This is the lone game for this week of MLS action. Tim Howard of Colorado and Joe Willis of Houston play goal. Colorado struck first in the twelfth minute on a Dominique Badji goal, via Dillon Powers and Sebastien Le Toux. Houston tied it on a forty-fifth minute goal by Mauro Manotas, coming off of Sheanon Williams and Ricardo Clark. The Rapids retook the lead with a fifty-fourth minute Badji goal, assisted by Powers. Colorado added on with a Shkelzen Gashi goal in the seventy-ninth minute, courtesy of Micheal Azira. The Dynamo pulled back on another Manotas goal in the eighty-first minute. The Rapids had yellow cards for time wasting in the eighty-third minute by Sam Cronin and a foul from Azira in stoppage time. Houston's Alex took a yellow card for dissent a minute after Azira's booking. The game ended 3-2, with Badji the man of the match for his brace.
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 47
Eight games for today. We begin with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Juha Metsola are in goal. Sochi started in the first period with an Ivan Yatsenko goal, via Denis Tolpeko and Alexander Delnov. Khabarovsk tied it on a Kristian Kuusela power play goal, powered by Maxim Kondratyev and Tomas Zohorna. The Leopards took the lead back in the third period on another Yatsenko goal, assisted by Vadim Shchegolkov and Tolpeko. Amur tied it again with a Jan Kolar power play goal, coming off of Teemu Ramstedt and Kirill Kapustin. Khabarovsk took the lead with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, made possible by Vyacheslav Ushenin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Vladislav Ushenin, Yatsenko, and Tolpeko.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Igor Bobkov are set to start in goal. Vladivostok opened with a first period power play goal by Mikhail Fisenko, powered by Vladimir Tkachyov and Robert Sabolic. Admiral added on with a James Wright goal, with a lone assist by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Vladivostok extended the lead on an unassisted Oskars Bartulis goal in the second period. Admiral padded the lead as Dmitry Lugin scored, thanks to Alexander Gorshkov and Artyom Zemchyonok. Moscow got on the board with a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, passed from Ryan Stoa. Spartak got closer in the third period with a Matthew Gilroy power play goal, with assists provided by Vadim Berdnikov and Marcus Hogstrom. Vladivostok answered with a Tkachyov power play goal, going in unassisted. Admiral continued with a Lugin power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Fisenko and Sabolic. Moscow got one back with a Lukas Radil goal, via Gilroy and Stoa. The game ended at 6-3, with the three stars handed to Lugin, Tkachyov, and Fisenko, while Sabolic, Gilroy, and Stoa get the honorable mentions.
Into China, with Kunlun Red Star Beijing hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in Shanghai. Ilya Proskuryakov and Andrei Makarov are the masked men. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, via Alexei Potapov and Kirill Urakov. Torpedo added on with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, made possible by Kaspars Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the second period as Sam Lofquist scored, thanks to Daugavins and Semin. Beijing got on the board with a Damien Fleury goal, assisted by Linus Videll and Tobias Viklund on the power play. Kunlun Red Star pulled closer with a Brett Bellemore power play goal, powered by Sean Collins and Fleury. Torpedo answered in the third period on a Daugavins goal, helped along by Semin and Lofquist. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars belonging to Daugavins, Lofquist, and Semin (sock trick), while Fleury gets an honorable mention.
Back in Russia, Sibir Novosibirsk brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Alexander Salak are given the starting nods in goal. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with an Alexei Skabelka goal, courtesy of Artyom Artyomov and Yury Sergiyenko. Novokuznetsk tied it on an Alexander Komaristy goal, coming off of Ignat Zemchenko and Stanislav Butuzov. Metallurg took the lead in the second period with a Denis Vikharev goal, going in unassisted. Sibir tied it again on an Adam Polasek power play goal in the third period, powered by Oleg Gubin and Sergei Shumakov. Novosibirsk took the 3-2 win with a Shumakov goal in overtime, set up by Konstantin Okulov. The three stars were Shumakov, Polasek, and Skabelka.
Westward to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Andrei Gavrilov are in the blue paint. Ufa began in the first period with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, assisted by Linus Omark. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Paul Szczechura goal, coming off of Michal Birner and Dmitry Pestunov in the second period. Salavat Yulaev retook the lead on a Hartikainen goal, with a lone assist by Sami Lepisto. The game ended at 2-1 eventually, with Hartikainen, Gavrilov (36 for 37 in saves), and Szczechura receiving the three stars.
Out in St. Petersburg, SKA welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Igor Shestyorkin are between the pipes. St. Petersburg was first to score with an Ilya Kablukov goal in the first period, made possible by Yegor Rykov and Evgeny Ketov. SKA added on with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, guided in by Nikita Gusev and Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period as Viktor Tikhonov scored, thanks to Roman Rukavishnikov. SKA padded the lead on a Vyacheslav Voynov goal, fueled by Alexander Barabanov and Jarno Koskiranta. St. Petersburg kept going in the third period on a Sergei Plotnikov goal, passed from Andrei Zubarev and Ilya Kovalchuk. SKA iced it at 6-0 with a Dadonov goal, his second of the game, assisted by Gusev and Dinar Khafizullin. The three stars belonged to Dadonov, Shestyorkin (20 save shutout), and Gusev.
