RUS 4:1 1GE | Russia - Germany2 (Olympics - Women)

Olympics - Women

Sweden2 – Japan2

1:0 (end)

Russia – Germany2

4:1 (end)

final

Russia

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

Germany2

Sunday 09.02.2014, 14:00 • Shayba Arena, Sochi • Olympics - Women

		That's it, and it's Russia's day with a thumping 4-1 comeback victory against Germany! Despite dominating from start to finish the Russians fell behind to Franziska Busch's second period goal, but in the third period thanks to goals from Iya Gavrilova, Yekaterina Smolentseva and a Olga Sosina double they simply blew the Germans away to send the home crowd into raptures. Thanks for following our coverage today, and see you soon for more 2014 Winter Olympics coverage! (16:17:23)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:55	Harrer catches a high shot from the blue line with just five seconds to go
	59:30	We're already now into the final 30 seconds of the third and final period, Russia are in the end coasting to victory 4-1
	58:15	The game is petering out and it's the third Russian icing in quick succession
	57:46	Harrer covers up for a faceoff to prevent danger on her crease following a pass sent towards her
	57:27	Icing again from the hosts. The German faces are pretty glum and you can understand why
	57:21	Offside now from the Russians
	56:49	Icing from Russia with just over three minutes left to play
	55:50	Leskina covers up following a long hopeful attempt towards her goal to make incredibly her first save of the period
	55:24	Vafina sends a cross ice pass to Dyubanok who is pressured well by the German defence
	54:38	Both teams are now of course back to full strength
	53:50	The tournament hosts are brimming with confidence and Germany are really on the ropes now, they have really fallen apart
	52:15	Goal for Team Russia! The Russians are simply blowing their opponents away! OLGA SOSINA one times a rebound on the crease past the goalkeeper and it's now 4-1! Assists- Inna Dyubanok and Yekaterina Smolentseva
	51:40	Gavrilova finds space just inside the German zone to get in a shot on goal and Harrer makes a good pad save!
	51:09	That powerplay didn't last for long though. Gutz for holding on a Russian counterattack has been punished and for now it's a four on four hockey game
	50:31	Germany have a powerplay chance to get back into the game here though, Tatyana Burina for slashing has been sent to the penalty box
	49:27	Goal for Team Russia! What a period from the hosts! YEKATERINA SMOLENTSEVA breaks through one on one, goes five hole on Harrer and in the process takes the roof off the Shayba Arena, 3-1! Assists- Anna Shibanova
	48:49	Goal for Team Russia! OLGA SOSINA slaps the puck across the crease and it smacks the German defender Andrea Lanzl in the chest and goes into the net, powerplay goal and it's 2-1! Assists- Inna Dyubanok and Tatyana Burina
	47:31	Russia now go on the powerplay, for tripping Tanja Eisenschmid has been penalised
	47:27	Gavrilova holds the puck up before powerfully firing it in on net, and Harrer manages to hold on
	46:10	The Germans need to ride the storm now and be patient, as their opponents are continuing to attack as hard as they can
	45:04	Goal for Team Russia! Finally at long last they are on the board! IYA GAVRILOVA skates around the net and her wraparound attempt just crosses the line, 1-1! Assists- Alyona Khomich and Yekaterina Smolentseva
	44:29	Schuster skates to the net and makes Leskina cover up for a faceoff
	43:55	Burina tips the puck high of the crossbar from close range! The Russians are piling on the pressure
	42:47	Lededeva! How didn't she score! She skates through one on one, but once again Harrer makes an heroic save!
	41:51	Russia go offside. You can expect them to do most of the attacking in this period with Germany trying to hang on to their one goal lead
	40:31	Sosina! Great early chance for Russia in the third period! She manages to wriggle free but can only find the goalkeeper from up close!
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Statistics after the first two periods- Shots on target- 20-14 Penalty minutes- 2-4 Saves made by the goalkeeper- 13-20
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:54	Offside from Russia on what would have been a very promising attack
	39:28	Low and dangerous pass into the crease from Spielberger and after a dangerous deflection Leskina dives onto the puck
	39:00	We're now into the final minute of the second period, it's still 1-0 in Germany's favour
	38:44	Busch from way out in the middle zone blasts the puck into Leskina's glove to force her to cover up for a faceoff
	38:18	Icing from Russia
	37:27	Kamenik! She closes down on goal well, beats her defender but when trying to go upstairs she puts the puck just too high!
	36:01	Shukina! Unmarked at the left post she can't even hit the target when going for the far post!
	35:31	Germany are controlling the game well, Russia have been really rocked by that goal
	34:01	Dyubanok is now back into the action for Russia
	32:48	Anwander! She drives the puck into the crease, but no one can deflect it on target!
	32:16	A rasping slapshot is sent in on goal, but it drifts only just wide of Leskina's net
	32:01	First powerplay of the game coming up now here for Germany, Dyubanok for interference has been sent to the penalty box
	31:01	Really strong skate to the net from Smolentsva, but her attempt on a wrap around only hits the side netting
	30:05	Leskina gathers up a long pass towards her net and covers up for a faceoff in her zone
	29:55	Dyubanok shoots too early and it's a comfortable glove save for Harrer who has been very solid so far tonight
	29:31	Busch breaks away on a two on one, but here pass to the far post is cut out well
	28:54	Vafina makes space for herself on the right, but her attempt is deflected just wide of the right post
	27:50	Olga Sosnina with a sharp pacy wrister just misses the near post when baring down on goal!
