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final
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)
Ak Bars Kazan
Sunday 02.03.2014, 12:00 • USK Arena Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) • KHL
     
    Magnitogorsk won by a very early goal. Ak Bars had many chances to reply but failed to do so.
    It was the match of the day but brought only one goal.
    Magnitogorsk – Kazan: 1-0!
    Thanks for attention!
    ---- (14:13:59)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:50
    Time out by Kazan.
     
    59:40
    Empty net by visitors.
     
    59:20
    Last minutes, Ak Bars is attacking!
     
    58:50
    Kovár missed the chance on the left, shot but Garipov saved!
     
    58:10
    Petruzalek had a chance but failed to shoot due to the good defence.
     
    57:45
    I expect very soon a substitution of Garipov for a field player.
     
    57:00
    Only 3 minutes remaining. Antipin collected the puck behind own goal but lost it quickly.
     
    55:52
    MMG is hitting the puck away all the way, now Varnakov had a slight chance.
     
    55:30
    Counter denied on the left.
     
    55:05
    We are in the last 5 minutes. Magnitogorsk is still leading by 1-0.
     
    54:25
    The only aim mostly for Magnitogorsk is to devastate the attacks of Ak Bars.
     
    54:00
    Mainly Kazan is attacking, Metallurg is focusing on counters now.
     
    52:50
    Kovár didn't get a pass across, Korneev pushed the puck out of the zone.
     
    52:30
    Koshechkin is flawless today so far despite getting many shots.
     
    51:44
    Heshka attempted, he shot from the right side, Koshechkin was able to get it with his gloves!
     
    51:00
    Kosov fired from the right side by a 2 against 3 situation, Garipov deflected the shot.
     
    50:20
    Burmistrov bombed, Yunkov blocked the shot with his body.
     
    49:45
    Khabarov shot in the middle, it was a bit wide.
     
    49:00
    Midfield play is common, teams are not risking.
     
    47:25
    Timkin blocked a shot of Ak Bars, Bodrov attempted. Commercial break is on.
     
    47:10
    Varnakov missed a big chance very close to Koshechkin's net on the right!
     
    46:05
    Burmistrov's attempt is a rare one now, Koshechkin saved!
     
    44:30
    Offside by Timkin. No chance in the last nearly 2 minutes.
     
    42:50
    Kazionov shot in the middle, Garipov again guided his net.
     
    42:30
    Kovár shot from the left, then Zaripov from the right, both times Garipov was the final destination!
     
    42:00
    Magnitogorsk in power play formation.
     
    41:12
    2 minute penalty for Ak Bars Kazan.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    No goals in this period unfortunately.
    But it was very spectacular, how much Ak Bars Kazan was dominating the second period. They had severay huge chances but failed to score.
    20 minutes remaining to do so.
    It's still 1-0, stay with us after the break!
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    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:20
    Metallurg escaped the penalty.
     
    38:11
    Pesonen missed a glorious chance, the puck bounced ahead of him by nearly empty net on the left, but he shot too late, Koshechkin reached and saved!
     
    37:20
    Khabarov is penalised for 2 minutes. Power play for Kazan.
     
    37:20
    Bodrov fired from the left, then Tkachev in the middle repeated, Koshechkin saved both times!
     
    36:43
    Korneev shot from the left, Stapleton was not able to repeat in the middle.
     
    35:50
    Varnakov shot from the right, it was a bit wide.
     
    35:10
    Metallurg cannot possess the puck, only for short times. Ak Bars is pushing now.
     
    34:00
    Bodrov fired again, this time from the left, Koshechkin saved as usual. Big pressure on Metallurg's goal in these minutes.
     
    33:30
    Koshechkin saved again, Bodrov attempted from the right. It's clear that Ak Bars is playing much better in this period, but still no goals for them.
     
    32:35
    There was a second repeated shot by Tereshchenko by the previous big chance, the puck was about 2 centimeters in front of the goal line!
     
    32:20
    Safe block by Koshechkin, commercial break is on now.
     
    31:50
    It looked like a goal, but finally Koshechkin saved somehow after the superb chance of Petruzalek, and the repetition by Milovzorov!
     
    31:00
    Timkin got away on the right and had a shot with backhand, Garipov kicked it away.
     
    29:49
    Khabarov is out for 2 minutes from Metallurg. Power play for Ak Bars.
     
    29:45
    Kosov shot on the left side very close again, Garipov guided his net.
     
    29:18
    Heshka fired in the middle, Koshechkin saved it for safe.
     
    28:10
    Kovár fired very close to the goal on the left side, Garipov closed the angle well.
     
    27:55
    Several inexact passes in the end.
     
    27:10
    No real chances for a minute already.
     
    26:00
    Petrov active, shot in the middle, then a few seconds later Petruzalek had a chance to fire, he did so, Koshechkin guided his net!
     
    25:15
    This time a counter, Khabarov bombed from the left side, Garipov saved well!
     
    25:00
    Kazan is playing very well in the first 5 minutes, many chances on count.
     
    24:10
    Bodrov had a solo, pulled to the middle from the left, wanted to pass the puck into the net but Koshechkin saved brilliant!
     
    23:45
    The puck bounced out of the field after a shot and hit a woman among the spectators crowd. We hope she has no more problems except a slight pain.
     
    23:20
    Medvedev had a superb shot, hit the left goal post with it!
     
    23:05
    Magnitogorsk escaped the penalty, full strength.
     
    21:20
    Stapleton shot, Koshechkin saved. It was a nice shot from the middle.
     
