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Barys Nur-Sultan
4:3 (1:1, 3:1, 0:1)
HC Yugra
Tuesday 28.01.2014, 14:00 • KGKP Dvorets Sporta Kazakhstan (Astana) • KHL
     
    Finally Barys Astana reserved their lead despite it was deminishing and being in a big danger in the last minutes. The match was quite exciting and great, the second period was the best with its huge tempo, several shots and 4 goals.
    Barys scored 3 points with this match, Yugra failed to score today.
    Final results: 4-3 for Barys Astana!
    Thanks for attention!
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    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:57
    Starosta shot from the right side, Ahonen got it!
     
    59:30
    Yugra almost scored, Ahonen saved after a turmoil, then Barys took the puck but lost it immediately.
     
    59:08
    Pass ahead for Dawes was too long, faceoff is coming. Very exciting!
     
    58:50
    6 field players are on by Yugra, so Kuznetsov is out for the last 1,5 minutes. Ahonen saved the close shot of Smolenak!
     
    58:30
    Time out by Yugra. We can expect that they will substitute the goalkeeper Kuznetsov for a field player to make a 6 against 5 power play.
     
    57:50
    Bochenski again got the puck passed to Boyd and he shot, a defender blocked it and the puck flew way high out of bounds.
     
    57:04
    Offside by Yugra, now the visitor team is trying everything to score with a big amount of risking. Barys is now looking ahead 3 more difficult minutes.
     
    56:25
    Full strength for Yugra, Barys has made their job much harder with this goal! Not deciding the game totally but losing a goal of the 2-goal advantage!
     
    55:40
    Goal for Yugra!
    Barys lost the puck by power play, BULYANSKY stole it and had a long and lonely solo on the right side, and scored the 3rd Yugra goal while being one man down! 4-3!
     
    55:20
    Last passes are not exact by Barys now.
     
    54:45
    Savchenko attempted from the middle, Kuznetsov saved with his stick.
     
    53:56
    Again a 2 minute penalty by Yugra. Kirill Knazev has to sit down due to hooking. The situation got worse for HC Yugra.
     
    53:50
    If Yugra still wants something important with this match, they should score soon.
     
    53:14
    There are a couple of little breaks now, about 5 or 6 in one minute now.
     
    52:03
    Distant but strong shot by Melart from the left, Ahonen saved it with his gloves.
     
    51:55
    Yugra escaped the double penalty, full strength.
     
    51:00
    Offside by Starchenko. 5 against 4 for Barys at this moment.
     
    50:30
    Bochenski bombed from the left. Still double advantage for Astana.
     
    49:45
    Kudroc fored from the left after the pass of Antropov, it went to the middle, Kuznetsov deflected the strong powershot.
     
    49:30
    Savchenko fired in the middle, Kuzhetsov saved superbly.
     
    49:00
    5 against 3 for Barys now.
     
    48:48
    2 minute penalty for Yugra, Bulyansky penalised due to hooking.
     
    48:30
    4 against 4, Yugra is attacking, but now Starista appeared on offside.
     
    47:46
    Zhukov passed across, Barys took it, counter attack, Bochenski had a solo, but Melart fouled him hard, 2 minutes penalty for the Yugra player. Power play lost for the visitors.
     
    47:20
    Yugra could not stand on power play formation yet now.
     
    46:45
    This power play can be a chance for Yugra to score, now commercial break.
     
    46:45
    2 minute penalty by Astana now, Litvinenko has to sit down for 2 minutes.
     
    45:45
    Offside by Astana it could have been a dangerous attack.
     
    45:30
    Midfield play is on, it looks like silence before storm.
     
    44:15
    Lesnushkin and Yatsenko showed danger for Barys, but Ahonen guided his net again after the shots.
     
    42:55
    Offside by Barys.
     
    42:30
    Good defence by Astana, but it's spectacular, that Yugra turned up the speed a bit.
     
    41:15
    Full strength, Yugra started this period in attacking mood.
     
    40:40
    Don't forget there is still a power play for Yugra. Now Starosta had a shot in the middle, Ahonen deflected it.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal so far: 34-38!
     
