NNO 5:3 OMS | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - Avangard Omsk (KHL)

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final

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

5:3 (1:2, 2:1, 2:0)

Avangard Omsk

Tuesday 07.01.2014, 14:30 • Trade Union Sports Palace (Nizhny Novgorod) • KHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 14:30.
		Starting lineups: Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval, Demidov – Valentenko, Wolski, Galuzin, Hietanen, Badyukov, Parshin, Zharkov, Lukin, Salminen, Potapov, Immonen, Denisov, Dvurechensky, Makarov, Bernatsky, Krasnoslobodtsev, Tverdokhlebov, Belokhostikov, Lyuduchin, Kulemin Avangard Omsk: Mezin, Kostin – Lyamin, Kuryanov, Rasskazov, Ruzicka, Nurislamov, Baranka, Shirokov, Goncharov, Blatak, Popov, Kulyash, Perezhogin, Kalinin, Syomin, Dervuk, Kazakov, Kostitsyn, Kazionov, Ivanov, Pivtsakin.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:40	Torpedo is playing in blue, Avangard in white and red. The game has just started.
	01:30	Baranka had a trial, fired in the middle, the goalkeeper saved. It was a quick shot in the beginning.
	03:50	Potapov wanted to fire, but Kostitsyn blocked the shot before reaching the goalkeeper.
	05:00	Baranka is active, had a middle-strength shot in the middle again, that was not a problem for Demidov, deflected it easily.
	07:00	There are no big chances, but unbelievably the game has not stopped yet! There was no break in the first 7 minutes!
	07:10	Lukin had a slight shot, Mezin saved in safe.
	08:15	Nizhny Novgorod has a little bit more attacks, however these attacks are also lack of power.
	09:17	Zharkov's pass ahead was too long, faceoff is coming. Half a minute before, Zharkov had a close shot from the right, Mezin guided his net. The first serious danger.
	09:42	2 minute penalty for Lukin Pavel. Avangard in power play.
	10:50	Another penalty. Perezhogin is sent off for 2 minutes, This time by Avangard, so 4 against 4 now.
	11:45	Full strength for Torpedo.
	12:07	Penalties are dominant now. This time Denisov is out for 2 minutes by Torpedo. Power play lost, 4 against 4 for 40 seconds.
	12:23	Goal for Avangard! At 4 against 4, Omsk has taken the lead. Shirokov had a distant shot, Demidov blocked it, but KURYANOV reached the puck first, and bombed it into the goal from the left side very close to the line. 0-1!
	13:28	Goal for Avangard! Almost immediately BLATAK doubled the advantage! Ruzicka had a distant shot from the left, Demidov saved, but Blatak reached the puck first, another shot in the middle, it found the enter to the net. 0-2!
	14:30	It clearly must have been a shock for Torpedo, Omsk has scored two goals in a minute!
	15:30	The crowd was frozen for minutes, now slowly start to cheer again.
	15:50	2 minute penalty for Ruzicka. Power play for Torpedo.
	15:54	Goal for Torpedo! Torpedo very quickly dealed with this chance. After a long pass, Hietanen touched the puck, it bounced in front of WOLSKI, and he was able to shoot it into the goal from the right side! 1-2!
	17:40	Potapov on the ice, he is probably injured.
	17:40	Sergei Kostitsyn is sent off for 2 minutes. Again a power play for Torpedo.
	19:06	Another penalty. Denisov has to sit down for 2 minutes from Torpedo. Power play lost, 4 against 4 now.
	19:44	Full strength for Omsk, power play for them.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Very exciting game it is, the first 7 minutes were dull, but after that we can see a great match. Avangard is leading by 2-1 but don't miss the rest of the match either! ----
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:50	Kulyash fired the puck in the middle near the blue line, it bounced out of the field after Demidov blocked it.
	21:05	Goal for Avangard! After the pass of Popov from the back of the goal, RUZICKA shot it immediately into the net fromt he left side. 1-3!
	22:55	2 minute penalty by Avangard. Kazakhov has to miss the next 2 minutes out of the play.
	23:25	Demidov deflected the huge shot of Makarov from the left side with skills!
	24:40	Kuryanov had a great opportunity from the left side, close to the goal, he fired, Demidov guided his net from the 4th goal.
	25:00	Full strength for Avangard.
	25:27	Goal for Torpedo! Badyukov fired the puck from the right side, DVURECHENSKY put his stick in the shot, the puck bounced to the other side, disturbing Mezin and it's goal! 2-3!
	27:10	Wolski almost egalized with a nice shot in the middle, Mezin deflected it.
	28:15	Demidov saved the shot of Parshin. Faceoff.
	30:10	Baranka had a distant but strong shot in the middle, Demidov saved it with his body, but the game is not stopped.
	32:05	Both teams unable to create big opportunities, midfield play is common in these minutes.
	32:50	Parshin had a shot from the left side, but it was too wide to score.
	33:30	Commercial break is on now, Avangard still hold the 1 goal advantage.
	33:30	Baranka is out for 2 minutes. Power play for Omsk.
	34:05	Perezhogin is also out for 2 minutes. Power play lost, 4 against 4.
	35:15	Goal for Torpedo! After a turmoil in front of the goal, PARSHIN found to puck and fired it into the net from the right side with left hand. The 'short' side of the goal was open.
	35:45	Advantage of Avangard is lost, 3-3 now.
	36:40	Excellent shot saved by Mezin. It was fired by Badyukov.
	36:40	2 minute penalty for Goncharov. Power play for Nizhny Novgorod.
	37:55	Hietanen's big shot deflected by Mezin, now big pressure on Avangard, even more while being one man down.
	39:10	Last minute is running, midfield play is on now.
	39:45	Very distant shot by Parshin, too wide.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		The match is interesting and exciting. Torpedo equalised the adrift, now 3-3, anything can happen until the end, the match is not decided yet. Stay with us for the rest of the match! ----
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	41:15	Baranka fired from the middle, Demidov saved it with his stick.
	43:00	Really dangerous shot by Kulyash from the right wing, Demidov could only deflect it with brilliant save.
	43:55	2 minute penalty for Belokhostikov from Torpedo.
	45:50	Ivanov fired in the middle, Demidov deflected it again.
	47:20	Torpedo had a chance on the other side. Immonen fired from the left side, Mezin showed his talent by saving it. Now commercial break.
	47:32	Goal for Torpedo! POTAPOV headed towards the net with his solo, pulled the puck to the middle from the right wing and fired the puck into the goal with left hand. 4-3, Torpedo has changed the match!
	49:30	Kulemin had a close trial, it was dangerous, but Mezin saved with good reflex.
	50:21	2 minute penalty for Avangard player Ivan Baranka. Power play for Torpedo.
	52:10	Ivanov shot in the middle beyond the blue line, a defender blocked it with his body and fortunately no injure.
	53:26	2 minute penalty for Lukin Pavel. Power play for Avangard Omsk, it's going to be difficult for the home team.
	54:00	Perezhogin had a huge shot on the right side, then Baranka wanted to repeat the shot. The first was blocked by Demidov, the second attempt by a defender with his stick. It was quite a hard moment.
	55:30	Torpedo escaped this penalty, now full strength.
	56:50	Krasnoslobodtsev had an imminent shot in the middle from shadow, Mezin was up to the task, saved.
	57:48	Zharkov almost stole the puck from a defender, he could fire it out, but too long, faceoff.
	58:40	Nizhny Novgorod is defending his zone very well in these minutes.
	59:23	Goal for Torpedo! Omsk was risking now, Galuzin got the puck, had a two against one situation with PARSHIN, passed to him and Parshin fired the puck in the net. 5-3, the game is decided!
	60:00	Game over.
		This match was a really good one. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod has finally taken the win today, Avangard Omsk was leading by 2-0, but Torpedo was able to change the match and had a great defence in the third period not allowing Omsk to shoot too many times. The final results: Torpedo – Avangard 5-3! Thanks for attention! ---- (16:43:09)

