MHK 4:3 RAR | JHC Spartak Moscow - Krasznaja Armija (MHL)

MHL

JHC Spartak – Krasznaja Armija

4:3 (after OT)

final/OT

JHC Spartak Moscow

4:3 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1, 1:0)

Krasznaja Armija

Wednesday 23.04.2014, 17:45 • Sokolniki Arena • MHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 17:45.
		Good evening everyone and welcome to this MHL playoff final match between JHC Spartak Moscow and Krasnaya Armiya Moscow. This is the third match in the series that decides where the Kharlamov Cup will go, and this could prove to be the crucial encounter.
		If you haven't followed MHL action with us before it is a league made up of the youth teams of all the KHL clubs, and not only. This is the fifth season that this league has been running and it's proven to be a real success, with the standard of the hockey being very high.
		Spartak Moscow finished in ninth place of the regular season with 112 points, whereas their opponents Krasnaya Armiya grabbed seventh place with 120 points. In the MHL unlike in the KHL teams from the west and from the east can play against each other from the first playoff round, meaning that this year we have an all west final.
		In the first round of the playoffs Spartak easily beat Khimik 3-0, before taking down Energia 3-1. Almaz gave them a real run for their money with Spartak emerging victorious 3-2, and they qualified for the final beating Bars 3-1. Krasnaya Armiya first saw off the challenge of Dinamo Shinnik 3-1 before just about defeating Riga in a tight series 3-2. SKA 1946 were then accounted for 3-0, and in the semifinals Krasnaya Armiya won 3-1 against Belie Medvedi.
		This is the fourth game of this series, with Krasnaya Armiya currently leading 2-1. Spartak won the opener 4-1 before Krasnaya Armiya thrashed them in the second 7-0, and a 3-1 win for Krasnaya Armiya yesterday means that they are only two more wins away from the Kharlamov Cup. Just like in the KHL final series, the MHL final is a best of seven series.
		Starting lineups: JHC Spartak Moscow: Shesterkin (Kondrashov)- Alexeev, Solovyov, Vorobyov, Khatsey, Krutikov- I Nekolenko, Sorokin, Klechkin, Peshekhonov, Kucherkov- Demidov, Ermakov, A Nekolenko, Pavlyukov, Yudov- Ablaev, Lapshov, Tkachuk, Boldin, Ipatov Krasnaya Armiya Moscow: Samoilov (Shupinskiy)- Voronkov, Ogurtsov, Podluboshnov, Silaev, Prokhorov- Makkaev, Blazhievskiy, Mamin, Sharov, Timirev- Ogienko, Vorobyov, Shiksatdarov, Kramskoy, Kovalevskiy- Svetlakov, Kucherov, Kashtanov, Krasheninnikov, Kuzmenko Referees: Belyaev, Belov, Shalagin, Parikov.
		The teams are now out on to the ice and after the Russian national anthem we'll be getting underway!
	00:01	Game started.
	00:01	Here we go! At 2-1 down in the series this is a must win match for Spartak
	01:31	Vyacheslav Ipatov right on the Krasnaya Armiya crease can't make good contact on the puck as it came in from behind the net!
	03:08	Spartak have taken the early initiative, their opponents can't get anything going as yet
	03:48	Kuzmenko! Andrey Kuzmenko for the visitors drifts to the left of the crease, whips the puck in on net but Igor Shesterkin is there!
	05:09	Vladimir Peshekonov bursts in to the zone at pace, wrists it looking to go upstairs but the puck flies over the bar!
	06:04	Shesterkin holds on to a long dump into his zone to freeze for a faceoff
	08:25	Krasnaya Armiya move offside. Their opponents are playing at a high tempo, but Krasnaya Armiya's defence is looking solid so far
	09:01	Blazhievskiy! Artem Blazhievskiy driving into the zone shows excellent skill jinking around his opponents, he goes for the right hand corner but the puck rolls just wide!
	09:36	We have the first penalty of the game and it's against Kirill Vorobyov of the visitors for tripping
	10:50	Clever Spartak build up play is finished with a sharp pass right across the face of goal from the left but somehow no one can get a crucial touch on it!
	11:36	Krasnaya Armiya defended that penalty reasonably well and they're back at full strength
	12:31	Kirill Kovalevskiy on the slot sniffs for a rebound from Shesterkin after a pass from the point but the home defenders force the puck out wide!
	12:46	Ipatov! He one times the loose puck just outside the crease inches wide of the target with Alexander Samoilov panicking!
	14:13	Alexander Sharov drags the puck to the right of the crease, backhands looking for the far corner but laying Spartak defenders deflect it away!
	15:02	Goal for Krasnaya Armiya! They've been getting better and better and they draw first blood! As the puck comes in from behind the net ARTEM PROKHOROV is there unmarked on the doorstep to tap home, it's 1-0! Assists- Pavel Podluboshnov
	15:38	Igor Shesterkin now clings on to a wrister from the left faceoff circle. Conceding that first goal will be of a real blow for Spartak who started brightly
	16:36	Arseniy Khatsey holds on to the puck on the left, eventually goes for a wrist shot into the near post but Samoilov pads it away comfortably
	17:22	Spartak now go offside
	17:36	Arkhil Nekolenko takes a complete air shot from the right faceoff circle, he still has the puck though and his backhand effort is then frozen by Samoilov
	17:43	Goal for JHC Spartak! It's the perfect response from the hosts! SERGEY ALEXEEV winds up from the point and his powerful effort leaves Samoilov helpless, it's 1-1! Assists- Igor Yudov
