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Dynamo – Lokomotiv 3:2 (after OT) | SKA St. Petersburg – CSKA 1:0 (end) | Donbass – Riga 5:2 (end)
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final
HC Donbass Donetsk
5:2 (0:1, 2:0, 3:1)
Dinamo Riga
Friday 07.03.2014, 18:00 • Druzhba Palace of Sports • KHL
     
    Despite Riga took the lead early on for 1-0, from the 2nd period, Donetsk changed the game. After 3-1 lead for Donbass, Riga was trying everything, putting huge pressure on Donetsk, but failed to score. 4-1 was a deciding fact then. Leighton had a superb day today with many great saves!
    Final results Donbass Donetsk – Dinamo Riga: 5-2!
    And Donbass is leading the quarter final by 1-0 after the 1st game!
    Thanks for attention!
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    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:54
    Goal for Donbass!
    For the last half a minute, Tellqvist was out of the goal, LAINE grabbed the puck, had a solo in the middle and passed the puck into the net very easily! 5-2!
     
    59:30
    Ozolins bombed from the left, Leighton deflected this big shot! It could have been very exciting!
     
    59:15
    No, Tellqvist is staying in.
     
    58:51
    Time out by Dinamo Riga. We can expect Tellqvist to be substituted to a 6th field player to risk by Dinamo.
     
    58:51
    Wirtanen shot from the right side, Tellqvist saved.
     
    58:45
    Cipulis lost the puck on the left side, Kaspar collected it.
     
    58:30
    The time is ticking, Riga still need 2 goals.
     
    56:17
    Goal for Dinamo Riga!
    DARZINS brought Riga again closer. He got the puck on the left, had a trick then pushed the puck into the goal's right side! 4-2!
     
    55:55
    Goal for Donbass!
    The match is over, we could see the 4th Donbass goal. A quick counter attack by DADONOV, he did a trick and shot the puck from the middle after a nice solo. 4-1! The game is decided!
     
    55:23
    Leighton deflected a mid power shot by Redlihs.
     
    55:10
    Final 5 minutes are running.
     
    54:45
    Chance by Donbass! Kaspar shot in the middle, Tellqvist doesn't allow the puck in.
     
    53:00
    Both Pujacs and Hossa fired in the middle, Leighton saved both times. Riga is continuing to keep on attacking!
     
    52:30
    Ozolins bombed close to the goal from the right, Leighton is the hero of the period so far!
     
    51:43
    Tellqvist saved the shot of Kaspar in the middle. Donetsk escaped the huge pressure. They should avoid penalties.
     
    51:33
    Yakutsenya slid to offside by some centimeters.
     
    51:05
    Less than 9 minutes left, Donetsk has got a 2 goal advantage.
     
    50:35
    Riga was putting huge pressure on Donetsk, but failed to score, full strength for HCD again.
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 33. Wirtanen, 37. Wilson (Kaspar), 42. Laine, 56. Dadonov (Piganovich, Kagarlitsky), 60. Laine – 14. Meija (Szczechura, Robinson), 57. Darzins

    HC Donbass Donetsk: Leighton, Laco – Silnitsky, Wilson, Bartulis, Kagarlitsky, Wirtanen, Kaspar, Blagoi, Fedotenko, Kolar, Yakutsenya, Belukhin, Podhradsky, Varlamov, Zakharov, Razin, Dadonov, Shchegolkov, Piganovich, Toryanik, Laine
    Dinamo Riga: Tellqvist, Sedlacek – Begovs, Ozolins, K. Redlihs, Sotnieks, Skvortsovs, Redlihs, Nizivijs, Robinson, Johnson, Cipulis, Szczechura, Hascak, Pujacs, Hossa, Meija, Darzins, Upitis, Bicevskis
    Referees: Gashilov, Kadyrov
    Attendance: 3834