CSKA beat in Moscow "Lokomotiv" and went forward in the series
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The semifinal series of the Western Conference between CSKA and Lokomotiv may well delay on 7 matches. After a random and not completely spectacular first round of the playoff Cup Gagarin, viewers will finally observe an uncompromising struggle of two system teams and strong coaches. Exchange by victories and defeats on each of each other's sites, the team went to Moscow to the fifth meeting, which in all respects became a key to the sixth meeting in Yaroslavl.
On the last turns left unchanged. The gate defended Lars Yuhhansson and Eddie Pascual, and the latter soon after the start of the meeting had a puck out of his pull out. The army team helped a ricochet. Okulov had a powerful throw, and from the Kochomotive protector stick flew into the grid. CSKA continued to bend his attacking line, and almost next time Robinson threw dangerously, but then the goalkeeper has already coped. The army team looked powerfully in the attack, often threatening Pasqual's possessions, and Lokomotiv acted more on counterattacks.
Before the break, a more active in the attack of CSKA was able to score once again. Maxim Mint ran around the flank, rolled out onto the gate and confidently figured out Pasquale. Wards Igor Nikitin conducted an active first period, marking the opponent and leaving for a break with a completely comfortable advantage of two washers. After the break, the Lokomotiv tried to play the first number, guests owned a territorial advantage, often the gates of Yuhanson threatening.
By the middle of the period, Lokomotiv players even got the majority of 5 to 3 and had to play with such a situation, but Peterscron violated the rules in the attack, a little alleviating the situation for the opponent. However, it did not help the army. Yaroslavls still implemented a numerical advantage after a long draw, Marchenko played Pulkkinen, under the powerful throw of which Yuhhansson did not have time to restructure. Soon CSKA was in the minority, but rather he could beat himself - Popov in a counterattack from a profitable position did not hit the target.
Lokomotiv continued to dominate, put pressure on the defense of CSKA, and Igor Nikitin even had to take a time-out, in order to bring the rival attacking rival. It turned out well and even more. The army team was shifted to the ending of the period, having spent a pair of decent attacks, and Maxim Mommin and at all designed a double, in the near battle by playing Paskalem after the silence of Transmission of Okulov. Lokomotiv looked better, but on the third period also left behind three washers.
In general, the drawing of the third period was understood. Players "Lokomotiv" threw all their strength on the attack, but CSKA began to do what he knows how very well - tolerate. Nikitin's wards met the opponent rather highly, while they themselves did not forget the gate of Pascual approach. And yet, by the middle of the period, the army team was mistaken in someone else's zone, allowing Pulkinen to escape to the gate and replay Juhansson. The ending was sunk. So it happened, "Lokomotiv" continued to see, several times even locking the army in the zone. Yaroslavls created a number of dangerous moments, and Tkachev even landed into the frame.
Taking a timeout and replacing a goalkeeper on the sixth field player, Lokomotiv tried to take advantage of this last chance, but CSKA was able to defend his gate, winning the key duel of the series before traveling to Yaroslavl. Whether confrontation will be back to Moscow to the decisive battle, it will become clear very soon.
CSKA (Moscow) - Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) 3: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)
00:51 - 1: 0 - Konstantin Okulov;
18:02 - 2: 0 - Maxim Mimin (Maxim Shalunov, Konstantin Okulov);
27:55 - 2: 1 - Pulkinen's topic (Alexey Marchenko) - in most;
36:49 - 3: 1 - Maxim Mimin (Konstantin Okulov);
49:48 - 3: 2 - Pulkkin's theme
The score in the series - 3: 2.
Posted by: Andrei Sergeev
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