	18:56	Evgeniy Krutikov just can't get his stick on a big rebound let go by Samoilov following a wrister just outside the crease! At 1-1 this game is only going to get more intense
	19:38	Kucherkov! Standing completely unmarked on the right faceoff circle Arkadiy Kucherkov slaps the puck right into Samoilov's pads! And we're now into the final seconds of the first period
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Statistics after the first period of play- Shots (on target)- 12 (5)- 14 (9) Faceoffs- 11-3 Penalty minutes- 0-2
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:35	Ivan Silaev at the start of the second period battles for the puck against the boards deep inside the Spartak zone, but it eventually comes to nothing
	21:53	Maxim Mamin holding the puck with his backhand drives through on the right flank, puts it across the crease but Igor Shesterkin dives on it and freezes
	22:37	Alexander Samoilov easily catches a dump into the zone to freeze. Spartak are being roared on by excellent support inside the Sokolniki Arena
	23:03	Andrey Ermakov slaps the puck in on net from well outside the zone and that isn't going to trouble Samoilov at all
	24:00	Krasnaya Armiya commit icing
	24:55	Ildar Shiksatdarov twists behind the net, hands the puck to a teammate right on the left of the crease who forces Shesterkin into a wonderful save from point blank range! How did he keep that one out!
	25:13	Kirill Kovalevskiy for holding has been sent to the penalty box and Spartak have their second powerplay of the day
	27:13	Spartak couldn't create anything on that powerplay and their opponents are back to full strength
	27:21	The home side now ice the puck
	27:44	Mamin! He cuts in really sharply from the left into the slot, he backhands into Shesterkin, gets his own rebound but again Shesterkin denies him!
	28:15	Sergey Alexeev from the right hand boards wrists in on goal, but Alexander Samoilov shuffles the puck around and out of danger
	30:03	Spartak try again and again to get set up in the attacking zone, but Krasnaya Armiya's defence is looking solid
	30:38	Shesterkin, much the busier of the two goalkeepers, has to be very alert to turn away a couple of dangerous pucks around his net! Krasnaya Armiya are starting to dictate the play
	31:33	Kuzmenko! Andrey Kuzmenko skates into the near post from the left but Shesterkin manages to poke the puck away just in the nick of time!
	31:44	Sergey Alexeev for slashing has been penalised and Krasnaya Armiya have a powerplay opportunity to go ahead for the second time today
	32:38	Alexander Timirev from the right faceoff circle picks out an open teammate at the far post but poor contact is made on the puck!
	33:44	Spartak much to their relief are now back to full strength
	34:22	Andrey Ermakov wrists well wide of the net from the point after excellent skating from Evgeniy Krutikov almost created a great chance up close!
	35:30	Kuzmenko! A flowing away counterattack finishes with the onrushing Kuzmenko wristing right into Shesterkin's chest from the high slot!
	36:17	Goal for JHC Spartak! Completely against the run of play Spartak take the lead! Krasnaya Armiya cough the puck up in the attack, it pops out to SERGEY KLECHKIN who skates away one on one and backhands the puck under the goalkeeper, it's 2-1!
	36:58	Goal for Krasnaya Armiya! What a reply from the visitors! The puck is moved brilliantly to the right where it's played across the crease and MAXIM MAMIN simply pokes it into the net, straight away it's 2-2! Assists- Alexander Sharov and Alexander Timirev
	37:30	Just after that goal the puck lays under Samoilov and somehow no one can tap it into the net for Spartak! But they're going on the powerplay, Georgy Makkaev has been punished for holding
	37:36	Just six seconds later Dmitriy Ogurtsov chucks the puck out of play and the referees have noticed that! He's now off to the penalty box for the visitors
	37:36	And on that note Spartak have taken a timeout, they know that a five on three powerplay is a great chance to once again take the lead
	38:14	Khatsey! Arseniy Khatsey has almost the whole of the net to aim at on the right of the crease but for whatever reason he opts not to shoot and it comes to nothing!
	38:59	Much to the relief of Krasnaya Armiya Dmitriy Vorobyov of the home side has been penalised for holding
	39:36	The puck is bouncing all around Spartak's crease just as their opponents are back at full strength! And we're now coming to the end of a breathless second period
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Statistics after the first two periods- Shots (on target)- 29 (13)- 27 (18) Faceoffs- 22-12 Penalty minutes- 4-8
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:01	Krasnaya Armiya start the third and crucial period on the powerplay for 00:59
	40:49	Georgy Makkaev takes aim from the blue line but he can't find the target with his slapper!
	40:59	Spartak are now back at full strength and we hope that this period will be just as exciting as the second stanza
	42:30	Egor Yudov charges in towards the crease and he's been tripped by Dmitriy Ogurtsov who has been penalised for kneeing
	43:43	Krutikov! How didn't he score! The loose puck pops out to Evgeniy Krutikov at point blank range but he can't take the puck around the netminder!
