The end of the third period

A powerfull pass failed. Crackling sound marked a broken baton

Germaine Roque manages to interlock the leg pads, a dull blow, the puck is settled

Combination, pass goes by - Frode Krag is alone!

With his pass Frode Krag simply cuts apart Kuznetsk Bears defence

The puck bounces off from the pad and keeps on rolling just in front of the cage but finally Germaine Roque manages to win it over

It seemed that from nothing there is a moment at the cage

Fight in the centre, a pass and Vanni Zeno is already in the opponent's zone

Oluf Patursson - perfect play with the trapper

Swift shot!

Adrian Fredriksson manages to perform an excellent drive!

Petro Moravec makes a carefull hip-check and dispossesses the opponent of the puck

With a quick wrist shot Leonid Odintsov got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 5-2. Leonid Odintsov

Shot from the blue line!

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Cyril Darula corralled it and crosses the blue line

The puck is held by Abay

Several players of Kuznetsk Bears attempted to enter the zone in parallel, but the liney pauses the game, calling it offside

Vatslav Karaulov appeared to be better at face-off

Defense acts rough and pacy, pushing the opponent's forwards away from the puck. The attack is dead by now

The puck is held by Abay

Defensemen didn't give a chance to sit it out and pushed the opponent out of the zone

Abay gained the advantage in the last minutes

Face-off occured. Abay holds the puck

Ronald Hannah meets the opponent on high speed! Puck, baton and gloves - all three are lost.

The puck flies from under the defenseman, Oluf Patursson raises the shield and gets it

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

Not for the first time Aatto Erholtz exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

Kuznetsk Bears gained the advantage in the last minutes

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

Row of passes, attackers kept the puck, it's time to shoot - Dylan Pouchin is in favourable position!

Thanks to his personal performance Voldemars Rags made himself comfortable in the Abay zone

Centres look cross at each other. Voldemars Rags wins the duel

Oluf Patursson saves his team!

Ronald Hannah playfully handled the defender

Pier Carlo Giraldoni hastily crosses the blue line around the board

A penalty. Annegret Hildenbrand 2 minutes

Roughing by Annegret Hildenbrand

A penalty. Zmitrok Kramko 2 minutes

Roughing by Zmitrok Kramko

Players of Abay won the puck

The puck is held by Kuznetsk Bears

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 4-2. Arnolds Silins

Arnolds Silins starts attacking, he gave it, got it – he can shoot!

Not for the first time Casimir Coucourt exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

Tahvo Launis skillfully tips the puck towards the cage!

Goal. 3-2. Tahvo Launis

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Tahvo Launis is ready to shoot

Abay cought the opponent on change

Off-side. Players of Abay were too hasty

Mark Billington leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

An absolutely powerful shot by Viliam Kratzer and the puck shakes the net of the cage!

Goal. 2-2. Viliam Kratzer

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

Pier Carlo Giraldoni built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

A pass in the middle of nowhere and Kuznetsk Bears loses control over the puck

A penalty. Jakub Butora 2 minutes

Jakub Butora breaks the rules

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

Germaine Roque is unfailing!

Vatslav Karaulov outplays the opponent and shoots!

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

Zmitrok Kramko grabs the puck from Adrian Fredriksson

Nikolaus vonHayek entered the fight and was successful. Now Kuznetsk Bears holds the puck

Germaine Roque showed extrordinary reaction skillfully parrying the shot with the shield

Intuitive pass, the puck is on the hook - Leonid Odintsov is ready to shoot!

Leonid Odintsov is in the opponent's zone

In a short, slack flick Ronald Hannah shots through the goalie.

Goal. 2-1. Ronald Hannah

Abay defenders allowed Ronald Hannah to shoot

The puck bounces back to the Abay zone

Germaine Roque showed extrordinary reaction skillfully parrying the shot with the shield

Buddy Lofthouse shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

Abay charges

Zmitrok Kramko plays on the edge, but luckily seizes the puck

Face-off occured. Kuznetsk Bears holds the puck

Germaine Roque parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Leonid Odintsov shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

Not for the first time Leonid Odintsov exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

Not a difficult shot at all, parried with a pad by Germaine Roque - it should have been more accurate

Unexpected pass - Vanni Zeno breaks into position!

