The end of the third period

Fernand Roy catches the puck with his trapper - a perfect save for a slick magazine's cover!

Jere Niemi circles the penalty zone, passes and gets the puck again!

A sprint drive! Arcady Luchenok enters the zone

The puck is dropped. Vertalet initiates the atack

An absolutely powerful shot by Juris Zigmonts and the puck shakes the net of the cage!

Goal. 5-3. Juris Zigmonts

Juris Zigmonts is left alone on the slot!

Gilles Laubadere hastily crosses the blue line around the board

Juris Zigmonts played well at face-off, neatly passing the puck to a teammate

A penalty. Philippe Gorbunovas 2 minutes

Philippe Gorbunovas commits a faul

A penalty. Jarmo Eronen 2 minutes

An unsuccessful hip-check by Jarmo Eronen. That's a penalty

Fernand Roy catches the puck in the air and hides it behind the defensemen

Jere Niemi partners put the puck right on the hook… shot!

Fight in the centre, a pass and German Kovalyov is already in the opponent's zone

Annoying people at the slot weren't an issue as Fernand Roy is strong

The goalkeeper’s view is closed! Point-blank shot!

Spartak Moscow skipped a beat and Arcady Luchenok is in the zone already

A penalty. Klement Reichel 2 minutes

Klement Reichel couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

A wrist shot....GOOOOOOOAAAAAL!

Goal. 5-2. Vit Leska

Vit Leska shoots against the defenseman

Spartak Moscow players entered the opponent's zone with no efforts

It is exactly for these kinds of shots the goalkeeper is equiped with trapper, and Tor Jacobsen is good with it!

Unexpected pass - Robin Schranil breaks into position!

The defender look worn-out, it's time to change, Spartak Moscow enters the zone efortlessly

Face-off, Arnulf Grogaard gnaws the puck out

A penalty. Ludovic Tchertkoff 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Face-off, Juris Zigmonts gnaws the puck out

Tor Jacobsen parries the puck

Elliot Rydenfelt shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

Philippe Gorbunovas is in the opponent's zone

A powerfull pass failed. Crackling sound marked a broken baton

Squeezed between his own sluggish defesemen, Fernand Roy manages to writhe himself free and press the puck in this mess!

The players huddled at the cage like in a narrow room – dangerous!

Drahoslav Handzus manages to perform an excellent drive!

A wrist shot....GOOOOOOOAAAAAL!

Goal. 4-2. Ernst Walcher

Ernst Walcher flicks from the blue line…

Ernst Walcher does a buttonhook. Spartak Moscow is advancing

Fernand Roy was strong at the base, all caught up and locked in

German Kovalyov shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

German Kovalyov gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. German Kovalyov rushes towards the cage

Fernand Roy is forced to intervene, but manages the shot with no efforts

Finally decided to involve the goalkeeper German Kovalyov into the game – a shot!

A long bomb across the blue line - Vertalet is in the opponent's zone

A penalty. Philippe Gorbunovas 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

Tor Jacobsen comes out a winner in this matchup - the puck is still and locked in!

Finally decided to involve the goalkeeper Michael Johansen into the game – a shot!

Aki Taponen watches out for a partner to send a pass to

A penalty. Octave Gaudreault 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

Spartak Moscow gained the advantage in the last minutes

Tor Jacobsen saw every movement and it wasn't hard to parry the puck

Taavetti Laihiala scraped the puck out of the tangle of fighting – he goes to the cage!

Entered the zone around the boards, a cross!

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

Tor Jacobsen is the last obstacle for the puck on its way and he's unbreakable - it was parried!

Each player of the Spartak Moscow got the puck in this bully-off – the moment for the shot!

Spartak Moscow players entered the zone without a hitch

Attackers of Vertalet broke into the zone without noticing that they had lost the puck. A clear check.

A terribly misfortunate pass performed by a player of Vertalet . Attack was bogged down

A penalty. Evelyn Steinmeier 2 minutes

Evelyn Steinmeier couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

Tor Jacobsen rushes in front to meet the forward who falls over him though the puck is pressed to the ice by a goalkeeper

Partners skillfully brought Taavetti Laihiala to the final shot…

Spartak Moscow holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

A penalty. Emil Gratchev 2 minutes

Emil Gratchev couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

Some hustle on the slot of Vertalet , several attempted shots but the puck never finds a way across the finishing tape

Elliot Rydenfelt circles the penalty zone, passes and gets the puck again!

Spartak Moscow forwards gaind the insight of the situation and here they are in the opponent's zone

Players of Spartak Moscow were unable to infiltrate the zone. Here comes the whistle. We have an offside

Emil Gratchev plays on the edge, but luckily seizes the puck

In a short, slack flick German Kovalyov shots through the goalie.

Goal. 3-2. German Kovalyov

Combination, pass goes by - German Kovalyov is alone!

