The end of the third period

Loosing track of the puck Vlad Malinin lands on his leg pads and does it just in time to block the low shot

Elias Skorvanek slips between defenders, open for the pass – He gets it!

Ruskus charges

Cut the pass and now have some time to catch their breath

After a powerfull shot the puck hits goalie in his mask - he is taken aback but the cage is safe

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

Viggo-Jensen Nikolajsen shapes the attack and brings the puck to the opponent's zone

Inacurate pass performed by a player of Ruskus. Initiative is lost

Nigel Farmer - a mechanical shoulder movement, nice reaction!

Karl Khokhlov starts attacking, he gave it, got it – he can shoot!

Saveliy Lavrov is on the roll, thinking of no pass enters the zone himself

A powerfull pass failed. Crackling sound marked a broken baton

Players of Ruskus won the puck

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

Nigel Farmer solved this puzzle choosing the right position

Adrian Zhuravlyov slips between defenders, open for the pass – He gets it!

Ankert Brett manages to perform an excellent drive!

An intense fight broke out at face-off! But however Hynek Benysek prooved to be faster and won it for his team

Martins Lusis makes a hip-check on the opponent. Neat and tidy!

Faceoff in the centre ice, Volga Sharks is with the puck

A penalty. Viggo-Jensen Nikolajsen 2 minutes

We hear a whistle and it seems we have a penalty

Face-off occured. Ruskus holds the puck

Players of Volga Sharks initiate the attack

A shot was good, the vision blocked for Nigel Farmer, but the puck got into a trapper as if attracted by a manget

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Peter Mattsson is ready to shoot

Volga Sharks is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

Vlad Malinin is unfailing!

The defence of the Volga Sharks has failed. Konrad Schett shoots!

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Siarhey Filipchik corralled it and crosses the blue line

An extremely powerfull hip-check by Varfolomey Bobrik. An unfit person could be hospitalized after such a thing. Volga Sharks gets the puck

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 4-8. Siarhey Filipchik

Ruskus players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

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

Face-off occured. Ruskus holds the puck

A penalty. Hynek Benysek 2 minutes

Hynek Benysek commits a faul

Each player of Volga Sharks 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

Vlad Malinin - a mechanical shoulder movement, nice reaction!

Siarhey Filipchik shots

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

A penalty. Karl Khokhlov 2 minutes

An unsuccessful hip-check by Karl Khokhlov. That's a penalty

Vlad Malinin! What is the goalkeeper of Volga Sharks doing! At full stretch he saves an empty corner of the cage!

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Matyas Novotny!

A sprint drive! Konrad Schett enters the zone

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

A penalty. Viggo-Jensen Nikolajsen 2 minutes

Viggo-Jensen Nikolajsen commits a faul

With a quick wrist shot Adrian Zhuravlyov got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 3-8. Adrian Zhuravlyov

Shot from the blue line!

Thanks to his personal performance Hynek Benysek made himself comfortable in the Ruskus zone

The opponent made the defensemen sweat but managed to put an end to the pass

Tim Büsser checks cleanly, skilfully twisting the baton

Goalie was confused by change of puck's direction! Elias Skorvanek swung his baton!

Goal. 3-7. Elias Skorvanek

Ruskus players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

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

Ruskus attempts to enter the opponent's zone

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

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

Volga Sharks skipped a beat and Konrad Schett is in the zone already

Players of Ruskus start their attack

A penalty. Martins Lusis 2 minutes

Rough play by Martins Lusis. Minor penalty, no doubt

Nigel Farmer - quick movement with the leg pads and the puck finds no way to the cage!

Martins Lusis shoots against the defenseman

Volga Sharks is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

Nigel Farmer gets the puck coldbloodedly while his fellow defensemen push the opponents aside

Swift shot!

An outstanding diagonal pass to Adrian Zhuravlyov and he is already in Ruskus zone

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

A penalty. Aki Annunen 2 minutes

Rough play by Aki Annunen. Minor penalty, no doubt

A penalty. Konrad Schett 2 minutes

Konrad Schett realized what he did and appologized. But it doesn't cancel the penalty

Occasional defenseman jumps in front of the shooter - carom - Nigel Farmer leads the puck away with the shield

Volga Sharks played the moment like a good play - Averkiy Mikheev comes on the centre stage!

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

Karl Khokhlov couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Volga Sharks is with the puck

A penalty. Hans Kohl 2 minutes

Roughing by Hans Kohl

A wrist shot....GOOOOOOOAAAAAL!

Goal. 2-7. Hynek Benysek

Hynek Benysek starts attacking, he gave it, got it – he can shoot!

