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final
Dinamo Riga
0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)
HC Donbass Donetsk
Tuesday 04.03.2014, 18:30 • KHL
     
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    Donbass Donetsk are the more clever side in the away match against Dinamo Riga and not only win this match with the minimum score of 1-0 but also keep the 4th spot in the Western Conference standings and thus have earned the home advantage against Dinamo Riga when both meet again already in the first round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs!

    Shots on goal: Dinamo 9 (26) – Donbass 6 (21)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:54
    Maxim Yakutsenya provokes another offside call against Donbass. That should be it for the guests!
     
    59:11
    Sedlacek still stays in the net and it looks like he wont leave ti anymore. Donbass have won the home advantage in the playoffs anyway.
     
    58:48
    The Ukrainians intercept the puck in front of their own net and just send it all the way down to the Dinamo net.
     
    58:24
    Donbass play it with aggressive forechecking and force Sedlacek to stay in the net.
     
    58:09
    Donbass' Dadonov almost with the break away but he receives an offside call against him.
     
    57:37
    Timeout taken by Dinamo now aswell!
     
    57:37
    Teemu Laine and Krisjanis Redlihs with an argument after Laine pushed his opponent. Before Laine had tried it with a back hander from just right to the Dinamo net but was stopped by Sedlacek!
     
    57:15
    Not much time left on the clock. When will Dinamo react and pull out the goalie?
     
    56:57
    Timeout Donbass! No tactical instructions by the coaching staff but they just need time to take a breath.
     
    56:57
    A Latvian forward tries to force his way through to the Donbass net but loses the puck and Leighton then easily covers up the puck!
     
    55:54
    Dangerous situation when Dinamo goalie Sedlacek skates behidn his net to keep the puck in play but loses it under the pressure of a Donbass forward. In the end the Dinamo defense was able to clear the situation!
     
    55:32
    Marcel Hossa tries it from just left to the left circle but his flat shot towards the left bottom corner is easily stopped by Michael Leighton in the Donbass net.
     
    54:42
    Icing by the guests trying to clear the situation in front of their own net.
     
    53:30
    Six and a half minutes are left and the game is really one-sided currently with Dinamo being in attack and Donbass defending and waiting for counters.
     
    52:19
    Jamie Johnson leaves the puck for Gints Meija on the left wing but the following shot is no danger for Leighton and the guest net.
     
    51:57
    The guests from Ukraine are back at full strength.
     
    51:28
    Leighton allows a rebound after a blue line shot but the Dinamo offense can't use it and the puck goes wide past the right bottom corner.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 2. Toryanik (p.s.)

    Dinamo Riga: Sedlacek (Grinfogels) – Ozolins, J. Redlihs, Robinson, Pujacs, K. Redlihs, Sotnieks – Johnson, Hossa, Darzins, Szczechura, Cipulis, Hascak, Skvorcovs, Upitis, Bicevskis, Begovs, Bukarts, Meija
    HC Donbass Donetsk: Leighton (Laco) – Kolar, Piganovich, Wilson, Podhradsky, Bartulis, Razin, Silnitsky – Wirtanen, Kiiskinen, Laine, Robitaille, Yakutsenya, Dadonov, Kagarlitsky, Kaspar, Varlamov, Blagoi, Zakharov, Toryanik
    Referees: Zakharov, Tsyplakov – Ivanov, Nesterov