Pelicans Lahti – Novosibirsk 5:3 (end)
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Pelicans Lahti
5:3 (1:0, 3:2, 0:0)
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Wednesday 13.08.2014, 17:30 • Isku Areena, Lahti • Friendly matches
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
     
    Hello from Lahti! Local team Pelicans are playing HC Sibir from KHL tonight. Around 1 000 people have arrived to Isku Areena tonight.
     
    The referees are skating, but we are still waiting for the players.
     
    Sibir players are on ice in their white jerseys! And here come the Pelicans in their familiar light blue home kits.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Pelicans Lahti: Juvonen (Myllyniemi) – Kudelka, Leimu, Tuhkanen, Pietilä, Hurri, Manelius, Sopanen E., Vartiainen – Smotherman, Redenbach, Repik – Hakulinen, Paakkolanvaara, Tyrväinen – Alanne, Rohtla, Mustonen – Repo, Lahtela, Ritamäki.

    HK Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen (Chubukin) – Konev, Gimayev, Ozhiganov, Karavayev, Hersley, Alexeyev, Menshikov, Gavrilenko – Kugryshev, Koskiranta, Kopeikin – Shumakov, Gubin, Sannikov – Shalunov, Enlund, Monya – Yefimenko, Karamnov, Davydov.

    Referees: Brännare, Metsälä, Korhonen, Pesonen.
     
    It's a matchup of Finns between the goalies: Koskinen for Sibir, Juvonen for Pelicans.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:24
    The puck has dropped!
     
    01:22
    The game has started at a low pace and the crowds are quiet,, too. We at the stands can hear what the referees are shouting to the players!
     
    02:54
    Young Sebastian Repo shoots and Koskinen makes an easy save. No dangerous scoring chances for either team yet.
     
    04:23
    Juvonen makes a good save and gets a round of applause from the audience.
     
    06:08
    Sergei Shumakov, two minutes for tripping.
     
    07:45
    Paakkolanvaara gives a nice cross-ice pass to Tyrväinen but he fails to get the puck past Koskinen.
     
    08:39
    And that's it for the Pelicans powerplay. Teams are now playing at full strength with 12 minutes to go in first period.
     
    09:47
    The crossbar saves Pelicans! Sibir's first goal was close.
     
    10:44
    Sibir's first line, Kugryshev – Koskiranta – Kopeikin with some nice plays in the offensive end, but we're still scoreless here.
     
    11:58
    Another penalty for the Russians. This times it's Davydov for hooking.
     
    12:50
    ANREI HAKULINEN scores for Pelicans on powerplay! Assisted by Tuhkanen and Paakkolanvaara. 7:10 remaining on first period.
     
    13:48
    Joonas Alanne takes a penalty right afterwards.
     
    14:33
    So it's Sibir on powerplay. Puck is moving quite nicely, but we aren't seeing any good shots.
     
    15:49
    Teams are playing at full strength! Juvonen with a couple of nice saves to keep the Lahti team one up.
     
    16:02
    Janne Juvonen is just 19 years old but he is playing for Pelicans – mainly as the backup goalie – for fourth seasons this year.
     
    16:55
    We thought we had a tieing goal for Sibir but no! There was a player on goalie's area. Still 1:0 to Pelicans.
     
    17:22
    Another penalty for the Russians! Yefimenko will sit for two minutes for clipping. A little over two minutes remaining of first period.
     
    17:57
    Paakkolanvaara's power play shot hits the post!
     
    18:31
    One minute remaining of the first period.
     
    19:22
    Power play ends.
     
    19:51
    Nine seconds remaining. Koskinen stops the puck and the players heat up a bit! We haven't seen too much feelings on ice today yet.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    Sibir goalie Koskinen with 11 saves in the first. Juvonen only had to make 3 saves. We are back after the intermission!
     
    The Pelicans had more energy in the first than Sibir players, but this game does indeed look like a friendly game (which it of course is). No enemies made on the ice yet. Hakulinen, Paakkolanvaara and Tyrväinen made the best impression in first period.
     
    Two more minutes remaining on the first intermission!
     
    Almost ready to go again!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    22:00
    Anrei Hakulinen, whom Pelicans recently acquired ftom second-league Mestis, is playing extremely well.
     
    24:00
    Goal for Lahti!
    JOEL MUSTONEN scores! Assists from Smotherman and Tuhkanen.
     
    24:10
    Goal for Lahti!
    Another goal in less than a minute! This time it's JOONAS ALANNE!
     
    Definitely no time to update after those two goals!
     
    26:10
    Sibir now on powerplay after Mikko Lahtela takes a seat for two minutes.
     
    26:12
    Another penalty for Pelicans. Tyrväinen for slashing.
     
    26:20
    Goal for Sibir!
    Sibir get on board! Patrik Hersley scores on two-man advantage.
     
    28:21
    Teams are playing at full strength. Having some problems with marking the times of goals. But they were fast!
     
    29:15
    Sibir have got a grip of the game after the two shocking goals for the Lahti team. No more goals, though...yet.
     
    30:20
    Nice pass by Kugryshev but Kopeikin can't finish.
     
    31:49
    Goal for Lahti!
    MIKKO LAHTELA is completely free in front of the net and he scores, following a nice hit in the corner from Mustonen!
     