On an even keel fowards of Volga Sharks rolled into the zone

Edvarts Zuments wins face-off

Defensemen of Volga Sharks put an end to the invasion

Occasional defenseman jumps in front of the shooter - carom - Vlad Malinin leads the puck away with the shield

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Siarhey Filipchik!

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

A penalty. Averyan Zychenkov 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

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

A push, Edvarts Zuments smacks the board with his face and the puck is lost

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

Each player of Ruskus 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

Ruskus owns the puck

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

Hynek Benysek was a little better at the spot

Jur Berzins skillfully tips the puck towards the cage!

Goal. 2-6. Jur Berzins

Jur Berzins appears right in front of the goalkeeper…

Saveliy Lavrov is in the opponent's zone

Loosing track of the puck Vlad Malinin lands on his leg pads and does it just in time to block the low shot

Blocked shot of Konrad Schett but he oriented quickly and gave another shot!

Konrad Schett moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

Players of Ruskus initiate the attack

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

Goalie was confused by change of puck's direction! Adrian Zhuravlyov swung his baton!

Goal. 2-5. Adrian Zhuravlyov

Adrian Zhuravlyov is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Ankert Brett shows magnificent stickwork and enters the opponent's zone

After a powerfull shot the puck hits goalie in his mask - he is taken aback but the cage is safe

Martins Lusis shots!

An outstanding pass performed by Averyan Zychenkov

A push, Saveliy Lavrov smacks the board with his face and the puck is lost

The attack was stopped just in the middle of the ice

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

Viggo-Jensen Nikolajsen starts attacking, he gave it, got it – he can shoot!

Kim Eliseev looms up on the blue line, asks for the puck and gets it

In a crush in the slot Edvarts Zuments in some supernatural way pushed the puck towards the cage!

Goal. 2-4. Edvarts Zuments

Edvarts Zuments scraped the puck out of the tangle of fighting – he goes to the cage!

Edvarts Zuments hastily crosses the blue line around the board

A splendid wrist shot by Averkiy Mikheev! Puck's in the net!

Goal. 1-4. Averkiy Mikheev

Pass, Averkiy Mikheev is with the puck – that is really appealing position!

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

Players of Ruskus start their attack

With a quick wrist shot Saveliy Lavrov got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 1-3. Saveliy Lavrov

Saveliy Lavrov is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Volga Sharks cought the opponent on change

After a row of caroms from the defensemen the puck got into the goalie's trapper

Saveliy Lavrov falling still shoots the cage

Saveliy Lavrov hastily crosses the blue line around the board

Centres look cross at each other. Hubertus Winkler wins the duel

Vlad Malinin manages to move on time and parry the puck

Kiosti Kuoppala is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

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

The puck is dropped. Ruskus initiates the atack

Nigel Farmer parries the puck

Karl Khokhlov with the puck popped from the boarder – risky fire blazes at the cage Ruskus!

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

Philipp Stettler is not as easy as a pie. He stopped the attack single-handed

A penalty. Averyan Zychenkov 2 minutes

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

Martins Lusis stands strong on the blue line and meets the opponent

Hubertus Winkler was a little better at the spot

The Ruskus attack failed

Martins Lusis is not as easy as a pie. He stopped the attack single-handed

Arvid Davidsen is not as easy as a pie. He stopped the attack single-handed

Nigel Farmer was strong at the base, all caught up and locked in

The defence of the Ruskus has failed. Arvid Davidsen shoots!

As Saveliy Lavrov entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

Ruskus owns the puck

With a backhand shot Hynek Benysek puts the puck in a corner, leaving the goalkeeper a failure!

Goal. 1-2. Hynek Benysek

Blocked shot of Hynek Benysek but he oriented quickly and gave another shot!

As Ankert Brett entered the zone, the rest of the team catches up

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

Edvarts Zuments scraped the puck out of the tangle of fighting – he goes to the cage!

Forwards of Ruskus entered the zone of Volga Sharks

With a quick wrist shot Averkiy Mikheev got the puck straight between the goalie's legs!

Goal. 1-1. Averkiy Mikheev

Steadily skates into the zone, suddenly everything changes - Averkiy Mikheev is ready to shoot

Fight in the centre, a pass and Averkiy Mikheev is already in the opponent's zone

A splendid wrist shot by Elias Skorvanek! Puck's in the net!

Goal. 1-0. Elias Skorvanek

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

Florian Bauer moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

An intense fight broke out at face-off! But however Karl Khokhlov prooved to be faster and won it for his team

Start of the first period