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final
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
1:4 (0:1, 0:2, 1:1)
SKA St. Petersburg
Monday 18.08.2014, 15:00 • Ufa Arena • Friendly matches
     
    Despite that penalty shootout draw, SKA Saint Petersburg have been crowned champions of the pre-season tournament the Bashkortostan Cup with a 4-1 triumph over Salavat Yulaev! And captain Ilya Kovalchuk has now received the cup for his team! Ilya Kovalchuk himself, Vadim Shipachyov with a double and Evgeniy Ketov all got on the board, whereas Yegor Dubrovskiy replied for Salavat. Thanks for following the game with us, until next time. (17:25:25)
     
    Viktor Tikhonov shoots high into the right hand corner for 1-1!
     
    Yegor Dubrovskiy speeds up, but wrists right into Alexander Salak!
     
    Roman Cervenka shows a few flashy moves, but blocker side the goaltender kicks it away!
     
    Evgeniy Skachkov is next for Salavat, but cutting to the right he backhands wide of the target!
     
    For SKA Ilya Kovalchuk is first, and he wrists directly into Vladimir Sokhatskiy's glove!
     
    Igor Skorokhodov skates up first for Salavat, and he snipes home into the left hand corner!
     
    There's the final buzzer, and SKA have won the Bashkortostan Cup which will give them a lot of confidence going into the season! But we're now going to have a traditional pre-season penalty shootout!
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:41
    We're now into the final seconds with SKA heading to become champions of the Bashkortostan Cup!
     
    58:51
    SKA are going to spend the remainder of the game on the powerplay, as Arturs Kulda of Salavat for checking from behind has been punished
     
    57:51
    Andrey Kuteikin on the left faceoff circle slaps with real power looking to upstairs on the netminder, but it travels wide of the far post!
     
    57:09
    We have another penalty and again it's against the home side, Dmitry Syomin for holding has been handed a two minute minor
     
    56:57
    Just as Dmitry Kalinin slaps the puck into Vladimir Sokhatskiy's chest Salavat return to full strength
     
    56:19
    Roman Cervenka two times in a row tries his luck from the right faceoff circle, but on both occasions he misses the target as it whistles over the bar!
     
    55:41
    Denis Khlystov on the right shorthanded almost forces himself through one on one, but covering defenders stick the puck away from him!
     
    54:53
    For holding Denis Bodrov of Salavat has handed SKA a powerplay chance to finish the game off
     
    54:11
    Denis Bodrov almost practically on the goal line tries his best to poke the puck past Alexander Salak, but the sheer mass of players there prevent it from going in!
     
    53:43
    SKA are looking very confident defensively and they're back at full strength
     
    52:35
    Dubrovskiy! Yegor Dubrovskiy plays about with the puck turning in from behind the net on the right, cracks a high wrister looking for the near corner but it flies behind into the boards!
     
    51:43
    Teemu Hartikainen flashes a dangerous pass right across the slot from the right flank, but no one can stretch far enough to make contact! But SKA's Yury Alexandrov for holding in that play has been penalised
     
    50:00
    SKA are punishing their opponents for every defensive mistake today, and it's starting to look as though they will claim the Bashkortostan Cup for themselves!
     
    48:19
    Goal for SKA! Again SKA's powerplay is extremely effective as Vladimir Sokhatskiy pushes out a strong effort right into the path of VADIM SHIPACHYOV, who twists and wraps the puck into the left hand corner! Powerplay goal and it's 4-1! Assists- Yury Alexandrov and Evgeniy Dadonov
     
    46:55
    Salavat are really putting on the pressure now! But they are having to go on the penalty kill, as Andrey Ankudinov for goaltender interference has been punished
     
    44:33
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev! The puck rebounds hard off the boards on the left flank, it rolls to the right hand post where YEGOR DUBROVSKIY is free to slide it into the net! Powerplay goal and it's 3-1! Assists- Denis Khlystov and Ivan Lekomtsev
     
    43:08
    SKA are now having to go on the penalty kill, as Tony Martensson for tripping has been ordered to have two minutes out of the game
     
    42:47
    Anton Slepyshev drives into the zone, cuts sharply to the right but Alexander Salak gets his glove up in time to deny him!
     
