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Kastaa Honkonen comes out a winner in this matchup - the puck is still and locked in!

Vratislav Berger is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Nizniy Novgorod forwards gaind the insight of the situation and here they are in the opponent's zone

Kastaa Honkonen felt the moment and closed the vavant corner

Alexandr Budik flicks from the blue line…

Bohumil Frano is in the opponent's zone

The team is saved by Crescenzo Verdizotti! A copy-book move with the shield

Martins Bers partners put the puck right on the hook… shot!

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

A save performed by Crescenzo Verdizotti. Not brilliant but calm though

Timu Hamalainen jumps out to the cage, he didn't managed to handle the puck on the move. Spin shot!

Each pass is tape-to-tape, as well as every movement. FinnAir enters the zone as if by the guidline

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

FinnAir gained the advantage in the last minutes

Players of FinnAir do well defending, leaving no chance to the oponent in their zone

Uolevi Pitkanen played splendidly at the spot

A breakaway! Goal!

Goal. 5-1. Vieno Intonen

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

Not for the first time Petteri Kapanen exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

Soli Koivusaari makes a carefull hip-check and dispossesses the opponent of the puck

Kastaa Honkonen weighed the threat and acted accordingly, closing the angle for a shot

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Vratislav Berger!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as Nizniy Novgorod keeps on advancing

Players of FinnAir won the puck

Hand in hand defensemen carefully met the attack - the puck is lost

Centres look cross at each other. Hampus Eklund wins the duel

A penalty. Soli Koivusaari 2 minutes

Soli Koivusaari commits a faul

Goalie was confused by change of puck's direction! Ariberto Santoro swung his baton!

Goal. 4-1. Ariberto Santoro

Blocked shot of Ariberto Santoro but he oriented quickly and gave another shot!

Eisenschmid Soren gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Eisenschmid Soren rushes towards the cage

A crashing hip-check demonstrated by Veynamoinen Martenson

A powerfull pass failed. Crackling sound marked a broken baton

Uolevi Pitkanen wins face-off

Skilfully turning around, Timu Hamalainen decides to perform a backhand shot and makes it a goal!

Goal. 4-0. Timu Hamalainen

The cross turned into a shot, Timu Hamalainen hurries for a putback.

A sprint drive! Matthau Bardy enters the zone

Soli Koivusaari entered the fight and was successful. Now FinnAir holds the puck

Crescenzo Verdizotti catches the puck with a trapper

Vieno Intonen with the puck popped from the boarder – risky fire blazes at the cage Nizniy Novgorod!

Vieno Intonen does a buttonhook. FinnAir is advancing

Players of FinnAir won the puck

A strong flick by Vieno Intonen succeds! Goalie didn't have time to react!

Goal. 3-0. Vieno Intonen

FinnAir players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Vieno Intonen shoots

FinnAir players entered the zone without a hitch

Lars Kuosmanen makes a carefull hip-check and dispossesses the opponent of the puck

Soli Koivusaari stands strong on the blue line and meets the opponent

Crescenzo Verdizotti was strong at the base, all caught up and locked in

Unexpected pass - Iro Holopainen breaks into position!

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

The puck hits the pad's edge and almost crosses the cage line - Crescenzo Verdizotti manages to throw it away just in time

Matthau Bardy partners put the puck right on the hook… shot!

An outstanding diagonal pass to Iro Holopainen and he is already in Nizniy Novgorod zone

Crescenzo Verdizotti is a pure magnet of a man - the puck preffers him to a vacant corner once again

Timu Hamalainen is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

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

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Players of Nizniy Novgorod initiate the attack

First-class clean check by a defensman of FinnAir

Players of Nizniy Novgorod start their attack

Faceoff in the centre ice, Nizniy Novgorod is with the puck

Ariberto Santoro loses the puck out of the blue

An intense fight by the board, the puck is sent out of the zone

With a backhand shot Martins Bers puts the puck in a corner, leaving the goalkeeper a failure!

Goal. 2-0. Martins Bers

Martins Bers playfully handled the defender

Forwards of FinnAir entered the zone of Nizniy Novgorod

The cage was empty but some player of Nizniy Novgorod stood up in front of the puck. He seemes to have recalled the Tarasov's phrase "Protect the cage!"

