Kazan lost to Peter (2: 3) in the fourth match of the finals Gagarin Cup
On Friday, the army team again throughout the meeting had the advantage in the long run, but this Trust times Zinetuly Bilyaletdinov to save the match failed. The team from the banks of the Neva River is on the verge of conquering the coveted trophy, and “leopards” – on the verge of defeat. Sport edition “Business Online» summarizes the second match in St. Petersburg.
Forward SKA WERE masterovityh
«Ak Bars” at the very beginning of the match set themselves in a difficult position – Kazan grossly mistaken in the middle zone and already at 38 seconds of meeting missed the puck into his own net. It is unlikely that anyone could have expected such a start. Forward «leopard» Michael Varnakov in the break told that after a missed goal they are about five minutes to recover. Although in the next attack Kazan team could equalize – Igor Mirnov immediately after the face-off in the center circle ran one on one with Mikko Koskinen , but beat the Finnish goalkeeper could not. Generally, there is a certain Mirnova to questions regarding its effectiveness. The last time he threw a month ago – the first leg of the quarterfinal series with the “vanguard”. For the attacker of the first link is terribly small, especially if you remember his last season in the “Salavat Yulaev”, where he became the top scorer of the team and in the regular season and the playoffs.
The first period of the fourth match was the most spectacular and rich in moments for the whole final series. The teams played without middle zone, exchanging dangerous attacks, but managed to throw only once. Kazan almost twice perebrosali SKA: 13: 7, but the benefits of this extract could not. St. Petersburg’s team quietly gave his zone, “Ak Bars” is to give space, did not know what to do – at the gate almost no climbing, so sharpen the game failed. Instead, Kazan shot gates Koskinen from distant positions. Finnish goalkeeper coped with these throws.
One can argue what turned out to be a key goal of the SKA – throw Jimmy Eriksson out of Eugene Medvedev or solo passage Eugene Dadonova at the beginning of the third period. However, whether or rather Kazan in their own moments, and the game could turn in the opposite direction. In the third period Petr Vrana almost went one on one with Koskinen, but slowed down with the cast and in the end it robbed defender Yuri Alexandrov. Czech striker has excellent technique, is simply obliged to implement such moments, especially when your team loses. The problem runs even with the implementation of a series of “Siberia”. Perhaps not miss Koskinen puck from Alexander Svitova in the end of the third match, and on the eve of the finals would have already been completed.
PENALTY FOR REMOVAL
In the third match wards Zinetuly Bilyaletdinov managed to neutralize most of the St. Petersburg team. Kazan competently acted in the minority, and the resident expert “Business Online», a three-time champion of Russia Igor Bakhmutov said , that “Leopard” was able to solve the game system SKA during the implementation of excess. “Ak Bars”, pick up unwanted deletions in the third match, played in the fourth discipline – the first time Kazan retired only in the middle of the second period. However, SCA sold its first chance, and after a few minutes after the goal Eriksson went Varnakov. At the beginning of the third period Eugene Dadonov has implemented most of the next.
In this case, both goals SKA most atypical turned out for the team Vyacheslav Bykov . Kazan again acted correctly in its area, the St. Petersburg team players rolled the puck during the implementation, drew Artemy Panarin and Ilya Kovalchuk to throw on after positional attacks could not throw. Both goals were abandoned due to individual skill players SKA, which differed after the solo passages. In this regard, the team Bilyaletdinov must be doubly hurt – they played a much more disciplined, managed to neutralize most of the positional SKA, but still were twice punished for removal.
hopelessness in the third period
In the third game the team Bilyaletdinovaprodemonstrirovala will to win, being able to escape in the final period. Of course, not without the help of Koskinen, but psychologically it was very important to make a comeback. Bilyaletdinov can save these cup matches, and this victory just could not affect positively on the mood of the players. However, on the eve of the Kazan team too much wrong, allowing SKA regularly create dangerous moments at the gate. Relaxation? Unlikely. “Barca”, so hard having obtained the victory in the third match, were simply not prepared to develop their lead in the fourth game and return to the series in Kazan with a tie.
For the second consecutive salvation Kazan team was not enough. Although, who knows how to would have happened if not for quick puck Dadonova in the opening of the third period. Play two goals in the SKA on this match was impossible. It is this goal in many ways has become the determining factor in the fourth match. In the final segment of the meeting Kazan did not know what to do with the puck, though, and tried to go forward. All attacks “leopards” St. Petersburg group met at his blue line, and go into the opponent’s zone managed through time. Players “Ak Bars” began to lose the puck into harmless situations, mistakes in programs, and it’s all psychology. In this regard, of course, an important role was played by a goal Justin Azevedo, which gave little hope for a favorable outcome in the end of the game, and served as a stepping stone for the fifth match in Kazan.
« wait for us to drown »
« Well, we’re not drowning yet, wait to sink us. Matches still have, will play and fight, “- said Bilyaletdinov at the post-match press conference. This is repeated, and the players “Ak Bars”. Forward Artem Lukoyanov said that Kazan team looks fresh and interesting to your opponent, and defender Jacob Rilov firmly stated that in the final series will be seven matches. Bookmakers do not particularly believe in the Kazan team – in all four previous meetings was a favorite of the SKA, and now St. Petersburg team to win the Cup Gagarin give negligibly small coefficient – 1.03. The team from the banks of the Neva River has never been so close to the trophy, a contender for which she was considered the last seven seasons.
Bilyaletdinov, in turn, for the second time in the history of the Gagarin Cup faced with a situation where you need recoup the score 1 – 3. In the 2010/11 season Kazan team in the second round, losing by the same score “Salavat Yulaev”, but could not be saved, and Ufimtsev won the Cup. It is hardly necessary to draw parallels, especially remembering how many times Bilyaletdinov pulled “Ak Bars” out of a difficult situation. Before the Kazan Tatars now is a simple task – to go out and win the remaining matches, the chances of error are no more. In Kazan, by the way, will once again be a full house – the sixth game tickets bought in 35 minutes.
Gagarin Cup Final. 4th match
SKA (St. Petersburg) – Ak Bars (Kazan) – 3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1)
April 17th. Ice Palace. 12000.
1: 0 Thoresen (Kovalchuk, 00:38)
1: 1 Möller (Azevedo, Nikulin, 30:00, Bol.)
2: 1 Eriksson (Kovalchuk, Koskinen, 33:36, Bol.)
3: 1 Dadonov (Kovalchuk, 40:44, Bol.)
3: 2 Azevedo (Zakharchuk, Lukoyanov, 59:19)
Goalkeepers : Koskinen – Nilsson
Account in the series: 3 – 1 (4: 2, 1: 0, 1: 2, 3: 2)
Photo: official website of SKA (ska.ru)
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