match was quite enjoyable also in the 3rd period. We could see 6 goals overall. AK Bars Kazan scored 3 points well deserved with this match but Yugra was fighting well too. Kazan is a top team, Yugra is standing way behind, but today it was not spectacle. Thanks for attention! ---- (16:48:22)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:17	In the final minute, the match is over I think but Yugra is still attacking now.
	58:45	Dyakov had a distant shot, but not good enough, Barulin deflected it easily.
	57:50	Pesonen has taken the puck after a faceoff but after leaving the zone, Nikulin lost it. AKB tries to avoid the chance of attacks by Yugra.
	56:30	Shot by Heshka was saved by the goalkeeper. AK Bars Kazan stayed in attacking mood, not allowing HC Yugra to score a single goal either.
	55:20	Tkachev had a shot, Biryukov saved it. 11-3 the rate of shots in this period. Only 4,5 minutes left, no real chance for Yugra to equalize.
	54:00	Full strength, but Tereschenko injured by a stick.
	52:30	Yugra cannot afford these situations, they need to be in full strength.
	51:50	Penalty for Yatsenko for 2 minutes shooting the puck on direct out towards the spectators.
	51:08	Goal for AK Bars! And I think they decided it! The puck bounced in front of BURMISTROV after a shot and he fired immediately from the right side, in the middle of the mainly empty goal! The assist is by Stapleton.
	51:05	Kazan can decide the match in these 2 minutes.
	50:37	2 minute penalty for Tomas Starosta. Power play for AKB now.
	49:55	Goal for Yugra! GUSEV shot from the left side, he hit the goalpost, then the puck bounced on Barulin's back and went across the goal line! The standings is 3-2, so the game is far from to be decided yet!
	47:45	Yatsenko almost answered but Barulin was able to jump after the puck and took it after the shot of Yatsenko from the left.
	47:10	Goal for AK Bars! Very quick fastbreak from the own zone, SVITOV had a solo and fired the puck from the left wing and scored the third AKB goal! Yugra's situation is very complex now.
	46:45	Biryukov had a skilled save after the shot of Nikulin from the right wing. Kazan is leading attacks in these minutes mostly.
	46:20	Full strength for Yugra as well.
	46:05	Smolenak had a chance by a fastbreak but Barulin saved, goal moved so recovering is running now.
	45:38	Heshka had a superb chance from the left, but his pass was taken by Biryukov, faceoff.
	44:22	Penalty for Yugra for 2 minutes! Knyazev is out for 2 minutes.
	42:20	Yugra tries to put pressure on the home net to score the equalizer goal, but no serious shot came so far in this period. But HC Yugra is in attacking mood now.
	40:30	We hope that the match is going to be as great as in the second period.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		If you want to watch great hockey, you have to follow the third period after this really good second one. 3 goals, many shots and chances and the game is not decided yet, anything can happen. Stay with us after the break! ----
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:28	What a superb save by Biryukov after the close right side-shot by Stapleton! The puck bounced way behind.
	39:00	The last minute of period has just started.
	37:22	Goal for AK Bars! PETROV scored after the dream pass from behind the goal by Lukoyanov! 2-1 is the standings only 2,5 minutes left from this period.
	37:00	Kruchinin fired from the left from shadow, Barulin expected and saved it.
	35:40	Varnakov lost the puck for a moment it was enough to slid into the opponent zone slightly in front of the puck, so faceoff is coming due to offside after the commercial break.
	33:20	Lukoyanov claimed the puck from Yakubov and started an attack but lost the puck again. Field play is on now for 2 minutes at least.
	31:31	Another shot by Golubev, this time from the middle, the shot was not too strong, held by the goalkeeper once again.
	31:00	Golubev shot from the left, from better angle, Biryukov grabbed it with his gloves.
	30:23	Yatsenko was looking for the puck, but Barulin put his gloves onto it right in front of him, faceoff is coming.
	29:50	Lukoyanov had a shot from the left, sharp angle, it was flying across, right in front of the target, didn't touch anyone, it was too wide, but close to score.
	28:45	Full strength for both teams, Kazan wasn't able to deal with the one man advantage. Now Biryukov saved after the shot of Pesonen.
	27:10	Svitov missed a colossal chance on the left corner of the goal, he got the puck but shot above it so, didn't fire while the goal was empty that time there.
	26:35	AK Bars in power play formation.
	25:50	Khvostov is out for 2 minutes. Power play for AKB Kazan now.
	24:40	Zhukov almost scored the second goal for visitors after shooting from the right (however from a very tough angle), Barulin saved with his body.
	24:00	Goal for Yugra! BULYANSKY got a dream pass after a fastbreak and scored the egalizing goal for HC Yugra! Khlyntsev gave him that dream pass.
