The 17th defeat in the 21st match of the second round was suffered by HC "Ryazan" - in St. Petersburg "Citizens" lost in the overtime of SKA- "Neve" 1: 2. But, thanks to a draw in the main time, they replenished their luggage with a scored point, and retain positions in the "Playoff Zone".
SKA-"Neva" is one of the direct competitors of HC Ryazan, in the event of the victory of "Army team" caught up with our team in the tournament table. But the first two periods more interesting looked. "White-blue" was sharper, it was more often thrown on the goal, but the performing skills in the final stage of attacks lacked neither the other team.
The initial account on the scoreboard has changed only in the 43rd minute: Stanislav Kondratyev rid out the puck under Nikita Gromov's throw - the washer stuck in the middle of the goalkeeper of Piterians Yaroslav Ascarov and he, without noticing this, actually hesitated the hockey shell for the gate ribbon himself.
But the music for HC Ryazan played not long. At 50 minutes, Daniel Ogirchuk by a cast from the middle distance "printed" the goalkeeper "Citizens" Dmitry Godesa. Until the end of the main time, it was possible to snatch the victory both both those and others, but - 1: 1 - the meeting flowed into overtime.
An additional period of SKA-"Neva" began in most - guests beat off. But what was failed to "army" with a numerical conversion, they made equal compositions. Artem Nikolaev on the 64th minute of the meeting entered the zone and powerfully clicked into the distant corner - 1: 2.
"A good game was, but: you don't score - they score you. We had two great moments at the end of the third period and in overtime. It was necessary to solve them. In principle, the guys played well, selflessly. Everything we asked, they performed. Somewhere is not lucky. Thanks to guys for dedication, "said Sergey Ryazan, after the game, the head coach of HC Ryazan.
The position of the teams on the border "Playoff zone": 10. Toros - 52 points (44 games), 11. HC Rostov - 51 (44), 12. HC Ryazan - 51 (45), 13. HC "Tambov" - 50 (43), 14. "Star" - 50 (43), 15. SKA- "Neva" - 50 (45), 16. "Chetmet" - 49 (43), 17. "Dynamo" MO - 49 (43), 18. Lada - 46 (43).
The next match of the Championship of the WHL HC "Ryazan" will also spend in St. Petersburg - February 3 "Citizens" are found with Dynamo.