Arcady Luchenok built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

Renars Zatleris is not as easy as a pie. He stopped the attack single-handed

Two of Spartak Moscow players are against just one defenseman, a pass towards the far post! Goooaaal!

Goal. 3-1. Philippe Gorbunovas

Steady passes, the puck wanders like in a maze – a moment!

The defender look worn-out, it's time to change, Spartak Moscow enters the zone efortlessly

Goalie fails to parry the puck and Aki Taponen sends it in the cage!

Goal. 2-1. Aki Taponen

Spartak Moscow sniper charges from the blue line!

Evelyn Steinmeier manages to perform an excellent drive!

Face-off occured. Spartak Moscow holds the puck

Tor Jacobsen covers the puck being backed up by a defeseman, making a skate save. He shouldn't have yawned

Bully-off to the right; Ernst Walcher with the puck – a chance!

A dangerous high-speed attack initiated by Spartak Moscow - the blue line crossed in the blink of an eye

A penalty. Ludovic Tchertkoff 2 minutes

Ludovic Tchertkoff commits a faul

Centres look cross at each other. Elliot Rydenfelt wins the duel

Tor Jacobsen put an end to one ow the most beautiful cominations of the day...what profeciency!

Unexpected pass - Philippe Gorbunovas breaks into position!

Elliot Rydenfelt moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

A penalty. Bronislav Skoula 2 minutes

Roughing by Bronislav Skoula

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

Steen Berg grabs the puck from Dainis Steins

A powerfull pass failed. Crackling sound marked a broken baton

A carom! Goooooaaal!

Goal. 1-1. Juris Zigmonts

Juris Zigmonts delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Juris Zigmonts took the bit between his teeth

A penalty. Mitrofan Maroz 2 minutes

Mitrofan Maroz gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

Tor Jacobsen plays strong and parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Evdokim Mukhin playfully handled the defender

Evdokim Mukhin exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

A slack shot performed by Olavsson Bjerke. The goalkiper of Vertalet handels it quite easily

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Olavsson Bjerke is ready to shoot

Evdokim Mukhin moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

Fernand Roy parries the puck

Juris Zigmonts flicks to the cage

Vertalet charges

A terribly misfortunate pass performed by a player of Spartak Moscow. Attack was bogged down

Tor Jacobsen covers the puck being backed up by a defeseman, making a skate save. He shouldn't have yawned

Spartak Moscow played the moment like a good play - Dainis Steins comes on the centre stage!

Ernst Walcher shows magnificent stickwork and enters the opponent's zone

Tor Jacobsen put an end to one ow the most beautiful cominations of the day...what profeciency!

Shot from the blue line!

With his pass Dainis Steins simply cuts apart Vertalet defence

The puck is pressed to a board, the defensemen pushed away all the opponents

Klement Reichel rushes to stop a cannon shot with his own body! With the face screwed up he still does his job

Players of Vertalet can not do a thing with the opponent's clingy defense

Face-off, Hjalmar Christensen gnaws the puck out

Players of Vertalet were struggling to get to the slot so hard that swept away the cage

Tor Jacobsen plays strong and parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Arnulf Grogaard!

:foward breathes heavily - he crossed the blue line in a rush

Players of Vertalet initiate the attack

Tor Jacobsen is the last obstacle for the puck on its way and he's unbreakable - it was parried!

Taavetti Laihiala crossed the entire opponent's zone and was behind the cage, pass to the slot. Dangerous!

As Taavetti Laihiala entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

Players of Spartak Moscow initiate the attack

Goalie parries the shot, the puck is left on the slot sliding and Fernand Roy just falls over it - the puck is not going anywhere

Intuitive pass, the puck is on the hook - Evald Scerban is ready to shoot!

Vertalet is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

After the shot puck is stuck somewhere in goalie's gear

Michael Johansen flicks to the cage

Spartak Moscow players entered the opponent's zone with no efforts

They won't let the oppent reach the blue-lined frontier

Arnulf Grogaard wins face-off

Squeezed between his own sluggish defesemen, Tor Jacobsen manages to writhe himself free and press the puck in this mess!

Pass, Ernst Walcher is with the puck – that is really appealing position!

With his pass Dainis Steins simply cuts apart Vertalet defence

Koblencs Karsums stands strong on the blue line and meets the opponent

Elliot Rydenfelt leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

A penalty. Octave Gaudreault 2 minutes

Rough play by Octave Gaudreault. Minor penalty, no doubt

With no hint on violence, defense of Spartak Moscow closed all the clear zones and gained the puck

Tor Jacobsen parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Spartak Moscow greatly played the puck and Dainis Steins is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

:foward breathes heavily - he crossed the blue line in a rush

A carom! Goooooaaal!

Goal. 1-0. Philippe Gorbunovas

Philippe Gorbunovas delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

:is on the blue line, spotts a partner, knock-on. Puck-chasers of Spartak Moscow entered the opponent's zone

Start of the first period