    40:49
    Salavat have five players back on the ice again and will be looking to step up their game
     
    40:19
    The third set of 20 minutes gets underway with SKA still on the powerplay!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:58
    We're now into the final seconds of the second stanza
     
    39:49
    Before the period is out we have another penalty, Andrey Ankudinov of Salavat for holding has been called
     
    39:09
    Alexey Kaygorodov in front of the right faceoff circle slaps the puck into the netminder's blocker! And seconds later Igor Skorokhodov from the left of the crease fires it into Alexander Salak's grasp!
     
    37:01
    Jimmie Ericsson of SKA just after emerging from the penalty box is on his way back there, this time for slashing!
     
    36:37
    Skachkov! How didn't Evgeniy Skachkov hit the net! At the right hand post Alexander Salak is well out of position, all he has to do it hit the target but Dinar Khafizullin with an heroic challenge gets his head in the way to keep it out! That must have hurt!
     
    35:49
    Evgeniy Ketov for delaying the game by chucking the puck out of play has handed Salavat a five on three powerplay!
     
    35:18
    Alexander Salak confidently punches away a Ivan Vishnevskiy wrist shot from the blue line
     
    35:03
    Jimmie Ericsson of SKA checking from behind has given the home side a powerplay opportunity to get something going
     
    34:38
    Denis Bodrov just in front of the blue line finds room to get a wrister out of his stick, but covering defenders deflect it up and out of play
     
    34:09
    Icing is committed by Salavat as SKA are looking very dangerous deep inside their opponents' zone
     
    33:10
    Evgeniy Dadonov on his knees at the high slot takes aim first time, but Vladimir Sokhatskiy shuts his five hole in time
     
    31:58
    Ilya Kovalchuk carrying the puck expertly moves from between the circles to the right, wrists looking for the far corner but the goalkeeper bats it away with his blocker!
     
    30:12
    Philstrom! Antti Philstrom escaping his marker skates almost clean though one on one, but cutting to the right he's stripped at the last minute by Anton Belov!
     
    29:03
    Vladimir Sokhatskiy gets his first touch of the puck as emerging glove side he freezes the loose puck with Viktor Tikhonov closing in
     
    28:51
    On that note Salavat goalkeeper Vitaly Koval has been pulled in favour of Vladimir Sokhatskiy!
     
    28:51
    Goal for SKA! It's another beautiful goal from the Saint Petersburg side! The home defence is nowhere to be seen as EVGENIY KETOV skating out of the penalty box is dished, and by the right faceoff circle he brilliantly whips the puck into the near corner! It's 3-0! Assists- Viktor Tikhonov and Tony Martensson
     
    28:47
    Andrey Zubarev falling against the left hand boards dumps it into the crease, but Alexander Salak pushes it away very comfortably. And SKA are now back to full strength
     
    27:47
    Salavat can't get set up in the attacking zone at all as SKA are masterfully chucking the puck down the other end of the ice
     
    26:47
    As both sides miss further promising opportunities Evgeniy Ketov of SKA for holding has been handed a two minute minor
     
    24:20
    Goal for SKA! And what a goal that is, as Evgeniy Dadonov and VADIM SHIPACHYOV play a beautiful one two down the center of the zone, and the latter taps it home with the netminder out of position! It's 2-0! Assists- Evgeniy Dadonov
     
    23:10
    Now it's Alexander Salak's turn to make a big save as he makes a hard right pad save to keep out a low wrister from the tip of the crease!
     
    22:46
    Salavat after looking reliable defensively on that penalty kill are back at full strength
     
    21:02
    Cervenka! How didn't he score! Patrick Thoresen from the right cleverly backhands the puck to Roman Cervenka all alone on the slot, Vitaly Koval is slightly out of position but he still gets back to deny the SKA forward!
     
    20:46
    Ivan Lekomtsev of Salavat for slashing has picked a quick penalty at the start of the period
     
    20:09
    SKA commit a quick icing as the the second stanza gets started!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:31
    With SKA taking better control of the game again we're into the final seconds of the opening period
     
    17:32
    Both teams are back to full strength making it a five on five hockey game again
     
    17:01
    Alexander Salak makes two excellent glove saves off too very strong slapshots from distance as Salavat keep the puck deep in their opponents' zone!
     
