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final
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
2:0 (0:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Atlant Mytishchi
Sunday 17.08.2014, 13:00 • Ufa Arena • Friendly matches
     
    Despite that penalty shootout draw Salavat Yulaev have indeed seen off Atlant Mytishchi 2-0 in the pre-season tournament the Bashkortostan Cup! Yegor Dubrovskiy and Dmitry Syomin found the net, while netminder Vladimir Sokhatskiy claimed a shutout for himself. Thanks for following the game with us, see you tomorrow. (15:19:49)
     
    Oleg Yashin skates up with purpose, but finds only the goalkeeper's glove!
     
    Yegor Dubrovskiy sprints up, and snipes it past the goalkeeper and into the left hand corner for 1-1!
     
    Petr Vrana of Atlant fires right into Vladimir Sokhatskiy's midriff!
     
    Antti Philstrom pulls to the right sharply, but can't with the backhand lift the puck over the netminder!
     
    For Atlant Igor Radulov is first, and he expertly backhands the puck under the goalkeeper and into the left hand corner!
     
    Igor Skorokhodov skates up first for Salavat, and he wrists against Dmitry Shikin's right pad!
     
    Despite Salavat having already won, we're going to have a traditional pre-season penalty shootout!
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:51
    It's now the final seconds with Salavat heading for a confidence boosting pre-season win!
     
    59:00
    Ondrej Nemec winds up from the blue line, but with little traffic in front of him the netminder collects it in his grasp!
     
    58:42
    On that note Atlant have called a timeout, and goalkeeper Dmitry Shikin has been swapped for the extra skater!
     
    58:42
    Salavat have picked up another penalty here, for holding Denis Bodrov has been called
     
    58:09
    Denis Bodrov collecting up the play on a pacy breakaway wrists hard glove side, but Dmitry Shikin isn't going to let that one beat him
     
    57:05
    Vladimir Sokhatskiy comfortably flashes leather to sweep up a Andrey Tatarukhin drive from a tight angle on the right
     
    56:16
    The hosts are looking confident as time starts to run down and they're back at full strength
     
    55:36
    Atlant are putting some pressure on but they can't find room to create any true goal scoring opportunities in front of Vladimir Sokhatskiy's net
     
    54:16
    Alexey Glukhov of Salavat for holding has given Atlant a powerplay opportunity to build up some momentum for themselves
     
    53:50
    Nikita Soshnikov hacking away for the puck to Vladimir Sokhatskiy's right takes a whack at it, but it comes to nothing
     
    52:01
    Chances come and go for the hosts as Alexey Kaygorodov from the left and then Igor Skorokhodov on the tip of the slot force the goalkeeper into solid saves!
     
    50:51
    Ilkka Heikkinen slaps with real power from distance for Salavat, but the goaltender comfortably watches it whistle wide of him blocker side
     
    50:11
    Ivan Lekomtsev looks for someone to make a telling deflection on the crease with a heavy dump pinned up on the right hand boards, but it flies right into Dmitry Shikin
     
    49:47
    Atlant had very little defending to do during that extended Salavat powerplay, and they're now back at full strength
     
    48:22
    Ankudinov! Andrey Ankudinov goes on a mazy tricky run which sees him sprint past almost the whole Atlant team, but a defender at the last minute gets in the way!
     
    47:51
    Salavat can't get set up in the zone at all, their opponents are just hacking the puck down the other end of the ice time and time again
     
    44:47
    We have a 5+20 penalty here! And it's against Vitaly Novopashin of Atlant, who completely took out his opponent by his head!
     
    44:10
    Evgeniy Skachkov strips Alexander Kadeikin of the puck, but under pressure at the high slot he can't get a clean effort away!
     
    43:48
    Andrey Ankudinov just can't catch up with the puck as it rolls over for another Salavat icing. And the home side have unexpectedly called a timeout!
     
    43:21
    Icing is committed by Salavat as it's been a bright start to the stanza from both teams!
     
    42:20
    Arturs Kulda hanging off the right faceoff circle finishes off a neat combination play by smacking the puck against the side netting!
     
    41:47
    Glukhov! Mikhail Glukhov twisting around the net coming off the right flank turns right around, but his backhander doesn't have enough rise on it to beat Vladimir Sokhatskiy!
     
