Nikolai Goldobin’s brace helped Metallurg break a losing streak

Magnitogorsk won in Ufa, beating Salavat Yulaev.

The match against Ufa was the debut for Ravil Gusmanov as an assistant head coach. Grigory Dronov and Maxim Karpov were also included in the squad, Alexei Maklyukov and Arkhip Nekolenko were out of the application.

The first period turned out to be goalless, despite the fact that the Ufimians had two attempts to play in the majority. Metallurg successfully defended and did not give the opponents a chance to break through the goalkeeper. Towards the end of the segment, Magnitogorsk again received a removal, but the siren divided it into two segments.

The start of the second 20-minute period began with attempts by Salavat Yulaev to play the remaining time of the numerical advantage. And this time the owners succeeded. Ivan Drozdov scored a goal.

Magnitogorsk went on the attack and created a number of good chances, the only thing missing was a finish. And the Ufimians, in turn, tried to catch the “steelworkers” on mistakes and carried out counterattacks. So Pasquale had enough work to do.

Magnitogorsk did not leave a chance to level the score in the third game segment. However, it was not easy to pass the tight defense of the hosts. And yet Magnitka got what she wanted in the 48th minute. First, Denis Zernov made a shot on target, the Ufimtsev goalkeeper saved it, and Nikolai Goldobin played for rebounds, and the puck went into the goal – 1:1.

A minute later, the teams were left to play in a four-on-four format after a mutual removal. And in the 49th minute Philippe Maillet’s shot put Metallurg ahead. Three minutes later Magnitogorsk again celebrated a goal scored. This time, the wards of Ilya Vorobyov took advantage of the mistake of the Salavat Yulaev players when leaving the zone. The author of the third puck was Nikolai Goldobin, who thus scored a double in the match.

Two minutes later, the stands saw the goal again, but already in the performance of the Yulaevites. Nikolai Kulemin was able to close the gap.

The ending was tense for both teams. The hosts threw all their efforts into trying to save the match, especially since at the end of the 55th minute they again gained a numerical advantage. Magnitka defended well. Then the Ufa team removed the goalkeeper, replacing him with the sixth field. The guests did not miss.

The result is a strong-willed victory for Metallurg with a score of 3:2 and an interrupted series of defeats. On January 18, Magnitogorsk will meet Avangard in Omsk.