Further along to Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ben Scrivens tend the twines. Minsk started in the first period with an Alexander Materukhin goal, assisted by Kristian Khenkel and Lukas Krajicek. Dinamo added on with an unassisted Andrei Stepanov goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Scrivens (23 save shutout), Materukhin, and Stepanov.
Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar faces a lesser foe in Niko Hovinen in goal. Cherepovets opened in the first period with a Daniil Vovchenko goal, coming off of Maxim Trunyov. Zagreb tied it on a Tomas Mertl goal, passed from Colby Genoway. Medvescak took the lead on an unassisted Francis Pare goal. Zagreb added on in the second period with a Genoway goal, via Mark Katic and Bobby Butler on the power play. Severstal got one back with another Vovchenko goal made possible by Trunyov. Medvescak replied with a Mertl power play goal, powered by Alexandre Giroux and Genoway. Roman Smiryagin replaced Kovar in goal. Zagreb extended the lead on a Brandon McMillan goal, going in unassisted. Medvescak padded the lead as Katic scored, thanks to Butler and Yann Sauve. Zagreb continued in the third period with Mertl completing his hat trick on a power play goal helped along by Butler and Katic. Cherepovets countered with a Vojtech Polak goal, with a lone helper from Dmitry Kagarlitsky. The three stars of the 7-3 game were Mertl, Genoway, and Katic, while Vovchenko, Trunyov, and Butler get the honorable mentions.
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Amur Khabarovsk hosting the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Juha Metsola are in goal. Sochi started in the first period with an Ivan Yatsenko goal, via Denis Tolpeko and Alexander Delnov. Khabarovsk tied it on a Kristian Kuusela power play goal, powered by Maxim Kondratyev and Tomas Zohorna. The Leopards took the lead back in the third period on another Yatsenko goal, assisted by Vadim Shchegolkov and Tolpeko. Amur tied it again with a Jan Kolar power play goal, coming off of Teemu Ramstedt and Kirill Kapustin. Khabarovsk took the lead with a Vladislav Ushenin goal, made possible by Vyacheslav Ushenin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Vladislav Ushenin, Yatsenko, and Tolpeko.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Igor Bobkov are set to start in goal. Vladivostok opened with a first period power play goal by Mikhail Fisenko, powered by Vladimir Tkachyov and Robert Sabolic. Admiral added on with a James Wright goal, with a lone assist by Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Vladivostok extended the lead on an unassisted Oskars Bartulis goal in the second period. Admiral padded the lead as Dmitry Lugin scored, thanks to Alexander Gorshkov and Artyom Zemchyonok. Moscow got on the board with a Mikhail Plotnikov goal, passed from Ryan Stoa. Spartak got closer in the third period with a Matthew Gilroy power play goal, with assists provided by Vadim Berdnikov and Marcus Hogstrom. Vladivostok answered with a Tkachyov power play goal, going in unassisted. Admiral continued with a Lugin power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Fisenko and Sabolic. Moscow got one back with a Lukas Radil goal, via Gilroy and Stoa. The game ended at 6-3, with the three stars handed to Lugin, Tkachyov, and Fisenko, while Sabolic, Gilroy, and Stoa get the honorable mentions.
Into China, with Kunlun Red Star Beijing hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in Shanghai. Ilya Proskuryakov and Andrei Makarov are the masked men. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, via Alexei Potapov and Kirill Urakov. Torpedo added on with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, made possible by Kaspars Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead in the second period as Sam Lofquist scored, thanks to Daugavins and Semin. Beijing got on the board with a Damien Fleury goal, assisted by Linus Videll and Tobias Viklund on the power play. Kunlun Red Star pulled closer with a Brett Bellemore power play goal, powered by Sean Collins and Fleury. Torpedo answered in the third period on a Daugavins goal, helped along by Semin and Lofquist. This produced the 4-2 final, with the three stars belonging to Daugavins, Lofquist, and Semin (sock trick), while Fleury gets an honorable mention.
Back in Russia, Sibir Novosibirsk brings in Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Alexander Salak are given the starting nods in goal. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with an Alexei Skabelka goal, courtesy of Artyom Artyomov and Yury Sergiyenko. Novokuznetsk tied it on an Alexander Komaristy goal, coming off of Ignat Zemchenko and Stanislav Butuzov. Metallurg took the lead in the second period with a Denis Vikharev goal, going in unassisted. Sibir tied it again on an Adam Polasek power play goal in the third period, powered by Oleg Gubin and Sergei Shumakov. Novosibirsk took the 3-2 win with a Shumakov goal in overtime, set up by Konstantin Okulov. The three stars were Shumakov, Polasek, and Skabelka.
Westward to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev hosts Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Andrei Gavrilov are in the blue paint. Ufa began in the first period with a Teemu Hartikainen goal, assisted by Linus Omark. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Paul Szczechura goal, coming off of Michal Birner and Dmitry Pestunov in the second period. Salavat Yulaev retook the lead on a Hartikainen goal, with a lone assist by Sami Lepisto. The game ended at 2-1 eventually, with Hartikainen, Gavrilov (36 for 37 in saves), and Szczechura receiving the three stars.