	43:43	And for holding in that episode Ivan Silaev has been called, for the second time today it's a five on three powerplay for Spartak!
	44:29	Vsevolod Sorokin slaps the puck in on net from the point but with so few defenders in front of him it's easy for Alexander Samoilov to take
	44:35	Yudov! Egor Yudov on the doorstep one times the puck only into Samoilov! He should have done better there!
	45:43	Krasnaya Armiya are getting away with their penalties today and they're back to full strength
	46:25	Krasnaya Armiya move offside just when it looked like they had a dangerous breakaway!
	46:44	Evgeniy Voronkov just passing the blue line wrists in on Shesterkin and the young netminder makes a terrible mistake letting the puck creep under him and into the net! But no, incredibly the referees had already blown for offside, Krasnaya Armiya's celebrations are cut short! We stay at 2-2
	47:53	Shesterkin! What a save from the Spartak goalkeeper! Brilliant combination play ends with Alexander Sharov alone on the slot with only Shesterkin to beat, but the netminder sitting down shuts the door!
	48:44	The visitors are taking charge now creating all the chances and Vyacheslav Ipatov has helped their caused by getting sent to the penalty box for high sticking
	49:54	Georgy Makkaev tries his luck from the left of the point, but his low wrister is swept up by Shesterkin's glove
	50:37	Poduboshnov! Wow what a fantastic chance! Free lurking by the left hand post Pavel Poduboshnov is picked out, he one times the puck into the near post but he's denied by a stunning Shesterkin blocker save!
	50:40	Ilya Nekolenko for holding has been called and for four seconds Krasnaya Armiya have a five on three powerplay
	50:44	Ipatov is now already back on to the ice for Spartak
	52:06	Khatsey! On a shorthanded breakaway Arseniy Khatsey by the left faceoff circle has a dangerous effort blocked by a laying defender in front of him!
	52:40	Krasnaya Armiya couldn't create much on that powerplay and it's a five on five hockey game again
	53:00	Not for long though. For having six players on the ice Spartak have been punished and it's another great powerplay chance for Krasnaya Armiya, Sergey Klichkin will sit this one out for his team
	53:22	Blazhievskiy! Artem Blazhievskiy rips a fierce wrister right into Shesterkin's blocker from distance!
	53:40	Goal for Krasnaya Armiya! You can't keep picking up penalties against this team, they're ruthless at times! ALEXANDER SHAROV drives closer to the slot and absolutely lets rip giving Shesterkin no chance with a slapper into the right hand corner, powerplay goal and it's 3-2! Assists- Maxim Mamin
	55:18	Spartak commit icing. They have just under five minutes to save this game and with it probably the series, but Krasnaya Armiya have been brilliant today
	56:00	Krutikov! Just after Ilya Nekolenko wasted a promising chance in front of Samoilov Evgeniy Krutikov from the right faceoff circle forces the netminder into a solid pad save!
	56:11	Sergey Klechkin dives on the loose puck on the slot and Alexander Samoilov reacts brilliantly to get something on it! And in that incident Georgy Makkaev has picked up an injury and hobbled off the ice
	57:14	Spartak go offside with time now starting to run down, Krasnaya Armiya can see the finish line in sight
	57:55	Goal for JHC Spartak! What a stunning match! Egor Yudov shows amazing skill to twist around his opponent cutting to the crease and the puck falls on to the stick of ARKHIL NEKOLENKO who pokes it past the goalkeeper, it's 3-3! Assists- Egor Yudov
	58:28	Krasnaya Armiya aren't showing signs of disappointment after that goal and Spartak just manage to clear the puck from their zone!
	59:12	Shiksatdarov! What a perfect chance to win the game here and now but he's missed it! He battles his way through the defence to go one on one but he can't force the puck under Shesterkin's left pad!
	59:57	It's now the final seconds of the third period and this breathtaking match is heading to overtime!
	60:00	3rd period finished.
		Statistics after the full 60 minutes- Shots (on target)- 42 (20)- 43 (30) Faceoffs- 34-25 Penalty minutes- 10-12
	60:01	Overtime began.
	60:01	We're underway in overtime! We will have ten minutes of overtime, and if no one will score it will be penalty shots!
	61:35	Goal for JHC Spartak! Overtime didn't last long at all! EGOR YUDOV skates hard down the right flank, shows fantastic skill to break through the entire Krasnaya Armiya defence and he beats the goalkeeper glove side! It's 4-3! Assists- Ilya Pavlyukov
		Game over.
		In one of the most thrilling matches for a long time Spartak have beaten Krasnaya Armiya 4-3 in overtime to level the series score up at 2-2! Artem Prokhorov opened up the scoring for Krasnaya Armiya in the first period before Sergey Alexeev drew the home side level. Sergey Klechkin put Spartak ahead but they were soon pegged back by Maxim Mamin, but the main drama was yet to come. With six minutes remaining Alexander Sharov put the visitors ahead, but with time running down Arkhil Nekolenko took this game into overtime where Egor Yudov won it for Spartak very early on. Thanks for following the game with us, and join us again soon for more enthralling MHL playoff action! (20:04:00)

