Salavat Yulaev lost to Ak Bars in shootouts

UFA, 25 November 2019. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

HC Ak Bars won the second “green derby” of the 12th KHL season. Rivals played at the Ufa Arena with full stands. And in the first 20 minutes, guests from Kazan twice punished the home team. First, Juha Metsola missed the puck from Roman Rukavishnikov and then, playing shorthanded, the Finnish goalkeeper of the Ufa club did not save Yarullin's goal.

In the second period, Salavat Yulaev regained the initiative and had a scoring chance at the net of Timur Bilyalov. Zakhar Arzamastsev reduced the backlog of the Bashkir team - 2: 1. At the end of the game, Teemu Hartikainen had two penalties in a row for roughing with a break of three seconds. But his partners repelled the attacks of Ak Bars.

In the middle of the third period, Dmitry Kvartalny's players doubled the lead. But the Tsulygin’s team was not going to give up. First, Sakari Manninen successfully changed the score on the scoreboard 2: 3 in the powerplay.

And six seconds before the final siren, Salavat Yulaev managed to hit the Bilyalov’s net for the third time and shift the match to overtime.

In the additional period, the holder of the challenge Chuck Chuck Cup was not determined. In a series of shootouts, Ak Bars turned out to be stronger. The Green Derby Cup is leaving for Kazan.

Salavat Yulaev will play the next match away against Traktor (Chelyabinsk) on November 28.