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final/OT
Severstal Cherepovets
4:5 (0:0, 4:2, 0:2)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Friday 17.01.2014, 16:00 • Ledovyj Dvorec (Cherepovets) • KHL
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    02:00
    Cherepovets is playing in black and yellow, Torpedo in white.
     
    04:30
    Stepanek is guiding the goal of home team, Koval is standing in front of the visitors' goal.
     
    05:50
    Chernov had a shot, Koval saved it with his leg.
     
    08:40
    Chernov wanted to shoot, but a defender blocked it.
     
    10:10
    Both teams are passive so far, midfield play is mainly on.
     
    12:45
    Zemchenko had a nice shot from the left wing position, Koval was again on his place. It was quite a nice chance.
     
    14:50
    Two shots in a minutes. Grigoriev's trial was blocked and some seconds after it, Krasnolobodtsev had a bomb from the left, Stepanek saved with skill.
     
    16:30
    Stolyarov had a great chance to fire from the left, but the angle was too sharp, Koval deflected it again. Cherepovets is more active now.
     
    18:50
    Zherdev fired the puck in the middle, Koval again in work, brilliant job.
     
    00:30
    Grigorev's late shot from the right side also blocked.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    No goals in the first period, the second 10-minute time was more active.
    Stay with us!
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    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:20
    Goal for Torpedo!
    Nizhny Novgorod scored a very fast goal in the beginning of the period! Wolski passed to SALMINEN and he shot the puck into the goal! 0-1!
     
    22:17
    Goal for Torpedo!
    SKACHKOV already doubled the advantage of Torpedo! After 2,5 minutes. Unbelievable start for the visitors. Assist was by Krasnolobodtsev.
     
    24:35
    Serkin shot from the left side after a getaway but Koval blocked it.
     
    26:30
    The game has settled down, but Severstal has to speed themselves up to score goals, they were shocked with those two quick goals. Now commercial break.
     
    27:10
    Stepanek grabbed the close shot of Grigoriev from the left side.
     
    27:38
    Lyuduchin is penalised for 2 minutes from Torpedo.
     
    28:50
    Kiselevich had a strong shot in the middle, near the blue line, Koval again guided his net.
     
    29:25
    Goal for Severstal!
    In power play formation KISELEVICH got a great pass in the middle, bomb the puck and it reached the goal. 1-2!
     
    29:34
    Goal for Severstal!
    Right after the restart, VIDELL got the puck and fired it into the net. 2-2 after only a few seconds! Unbelievable!
     
    31:40
    Goal for Severstal!
    After the distant shot of Stasenko, KOVYRSHIN reached the bouncing puck and bombed it into the net of Koval. 3-2, that's amazing!
     
    32:50
    The commercial break is on now. Torpedo is really shocked with this consecutive 3 goals.
     
    34:50
    Buchnevich was trying hard on the right side, fired the puck, Koval took it with his gloves.
     
    36:10
    Koval is replaced by Kasutin in the goal of Torpedo after the third home goal.
     
    36:45
    Goal for Severstal!
    Kasutin was not able to save either. Kalashnikov had a strong pass from the right, VIDELL had a superb idea to put his puck in the way and the puck bounced into the goal from the left side. 4-2, total collapse for Nizhny Novgorod in the last 10 minutes!
     
    37:24
    Galuzin had a trial in the middle, Stepanek saved it easily.
     
    38:40
    This break is going to be a big relief for visitors. Kasutin saved after the close shot of Stolyarov from the left side and Kiselevich was also near.
     
    39:00
    Stepanek blocked the shot of Denisov on the other side.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    High drama in this match. From heaven to hell and the inverse. After a dull first period, the teams turned mad in this period, scored 6 goals. Torpedo shocked opponent with a 2-0 lead after only 3 minutes, but in the second half, Cherepovets was able to wake up and change with 4 goals in a row and have a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes.
    Stay with us for the last period!
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    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:40
    Stasenko tried from the left, Kasutin won the battle, then Immonen had a shot on the other side, Stepanek saved.
     