Out in St. Petersburg, SKA welcomes Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Igor Shestyorkin are between the pipes. St. Petersburg was first to score with an Ilya Kablukov goal in the first period, made possible by Yegor Rykov and Evgeny Ketov. SKA added on with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, guided in by Nikita Gusev and Maxim Chudinov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period as Viktor Tikhonov scored, thanks to Roman Rukavishnikov. SKA padded the lead on a Vyacheslav Voynov goal, fueled by Alexander Barabanov and Jarno Koskiranta. St. Petersburg kept going in the third period on a Sergei Plotnikov goal, passed from Andrei Zubarev and Ilya Kovalchuk. SKA iced it at 6-0 with a Dadonov goal, his second of the game, assisted by Gusev and Dinar Khafizullin. The three stars belonged to Dadonov, Shestyorkin (20 save shutout), and Gusev.
Further along to Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ben Scrivens tend the twines. Minsk started in the first period with an Alexander Materukhin goal, assisted by Kristian Khenkel and Lukas Krajicek. Dinamo added on with an unassisted Andrei Stepanov goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Scrivens (23 save shutout), Materukhin, and Stepanov.
Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar faces a lesser foe in Niko Hovinen in goal. Cherepovets opened in the first period with a Daniil Vovchenko goal, coming off of Maxim Trunyov. Zagreb tied it on a Tomas Mertl goal, passed from Colby Genoway. Medvescak took the lead on an unassisted Francis Pare goal. Zagreb added on in the second period with a Genoway goal, via Mark Katic and Bobby Butler on the power play. Severstal got one back with another Vovchenko goal made possible by Trunyov. Medvescak replied with a Mertl power play goal, powered by Alexandre Giroux and Genoway. Roman Smiryagin replaced Kovar in goal. Zagreb extended the lead on a Brandon McMillan goal, going in unassisted. Medvescak padded the lead as Katic scored, thanks to Butler and Yann Sauve. Zagreb continued in the third period with Mertl completing his hat trick on a power play goal helped along by Butler and Katic. Cherepovets countered with a Vojtech Polak goal, with a lone helper from Dmitry Kagarlitsky. The three stars of the 7-3 game were Mertl, Genoway, and Katic, while Vovchenko, Trunyov, and Butler get the honorable mentions.
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Friday, October 7, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 46
Once again, it's a day with three games, beginning in...
Yekaterinburg, with Avtomobilist hosting Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Vladimir Sokhatsky are in the creases. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with an Artyom Gareyev goal, via Alexander Torchenyuk and Dmitry Monya. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Geoffrey Kinrade goal, guided in by Andrei Stas and Andrei Sergeyev. Avtomobilist took the lead back with a Niclas Andersen goal, fueled by Jan Buchtele. Yekaterinburg added on with an Alexander Shchemerov goal, with a lone assist by Anatoly Golyshev. Neftekhimik got one back in the third period on a Stas goal, made possible by Alexander Bryntsev. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars being Shchemerov, Stas, and Andersen.
Next up, Barys Astana welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Henrik Karlsson are the goalies. Togliatti began in the first period with a Nikita Filatov goal, assisted by Alexander Bumagin. Lada added on in the second period with a Yefim Gurkin goal, passed from Anton Shenfeld. Astana got on the board with an Evgeny Rymarev goal, coming off of Roman Starchenko and Dmitry Grents. Togliatti answered with a Stanislav Bocharov goal, courtesy of Andrei Ivanov and Alexander Streltsov. Lada extended the lead as Shenfeld scored, thanks to Taylor Aronson. Barys got one back with a third period Corey Trivino goal, going in unassisted. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars given to Shenfeld, Bocharov, and Ezhov (29 for 31 in saves).
Finally, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Vladislav Fokin are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period on an Oleg Pogorishny goal, fueled by Pavel Medvedev. Ugra added on with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, assisted by Evgeny Lapenkov. Kazan got on the board with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, passed from Mikhail Zhukov and Anton Glinkin. Ak Bars tied it on a Stefan Elliott power play goal in the second period, powered by Jiri Sekac and Stepan Zakharchuk. Kazan took the lead on a Glinkin power play goal, with a lone assist by Malykhin. Ak Bars extended the lead in the third period with an unassisted goal by Andrei Popov on the power play. Kazan padded the lead as Alexander Svitov scored a power play goal, with the help of Justin Azevedo and Vladimir Tkachyov. Khanty-Mansiysk pulled back with an Andrei Ankudinov goal, with helpers from Roman Lyuduchin and Igor Radulov. Ak Bars iced it at 6-3 with a Popov power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Malykhin and Glinkin. The three stars were Glinkin, Popov, and Malykhin.
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Yekaterinburg, with Avtomobilist hosting Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Vladimir Sokhatsky are in the creases. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with an Artyom Gareyev goal, via Alexander Torchenyuk and Dmitry Monya. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Geoffrey Kinrade goal, guided in by Andrei Stas and Andrei Sergeyev. Avtomobilist took the lead back with a Niclas Andersen goal, fueled by Jan Buchtele. Yekaterinburg added on with an Alexander Shchemerov goal, with a lone assist by Anatoly Golyshev. Neftekhimik got one back in the third period on a Stas goal, made possible by Alexander Bryntsev. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars being Shchemerov, Stas, and Andersen.