	21:43	Huge pressure on the net of Biryukov. He saved 3 shots. The last one was fired by Heshka.
	20:45	The show is going on. Khvostov must sit for 2 minutes in penalty from Yugra. Power play for Kazan.
	20:25	Goal for AK Bars! After the shot of Nikulin, the puck bounced ahead of PETROV who fired immediately into the goal from the right side! 1-0 for Bars Kazan!
	20:15	Nikulin fired from the middle already after 15 seconds, Biryukov saved.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The second period is starting soon, the teams are ready for it.
		HC Yugra escaped double man-down so far but they will have a difficult minute after the break. Still no goals, stay with us! ----
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:50	Nikulin had a huge shot, saved by Biryukov, and after it the puck slid outside the zone.
	19:25	Another penalty for Melart! Double advantage for AK Bars Kazan for more than 1,5 minutes due to interference. 5 against 3.
	19:06	The first penalty right after I mentioned not being any. Out for 2 minutes going Dyakov. Power play for Bars Kazan.
	18:40	Fair play so far, no penalties in the first 19 minutes.
	18:20	Pass towards Plotnikov too long, faceoff by Yugra.
	17:00	Kruchinin also had a shot from the right from bad angle, no problem for Barulin to hold it in his hands.
	16:50	Tyulyapkin is doing very good defender-job today, filtering the attacks very good. Now Gusev had a moment to shoot, he fired, too wide.
	15:30	Bodrov, then Varnakov fired from the left then the right side, but Biryukov is in outstanding form today, again won the battle.
	14:20	Burmistrov missed the puck before shooting and losing it by the board. Yugra can attack now.
	13:30	Commercial break, game stopped after an easy save by Biryukov.
	12:50	Yugra escaped the penalty and escaped the first 10 minutes, they are not under such pressure, like before. Most of the attacks still by Kazan.
	11:05	Obukhov missed the penalty, he shot to the right side of the goal but Biryukov saved superbly!
	11:00	Yakubov had a foul at the moment of shot, penalty.
	11:00	Khlintsev had a shot from the right, but blocked by the goalie. Game stopped, someone fouled him at the moment of shot.
	09:00	The first sight of chance for Yugra, Plotnikov was able to break into the zone, had a shot but Barulin saved it quite easily.
	08:00	Burmistrov shot after the commercial break, but it was too wide. Chanti Mansiysk simply cannot keep the puck for more than 10-15 seconds. Pesonen stole the puck but offside.
	07:50	Tkachev was very close to score, but goalkeeper denied it once again. It seems that the Kazan's goal is very near.
	07:16	Pass towards Heshka was too long, despite it could have been a good shooting position for him on the right side.
	06:30	Yugra rarely leaves their zone, most of attacks are led by home team, they look to be more powerful.
	05:25	The green shirted Kazan had another chance, Bodrov shot from the left, then slid around the net, but Biryukov was careful and didn't allow him to score on the other side.
	04:44	Barulin held the puck in safe after the distant shot of Knazev.
	04:00	Burmistrov had a great shot from the middle, but Biryukov was able to grab the puck in his hands, so faceoff. The first real chance by AKB.
	02:05	Field play in both sides, but Bars Kazan looks to be more active so far.
	00:40	Offline. Bars in dark shirt, Yugra in white one.
	00:30	Interesting that both goalkeepers are playing in number 30 shirt.
	00:01	Game started.
		The teams are ready to start the match.
		Starting lineups: Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin, Garipov – Nikulin, Zakharchuk, Bodrov, Stapleton, Svitov, Varnakov, Golubev, Pesonen, Korneev, Heshka, Tereschenko, Obukhov, Svechnikov, Tkachev, Burmistrov, Panin, Medvedev, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Faizullin HC Yugra: Kuznetsov, Biryukov – Tyulyapkin, Plotnikov, Khlyntsev, Dixon, Shefer, Bulyansky, Sokolov, Sitnikov, Khvostov, Zhukov, Melart, Dyakov, Yatsenko, Smolenak, Yakubov, Kruchinin, Knyazev, Shvidenko, Starosta, Gusev.
		Welcome. Game starts at 14:30.

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 21. Petrov (Nikulin, Korneyev), 38. Petrov (Lukoyanov), 48. Svitov, 52. Burmistrov (Stapleton) – 24. Bulyansky (Khlyntsev), 50. Gusev

Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin, Garipov – Nikulin, Zakharchuk, Bodrov, Stapleton, Svitov, Varnakov, Golubev, Pesonen, Korneev, Heshka, Tereschenko, Obukhov, Svechnikov, Tkachev, Burmistrov, Panin, Medvedev, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Faizullin

HC Yugra: Kuznetsov, Biryukov – Tyulyapkin, Plotnikov, Khlyntsev, Dixon, Shefer, Bulyansky, Sokolov, Sitnikov, Khvostov, Zhukov, Melart, Dyakov, Yatsenko, Smolenak, Yakubov, Kruchinin, Knyazev, Shvidenko, Starosta, Gusev

1st period
	11:00
	19:06
	19:25
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:25
	20:45
	24:00
	25:50
	37:22
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:22
	47:10
	49:55
	50:37
	51:08
	51:50
Final