    42:00
    Potapov shot in the middle, Stepanek kicked it out with his leg.
     
    44:20
    Kasutin saved a huge shot with his head, Berdnikov bombed it. The goalie needs some first aid.
     
    45:10
    Mainly Cherepovets stayed in attack, but they are lack of big shots in these minutes.
     
    45:50
    Kovyrshin fired from the left, then Buchnevich repeated in the middle, Kasutin saved both times.
     
    47:15
    Torpedo has not been feeling the rhythm of the game, Dedunov had again a chance close in front of the goal, Kasutin saved his team.
     
    47:35
    Commercial break is on now.
     
    48:30
    Immonen tried to shoot after a long time for Torpedo, Stepanek was the final destination.
     
    49:35
    What's going on? No one knew where the puck was, Zhemchenko guided his goalkeeper from the forward players and had a fight.
     
    49:40
    The puck was on the goal line already, the replay showed, but it didn't go beyond it.
     
    50:00
    Zhemchenko was penalised for 2 minutes in that situation.
     
    52:00
    Zhemchenko is back, Torpedo couldn't deal with this advantage, didn't have a single serious shot in this time.
     
    52:35
    Goal for Torpedo!
    Stepanek could not save this time. GALUZIN scored after a shot from the right, he put the puck inside from the middle. 4-3!
     
    54:25
    Hope is back for Torpedo with this goal, but now Cherepovets remains in attacking mood.
     
    56:00
    Torpedo tries to focus on attacks, but Severstal's kontra attacks are really dangerous.
     
    56:50
    Galuzin tried to shoot but a defender deflected it and home team took it.
     
    57:15
    Less then 3 minutes left, we can expect the substitution of Kasutin soon.
     
    57:35
    Kasutin saved the bomb of Berdnikov in the middle.
     
    57:50
    Goal for Torpedo!
    IMMONEN could do it. He shot the puck inside the net from the middle, very close to the goalie. 4-4, Cherepovets was not able to hang on.
     
    58:50
    Torpedo is going for the win, attacking, but no goal scoring chance.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    Overtime is coming soon, 4-4 is not a deciding result!
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    61:12
    Goal for Torpedo!
    Scorer is GALUZIN.
    Galuzin very quickly decided the game after the start with his nice shot in the middle. Torpedo won the battle finally!
     
    Game over.
     
    Despite the shots on target were 37-28, Torpedo was able to equalize and bring 2 points home, Cherepovets lost the big chance.
    The game was full of excitement and great chances.
    Final result after extra time:
    4-5!
    Thanks for attention!
    ---- (18:23:08)

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals and assists: 30. Kiselevich, 30. Videll, 32. Kovyrshin, 37. Videll (Kalashnikov, Nikontsev) – 21. Salminen (Wolski, Hietanen), 23. Skachkov (Krasnolobodtsev, Galuzin), 53. Galuzin (Krasnolobodtsev, Skachkov), 58. Immonen, 62. Galuzin (Krasnolobodtsev)


    Severstal Cherepovets: Stepanek, Artemyev – Serkin, Stasenko, Kuvaev, Berdnikov, Kazakovtsev, Zemchenko, Videll, Caslava, Kalashnikov, Chernov, Popov, Kiselevich, Medvedev, Nikontsev, Stolyarov, Evseenkov, Zherdev, Kovyrshin, Buchnevich, Dedunov
    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval, Kasutin – Grigoriev, Valentenko, Wolski, Galuzin, Hietanen, Badyukov, Zharkov, Salminen, Potapov, Khomitsky, Immonen, Denisov, Bernatsky, Krasnolobodtsev, Tverdokhlebov, Belokhvostikov, Skachkov, Lyuduchin, Potapov, Kulemin

    Referees: Baluska, Gashilov