Matthau Bardy appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

Matthau Bardy shapes the attack and brings the puck to the opponent's zone

Iro Holopainen was a little better at the spot

The puck is dropped. FinnAir initiates the atack

A penalty. Uolevi Pitkanen 2 minutes

Uolevi Pitkanen gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

Under a head of steam Crescenzo Verdizotti rases the button and using his shield throws the puck over the cage

Kol Aho delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Not for the first time Martins Bers exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

Pierrick Rau couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Nizniy Novgorod is with the puck

The puck flies from under the defenseman, Crescenzo Verdizotti raises the shield and gets it

Matthau Bardy falling still shoots the cage

Matthau Bardy is in the opponent's zone

Face-off occured. Nizniy Novgorod holds the puck

Topi Panula parries the puck

Olav Fonhus flicks from the blue line…

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Valeriano Correnti corralled it and crosses the blue line

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

Pierrick Rau couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Nizniy Novgorod is with the puck

Harrison Crossman stands strong on the blue line and meets the opponent

FinnAir owns the puck

The whole areay is on lockdown by Crescenzo Verdizotti. He leaves no single chance to the opponent

Soli Koivusaari jumps out to the cage, he didn't managed to handle the puck on the move. Spin shot!

Thanks to his personal performance Kol Aho made himself comfortable in the Nizniy Novgorod zone

A push, Yuliy Grishin smacks the board with his face and the puck is lost

Just waving by guesswork Crescenzo Verdizotti found the puck in the trapper

Swift shot!

The puck bounces back to the Nizniy Novgorod zone

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

Players of FinnAir won the puck

Seemingly the corner was vacant but Topi Panula appeared out of the blue on the puck's way!

Bully-off to the right; Valeriano Correnti with the puck – a chance!

Nizniy Novgorod forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

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The end of the first period

Nizniy Novgorod owns the puck

A penalty. Uolevi Pitkanen 2 minutes

Uolevi Pitkanen breaks the rules

Fantastic play in the frame by Crescenzo Verdizotti! A save!

Soli Koivusaari falling still shoots the cage

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

Defensemen apprehended Maximilian Koretnaar and removed him out of the zone

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

Topi Panula felt the moment and closed the vavant corner

Eisenschmid Soren outplays the opponent and shoots!

Entered the zone around the boards, a cross!

A wrist shot....GOOOOOOOAAAAAL!

Goal. 1-0. Matthau Bardy

There’s a moment at the Nizniy Novgorod cage!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as FinnAir keeps on advancing

Crescenzo Verdizotti gets everything entering the slot as if he were a tornado - the puck is locked down

Practically it is possible to shoot from any position - Matthau Bardy aims!

FinnAir players entered the zone without a hitch

Uolevi Pitkanen played well at face-off, neatly passing the puck to a teammate

Pierrick Rau was a little better at the spot

Players of FinnAir won the puck

A slack shot performed by Martins Bers. The goalkiper of Nizniy Novgorod handels it quite easily

The defence of the Nizniy Novgorod has failed. Martins Bers shoots!

The puck bounces back to the Nizniy Novgorod zone

Aleksi Puranen plays on the edge, but luckily seizes the puck

Crescenzo Verdizotti pushes his shield in front of the puck and it flies high up in the air

Petteri Kapanen shoots against the defenseman

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

Centres look cross at each other. Uolevi Pitkanen wins the duel

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

Finally decided to involve the goalkeeper Soli Koivusaari into the game – a shot!

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Petteri Kapanen corralled it and crosses the blue line

Uolevi Pitkanen appeared to be more adroit at face-off

The puck flies from under the defenseman, Crescenzo Verdizotti raises the shield and gets it

Every pass is accurate - Vieno Intonen goes for the shot!

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

Centres look cross at each other. Uolevi Pitkanen wins the duel

Lars Kuosmanen checks cleanly, skilfully twisting the baton

Defensemen apprehended Lars Kuosmanen and removed him out of the zone

After a carom the puck as if reluctantly wanishes between the leg pads. Crescenzo Verdizotti falls on ice and miraculously presses it with his back!

Every pass is accurate - Timu Hamalainen goes for the shot!

FinnAir players decided to enter the opponent's zone with a dump shot

A penalty. Uolevi Pitkanen 2 minutes

Roughing by Uolevi Pitkanen

Crescenzo Verdizotti pressed the puck to the ice and tucked himself up getting ready for a face-off

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

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

Crescenzo Verdizotti pressed the puck to the ice and tucked himself up getting ready for a face-off

Kol Aho shoots!

An outstanding diagonal pass to Uolevi Pitkanen and he is already in Nizniy Novgorod zone

Uolevi Pitkanen gains the puck for his team

Crescenzo Verdizotti is unfailing!

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

FinnAir cought the opponent on change

Uolevi Pitkanen leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

A penalty. Hampus Eklund 2 minutes

Hampus Eklund gives it up and commits a faul on his opponent

Where the heck is the puck!? Oh yeah, here it is, held by Nizniy Novgorod

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