    Barys took a 2-goal lead in 2 minutes in this period, then Yugra came closer, but Astana again scored, so they have a healthy 2-goal lead over Yugra for the final period of the game. Can they reserve it or not?
    This match is really exciting and interesting, great for ice hockey fans including myself. Lots of shots, lots of chances, already 6 goals and a great tempo of game.
    Stay with us for the 3rd period, don't miss it!
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    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:28
    Ahonen saved the shot of Sitnikov, Bulyansky could not repeat from the left side from sharp angle. Now 5 against 4.
     
    39:07
    Gavrilin is also out for 2 minutes. 5 against 3 for Yugra now for half a minute.
     
    39:05
    Bulyansky also had a chance, fired in the middle, Ahonen saved with his body!
     
    38:00
    Really dangerous strong shot by Sokolov from the right side, it was a few centimeters wide.
     
    37:20
    Another 2 minute penalty for Upper by Barys. Yugra in power play.
     
    36:50
    Puskariov shot from the right side, it was not a strong shot, blocked by the goalkeeper.
     
    36:10
    Khlintsev had an attempt, but Ahonen saved in safe. Now commercial break.
     
    35:40
    The puck possession of the last 10 minutes can be nearly equal, but Barys scored 3 times!
     
    34:02
    Goal for Barys!
    Quick counter attack, Rakhmanov got away on the left side, gave a dream pass to BOCHENSKI on the right, he bombed the puck standing very close to the net, it reached the target, 4-2! What a match!
     
    32:38
    Goal for Yugra!
    BULYANSKY got the puck, turned away from his defender, fired a powershot on the right side, it was directly into the upper right corner of the goal! 3-2! Everything is open again.
     
    31:43
    Gusev attempted from the left side, Litvinenkov blocked it then Ahonen took it finally.
     
    31:02
    The long pass towards Dixon was way too long, faceoff in front of Ahonen's goal.
     
    29:40
    Rudenko got a pass close to the goal on the right, he missed this chance, Kuznetsov just reached the corner of the goal and saved!
     
    28:55
    Yatsenko had a great shot in the middle, Ahonen in work after a long time. Now commercial break is on.
     
    28:30
    Spectacularly Yugra is in trouble in these minutes, they have to come around after this shock of 2 fast goals.
     
    27:45
    Boyd again in attack by Astana, he fired in the middle, the goalkeeper saved it.
     
    25:50
    Gavrilin almost scored the fourth goal of Barys! He had a pure shooting position, he fired from the right, close to the goal, Kuznetsov deflected it!
     
    24:33
    Goal for Barys!
    Yugra lost the puck behind their own goal, Boyd passed back to Nikolai ANTROPOV and he shot twice, the second one found its way into the net from the right side! 3-1!
     
    23:13
    Goal for Barys!
    A bit lucky goal for Astana! After a quick counterattack RAKHMANOV got the puck near the goal, at the left side, fired it into the right side of the net. 2-1!
     
    22:35
    Gavrilin took the puck and freed again the goal of Astana.
     
    21:51
    Barys relieved from the pressure, Polishchuk had an attempt from the left side, Kuznetsov deflected it.
     
    21:10
    Knazev tried hard again after a right hand shot by Sitnikov.
     
    20:55
    Yugra had an attempt, Knazev from a close distant and Magogin was also near, Ahonen saved and the goal has moved away.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Barys took a very early lead, Yugra equalized almost 3 minutes left from the period. The match is quite exciting and full of shots.
    If someone is new in the world of ice hockey, this KHL match is a great advertisement for the league!
    Now 1-1, stay with us after the break too!
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    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:25
    Sitnikov very nearly took the lead for Yugra, but his solo against Ahonen (like a penalty shot) was denied by the goalie!
     
    18:30
    Smolenak fired from the left very tricky from a sharp angle, Ahonen saved it but it was difficult.
     
    18:00
    Barys started the period so well, as HC Yugra ends it.
     
    17:19
    Goal for Yugra!
    After Barys almost doubled their goals, Nikita GUSEV took the puck, had a nice solo and bombed it from the middle into the net! 1-1!
     