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 16. Wolski (Hietanen), 26. Dvurechensky (Badyukov), 36. Parshin (Immonen), 48. Potapov (Hietanen, Parshin), 60. Parshin (Galuzin) – 13. Kuryanov (Shirokov), 14. Blatak (Ruzicka, Perezhogin), 22. Ruzicka (Popov)

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval, Demidov – Valentenko, Wolski, Galuzin, Hietanen, Badyukov, Parshin, Zharkov, Lukin, Salminen, Potapov, Immonen, Denisov, Dvurechensky, Makarov, Bernatsky, Krasnoslobodtsev, Tverdokhlebov, Belokhostikov, Lyuduchin, Kulemin

Avangard Omsk: Mezin, Kostin – Lyamin, Kuryanov, Rasskazov, Ruzicka, Nurislamov, Baranka, Shirokov, Goncharov, Blatak, Popov, Kulyash, Perezhogin, Kalinin, Syomin, Dervuk, Kazakov, Kostitsyn, Kazionov, Ivanov, Pivtsakin

Referees: Buturlin, Olenin

1st period
	09:42
	10:50
	12:07
	12:23
	13:28
	15:50
	15:54
	17:40
	19:06
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:05
	22:55
	25:27
	33:30
	34:05
	35:15
	36:40
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:55
	47:32
	50:21
	53:26
	59:23
Final