	26:48	Goal for Team Germany! FRANZISKA BUSCH with a weak wrist shot puts the puck in on goal and somehow it squirms through Leskina's glove, against the run of play it's 1-0! Assists- Manuela Anwander and Anja Weisser
	25:35	Finally a German attack in this period, Becker breaks away on a three on two, but she shoots early into Leskina's waiting glove
	24:37	Big slapshot from the pint from Angelina Goncharenko and the puck is only just sent clear of danger from the crease
	23:56	Harrer with a comfortable stick save puts the puck up and out of play
	23:23	Icing from the under pressure Germans
	22:47	Dergachyova gathers up the loose puck and drives it into the goalkeeper's midriff
	21:18	Germany have only just survived that penalty and they're now back at full strength
	21:98	How did Harrer keep that out! Skiba completely misses the puck with the empty net gaping, and then Harrer makes a fantastic stick save to keep the puck out!
	20:48	The puck goes only just wide of the right hand post from a great position! Russia are on the powerplay at the start of this period
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Statistics after the first period of play- Shots on target- 10-4 Penalty minutes- 0-4 Saves made by the goalkeeper- 4-10
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:30	And we're now into the final 30 seconds of the first period
	19:18	The pressure is mounting again and Anja Weisser for interference has been penalised and Germany go on the penalty kill
	18:20	Smolentsva finds space breaking towards the net, shoots early but her wrister doesn't make the goalkeeper work hard
	17:34	Icing now for Russia. Anna Shokina, the 16 year old, seems to have picked up a bad looking injury after colliding into the boards and for now she's sitting it out
	17:07	The Germans just manage to clear the puck as it bounces around their crease, they are looking nervous defensively
	15:57	Lebedeva! Lurking on the right hand post she just can't make contact on a deflected shot from the point!
	13:52	Fantastic chance for Russia! Vafina is on her own on the crease, but is denied by a super save from the goalkeeper! Germany are just hanging on
	12:44	Dangerous pass into the crease from Skiba, all it needed was a deflection but the puck finds only Harrer in the German net
	12:17	Germany now are back to full strength
	11:29	Smolina! Almost on the goal line she's left all alone, and somehow she can't find the net!
	10:17	Good glove save from Harrer off a pacy wrist shot! And now the Russians go on the powerplay, for hooking Manuela Anwander has been called
	09:17	Busch forces the goalkeeper into a sharp save at her near post
	09:01	Offside again from the hosts
	08:01	Good puck movement from Russia now, but without creating any major chances as yet
	06:30	Another offside from the Russians, they broke into the zone just too early
	06:11	Russia go offside. It has been a better couple of minutes for Germany now, they're starting to settle into the game
	05:15	Icing now from the Russians
	05:10	Kamenik! First big chance and surprisingly it's for Germany! Kamenik with a silky move darts in between two defenders and fires into Leskina from close range!
	04:10	Big slapshot from the point and as Harrer is scrambling the puck goes wide of the right hand post!
	04:00	Second icing from Germany
	03:27	Russia really are looking fired up for this one, Germany just can't hold on to the puck under pressure
	02:38	Gavrilova from just inside the zone blasts the puck in on goal, and the goalkeeper catches and freezes for a faceoff
	01:51	The Germans cough up the puck close to their net, but they manage to block the ensuing shot
	00:49	Icing from Germany. The Russians are putting early pressure on, trying to keep the puck close to the German net
	00:01	Game started.
		Both teams are now skating out on to the ice, and the opening faceoff is just moments away!
		Starting lineups: Russia: Leskina (Prugova)- Tkachyova, Dyubanok, Gavrilova, Burina, Skiba- Goncharenko, Kapustina, Smolentseva, Sosina, Lebedeva- Khomich, Shibanova, Vafina, Smolina, Dergachyova- Shukina, Shokina, Pashkevich Germany: Harrer (Harss)- Gotz, Fellner, Seiler, Schuster, Becker- Lanzl, Eisenschmid, Anwander, Janzen, Busch- Hammerl, Weisser, Kamenik, Spielberger, Bittner- Kratzer, Evers, Zorn.
		Russia are currently in 4th place of the IIHF world rankings, whereas Germany are not far behind in 7th.
		The first match in Group B today saw Sweden narrowly see off Japan 1-0, and the Swedes along with the Russians are hot favourites to progress out of the group. The Russian team has a solid balance of youth and experience, with having the oldest player of the tournament Yekaterina Pashkevich (42 years old) on their side, and also the youngest player, Anna Shokina (16 years of age).
		Hello everyone and welcome to the second of today's women's ice hockey Group B matches at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where the host nation Russia meet with Germany. The Russians will demand nothing less than a victory to start off with, but the Germans should offer stubborn resistance.
		Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.

Commentary by

Shaun Nicolaides

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 46. Gavrilova (Khomich, Smolentsva), 49. Sosina (Dyubanok, Burina), 50. Smolentseva (Shibanova), 53. Sosina (Dyubanok, Smolentseva) – 27. Busch (Anwander, Weisser)

Russia: Leskina (Prugova)- Tkachyova, Dyubanok, Gavrilova, Burina, Skiba- Goncharenko, Kapustina, Smolentseva, Sosina, Lebedeva- Khomich, Shibanova, Vafina, Smolina, Dergachyova- Shukina, Shokina, Pashkevich

Germany2: Harrer (Harss)- Gotz, Fellner, Seiler, Schuster, Becker- Lanzl, Eisenschmid, Anwander, Janzen, Busch- Hammerl, Weisser, Kamenik, Spielberger, Bittner- Kratzer, Evers, Zorn

Referees: Eskola, Johnson, Novotna

Attendance: 5048

1st period
	10:17
	19:18
1st intermission
2nd period
	26:48
	32:01
2nd intermission
3rd period
	45:04
	47:31
	48:49
	49:27
	50:31
	51:09
	52:15
Final