Next up, Barys Astana welcomes Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Henrik Karlsson are the goalies. Togliatti began in the first period with a Nikita Filatov goal, assisted by Alexander Bumagin. Lada added on in the second period with a Yefim Gurkin goal, passed from Anton Shenfeld. Astana got on the board with an Evgeny Rymarev goal, coming off of Roman Starchenko and Dmitry Grents. Togliatti answered with a Stanislav Bocharov goal, courtesy of Andrei Ivanov and Alexander Streltsov. Lada extended the lead as Shenfeld scored, thanks to Taylor Aronson. Barys got one back with a third period Corey Trivino goal, going in unassisted. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars given to Shenfeld, Bocharov, and Ezhov (29 for 31 in saves).
Finally, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Vladislav Fokin are the masked men. Khanty-Mansiysk struck first in the first period on an Oleg Pogorishny goal, fueled by Pavel Medvedev. Ugra added on with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, assisted by Evgeny Lapenkov. Kazan got on the board with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, passed from Mikhail Zhukov and Anton Glinkin. Ak Bars tied it on a Stefan Elliott power play goal in the second period, powered by Jiri Sekac and Stepan Zakharchuk. Kazan took the lead on a Glinkin power play goal, with a lone assist by Malykhin. Ak Bars extended the lead in the third period with an unassisted goal by Andrei Popov on the power play. Kazan padded the lead as Alexander Svitov scored a power play goal, with the help of Justin Azevedo and Vladimir Tkachyov. Khanty-Mansiysk pulled back with an Andrei Ankudinov goal, with helpers from Roman Lyuduchin and Igor Radulov. Ak Bars iced it at 6-3 with a Popov power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Malykhin and Glinkin. The three stars were Glinkin, Popov, and Malykhin.
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Thursday, October 6, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 45
Nine games fill the schedule today. We begin with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Juha Metsola are in goal. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period with a Dmitry Shulenin goal, via Kirill Rasskazov and Denis Shurakov. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Shulenin, Proskuryakov (25 save shutout), and Metsola (27 for 28 in saves).
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Igor Bobkov man the nets. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Robert Sabolic power play goal, powered by Jonathon Blum. This lasted the whole game for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Bobkov (27 save shutout), Sabolic, and Barulin (23 for 24 in saves).
Into China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing brings in Spartak Moscow to Shanghai. Nikita Bespalov and Andrei Makarov are in the blue paint. Beijing started in the first period with a Joonas Jarvinen power play goal, powered by Chad Rau and Max Warn. Moscow tied it on a second period Anatoly Nikontsev goal, fueled by Artyom Voronin and Nikita Li. Spartak took the lead with a Ryan Stoa goal, guided in by Lukas Radil and Matthew Gilroy. Kunlun Red Star tied it with a Tobias Viklund power play goal in the third period, made possible by Linus Videll. Beijing took the lead with a Jarvinen goal, with assists provided by Warn and Miika Lahti. Kunlun Red Star added on with an unassisted Damien Fleury. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars went to Jarvinen, Warn, and Fleury.
Back in Russia, Avangard Omsk hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Dominik Furch tend the twines. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Sergei Shumakov goal, passed from Adam Polasek. Omsk tied it on an Evgeny Medvedev goal, helped along by Valentin Pyanov and Maxim Pestushko. The tie went all the way to a shootout, where Sibir's Konstantin Okulov was topped by Ilya Zubov and Nikolai Lemtyugov for a 2-1 Avangard win. The three stars went to Furch (18 for 19 in saves), Salak (23 for 24 in saves), and Medvedev.
Along to Magnitogorsk, with Metallurg welcoming Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko faces a lesser foe in Ilya Samsonov in goal. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with a power play goal by Alexei Petrov, powered by Alexander Shinin and Paul Szczechura. Traktor added on with a shorthanded and unassisted goal from Szczechura. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Dmitry Kazionov goal, assisted by Sergei Tereshchenko and Oskar Osala. Metallurg tied it on a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, with helpers from Chris Lee and Alexander Semin. Magnitogorsk took the lead in the third period on a Jan Kovar goal, made possible by Semin and Alexei Bereglazov. Chelyabinsk retied it as Kirill Koltsov scored, thanks to Nikolai Belov. Metallurg regained the lead with a Lee goal, with a lone assist by Semin, who earned a sock trick. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Lee, Semin, and Szczechura.
Way out west, SKA St. Petersburg brings in CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shestyorkin are the young goalies. St. Petersburg began in the first period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, assisted by Jarno Koskiranta and Dinar Khafizullin. SKA iced it at 2-0 with a third period empty net goal by Sergei Plotnikov, set up by Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk. The three stars were Shestyorkin (38 save shutout), Shirokov, and Sorokin (26 for 27 in saves).
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Ben Scrivens are the masked men. Podolsk was first to score in the first period with a power play goal by Miro Aaltonen, via Alexei Kopeikin. Minsk tied it in the second period on a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, powered by Evgeny Lisovets and Matt Ellison. Vityaz took the lead on another Aaltonen power play goal, coming off of Ilya Davydov and Jakub Jerabek. Dinamo retied it with a Marc-Andre Gragnani power play goal in the third period, helped along by Sergei Kostitsyn and David Ullstrom. Podolsk won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted goal by Igor Golovkov. The three stars were handed to Aaltonen, Golovkov, and Sateri (22 for 24 in saves).