    20:25
    Biryukov is out for 2 minutes. Power play for Ak Bars this time.
     
    20:25
    Petrov shot in the middle, Koshechkin saved.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The first period was a very good one despite seeing only one goal. Several attacks by both teams. Magnitogorsk was dominating the first half, but Ak Bars was more active in the second half of the period.
    It's now 1-0, stay with us after the break!
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    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:00
    We are in the last minute of the first period. Petruzalek shot from the left, but a defender blocked it with his stick.
     
    17:50
    Sorry, Tereshchenko shot by the goal post hitting, not Burmistrov. Burmistrov repeated with a shot in the middle, but it was stuck on a defender.
     
    17:50
    There was some pressure on Metallurg in the last few attacks by Kazan. Bodrov hit the puck, Koshechkin saved again.
     
    16:35
    Counter attack by Ak Bars, Burmistrov hit the goal post after a left side bomb! Koshechkin was only watching it!
     
    15:40
    Zaripov repeated a shot on the right, very close to the net, Garipov was able to save twice! It was really a huge opportunity.
     
    15:10
    Mozyakin had a chance in the middle, close to the goal but failed to reach the puck by some cm-s.
     
    14:45
    Kazan bombing the puck out of the zone after the faceoff.
     
    14:28
    Alexander Svitov is out for 2 minutes from Ak Bars. Mozyakin stays on the ice.
     
    Mozyakin is the other player.
     
    14:28
    Fight on the ice, a small boxing match between Svitov and a home player. Penalty is coming.
     
    14:15
    Zakharchuk attempted from the right, Koshechkin kicked it away with his leg.
     
    13:20
    Koshechkin saved very well after a clean and strong shot by Heshka in the middle after a solo!
     
    12:15
    Ak Bars reached the goal now, Petrov bombed from the right from a sharp angle, Koshechkin saved. Now commercial break is on.
     
    11:55
    Magnitogorsk is filtering the attacks of Kazan very effectively in the middle.
     
    10:50
    Kazionov shot from the right, Garipov blocked it with his body!
     
    10:40
    Stapleton fired in the middle, but it was a few centimeters wide. The first real action by Ak Bars.
     
    09:50
    Timkin wanted to shoot from the left, but Belov was able to block it with his stick on a brilliant way!
     
    09:10
    Mozyakin wanted a trick with sliding around the opponent goal and puthe puck into the net on the other side from behind the net. Garipov saved it, then Paré repeated a shot in the middle, Garipov deflected it too!
     
    07:53
    2 minute penalty for Medvedev again! Power play for Magnitogorsk is coming after the commercial break!
     
    06:49
    Goal for Metallurg! KOVÁR got a nice pass from Khabarov in the middle, put his stick in the strong pass and pushed the puck into the net. 1-0!
     
    06:40
    Kovár fired again from the left side, Garipov guided his net.
     
    06:20
    The game is spectacular, good without many breaks.
     
    05:50
    Mostly, Magnitogorsk is dominating the match so far, but in the last 2 minutes they had no big chance.
     
    04:24
    Ak Bars in full strength, they escaped these 2 minutes.
     
    04:10
    Garipov once again saved after the shot of Platonov from the right.
     
    03:22
    Garipov saved after the left side bomb of Kovár and Osala also had a chance from right before!
     
    02:45
    Magnitogorsk in power play formation, but Kazan hit the puck away at the first attempt.
     
    02:15
    Medvedev is penalised for interference from Ak Bars. Power play for Metallurg.
     
    02:00
    Garipov saved the shot of Yunkov from the right side. The first chance today!
     
    01:30
    The goalkeeper of Metallurg today is Koshechkin, by Kazan is Garipov.
     
    01:10
    Too long pass for Heshka. Faceoff.
     
    01:00
    This is the match of the day, two top teams are playing against each other. Nikulin collected the puck behind the own goal and started an attack.
     
    00:30
    Home team Magnitogorsk is playing in black, Ak Bars Kazan in white.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The Russian anthem is on at this moment. The game is starting soon.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Pechurskiy, Koshechkin – Lee, Antipin, Mozyakin, Metlyuk, Paré, Timkin, Malenkykh, Zaripov, Brent, Platonov, Kovár, Biryukov, S. Tereshchenko, Osala, Kazionov, Kosov, Malinovsky, Khabarov, Yunkov, Potekhin

    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin, Garipov – Belov, Nikulin, Zakharchuk, Bodrov, Stapleton, Svitov, Varnakov, Pesonen, Korneev, Heshka, A. Tereshchenko, Yarullin, Obukhov, Petruzalek, Tkachev, Burmistrov, Milovzorov, Medvedev, Petrov

    Referees: Zakharov, Karabanov.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 12:00.
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 7. Kovár (Khabarov, Tereshchenko)

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Pechurskiy, Koshechkin – Lee, Antipin, Mozyakin, Metlyuk, Paré, Timkin, Malenkykh, Zaripov, Brent, Platonov, Kovár, Biryukov, S. Tereshchenko, Osala, Kazionov, Kosov, Malinovsky, Khabarov, Yunkov, Potekhin
    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin, Garipov – Belov, Nikulin, Zakharchuk, Bodrov, Stapleton, Svitov, Varnakov, Pesonen, Korneev, Heshka, A. Tereshchenko, Yarullin, Obukhov, Petruzalek, Tkachev, Burmistrov, Milovzorov, Medvedev, Petrov
    Referees: Zakharov, Karabanov