    33:00
    Pelicans Lahti now up 4:1 with seven minutes remaining on the second period.
     
    33:32
    Sibir have not looked too motivated today. Pelicans players have been quite free to score.
     
    33:54
    Tyrväinen, who is known as a physical player, will sit for two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    34:23
    Someone put the puck over the glass, but the players disagree on who it was.
     
    34:23
    And Joonas Alanne of Pelicans it was. He will also sit for two minutes.
     
    34:23
    Sibir pench minor for delaying the game! Two minutes for them too. Penalty will be served by Kugryshev.
     
    34:40
    So the play will continue so that Sibir have four men on ice and Pelicans three. Interesting. Lots of space on ice.
     
    35:46
    Goal for Sibir!
    Power play goal for Sibir! SERGEI SHUMAKOV! Assisted by Oleg Gubin. Shumakov left no chances for Juvonen on that one.
     
    36:15
    And we have another penalty... This time, it's for Sibir.
     
    36:40
    MORE penalties coming up as things get rough in front of the Sibir net! So much action here!
     
    36:40
    Sibir's Menshikov sits for 2 minutes for slashing.
     
    36:47
    So suddenly, it's Pelicans on two-man advantage!
     
    37:10
    Kudelka shoots from the blue-line but fires over the goal.
     
    37:35
    Hard shot by Pietilä but again, too high shot. 24 more seconds of 5 versus 3.
     
    38:40
    And just like that, the powerplay is over.
     
    39:00
    One minute remaining of the second period!
     
    39:09
    Joonas Alanne, tripping. His third penalty of the night.
     
    39:45
    Well the refs sure have to work for thei money tonight!
     
    39:50
    Sibir shot hits the crossbar!
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Second period is over! 15 minutes of intermission coming up.
     
    Koskinen with 5 saves, Juvonen 10 saves.
     
    What a period! The goalies weren't exactly stunning but neither was the defense of either team.
     
    Almost time for the third period!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    42:42
    Sibir have spent much time in penalty box, and it's time for another penalty. Mensihikov for tripping.
     
    43:15
    Goal for Lahti!
    Another power play goal for Tyrväinen, Hakulinen and Paakkolanvaara -line. Goal scored by TOMMI PAAKKOLANVAARA, assisted by Anrei Hakulinen and Niko Tuhkanen. They make it look easy!
     
    45:55
    Tuhkanen gets the second assist to Pelicans' fifth goal.
     
    45:56
    Leimu for slashing.
     
    46:08
    Things heating up in the corner as Sibir take a penalty, too. Hersley for interference.
     
    47:50
    DJ playing ballads over here. Crowd almost asleep.
     
    48:00
    Pelicans playing at full strength.
     
    48:10
    ....And so is Sibir.
     
    49:45
    Another penalty. Pietilä of Pelicans for hooking.
     
    50:00
    16 penalties in this game so far!
     
    51:36
    Penalty number 17 is here. The new Pelican Michal Repik trips over Sibir goaltender Koskinen and is awarded with a 2 minute penalty.
     
    51:46
    Pelicans gets a fourth man back on ice!
     
    53:15
    Patrik Hersley shoots; Juvonen denies. 20 more seconds of PP.
     
    53:40
    Penalty is over!
     
    56:24
    5:2 with 3:36 to go.
     
    56:50
    Oh, here we go again. Pietilä takes a penalty for slashing.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes remaining!
     
    58:26
    It seems like the players really aren't giving it their all anymore.
     
    58:50
    Goal for Sibir!
    With just 1:10 remaining we have a goal from Sibir! Jarno Koskiranta forces the puck past Juvonen.
     
    59:42
    Of course, we have to have more penalties. Monya for roughing with just 18 seconds remaining.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    Game over! Pelicans win 5:3. Thank you for reading!
     
    Koskinen 5 saves in this period, altogether 21. Juvonen 14 saves, 27 in combined. (19:43:57)
    Commentary by

    David Šimon

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    Vilja Paatalo

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    Michal Sedláček

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 13. Hakulinen (Tuhkanen, Paakkolanvaara), 24. MUSTONEN (Smotherman, Tuhkanen), 25. Alanne (Rohtla), 32. Lahtela (Alanne, Mustonen), 44. Paakkolanvaara (Hakulinen, Tuhkanen) – 27. Hersley (Alexeyev), 36. Shumakov (Gubin), 59. Koskiranta

    Pelicans Lahti: Juvonen (Myllyniemi) – Kudelka, Leimu, Tuhkanen, Pietilä, Hurri, Manelius, Sopanen E., Vartiainen – Smotherman, Redenbach, Repik – Hakulinen, Paakkolanvaara, Tyrväinen – Alanne, Rohtla, Mustonen – Repo, Lahtela, Ritamäki.
    HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen (Chubukin) – Konev, Gimayev, Ozhiganov, Karavayev, Hersley, Alexeyev, Menshikov, Gavrilenko – Kugryshev, Koskiranta, Kopeikin – Shumakov, Gubin, Sannikov – Shalunov, Enlund, Monya – Yefimenko, Karamnov, Davydov.
    Referees: Brännare, Metsälä, Korhonen, Pesonen