Into Slovakia, with Slovan Bratislava welcoming Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Barry Brust are the goalies. Bratislava opened in the first period with an Andrej Meszaros goal, assisted by Andrej Stastny. Cherepovets tied it in the second period with a Yury Trubachyov goal, passed from Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Maxim Trunyov. Severstal took the lead with a Sergei Monakhov goal, via Nikolai Kazakovtsev. Slovan tied it again in the third period with a Jeff Taffe power play goal, powered by Jonathan Cheechoo and Nick Plastino. Bratislava took the lead on a Cheechoo goal, with a lone assist by Stastny. The three stars went to Cheechoo, Stastny, and Taffe.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Jakub Sedlacek protect the nets. Yaroslavl started in the first period with a Yegor Korshkov power play goal, powered by Pavel Kraskovsky and Rushan Rafikov. Lokomotiv added on with a Denis Mosalyov goal, fueled by Alexander Polunin. Riga got on the board with a Patrick Mullen goal, via Justin Shugg and Colton Gillies. Dinamo tied it as Gillies scored a power play goal, with the help of Georgijs Pujacs and Mullen. Riga took the game 3-2 in the shootout on two tallies from Shugg backed up by one from Filipp Toluzakov, overpowering Lokomotiv's Daniil Apalkov, who also scored twice. The three stars belonged to Gillies, Mullen, and Shugg.
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Amur Khabarovsk hosting Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Juha Metsola are in goal. Nizhny Novgorod got going in the second period with a Dmitry Shulenin goal, via Kirill Rasskazov and Denis Shurakov. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Shulenin, Proskuryakov (25 save shutout), and Metsola (27 for 28 in saves).
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes the Sochi Leopards. Konstantin Barulin and Igor Bobkov man the nets. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Robert Sabolic power play goal, powered by Jonathon Blum. This lasted the whole game for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Bobkov (27 save shutout), Sabolic, and Barulin (23 for 24 in saves).
Into China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing brings in Spartak Moscow to Shanghai. Nikita Bespalov and Andrei Makarov are in the blue paint. Beijing started in the first period with a Joonas Jarvinen power play goal, powered by Chad Rau and Max Warn. Moscow tied it on a second period Anatoly Nikontsev goal, fueled by Artyom Voronin and Nikita Li. Spartak took the lead with a Ryan Stoa goal, guided in by Lukas Radil and Matthew Gilroy. Kunlun Red Star tied it with a Tobias Viklund power play goal in the third period, made possible by Linus Videll. Beijing took the lead with a Jarvinen goal, with assists provided by Warn and Miika Lahti. Kunlun Red Star added on with an unassisted Damien Fleury. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars went to Jarvinen, Warn, and Fleury.
Back in Russia, Avangard Omsk hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexander Salak and Dominik Furch tend the twines. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Sergei Shumakov goal, passed from Adam Polasek. Omsk tied it on an Evgeny Medvedev goal, helped along by Valentin Pyanov and Maxim Pestushko. The tie went all the way to a shootout, where Sibir's Konstantin Okulov was topped by Ilya Zubov and Nikolai Lemtyugov for a 2-1 Avangard win. The three stars went to Furch (18 for 19 in saves), Salak (23 for 24 in saves), and Medvedev.
Along to Magnitogorsk, with Metallurg welcoming Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko faces a lesser foe in Ilya Samsonov in goal. Chelyabinsk struck first in the first period with a power play goal by Alexei Petrov, powered by Alexander Shinin and Paul Szczechura. Traktor added on with a shorthanded and unassisted goal from Szczechura. Magnitogorsk got on the board in the second period with a Dmitry Kazionov goal, assisted by Sergei Tereshchenko and Oskar Osala. Metallurg tied it on a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, with helpers from Chris Lee and Alexander Semin. Magnitogorsk took the lead in the third period on a Jan Kovar goal, made possible by Semin and Alexei Bereglazov. Chelyabinsk retied it as Kirill Koltsov scored, thanks to Nikolai Belov. Metallurg regained the lead with a Lee goal, with a lone assist by Semin, who earned a sock trick. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Lee, Semin, and Szczechura.
Way out west, SKA St. Petersburg brings in CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shestyorkin are the young goalies. St. Petersburg began in the first period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, assisted by Jarno Koskiranta and Dinar Khafizullin. SKA iced it at 2-0 with a third period empty net goal by Sergei Plotnikov, set up by Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk. The three stars were Shestyorkin (38 save shutout), Shirokov, and Sorokin (26 for 27 in saves).
Out in Belarus, Dinamo Minsk hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Ben Scrivens are the masked men. Podolsk was first to score in the first period with a power play goal by Miro Aaltonen, via Alexei Kopeikin. Minsk tied it in the second period on a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, powered by Evgeny Lisovets and Matt Ellison. Vityaz took the lead on another Aaltonen power play goal, coming off of Ilya Davydov and Jakub Jerabek. Dinamo retied it with a Marc-Andre Gragnani power play goal in the third period, helped along by Sergei Kostitsyn and David Ullstrom. Podolsk won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted goal by Igor Golovkov. The three stars were handed to Aaltonen, Golovkov, and Sateri (22 for 24 in saves).
Into Slovakia, with Slovan Bratislava welcoming Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Barry Brust are the goalies. Bratislava opened in the first period with an Andrej Meszaros goal, assisted by Andrej Stastny. Cherepovets tied it in the second period with a Yury Trubachyov goal, passed from Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Maxim Trunyov. Severstal took the lead with a Sergei Monakhov goal, via Nikolai Kazakovtsev. Slovan tied it again in the third period with a Jeff Taffe power play goal, powered by Jonathan Cheechoo and Nick Plastino. Bratislava took the lead on a Cheechoo goal, with a lone assist by Stastny. The three stars went to Cheechoo, Stastny, and Taffe.
Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Jakub Sedlacek protect the nets. Yaroslavl started in the first period with a Yegor Korshkov power play goal, powered by Pavel Kraskovsky and Rushan Rafikov. Lokomotiv added on with a Denis Mosalyov goal, fueled by Alexander Polunin. Riga got on the board with a Patrick Mullen goal, via Justin Shugg and Colton Gillies. Dinamo tied it as Gillies scored a power play goal, with the help of Georgijs Pujacs and Mullen. Riga took the game 3-2 in the shootout on two tallies from Shugg backed up by one from Filipp Toluzakov, overpowering Lokomotiv's Daniil Apalkov, who also scored twice. The three stars belonged to Gillies, Mullen, and Shugg.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 44
Four games on for today's schedule, beginning with...
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Igor Ustinsky are in goal. Togliatti opened in the first period with an Andrei Ivanov goal, passed from Nikita Filatov and Alexander Bumagin. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Pavel Turbin goal, assisted by Jan Buchtele. Avtomobilist took the lead with an Anatoly Golyshev goal, going in unassisted in the second period. Yekaterinburg added on with a Nikolai Timashov power play goal, powered by Golyshev and Turbin. Lada pulled back with a Filatov goal, with a lone assist from Gleb Koryagin. Togliatti tied it as Filatov scored his second of the game, fueled by Ivanov and the goalie Ezhov. Lada won it 4-3 with Ivanov's second of the night, helped along by Taylor Aronson and Anton Shenfeld. The three stars were Ivanov, Filatov, and Golyshev, while Turbin gets an honorable mention.
Into Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Henrik Karlsson protect the nets. Kazan led off in the first period with a Vasily Tokranov goal, made possible by Alexander Svitov and Jiri Sekac. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Damir Musin goal, coming off of Fyodor Malykhin and Anton Glinkin. Kazan extended the lead in the third period as Glinkin scored, with the help of Mikhail Zhukov. Ak Bars padded the lead with another Glinkin goal, assisted by Andrei Popov. The game ended at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Glinkin, Garipov (25 save shutout), and Tokranov.
Back in Russia, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Alexander Sharychenkov are in the blue paint. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period with an Andrei Stas goal, guided in by Bogdan Yakimov and Geoffrey Kinrade. Neftekhimik added on with a Kinrade power play goal in the second period, powered by Dan Sexton. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Kolppanen (31 save shutout), Kinrade, and Stas.
Finally, Jokerit Helsinki hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ryan Zapolski man the nets. Moscow got going in the second period with a Martins Karsums goal, passed from Alexei Tsvetkov and Andrei Mironov on the power play. Dynamo added on with an unassisted goal by Artyom Fyodorov. Helsinki got on the board with a Marko Anttila goal, courtesy of Joey Hishon and Topi Jaakola in the third period. They couldn't equalize, falling 2-1, with the three stars handed to Yeryomenko (19 for 20 in saves), Fyodorov, and Karsums.
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Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Igor Ustinsky are in goal. Togliatti opened in the first period with an Andrei Ivanov goal, passed from Nikita Filatov and Alexander Bumagin. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Pavel Turbin goal, assisted by Jan Buchtele. Avtomobilist took the lead with an Anatoly Golyshev goal, going in unassisted in the second period. Yekaterinburg added on with a Nikolai Timashov power play goal, powered by Golyshev and Turbin. Lada pulled back with a Filatov goal, with a lone assist from Gleb Koryagin. Togliatti tied it as Filatov scored his second of the game, fueled by Ivanov and the goalie Ezhov. Lada won it 4-3 with Ivanov's second of the night, helped along by Taylor Aronson and Anton Shenfeld. The three stars were Ivanov, Filatov, and Golyshev, while Turbin gets an honorable mention.
Into Kazakhstan, where Barys Astana welcomes Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Henrik Karlsson protect the nets. Kazan led off in the first period with a Vasily Tokranov goal, made possible by Alexander Svitov and Jiri Sekac. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Damir Musin goal, coming off of Fyodor Malykhin and Anton Glinkin. Kazan extended the lead in the third period as Glinkin scored, with the help of Mikhail Zhukov. Ak Bars padded the lead with another Glinkin goal, assisted by Andrei Popov. The game ended at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Glinkin, Garipov (25 save shutout), and Tokranov.
Back in Russia, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Alexander Sharychenkov are in the blue paint. Nizhnekamsk started in the first period with an Andrei Stas goal, guided in by Bogdan Yakimov and Geoffrey Kinrade. Neftekhimik added on with a Kinrade power play goal in the second period, powered by Dan Sexton. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Kolppanen (31 save shutout), Kinrade, and Stas.
Finally, Jokerit Helsinki hosts Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ryan Zapolski man the nets. Moscow got going in the second period with a Martins Karsums goal, passed from Alexei Tsvetkov and Andrei Mironov on the power play. Dynamo added on with an unassisted goal by Artyom Fyodorov. Helsinki got on the board with a Marko Anttila goal, courtesy of Joey Hishon and Topi Jaakola in the third period. They couldn't equalize, falling 2-1, with the three stars handed to Yeryomenko (19 for 20 in saves), Fyodorov, and Karsums.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 43
Nine games on for today, beginning with...
