The puck of Metallurg captain Egor Yakovlev helped the Magnitogorsk team win an important victory

Today, November 11, the Magnitogorsk squad hosted the Barys team from Astana. By the equator of the match Magnitogorsk lost 0:2, but turned the tide of the meeting. The outcome was decided by a bullet series.

John Curry and Yegor Korobkin were out of the squad for the match against Barys. But Mikhail Fisenko, who previously missed games due to injury, returned to action, Danila Yurov and Pavel Akolzin. Eddie Pasquale was once again entrusted with defending the last frontier.

The first period turned out to be goalless, despite the fact that each of the teams played twice in the majority. Confident game of goalkeepers did not allow to open an account.

But the second segment brought four goals at once. Barys players were able to soak the score. Canadian Nelson Nogier scored in the 24th minute. At the 27th minute Magnitka earned another removal. The hosts of the site were able to survive in the minority, but exactly at the time of the announcement of the full squads, the hosts conceded the second goal. The goal was scored by Jeremy Bracco.

After a couple of minutes, the wards of Ilya Vorobyov grabbed a new removal. Playing in the “4 on 5” format, Magnitogorsk caught the opponent on the counterattack. Arkhip Nekolenko and Pavel Akolzin were able to run away together into the opponent’s zone and outplay the Kazakh goalkeeper Julius Gudachek. The puck was thrown by Pavel Akolzin, saying hello to his former team. Note that this is not his first goal, scored in the minority.

Four minutes later, with the transfer of Nikita Korostelev, Philippe Maye equalized.

The third 20-minute period did not bring any new goals. Could not identify the winner and in extra time. The outcome of the match was decided by a shootout. At Magnitogorsk, the same Philippe Maye was able to realize his attempt at first. And according to the established winning tradition, captain Yegor Yakovlev went to the decisive pass to the gate. He outplayed the opposing goalkeeper and brought the team an important victory.

One of the main heroes of the match was the Canadian goalkeeper of Metallurg Eddie Pasquale, who kept his team in the game and made a dozen key saves during the entire match. Eddie was also reliable in the shooting streak, conceding only once.

The final score in the match is 3:2. Magnitka interrupted a series of four defeats. The players have another home game ahead of them. On November 15, the Novosibirsk Sibir will come to visit.