A bitter victory
Sokil Kyiv trashes Valk Tartu but can't advance to Continental Cup semifinals
Sokil Kyiv
finished the Continental Cup campaign with the second victory in the group,
regretting the bad performance in the first game, costing the qualification.
Valk Tartu once again doesn’t look bad, well fighting on the ice against a
stronger opponent. After wasting 4 minutes on superiority, Estonian champion
suffered the first goal when playing with a man less: Andri Mikhnov finished
with an one-timer a pass from Egor Kuzmenko. Sokil doubles the score with
Alexander Pavlemnko at minutes 15, scoring two more before the end of period
with Mikhail Simchuk wrapping around the goalie and again Andri Mikhnov. After
suffering four goals in 5 minutes, Valk already changes the goalie, as always
did in the tournament, with Bahturin replacing Bunin.
The new
goalie doesn’t stop the Sokol dominion: after 27 seconds in the second period,
Anton Ruban nets the fifth goal. In Valk the duo Kriss Lipsbergs – Ivan Akimov
is creating some menace for the Ukranian cage with a couple of shots well
controlled by Kubrytsky. Finally the Estonians finds the net at 28:26 with a shot
from the blue by Dmitri Shapovalov. On powerplay Sokil show the superiority of
its roster: Egor Mazhuga finalizes from long distance a collective move around
Bahturin cage. But also with a man less, Ukrainian team demonstrates its strength
Mykhailo Simchuk punishes Valk scoring shorthanded with a beautiful shot.
Before the second siren also Egor Kuzmenko joins the scoresheet finishing an
assist by Mikhnov. Late period consolation for Valk comes at 38:58 when Otar
Sakhokia nets the second goal for Estonian team.
Talented
Harri Koll leaves his signature on the game by scoring the third goal for Valk at
minute 47, before Sokil continues its scoring festival netting goal number
nine, again shorthanded, with Alexander Pavlenko. The game finishes with the lfourth
goal for Valk, scored by its best player Ivan Akimov