St. Petersburg, August 25 – R-Sport, Artem Lisowski . Hockey players of CSKA Moscow with a victory started a new season of the Continental Hockey League, winning the St. Petersburg SKA in the match for the opening cup.
On Monday, the team Dmitry Quarterly in St. Petersburg in the army derby defeated in overtime, the current holder of the Gagarin Cup – SKA – with a score of 4: 3.
As part of CSKA goals scored by Alexander Radulov (21 minutes), Nikita Zaitsev (32 minutes), Igor Ozhiganov (45 minutes) and Jeff Platt (61 minutes). SKA distinguished Yuakim Lindstrom (23th minute), Maxim Chudinov (38 minutes) and Ilya Kovalchuk (48 minutes).
“Of course, begin to address the new club with a winning goal in a match for the opening cup – it’s amazing – told reporters rookie CSKA Platt. – I’m glad that I put in the first link with Alexander Radulov, he is a great player who charges his energy team-mates. Playing with him, try to comply. ”The first match of the new season, the CHL has turned really bright, emotional and rich in events.
Full House in the “Ice” and Gagarin “Let’s go!”
Active Gagarin Cup winner against the “regular season” in the season 2014/15. SKA against CSKA Moscow. Confrontation Andrei Nazarov and Dmitry Quarterly, Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Radulov, St. Petersburg and Moscow. A more colorful and intriguing signs with an abundance of “Duel” for the first match of the new season the CHL come up with was probably impossible. Actually, the status of the meeting and obtained that it is necessary – opening cup. With this increased interest in the army derby in St. Petersburg and became completely wild. There was no doubt that on Monday, “Ice” is waiting for another sell-out. No wonder: after all, a few days before the meeting, the new head coach of SKA Nazarov, who in the offseason was succeeded in this position victor Vyacheslav Bykov, said biting and catchy: “It will be a war”.
It is not surprising that fans swept all the tickets in a jiffy. Except for sports intrigue to hockey in St. Petersburg, and even go for colorful pre-match show, where the SKA, probably has no equal in the entire league. And this time the fans filled the bleachers, were not disappointed. Petersburg club has arranged a grand laser show, staged which took an active part manager Ari Zakarian Evgeni Plushenko, a shrill music on the theme of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space. SKA should be completely “space” theme, making the main slogan of the new season Gagarin’s famous phrase, “Let’s go!” By the way, a couple of days prior to the meeting, during the presentation of new members of the SKA CSKA president Gennady Timchenko said that the team has everything to repeat the success of last year’s season. As if to confirm the words of St. Petersburg CSKA once again put the Gagarin Cup on public display, and each fan could be photographed with the cup. Took his place near the ice under the watchful care of a soldier honor guard and opening cup.
The atmosphere in the “Ice” was festive. The opening ceremony was participated match KHL president Dmitry Chernyshenko, and throw made head coach of Russia Oleg Znarok and well-known former national team striker, vice president of the CHL Valery Kamensky.Goalkeepers at the height
electrified atmosphere around the match certainly affected both teams. In the first period in the actions of the players attended more emotion than coherence. Nazarov in the first link bet on three Ilya Kovalchuk Ilya-heel Yuakim Lindstrom. Quarterly trio said Jeff Platt-Roman Lyubimov, Alexander Radulov. It’s hard to say who has the beginning of the match – both teams played on equal terms. Perhaps, in the opening of the meeting closer to to open an account it was St. Petersburg CSKA, however, after the removal of Igor Ozhiganova site owners failed to disappoint goalkeeper Stanislav Galimov.
The rest of the teams had an equal chance to get ahead in the count . As Galimov was on top, and his counterpart, SKA goalkeeper Mikko Koskinen wall got up in the way of the puck and did not allow CSKA Moscow ignite behind his back a red light. Especially the Finnish giant has played brilliantly in the 14th minute when incomprehensible Saves reflected, it seemed to throw effective two meters Radulov. Goalkeepers of both teams were on top and while playing unequal structures. St. Petersburg CSKA three remained in the majority, but to break Galimov and could not. Guests twice tried to play too much, but they were not able to put Koskinen to a standstill.
CSKA comes forward SKA catches
If the first period went to the buildup, the second CSKA Moscow and Petersburg staged a fascinating game of catch-up. Both teams including the rapid speed, played on a collision course and created a lot of dangerous moments. And goals that viewers saw become a logical development of events and at the same time the decoration of the second segment of the meeting. And fans saw goals for every taste. In the first minute of the second period, Radulov has brought the puck into the net after a classic trehhodovki. After nearly two minutes forward SKA Lindstrom said gracefully cast into the “nine”. CSKA Moscow defender Nikita Zaitsev in the middle period punished the hosts for the removal of ice – after six minutes Maxim Chudinov said the same, having thrown the puck after a lightning combination of style Artemije Panarin.The fate of trophy decided overtime
The third period was to be the culmination of a luxurious spectacle. To the credit of both teams, the contestants did not elect a cautious wait and see tactics, preferring her something Bezbashenny hockey. Once again, the mood of St. Petersburg and Moscow fans in a roller coaster, then jumping to the highest point, then again it dropped to zero. Swing continued. And if in the first and second periods solve all goalkeepers and skill players, in the third period, the game interfered fatal mistakes. In the 45th minute CSKA defender Ozhiganov dropped almost at random from the blue line and the puck after a rebound from the body of Andrei Zubarev slipped into the goal SKA. And three minutes later it was the turn of guests to make a mistake. Captain St. Petersburg CSKA Kovalchuk randomly dropped from the defender with a remote distance, but Galimov, this task proved to be from the category of intractable, and he missed the puck under guard.
Typically, in such games the winner can not be predicted until the final siren. A few minutes before the end of regular time SKA had a chance to snatch victory – Radulov went to the penalty box, and CSKA remained in the minority. Two minutes of St. Petersburg CSKA circling the gate Galimov, playing a combination, but smashing throw Kovalchuk hit the post …
After the match Quarterly said he intends to talk to Radulov of the deletion.
“It’s clear that we say about it. Sasha two removal brought, it is wrong. The leader of the delete command should be on yourself to make. He has two removal was. The team in those moments it was difficult. We will talk with him,” – he said .
His SKA players missed the chance, and the game went into overtime. In the extra period, fortune again turned to face CSKA. The very beginning of overtime: Error Kovalchuk, who gave an inaccurate pass in his area, and after a quick combination of Platt backhand sends a crucial goal against Koskinen.
“We tried, but the error in overtime led to the defeat – He said after the match frustrated Nazarov told reporters. – I liked the movement of the players in the second half, we have added, but CSKA also added. The game went to the goal “.
” Are victory in St. Petersburg to play hard. As the movement has turned bad game. Of course, there were mistakes in the first leg. SCA is strong in the majority, he scored two goals. It’s hard to play against him in this component. But we doterpeli, won, done guys, “- said, in turn, quarter, do not hide the joy of conquest first trophy of the season.
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