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final
Traktor Chelyabinsk
5:3 (1:1, 1:2, 3:0)
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Thursday 16.01.2014, 14:00 • Traktor Arena (Chelyabinsk) • KHL
     
    This match was more than great! It was full of excitement and superb moments. Traktor has taken an early lead then Ufa changed the game completely with a 0-3 and had a 3-1 lead.
    After this shock of the home fans, Chelyabinsk has brought a 4-0 finally and won the match despite Salavat Yulaev had better chance before the game. Traktor really deserved these 3 points, not to give up and fight. It paid off for them! The final results: 5-3!
    Thanks for attention!
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    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:40
    Goal for Traktor!
    ZAVARUKHIN has taken the puck and sent it into the empty goal! 5-3, the victory is ready now for Chelyabinsk.
     
    59:00
    Final minute, we can expect the substitution of Vasilevski soon.
     
    58:25
    Filatov fired, Garnett saved, then Makarov repeated, Garnett blocked it again.
     
    57:40
    Popov could have decided this match with his shot from the middle, right in front of the goalkeeper, but Vasilevski deflected it with his legs.
     
    56:55
    Kontiola lost puck behind opponent goal quite easily, but Traktor has retaken it in the midfield.
     
    56:10
    4 minutes left, Traktor wants to keep the puck now to kill time with it.
     
    54:50
    Chistov has done a dream pass to Glinkin, he had a shot from the right, from a sharp angle, final destination is Vasilevski.
     
    53:45
    Zaborsky had a very dangerous shot from the right side, Garnett was able to deflect it with his body. Now pressure is really on Traktor. Can they hang on?
     
    53:20
    Garnett saved after a very close shot of Mereskin from the left side. Garnett didn't let any angle to score.
     
    52:58
    Garnett saved the fired puck of Koltsov in the middle. Ufa is starting to wake up.
     
    52:50
    Glinkin missed a chance, he shot too wide.
     
    52:15
    Traktor remained in attacking mood, shot by Osnovin was deflected by the goalkeeper.
     
    51:37
    Goal for Traktor!
    What a match! After 1-3, now Traktor is leading by 4-3! Mokin passed to POPOV, he bombed the puck into the net from the left side! The match is changed again.
     
    51:00
    Kostitsyn fired again in the middle, Vasilevski blocked it with his stick. Now Ufa cannot hold the puck for a long time.
     
    49:35
    Alert in front of the home goal, but Vishnevskiy's shot was blocked by a defender ahead.
     
    48:40
    After a solo from his own zone, Glinkin decided to fire in the middle near the blue line, the bomb was a bit too wide.
     
    47:25
    Osnovin had a chance to fire, but he hit the puck only on a strange way, it was no problem for Vasilevski.
     
    47:05
    Commercial break is on, the match is totally open.
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 8. Mokin (Popov), 33. Zavarukhin, 47. Kostitsyn (Kontiola, Kondratiev), 52. Popov (Mokin, Glinkin), 60. Zavarukhin – 16. Filatov (Tolpeko, Makarov), 27. Koltsov (Kaigorodov), 30. Mirnov (Babchuk, Vasilevski)

    Traktor Chelyabinsk: Garnett, Danilishin – Borodkin, Popov, Ryabykin, White, Glinkin, Zavarukhin, Chistov, Katichev, Kontiola, Vasilchenko, Bulis, Khlystov, Panov, Kokuyov, Kostitsyn, Bondarev, Kondratiev, Osnovin, Mokin, Valeyev
    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Volkov, Vasilevski – Zubarev, Koltsov, Ankudinov, Vishnevskiy, Mirnov, Makarov, Shchitov, Mereskin, Isangulov, Filatov, Khlystov, Babchuk, Pihlström, Kulda, Dubrovsky, Tolpeko, Kaigorodov, Slepyshev, Zaborsky, Gurkin
    Referees: Karabanov, Kulakov