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final
Amur Khabarovsk
2:3 (0:1, 1:2, 1:0)
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Monday 15.09.2014, 10:00 • Platinum Arena • KHL
     
    The final buzzer has now sounded, and Salavat Yulaev Ufa have held on for a hard fought 3:2 win over Amur Khabarovsk on the road! They struggled defensively, but they were clinical enough in the attack to take all three points. Antti Pihlstrom netted a brace for the visitors while Ivan Vishnevskiy also found the net, and for Amur Jesse Niinimaki and Sergey Peretyagin replied. Thanks for following the game with us, and join me again later for Traktor Chelyabinsk against SKA Saint Petersburg in the KHL! (12:22:24)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:51
    The hosts just can't get set up in the attacking zone and Salavat are heading for a very tense 3:2 victory!
     
    59:11
    Amur are now back at full strength and have pulled their goalkeeper for the extra skater, it's the last throw of their dice1
     
    58:38
    Kirill Koltsov wrists into the danger zone on the right faceoff circle, but under pressure Sergey Borisov kicks it away to keep his team in it!
     
    57:11
    What an untimely penalty here for Amur to pick up! They've burst their own bubble as for tripping Mikhail Zheleznov has been punished, much to the anger of the home fans!
     
    54:23
    Salavat commit icing as they look to keep the puck well away from their zone
     
    53:45
    Hartikainen! Seconds after Dmitriy Makarov was stoned when one on one Teemu Hartikainen on the doorstep is somehow denied by Sergey Borisov who flashes leather beautifully! That could be such an important save!
     
    52:39
    Dubrovskiy! Salavat always look more alert after conceding! Egor Dubrovskiy off balance at the tip of the slot sees his wrist shot trickle wide of the right hand post! It promises to be a frantic finish here!
     
    51:43
    Goal for Amur!
    It's been coming, Amur are simply piling on the pressure and Vladimir Sokhatskiy can't keep them out all the time! SERGEY PERETYAGIN winds up from distance, and it travels through everyone and into the net! It's game on at 2:3! Assists- Denis Ezhov and Mikhail Fisenko
     
    49:38
    Alexander Yunkov shielding the puck away from his defenders makes a wonderful and unstoppable drive to the net cutting in from the right wing, but up close he can't squeeze away an effort on goal!
     
    48:36
    It's a full strength game again with Salavat starting to seriously hang on! Amur know that they can get at their opponents' defence!
     
    47:50
    Taimi! Tommi Taimi slaps in with all his might from the blue line, but the goalkeeper's pads get in the way! The noise inside the Platinum Arena is getting louder again!
     
    46:36
    The penalties are building up somewhat in this period! Now it's Salavat to collect one, as Teemu Hartikainen has been sent for a two minute sit down for high sticking
     
    46:26
    No one has a clue where the puck is as Dmitriy Makarov barges his opponents out of the way skating really sharply on to the slot from a tight angle on the right, but Sergey Borisov just about covers!
     
    45:35
    Things are going from bad to worse for Amur now! Seconds after Sergey Borisov made a fantastic glove save again the hosts are going to be stuck in their own zone, as Jesse Niinimaki has been punished for tripping!
     
    44:54
    Yunkov! Shorthanded Alexander Yunkov has a very promising chance for himself but Vladimir Sokhatskiy kicks away his low wrister from point blank range blocker side!
     
    43:36
    Vishnevskiy! Ivan Vishnevsky between the circle goes for a delicate first time slapshot, but it's right down the netminder's throat!
     
    43:22
    That has very promptly become a Salavat five on three! Tommi Taimi for slashing has been penalised, and it's a great chance for the visitors to maybe put the game away!
     
    42:13
    Amur haven't helped their cause here as they're going on the penalty kill, Evgeniy Kurbatov has been handed a two minute minor for interference
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 34. Niinimaki (Taimi), 52. Peretyagin (Ezhov, Fisenko) – 11. Pihlstrom (Koltsov, Kaygorodov), 25. Vishnevskiy (Koltsov), 40. Pihlstrom (Koltsov)

    Amur Khabarovsk: Borisov (Bolshakov)- Safronov, Taimi, Yunkov, Spirko, Tarasov- Ezhov, Peretyagin, Niinimaki, Miklik, Hascak- Kurbatov, Teryaev, Fisenko, Lugin, Katsuba- Dekalo, Bashkirov, Litovchenko, Zheleznov
    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Sokhatskiy (Koval)- Lekomtsev, Kutuzov, Tolpeko, Makarov, Hartikainen- Vishnevskiy, Heikkinen, Syomin, Dubrovskiy, Skorokhodov- Zubarev, Koltsov, Pihlstrom, Kaygorodov, Skachkov- Vasilevskiy, Stepanov, Glukhov, Slepyshev
    Referees: Yakov Deev, Alexey Ravodin, Andrey Matyusha, Evgeniy Petrov
    Attendance: 5600