    41:08
    Dmitry Shikin does really well to cover up a dangerous low deflected blast from the point blocker side
     
    40:57
    Oleg Yashin beats his opponent for sheer pace down the left, but off balance he can only screw the puck over the bar!
     
    40:16
    The second period is go! Salavat will be looking to repeat their excellent second period showing!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:30
    Atlant have returned to full strength as we're now into the final seconds of the second stanza
     
    38:31
    Antti Philstrom cutting in from the right is found with a cross ice swing, and first time he cracks the puck past the near post!
     
    37:30
    For high sticking Matthew Gilroy of Atlant has handed the hosts a powerplay as the period starts to draw to a close
     
    36:11
    Alexey Vasilevskiy now on the left faceoff circle tries his luck after being laid off by Anton Slepyshev, but his shot is too close to the goaltender
     
    35:30
    The home side are again back at full strength just as Vladimir Sokhatskiy made a catching save crouched down blocker side
     
    34:53
    Shmelyov! Letting rip with a powerful effort on the right faceoff circle Sergey Shmelyov isn't far away from finding the far corner!
     
    33:30
    Arturs Kulda of Salavat for slashing has given Atlant a powerplay chance to get something going
     
    32:53
    Anton Slepyshev holds on to the puck for what seems an age, eventually Alexey Vasilevskiy attempts to smash it in from the point but it lacks power!
     
    30:57
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev! Teemu Hartikainen drives behind the net down the right flank, sends it back to the slot where DMITRY SYOMIN gets it out from under his stick and beats the goaltender! It's 2-0! Assists- Teemu Hartikainen
     
    30:13
    Petr Vrana showing brilliant close puck control dribbles his way past almost three defenders down the right, goes for a low effort into the near corner but Vladimir Sokhatskiy is alert!
     
    29:08
    Zubarev! With a mightly slapper from distance Andrey Zubarev almost breaks Dmitry Shikin's mask in two!
     
    28:24
    Just as Atlant were starting to build up some pressure, their opponents are at full strength again
     
    26:46
    Igor Radulov plays about with the puck on the right faceoff circle, eventually decides to shoot himself but it's straight into Vladimir Sokhatskiy's waiting glove
     
    26:24
    Both teams are taking it in turn to commit fouls, as now for slashing Igor Skorokhodov of Salavat has been handed a two minute minor
     
    26:11
    Vishnevskiy! Alexey Kaygodorov hanging by the right hand post dishes to Ivan Vishnevskiy, but from point blank range the latter smacks the netminder!
     
    25:21
    Atlant drift offside as they look to keep the puck well away from their own zone
     
    23:58
    As soon as Salavat come back to full strength they're going on the powerplay themselves, for holding Mikhail Tyulyapkin of Atlant has been called
     
    23:36
    Rukavishnikov! Roman Rukavishnikov has space in front of him, he opts for a powerful slapshot from the high slot but it's directly down Vladimir Sokhatskiy's throat!
     
    21:57
    Salavat move offside and immediately afterwards they've picked up a penalty. Alexey Vasilevskiy for high sticking has been sent to sit down for two minutes
     
    20:48
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev! The puck trickles its way to the right of the slot from the opposite flank, YEGOR DUBROVSKIY backhands it and it squirms through Dmitry Shikin's pads! It's 1-0! Assists- Alexander Mereskin, Arturs Kulda
     
    20:30
    The second period is underway! Both teams will be wanting to create more goalscoring opportunities
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:49
    It's now the final seconds of the opening period as Salavat look to cause trouble on their opponents' slot!
     
    19:31
    Ondrej Nemec with a whipped wrister from the high slot tests Vladimir Sokhatskiy's reactions, and the netminder is up to the test
     
    18:03
    Both sides are now back at full strength
     
    16:51
    Salavat commit icing just as Antti Philstrom was very close to connecting with a cross ice pass which would have sent him clean through!
     
    16:03
    The penalties are coming thick and fast now, and Anton Slepyshev of Salavat for checking to the head has been punished
     
    15:22
    The referees have blown for another penalty now, and Matthew Gilroy of Atlant has evened up the numbers for hooking
     
    14:12
    Salavat have picked up their first penalty of the day here, Ivan Lekomtsev for roughing has been called
     
    14:02
    Sergey Shemlyov winds up for a heavy slapshot, and it cannons into the boards past the left hand post!
     
