“Vanguard” - “Metallurg” Mg - 1: 3. Account in the series: 0-1.
Travis scott
The goalkeeper of Magnitogorsk Metallurg was previously called the strongest in our championship, but on Thursday he was simply inimitable. He played so magically that even Omsk hockey players seemed frightened to see the Canadian come out dry from time to time. In the second period, he even performed a trick, which goalkeepers usually show in training, when there is nothing to do and everyone is going to run away to the locker room, then to go about their business. Reflected throw flap, lying on his back, sorry, back to the gate. This is difficult to repeat on purpose.
Nikolay Kulemin
The striker of the Magnitogorsk club threw a puck of amazing beauty, after which the hosts began to act less actively. It was clear that they simply could not move away from the goal, unable to understand how to play two goals. And how to attack with large forces, if at any moment you can miss such a counterattack. Note that Nikolai, scoring, did not leave anyone in the fools, but Ryabykin and Chubarov. How many can pass a pair of such rivals?
Kulemin, by the way, held one of his best games. He not only scored, but also competently defended himself. And in general, if this goes on, then Nikolai should not be taken to training camps in Finland. Keep away from sin.
Valery Belousov
The head coach of the Omsk “Vanguard” Valery Belousov made a mistake with the choice of goalkeeper. In general, it is not clear why he put Maraclus, and not Fomichev. Moreover, the Canadian on the roll received a puck on his forehead. Fomichev played better in the last match and leads the playoffs in terms of penetration coefficient. Oh, this strange faith in foreign goalkeepers ... In general, Belousov made the wrong bet.
What's next
It’s not even clear what can be fixed here. More precisely, what needs to be fixed Omsk. The ideal option is to continue in the same vein. After all, they owned the advantage. Surpassed the opponent on shots - 29:17. Literally registered in a foreign zone. So it remains only to continue to attack the gates of Scott and hope that he will not survive. Belousov needs to convince hockey players again in a day that they are capable of scoring. More than one goal.
Despite the victory, Magnitogorsk has more problems. It is unlikely that Fyodor Kanareikin liked the ease with which the opponent stitched the defense, until he ran into Scott. As well as the fact that the attackers of the “Vanguard” were much faster. And if not a goalkeeper, everything would end in the first period. Scott is a hero, but you can’t sit on his neck and swing his legs.
But if Metallurg wins on Friday, then Vanguard is unlikely to play in the finals.
Alexey Shevchenko