    17:00
    Magogin got the puck close to the goal on the right side, turned to the net and fired, Ahonen saved.
     
    16:11
    Ahonen saved for safe after the distant shot of Zhukov from the left side.
     
    15:20
    Counter attack, Dyakov had a trial from the right, but he could not shot too strong.
     
    14:30
    Barys has now changed a lot, Blokhin is also in.
     
    14:00
    Gusev was blocked by Bochenski in the last second.
     
    13:23
    Polishchuk passed across from the right side, Antropov attempted from the left immediately, Kuznetsov saved superbly. Now commercial break.
     
    12:30
    Magogin and Svidenko shot, then Sokolov repeated and fired, Ahonen saved all of them.
     
    11:45
    Zhukov was blocked by a defender while shooting, Litvinenko was the defending player.
     
    11:10
    Gusev is down, Upper is penalised for 2 minutes due to this foul. Power play for Yugra.
     
    10:50
    Puskariov booked the next opportunity, shot from the left, Kuznetsov again blocked it.
     
    08:45
    Semyonov fired from the right hand side near the wall, Kuznetsov deflected it agagin.
     
    07:40
    Starchenko again bombed in the middle near the blue line, this time Kuznetsov deflected it!
     
    07:15
    Teams calmed down a little bit after the speed skating race of the first few minutes.
     
    06:40
    Sitnikov had a chance despite being one man down, he shot from the right side in the circle, Ahonen blocked it.
     
    05:30
    2 minute penalty for Yugra, Lesnushkin has to sit down
     
    03:15
    Bochenski fired from the middle, no defenders were disturbing him, strong shot, great save by Kuznetsov! Simply a great match so far!
     
    02:30
    Zhukov had a chance again close to the goal from the right side, Ahonen saved with his stick.
     
    02:15
    Astana is trying to attack the Yugra defenders already in their own zone.
     
    02:00
    Fortunately both teams started the match really active!
     
    01:35
    Gusev attempted from the left side near the blue line, Ahonen guided his net.
     
    00:50
    Goal for Barys!
    Quick attack, quick goal! Antropov passed to the right, STARCHENKO got it, had a solo, bombed and scored! Superb fast score, 1-0!
     
    00:30
    Zhukov immediately had a nice attempt from the left side, Ahonen saved with his gloves. Great start!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Barys is going to play in blue, Yugra in white. The game is starting soon.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Barys Astana: Ahonen, Yeremeyev – Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Dawes, Gavrilin, Polishchuk, Bochenski, Rudenko, Upper, Boyd, Starchenko, Blokhin, Panshin, Grebenshchikov, Rakhmanov, Antropov, Puskaryov, Lakiza, Kudroc

    HC Yugra: Kuznetsov, Kukin – Tuliapkyn, Jacenko, Khlintsev, Dixon, Bulyansky, Sokolov, Sitnikov, Khvostov, Zhukov, Melart, Dyakov, Magogin, Smolenak, Kruchinin, Putilov, Knazev, Svidenko, Starosta, Gusev, Lesnushkin

    Referees: Komarov, Safiulov.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Starchenko (Antropov, Rudenko), 24. Rakhmanov (Litvinenko), 25. Antropov, 35. Bochenski (Rakhmanov) – 18. Gusev (Kuznetsov, Tyulyapkin), 33. Bulyansky (Yatsenko), 56. Bulyansky

    Barys Nur-Sultan: Ahonen, Yeremeyev – Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Dawes, Gavrilin, Polishchuk, Bochenski, Rudenko, Upper, Boyd, Starchenko, Blokhin, Panshin, Grebenshchikov, Rakhmanov, Antropov, Puskaryov, Lakiza, Kudroc
    HC Yugra: Kuznetsov, Kukin – Tuliapkyn, Yatsenko, Khlintsev, Dixon, Bulyansky, Sokolov, Sitnikov, Khvostov, Zhukov, Melart, Dyakov, Magogin, Smolenak, Kruchinin, Putilov, Knazev, Svidenko, Starosta, Gusev, Lesnushkin
    Referees: Komarov, Safiulov