    13:44
    Nemec! Going on a mazy solo skate Ondrej Nemec twists his way past almost the whole Salavat defence, but he fires right into the goalkeeper's body!
     
    13:26
    Artyom Chernov flashes a dangerous pass across the face of goal from the right, but no one is there to connect!
     
    11:53
    Bouncing off the right hand boards the puck rolls all the way into Dmitry Shikin's crease, and taking no chances he freezes for a faceoff
     
    10:27
    Atlant are now back at full strength having defended on that penalty kill well
     
    08:27
    The first penalty of the game goes against Atlant, as for slashing Igor Radulov has been handed a two minute minor
     
    07:37
    Radulov! Placed directly on the left faceoff circle Igor Radulov slaps inches wide of the far post!
     
    06:18
    Salavat defenders can't pick up the puck on their own slot, and Vladimir Sokhatskiy blocker side makes an excellent save to deny Igor Levitskiy from point blank range!
     
    05:01
    Atlant move offside as the game has started off in a pacy fashion
     
    04:01
    Scrapping around for the loose puck at the top of the Atlant crease Denis Khlystov get something on it, but it trickles into the netminder's grasp
     
    02:55
    Denis Bodrov shields the puck all the way around the net to the left hand post, but his backhander is pushed away!
     
    01:31
    Glukhov! Mikhail Glukhov drifting out to the left of the slot has the goal in his sights, but Vladimir Sokhatskiy denies him from up close!
     
    00:35
    Denis Khlystov unleashes the first shot on goal in the game, as his slapper from the point is held well by Dmitry Shikin
     
    00:10
    Here we go! There are quite a lot of home fans inside the Ufa Arena as Atlant commit icing immediately!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The teams are now out on to the ice, and after the anthems of the Russian Federation and the Bashkortostan Republic we'll be getting underway!
     
    Starting lineups:

    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Sokhatskiy (Koval)- Zubarev, Vishnevskiy, Bodrov, Kulda, Kutuzov, Heikkinen, Lekomtsev, Vasilevskiy, Isangulov- Dyuryagin, Mereskin, Khlystov, Philstrom, Syomin, Dubrovskiy, Kaygorodov, Glukhov, Slepyshev, Hartikainen, Skachkov, Skorokhodov, Ankudinov

    Atlant Mytishchi: Shikin (Krasikov)- Baldaev, Novopashin, Tyulyapkin, Nemec, Gilroy, Korobov, Rukavishnikov, Sorokin- Engqvist, Radulov, Tatarukhin, Glukhov, Chernov, Levitskiy, Dorofeev, Kadeikin, Shiafotdinov, Soshnikov, Yashin, Shmelyov, Alyoshin, Vrana.
     
    Plenty of the KHL's big names have come to Ufa to play in this tournament, with SKA Saint Petersburg, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Dinamo Riga, and of course Salavat Yulaev and Atlant all taking part.
     
    Good afternoon and welcome to this Bashkortostan Cup match between Salavat Yulaev and Atlant Mytishchi. This may only be a pre-season match, but everyone will be wanting to show a good side of themselves.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 13:00.
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 21. Dubrovskiy (Mereskin, Kulda), 31. Syomin (Hartikainen)

    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Sokhatskiy (Koval)- Zubarev, Vishnevskiy, Bodrov, Kulda, Kutuzov, Heikkinen, Lekomtsev, Vasilevskiy, Isangulov- Dyuryagin, Mereskin, Khlystov, Philstrom, Syomin, Dubrovskiy, Kaygorodov, Glukhov, Slepyshev, Hartikainen, Skachkov, Skorokhodov, Ankudinov
    Atlant Mytishchi: Shikin (Krasikov)- Baldaev, Novopashin, Tyulyapkin, Nemec, Gilroy, Korobov, Rukavishnikov, Sorokin- Engqvist, Radulov, Tatarukhin, Glukhov, Chernov, Levitskiy, Dorofeev, Kadeikin, Shiafotdinov, Soshnikov, Yashin, Shmelyov, Alyoshin, Vrana