Kharlamov Cup. Unlucky Start

Despite great first period, the second one was lost by Chelyabinsk team as Belye Medvedi allowed 3 goals.In the third period Arkady Aksyonov and Yegor Stepanov scored a goal each but the final score of the game was set due to Avto team`s captain Konstantin Suslov who scored game winning goal, 4-2 win for Avto.

AVTO Yekaterinburg vs Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk – 4:2 (0:0, 3:0, 1:2)

1:0 – Loza (Zakharov) – 21:17
2:0 – Sibiryakov (Романов, Овчинников) – 28:26
3:0 – Zakharov (Лоза) – 38:54 (PPG)
3:1 – Stepanov (Yakovlev, Neroyev) – 41:50
3:2 – Аksyonov (Кirpichnikov, Аbramov) – 44:12
4:2 – Suslov (Perelyayev, Тyutyayev) – 49:51 (PPG)

Lineups

Avto Yekaterinburg
Romanov; 
Valitov – Perelyayev, Sedov – Suslov (C) – Тyutyayev;
Zhuravlyov – D.Zaitsev, Zakharov – Loza – Bukharov;
Salov – Fedorov (А), Коlesnikov – Оvchinnikov – Sibiryakov;
Leontyev – Тrifonov, Мylnikov – Fomintsev – Chufarov.

Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk          
Gorbunov 
Zhilyakov –Chupin, Yakutsenya – Shvaryov – Ширяев (А);
Neroyev – Zarubin, Аksyonov (C) – Абрамов – Зиновьев (А);
Кirpichnikov – Yasinsky, Stepanov– Шабанов – Яковлев;
Gatiyatulin – Vdovin, Rolgizer – Маnsurov – Zaitsev.

Game stats

Shots: 80-61

Shots on goal: 44-30

Goals: 4-2

Faceoffs won: 32-37

Blocked shots: 22-18

Hits: 22-23

Penalty minutes: 27-10.