SKA in the final period pulled out the victory from Dynamo and reduced the lag in the series of the starting round of the Gagarin Cup. Even the removal of Valentin Zykov for five minutes did not help the guests, and Roman Rotenberg expressed claims to Alexei Kudashov. The Admiral in overtime broke the resistance of the “tractor” thanks to the hat-trick of Nikita Soshnikov and 51 Seve Andrei Mishurov, and Siberia retained its gates on the castle and sensationally defeated Salavat Yulaev. In turn, the double of Arthur Kayumov helped Lokomotiv for the third time in a row to take over the Torpedo. Triller from SKA and Dynamo SKA after two matches on the road with the Moscow Dynamo was in a difficult position. He could never win once and inferior in the series – 0: 2. Therefore, it was required at all costs to take the top of the house in the third meeting, so as not to be on the verge of quick departure. The task of the Petersburgers slightly facilitated the task of returning to the system of the key defender Alexander Nikishin after an injury. Despite the fact that the victory was needed by guests, the guests who tried to control the puck in the rivals and inflicted more shots into the target (13:11) looked more interesting in the starting period. However, luck did not accompany them. Including it was not possible to implement two majority. Jorzhan Will was especially close to Golo, but after his throw from the right circle he hit the crossbar into the crossbar. And a little later, Pavel Kudryavtsev miraculously did not closed Nikita Gusev’s background onto the distant bar. Also on the topic, the price of errors in overtime: “Metallurg” twice lost to Vanguard, Avtogostil stole the victory from Ak Bars Avangard, he prevailed over Metallurg in additional time and is a step away from the exit to the next round of the Cup … Rotenberg’s wards also remained in the majority and after five seconds opened the score. Moreover, the goal turned out to be quite curious. Ivan Demidov did not get a shot from close range, but the puck successfully bounced at Zakhara Bardakov. The striker remained not to miss empty. After the position of the blue and white, the position of the blue and deteriorated significantly deteriorated. At first, Evgeny Kuznetsov, taking advantage of the translation of Vladimir Alistrov from the front, applied a cool brush click exactly into the near nine and was marked by a debut goal in the Gagarin Cup. The Muscovites still realized the majority thanks to the distant shot Igor Okyganov. But this did not affect the meeting. SKA owned a serious advantage and simply did not release opponents from the zone. Pressure led to a natural goal. Moreover, Petersburgers again realized the majority. This time, returning to the system, Nikishin left no chance of Motorygin. The final segment turned out to be a real decoration of the confrontation. At first, it seemed that the army team from the Northern capital would calmly bring the matter to victory. They turned on the high pressure and did not allow the visa to organize attacks. However, it was worth Max Cometo to reduce the lag, as the hosts were nervous. And after only 79 seconds, the guests unexpectedly restored the balance – 3: 3. This time, Dylan Sikura did everything. He made a selection in the middle of the site, dragged the puck forward and threw himself. Cometuas also helped, pulling the opponent’s attention on the heel. But Rotenberg’s wards did not press against the gate, continued to own the initiative and almost instantly returned the advantage in the score. Ilya Karpukhin was noted by a mighty shot under the crossbar, with which Motorygin could not cope. At the end of the blue and white, we went forward and received a pleasant box in the form of removing Valentin Zykov for five minutes at once. The Russian at the throwing hit the cometo on the ribs. At first, the arbitrators did not remove it, but, having studied the repetition of the episode, they sent fines to the bench. Rotenberg remained so dissatisfied with the verdict of judges that he was obscene. They got an amazing opportunity, since almost four minutes remained before the siren. And Kudashov, in addition, changed the goalkeeper to the sixth field. However, this decision only prevented Dynamo. ” 118 seconds before the end, Pavel Akolzin sent a shell on an empty target and killed the intrigue. At the same time, Yegor Zavragin gave him an effective pass. And after the end of the match, Rotenberg suddenly complained about his colleague’s behavior. “I want to contact the judicial committee. There, the coach is the chief, Kudashov Alexey Nikolaevich, always throws a bottle on the ice. He did it in Lokomotiv. He does it constantly. Let them figure it out, thank you, ”the specialist of Lokomotiv complained in a similar situation, like SKA, fell“ Torpedo ”, which over the road yielded“ Lokomotiv ”twice and had no right to a misfire. However, the difference in the class between the rivals was still tangible, even if Nizhny Novgorod drives forward the “Nagorian” filled to failure. At the efforts, they really could not refuse, but the Yaroslavls looked more solid. Already in the fifth minute, Bogdan Konyushkov opened the score in the majority. Railways without unnecessary panic increased the momentum and quickly achieved their own. First, Alexander Radulov found Denis Alekseev on the heel. And then Maxim Shalunov was noted by a holm-fantom. The opponent seemed to carry out a shell from the line, but the referee, having studied the repetition, decided that the puck crossed it. In the second period, the situation was repeated. The current holders of the Council of the continent made a violation of the rules, and this