Commentary by

Shaun Nicolaides

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 18. Alexeev (Yudov), 37. Klechkin, 58. Nekolenko (Yudov), 62. Yudov (Pavlyukov) – 16. Prokhorov (Podluboshnov), 37. Mamin (Sharov, Timirev), 54. Sharov (Mamin)

JHC Spartak Moscow: Shesterkin (Kondrashov)- Alexeev, Solovyov, Vorobyov, Khatsey, Krutikov- I Nekolenko, Sorokin, Klechkin, Peshekhonov, Kucherkov- Demidov, Ermakov, A Nekolenko, Pavlyukov, Yudov- Ablaev, Lapshov, Tkachuk, Boldin, Ipatov

Krasznaja Armija: Samoilov (Shupinskiy)- Voronkov, Ogurtsov, Podluboshnov, Silaev, Prokhorov- Makkaev, Blazhievskiy, Mamin, Sharov, Timirev- Ogienko, Vorobyov, Shiksatdarov, Kramskoy, Kovalevskiy- Svetlakov, Kucherov, Kashtanov, Krasheninnikov, Kuzmenko

Referees: Belyaev, Belov, Shalagin, Parikov

1st period
	09:36
	15:02
	17:43
1st intermission
2nd period
	25:13
	31:44
	36:17
	36:58
	37:30
	37:36
	38:59
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:30
	43:43
	48:44
	50:40
	53:00
	53:40
	57:55
After 3rd period
Overtime
	61:35
Final/OT