    15:32
    There's a double penalty coming up here, as Alexander Salak of SKA and Andrey Ankudinov of Salavat have both been sent to the penalty box. Roman Cervenka will sit in the box for SKA with Alexander Salak being the goaltender of course
     
    15:17
    Andrey Ankudinov goes on a mazy powerful run down the right flank, but before he can get an effort away he's outmuscled by Maxim Chudinov!
     
    14:10
    Salavat immediately go about pressing their opponents deep in the attacking zone, but they can't find any good shooting positions as yet
     
    13:10
    Goal for SKA! SKA tease their opponents with patient clever build up play, and ILYA KOVALCHUK with a huge slapper rips the puck into left hand corner! Powerplay goal and it's 1-0! Assists- Dmitry Kalinin and Jimmie Ericsson
     
    11:41
    Salavat have now picked up their first penalty, Alexey Kaygorodov for holding has been handed a two minute minor
     
    11:00
    Evgeniy Dadonov from a tight angle on the left flashes the puck across goal, but no one is there to connect!
     
    10:31
    Alexander Mereskin cuts to the right hand boards, wrists it in on net and Alexander Salak opts to freeze for a faceoff
     
    09:20
    Evgeniy Ryasensky with a heavy first time slapper comes very close to finding the upper right corner with Vitaly Koval already helplesss!
     
    08:44
    Andrey Zubarev winds up from the blue line, but there's no traffic and Alexander Salak sticks it out of danger
     
    07:36
    Kalinin! A wonderful cutting cross ice pass picks out Dmitry Kalinin on his own at the right of the crease, but from point blank range he's denied by the goalkeeper!
     
    07:12
    Jimmie Ericsson chases own his own dump into the slot, but Vitaly Koval beats him to it taking no chances blocker side
     
    06:52
    Kutuzov! A poor SKA turnover by the own net lets in Alexander Kutuzov at the tip of the crease, but all alone he contrives to hammer his effort high and wide over the bar!
     
    06:02
    SKA manage to keep themselves in their opponents' zone for a prolonged amount of time, but in the end they are crowded out
     
    04:36
    Viktor Tikhonov hanging about with the puck on the left eventually opts to shoot himself, but it's weak and comfortable for the netminder to catch
     
    03:35
    SKA looked solid on that penalty kill and they're back at full strength
     
    01:56
    Alexey Kaygorodov moving in off the point on the right cracks a heavy slapshot, but it's drilled over the bar!
     
    01:35
    The first penalty of the game goes against Patrick Thoresen of SKA for slashing
     
    01:14
    Shipachyov! Artemiy Panarin charging around the net from the net finds Vadim Shipachyov on the left faceoff circle, but his one timer is taken by Vitaly Koval's glove!
     
    00:38
    Here we go! And to add an extra twist, whoever wins today will indeed become champions of the pre-season tournament the Bashkortostan Cup!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Both teams are now out on to the ice, and after the national anthems of the Russian Federation and the Bashkortostan Republic we'll be getting underway!
     
    Starting lineups:

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

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ezhov)- Kalinin, Yudin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Tikhonov- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Khafizullin, Ryasensky, Ketov, Kablukov, Ponikarovsky.
     
    A lot of big teams made the trip to Ufa to compete here, with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Atlant, Dinamo Riga and of course Salavat and SKA all competing.
     
    Good afternoon and welcome to this Bashkortostan Cup match between Salavat Yulaev and SKA Saint Petersburg. This is the final match of the pre-season tournament which has been held in Ufa, Russia.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 45. Dubrovskiy (Khlystov, Lekomtsev) – 14. Kovalchuk (Kalinin, Ericsson), 25. Shipachyov (Dadonov), 29. Ketov (Tikhonov, Martensson), 49. Shipachyov (Alexandrov, Dadonov)

    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Koval (Sokhatskiy)- Zubarev, Vishnevskiy, Isangulov, Bodrov, Kulda, Kutuzov, Heikkinen, Lekomtsev, Vasilevskiy- Dyuryagin, Mereskin, Khlystov, Philstrom, Syomin, Dubrovskiy, Kaygorodov, Glukhov, Slepyshev, Hartikainen, Skachkov, Skorokhodov, Ankudinov
    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ezhov)- Kalinin, Yudin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Tikhonov- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Khafizullin, Ryasensky, Ketov, Kablukov, Ponikarovsky