MHL
JHC Spartak – Krasznaja Armija 4:3 (after OT)
final/OT
JHC Spartak Moscow
4:3 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1, 1:0)
Krasznaja Armija
Wednesday 23.04.2014, 17:45 • Sokolniki Arena • MHL
     
    In one of the most thrilling matches for a long time Spartak have beaten Krasnaya Armiya 4-3 in overtime to level the series score up at 2-2! Artem Prokhorov opened up the scoring for Krasnaya Armiya in the first period before Sergey Alexeev drew the home side level. Sergey Klechkin put Spartak ahead but they were soon pegged back by Maxim Mamin, but the main drama was yet to come. With six minutes remaining Alexander Sharov put the visitors ahead, but with time running down Arkhil Nekolenko took this game into overtime where Egor Yudov won it for Spartak very early on. Thanks for following the game with us, and join us again soon for more enthralling MHL playoff action! (20:04:00)
     
    Game over.
     
    61:35
    Goal for JHC Spartak! Overtime didn't last long at all! EGOR YUDOV skates hard down the right flank, shows fantastic skill to break through the entire Krasnaya Armiya defence and he beats the goalkeeper glove side! It's 4-3! Assists- Ilya Pavlyukov
     
    60:01
    We're underway in overtime! We will have ten minutes of overtime, and if no one will score it will be penalty shots!
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Statistics after the full 60 minutes-

    Shots (on target)- 42 (20)- 43 (30)
    Faceoffs- 34-25
    Penalty minutes- 10-12
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:57
    It's now the final seconds of the third period and this breathtaking match is heading to overtime!
     
    59:12
    Shiksatdarov! What a perfect chance to win the game here and now but he's missed it! He battles his way through the defence to go one on one but he can't force the puck under Shesterkin's left pad!
     
    58:28
    Krasnaya Armiya aren't showing signs of disappointment after that goal and Spartak just manage to clear the puck from their zone!
     
    57:55
    Goal for JHC Spartak! What a stunning match! Egor Yudov shows amazing skill to twist around his opponent cutting to the crease and the puck falls on to the stick of ARKHIL NEKOLENKO who pokes it past the goalkeeper, it's 3-3! Assists- Egor Yudov
     
    57:14
    Spartak go offside with time now starting to run down, Krasnaya Armiya can see the finish line in sight
     
    56:11
    Sergey Klechkin dives on the loose puck on the slot and Alexander Samoilov reacts brilliantly to get something on it! And in that incident Georgy Makkaev has picked up an injury and hobbled off the ice
     
    56:00
    Krutikov! Just after Ilya Nekolenko wasted a promising chance in front of Samoilov Evgeniy Krutikov from the right faceoff circle forces the netminder into a solid pad save!
     
    55:18
    Spartak commit icing. They have just under five minutes to save this game and with it probably the series, but Krasnaya Armiya have been brilliant today
     
    53:40
    Goal for Krasnaya Armiya! You can't keep picking up penalties against this team, they're ruthless at times! ALEXANDER SHAROV drives closer to the slot and absolutely lets rip giving Shesterkin no chance with a slapper into the right hand corner, powerplay goal and it's 3-2! Assists- Maxim Mamin
     
    53:22
    Blazhievskiy! Artem Blazhievskiy rips a fierce wrister right into Shesterkin's blocker from distance!
     
    53:00
    Not for long though. For having six players on the ice Spartak have been punished and it's another great powerplay chance for Krasnaya Armiya, Sergey Klichkin will sit this one out for his team
     
    52:40
    Krasnaya Armiya couldn't create much on that powerplay and it's a five on five hockey game again
     
    52:06
    Khatsey! On a shorthanded breakaway Arseniy Khatsey by the left faceoff circle has a dangerous effort blocked by a laying defender in front of him!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 18. Alexeev (Yudov), 37. Klechkin, 58. Nekolenko (Yudov), 62. Yudov (Pavlyukov) – 16. Prokhorov (Podluboshnov), 37. Mamin (Sharov, Timirev), 54. Sharov (Mamin)

    JHC Spartak Moscow: Shesterkin (Kondrashov)- Alexeev, Solovyov, Vorobyov, Khatsey, Krutikov- I Nekolenko, Sorokin, Klechkin, Peshekhonov, Kucherkov- Demidov, Ermakov, A Nekolenko, Pavlyukov, Yudov- Ablaev, Lapshov, Tkachuk, Boldin, Ipatov
    Krasznaja Armija: Samoilov (Shupinskiy)- Voronkov, Ogurtsov, Podluboshnov, Silaev, Prokhorov- Makkaev, Blazhievskiy, Mamin, Sharov, Timirev- Ogienko, Vorobyov, Shiksatdarov, Kramskoy, Kovalevskiy- Svetlakov, Kucherov, Kashtanov, Krasheninnikov, Kuzmenko
    Referees: Belyaev, Belov, Shalagin, Parikov