The puck bounces back to the Kuznetsk Bears zone

The puck bounces off from the pad and keeps on rolling just in front of the cage but finally Germaine Roque manages to win it over

There’s a moment at the Kuznetsk Bears cage!

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

Jakub Butora loses the puck out of the blue

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 2-0. Arnolds Silins

Every pass is accurate - Arnolds Silins goes for the shot!

Thanks to his personal performance Casimir Coucourt made himself comfortable in the Kuznetsk Bears zone

Kuznetsk Bears attempts to enter the opponent's zone

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

Voldemars Rags shines – he is with the puck again and is ready to shoot!

With his pass Dylan Pouchin simply cuts apart Abay defence

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

A marvelous wrist shot by Casimir Coucourt! Puck is in the net!

Goal. 1-0. Casimir Coucourt

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

Abay charges

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

The puck is dropped. Abay initiates the atack

A penalty. Frederic Lapaliere 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

A save performed by Germaine Roque. Not brilliant but calm though

Unexpected pass - Vatslav Karaulov breaks into position!

An accurate pass. Abay moves forward

Germaine Roque was strong at the base, all caught up and locked in

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Frode Krag!

As Tahvo Launis entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

Abay gained the advantage in the last minutes

Abay gained the advantage in the last minutes

The puck is held by Abay

Mark Billington couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Kuznetsk Bears is with the puck

Tahvo Launis loses the puck out of the blue

Germaine Roque gets the puck coldbloodedly while his fellow defensemen push the opponents aside

Toni Bajamonte scraped the puck out of the tangle of fighting – he goes to the cage!

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

An outstanding save by Oluf Patursson. Some work to do for press photographers

The defence of the Abay has failed. Carl Alme shoots!

Fight in the centre, a pass and Frederic Lapaliere is already in the opponent's zone

Defensemen of Kuznetsk Bears put an end to the invasion

Faceoff in the centre ice, Kuznetsk Bears is with the puck

Oluf Patursson gets the puck coldbloodedly while his fellow defensemen push the opponents aside

Kuznetsk Bears players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Korben Everhart shoots

Abay skipped a beat and Uberto Rino is in the zone already

Fantastic play in the frame by Oluf Patursson! A save!

It's not a child's play to sneak through the defence to the cage - Frederic Lapaliere did it!

Frederic Lapaliere exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

Germaine Roque showed extrordinary reaction skillfully parrying the shot with the shield

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Frode Krag is ready to shoot

Abay charges

George Rufus entered the fight and was successful. Now Abay holds the puck

Each player of Abay was honoured by presence of the puck after this face-off, as they established a foothold on the opponent's zone. But it didn't come to a shot anyway

Each player of Kuznetsk Bears was honoured by presence of the puck after this face-off, as they established a foothold on the opponent's zone. But it didn't come to a shot anyway

A penalty. Adrian Fredriksson 2 minutes

We hear a whistle and it seems we have a penalty

The puck bounces off from the pad and keeps on rolling just in front of the cage but finally Germaine Roque manages to win it over

Niklaus Lindemann jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

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

Occasional defenseman jumps in front of the shooter - carom - Oluf Patursson leads the puck away with the shield

Carl Alme jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

The defender couldn't reach the puck and stop the pass. What a dangerous misfortune.

Oluf Patursson parries the shot

There’s a moment at the Abay cage!

Korben Everhart gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Korben Everhart rushes towards the cage

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

Oluf Patursson is unfailing!

Combination, pass goes by - Pier Carlo Giraldoni is alone!

Kuznetsk Bears charges

Players of Kuznetsk Bears initiate the attack

Start of the first period