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Russia – Kazakhstan 7:2 (end)
final
Russia
7:2 (1:0, 3:0, 3:2)
Kazakhstan
Wednesday 14.05.2014, 19:45 • Minsk Arena, Minsk • World Championship
     
    58:57
    Alexey Vasilchenko for hooking has been punished and Russia will finish the match on the powerplay
     
    50:53
    Alexey Litvinenko for holding has been pulled into the penalty box however and the Kazakhs who will be buoyed by their goal have to go on the penalty kill again
     
    42:00
    Alexey Vasilchenko for slashing has been called into the penalty box now. The Russians have already scored three on the powerplay today! Their top line is firing on all cylinders
     
    38:45
    Sergey Kalinin for hooking has been penalised and the Kazakhs have a late period powerplay to try and make Sergey Bobrovskiy in the Russian net work
     
    23:12
    The Kazakhs are coming under serious pressure now and rather foolishly they are again going on the penalty kill, for hooking Alexey Vasilchenko has been penalised
     
    21:49
    Dmitriy Upper for interference has been called into the penalty box and Russia have an early second period powerplay chance to try and double their money
     
    18:05
    For cross checking Alexander Ovechkin is off to the penalty box and Kazakhstan have a powerplay chance to at least get some shots on Sergey Bobrovskiy's net
     
    13:36
    Andrey Spiridonov for high sticking has been sent to the penalty box and the Russians have a powerplay to keep the pressure on
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Plotnikov (Tikhonov, Ovechkin), 23. Yakovlev (Zaripov, Belov), 24. Zaripov (Tikhonov, Plotnikov), 32. Kulyomin, 42. Tikhonov (Plotnikov, Ovechkin), 60. Plotnikov (Tikhonov, Zaripov), 60. Burmistrov (Kuznetsov, Dadonov) – 50. Panshin (Dallman, Antropov), 54. Spiridonov (Blokhin, Ivanov)

    Russia: Bobrovskiy (Khudobin)- Chudinov, Denisov, Ovechkin, Tikhonov, Plotnikov- Kutuzov, Medvedev, Shirokov, Kulyomin, Anisimov- Belov, Yakovlev, Zaripov, Kalinin- Burmistrov, Dadonov, Kuznetsov
    Kazakhstan: Ivanov (Yeremeyev)- Dallman, Blokhin, Rymarev, Starchenko, Antropov- Kazantsev, Semyonov, Upper, Pushkaryov, Romanov- Savchenko, Litvienko, Zhailauov, Polischuk, Krasnoslobodtsev- Vasilchenko, Lakiza, Spiridonov, Gavrilin, Panshin
    Referees: Piechazeck, Ronn, Nord, Schrader, Suominen
    Attendance: 12299