time Vyacheslav Voinov “stitched” Danil Isaev with a powerful click. But the joy of the hosts again turned out to be short -lived, because after 16 seconds Maxim Berezkin and Arthur Kayumov rushed off two in one and calmly outplayed Ivan Kulbakov. In turn, Isaev, in difficult times,, on the contrary, came to the revenue partners, recalling that he was one of the best goalkeepers of the league. He proved this in the final segment when he made 11 sibs and did not allow car factories to restore balance. It was especially difficult when Alexei Bereglazov left the partners in the minority shortly before the siren. But they survived. And in the last minute, Kayumov shot all questions on an empty stem. So the Lokomotiv won the third victory in the series and stopped a step away from the exit to the next round. An unexpressed hero of Admiral “Admiral” presents one of the main sensations of the current Gagarin Cup. Before the playoffs began, everyone thought that the Tractor, which took first place in the eastern conference table, would easily pass the “sailors”. However, in reality, after three matches, they lead in the score. Moreover, having suffered a defeat on the road in overtime, the “sailors” answered the same coin on “Fetis-Arena”. And the main character was Nikita Soshnikov, with whom the Chelyabinsk residents did not extend the contract after the end of the last season. As a result, he took revenge on them in full. Also on the topic, the price of errors in overtime: Metallurg gave in to the Vanguard twice, the Avtomobilist stole the victory from Ak Bars Avangard, he prevailed twice in a row over Metallurg in extra time and is a step away from the exit to the next round of the Cup … Already in the start period, the captain scored a double. In the fourth minute, he took advantage of the unsuccessful transfer of the opponent and struck an empty target. And then he turned on the high pressure, made a selection in a foreign zone and carried out a shot for a nickle. Dmitry Zavgorod was not allowed to distinguish between, but the partner picked up the puck and sent it to the net. The guests were honored, they did not give up and restored their balance after the break. Moreover, it took only 63 seconds. Stephen Campfer was caught by a mighty click from the right circle, and Artyom Blazhievsky from the left. The shot of the latter turned out to be so powerful that the puck jumped back to the site from the rear crossbar. Only with the help of the video replacement of the judge, they determined that the 38th minute Libor Schulak again brought Leonid Tambiev’s wards forward, but Semyon Der-Arguchintsev immediately after the break raised the score with a close distance. Until the end of the main time, none of the teams could be distinguished. Although Soshnikov missed a hundred percent moment a couple of seconds before the siren. His throw along an empty stem miraculously in the fall of his hand was reflected by Zakari Fukale. But in overtime, the Russian nevertheless corrected and set the point. Moreover, this time the goalkeeper did not play the best way. The striker climbed onto the nickle and from a sharp corner pushed the washer into the net through the goalkeeper ammunition. Thus, Soshnikov designed the whole second hat-trick in a career in the KHL and first did it in the Gagarin Cup. He also scored four points for the second time, because he also helped to distinguish between Shulak in the majority. We did not not note Andrei Mishurov, who made 51 sibs and also repeated a personal record in the league. Moreover, he reflected the same number of throws in January of this year, again, in a meeting with the Tractor. “Siberia Siberia did not have the right not to rehabilitate before the fans for two major defeats on the exit from the” Salavat Yulaev “with a total of 2:15. Moreover, the team held the first home match in the playoffs in more than two years and the debut-at Siberia Arena. Of course, all the tickets for the game were sold out instantly. The hostiles were largely lucky with the fast naked Aleksey Yakovlev at the 20th second. They turned on pressure in someone else’s zone, took a selection and put a throw. Alexander Samonov reflected him right in front of him, and the opponent took advantage of this. The rapid goal itself did not serve as a guarantee of success, because in the second meeting, Vadim Epapanchintsev’s wards at all in a debut – 2-0, but later failed. They, with the support of the fans,, although they gave the initiative to the Ufa residents, defended him competently and, most importantly, almost did not allow violations of the rules that ruined them on the road. And the goalkeepers acted extremely reliably. The solid advantage of the green on shots on targets (36:14) should not deceive. The hosts regularly organized counterattacks and created no less dangerous approaches. That’s just good luck and composure was not enough. One Pavel Gogolev ran three times to Randevev with Samonov. In the game of Siberia, even the forced replacement of Anton Krasotkin with Denis Kostin did not affect. As already mentioned, both coped with their work brilliantly and did not miss. The key episode for the Novosibirsk was the removal of Trevor Merphy for five minutes for the impact of the opponent with a stick. They survived, and in the end they taught the Grand a lesson in the implementation of the excess. Just 21 seconds after the removal of Mikhail Naumenkov, Valentin Pyanov set the club on the heel under the sketch of Taylor Bek and practically killed the intrigue. So Siberia won the first victory in the Gagarin Cup on March 2, 2023.
SKA finished “Dynamo” in the Gagarin Cup, “Admiral” beat the “Tractor” – RT in Russian