Amur Khabarovsk hosting Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Juha Metsola are in goal. Moscow got going in the second period with a Vyacheslav Leshchenko goal, assisted by Marcus Hogstrom and Matthew Gilroy. Khabarovsk tied it on a Maxim Kondratyev power play goal, powered by Kristian Kuusela and Teemu Ramstedt. Amur took the lead on a power play goal from Jan Kolar, via Ramstedt and Tomas Zohorna. Khabarovsk added on in the third period with a Ramstedt goal, passed from Kuusela and Zohorna. The game ended 3-1, with the three stars being Ramstedt, Kuusela, and Zohorna.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Igor Bobkov are set to start in goal. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Viktor Alexandrov goal, guided in by James Wright. Admiral added on with a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev goal in the second period, helped along by Jason Akeson and Artyom Zemchyonok. Vladivostok extended the lead as Samvel Mnatsyan scored, thanks to Akeson and Wright. Admiral padded the lead with a power play goal by Mikhail Fisenko, powered by Vladimir Tkachyov and Dmitry Lugin. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a Carter Ashton goal, courtesy of Kirill Vorobyov. Torpedo pulled closer on a shorthanded goal by Dmitry Semin, set up by Kaspars Daugavins. Vladivostok iced it at 5-2 with an empty net power play goal in the third period from Alexander Gorshkov, with a lone assist by Akeson. The three stars went to Akeson, Wright, and Mnatsyan.
South again to China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing brings in the Sochi Leopards to Shanghai. Konstantin Barulin and Andrei Makarov are the masked men. Sochi led off in the first period with a power play goal by Andrei Kostitsyn, powered by Andre Petersson and Oscar Fantenberg. Beijing tied it in the third period on a Max Warn goal, via Miika Lahti. Kunlun Red Star took the lead with an Oleg Yashin goal, made possible by Vadim Pereskokov and Tomas Marcinko. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Makarov (19 for 20 in saves), Yashin, and Warn.
Back in Russia, Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexei Krasikov and Andrei Kareyev are in the blue paint. Novokuznetsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Ignat Zemchenko goal, coming off of Stanislav Butuzov. Novosibirsk tied it in the third period with an unassisted power play goal from Sergei Shumakov. Metallurg retook the lead with a power play goal by Nikita Lyamkin, powered by Zemchenko. Novokuznetsk added on with a power play goal by Alexei Vasilchenko, assisted by Lyamkin. Sibir got one back with a Maxim Shalunov goal, via Adam Polasek and Stepan Sannikov. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars awarded to Lyamkin, Zemchenko, and Vasilchenko.
Westward to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Gavrilov and Vasily Koshechkin are the goalies. Magnitogorsk started in the first period with a Danis Zaripov goal, passed from Sergei Tereshchenko and Tomas Filippi. Metallurg added on in the second period with a Jan Kovar power play goal, powered by Wojtek Wolski and Zaripov. Ufa got on the board with a Mikhail Vorobyov goal, guided in by Sami Lepisto and Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev tied it on an Igor Makarov goal, made possible by Evgeny Bodrov and Zakhar Arzamastsev. In the shootout, Wolski and Chris Lee scored for Metallurg, lifting them to a 3-2 win over Makarov's lone tally for Salavat Yulaev. The three stars were Zaripov, Wolski, and Makarov.
Out in Minsk, Dinamo brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Ben Scrivens are the masked men. Minsk began in the first period with an unassisted Nick Bailen goal. Dinamo iced it at 2-0 with a Rob Klinkhammer empty net goal, set up by Marc-Andre Gragnani in the third period. The three stars were Scrivens (24 save shutout), Bailen, and Klinkhammer.
Into Slovakia, where Slovan hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Igor Shestyorkin and Barry Brust man the nets. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, going in unassisted. SKA added on with another unassisted Kovalchuk goal in the second period. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Jarno Koskiranta scored, thanks to Steve Moses and Alexander Khokhlachyov. SKA padded the lead with Kovalchuk finishing his hat trick in the third period, coming off of Viktor Tikhonov and Sergei Plotnikov. St. Petersburg continued with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, made possible by Alexander Barabanov and Roman Rukavishnikov. SKA iced it at 6-0 with a Moses goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Dadonov. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Moses, and Shestyorkin (36 save shutout).
In Finland, Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Riku Helenius guard the cages. Helsinki was first to score in the first period with a Jesse Joensuu goal, fueled by Peter Regin and Sakari Salminen. Podolsk tied it on a Yury Koksharov goal, via Alexander Stepanov and Sergei Gimayev. Vityaz took the lead in the second period with a Roman Horak goal, made possible by Dmitry Shitikov. Podolsk added on with a Mario Kempe goal, guided in by Alexei Kopeikin and Evgeny Katichev. Jokerit got one back with a Brian O'Neill goal, courtesy of Arturs Kulda and Charles Genoway. Helsinki tied it with another O'Neill goal, with helpers from Kulda and Salminen. Vityaz took the game in the shootout with goals by Miro Aaltonen and Nikita Vyglazov for a 4-3 win. The three stars went to O'Neill, Salminen, and Kulda.
Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Danny Taylor are between the pipes. Moscow drew first blood in the second period with a Stephane Da Costa goal, assisted by Konstantin Alexeyev. Taylor soon received an ejection, and Niko Hovinen came on in relief. CSKA added on with a shorthanded goal by Jan Mursak, set up by Kirill Petrov. Zagreb got on the board with an Alexandre Giroux goal, via Alexandre Bolduc and Colby Genoway. Moscow shot back with a Petrov goal, with a lone helper by Valery Nichushkin. CSKA extended the lead as Petrov scored again, a power play goal powered by Da Costa. Moscow padded the lead as Nichushkin scored a power play goal with the help of Petrov and Bogdan Kiselevich. Medvescak got one back with a Giroux goal, his second of the game, coming off of Tomas Mertl and Jakub Krejcik. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Petrov, Da Costa, and Giroux, while Nichushkin gets an honorable mention.
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Amur Khabarovsk hosting Spartak Moscow. Markus Svensson and Juha Metsola are in goal. Moscow got going in the second period with a Vyacheslav Leshchenko goal, assisted by Marcus Hogstrom and Matthew Gilroy. Khabarovsk tied it on a Maxim Kondratyev power play goal, powered by Kristian Kuusela and Teemu Ramstedt. Amur took the lead on a power play goal from Jan Kolar, via Ramstedt and Tomas Zohorna. Khabarovsk added on in the third period with a Ramstedt goal, passed from Kuusela and Zohorna. The game ended 3-1, with the three stars being Ramstedt, Kuusela, and Zohorna.
Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Ilya Proskuryakov and Igor Bobkov are set to start in goal. Vladivostok opened in the first period with a Viktor Alexandrov goal, guided in by James Wright. Admiral added on with a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev goal in the second period, helped along by Jason Akeson and Artyom Zemchyonok. Vladivostok extended the lead as Samvel Mnatsyan scored, thanks to Akeson and Wright. Admiral padded the lead with a power play goal by Mikhail Fisenko, powered by Vladimir Tkachyov and Dmitry Lugin. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a Carter Ashton goal, courtesy of Kirill Vorobyov. Torpedo pulled closer on a shorthanded goal by Dmitry Semin, set up by Kaspars Daugavins. Vladivostok iced it at 5-2 with an empty net power play goal in the third period from Alexander Gorshkov, with a lone assist by Akeson. The three stars went to Akeson, Wright, and Mnatsyan.
South again to China, where Kunlun Red Star Beijing brings in the Sochi Leopards to Shanghai. Konstantin Barulin and Andrei Makarov are the masked men. Sochi led off in the first period with a power play goal by Andrei Kostitsyn, powered by Andre Petersson and Oscar Fantenberg. Beijing tied it in the third period on a Max Warn goal, via Miika Lahti. Kunlun Red Star took the lead with an Oleg Yashin goal, made possible by Vadim Pereskokov and Tomas Marcinko. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Makarov (19 for 20 in saves), Yashin, and Warn.
Back in Russia, Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Sibir Novosibirsk. Alexei Krasikov and Andrei Kareyev are in the blue paint. Novokuznetsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Ignat Zemchenko goal, coming off of Stanislav Butuzov. Novosibirsk tied it in the third period with an unassisted power play goal from Sergei Shumakov. Metallurg retook the lead with a power play goal by Nikita Lyamkin, powered by Zemchenko. Novokuznetsk added on with a power play goal by Alexei Vasilchenko, assisted by Lyamkin. Sibir got one back with a Maxim Shalunov goal, via Adam Polasek and Stepan Sannikov. The game ended 3-2, with the three stars awarded to Lyamkin, Zemchenko, and Vasilchenko.
Westward to Magnitogorsk, where Metallurg welcomes Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Andrei Gavrilov and Vasily Koshechkin are the goalies. Magnitogorsk started in the first period with a Danis Zaripov goal, passed from Sergei Tereshchenko and Tomas Filippi. Metallurg added on in the second period with a Jan Kovar power play goal, powered by Wojtek Wolski and Zaripov. Ufa got on the board with a Mikhail Vorobyov goal, guided in by Sami Lepisto and Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev tied it on an Igor Makarov goal, made possible by Evgeny Bodrov and Zakhar Arzamastsev. In the shootout, Wolski and Chris Lee scored for Metallurg, lifting them to a 3-2 win over Makarov's lone tally for Salavat Yulaev. The three stars were Zaripov, Wolski, and Makarov.
Out in Minsk, Dinamo brings in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Ben Scrivens are the masked men. Minsk began in the first period with an unassisted Nick Bailen goal. Dinamo iced it at 2-0 with a Rob Klinkhammer empty net goal, set up by Marc-Andre Gragnani in the third period. The three stars were Scrivens (24 save shutout), Bailen, and Klinkhammer.
Into Slovakia, where Slovan hosts SKA St. Petersburg. Igor Shestyorkin and Barry Brust man the nets. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, going in unassisted. SKA added on with another unassisted Kovalchuk goal in the second period. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Jarno Koskiranta scored, thanks to Steve Moses and Alexander Khokhlachyov. SKA padded the lead with Kovalchuk finishing his hat trick in the third period, coming off of Viktor Tikhonov and Sergei Plotnikov. St. Petersburg continued with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, made possible by Alexander Barabanov and Roman Rukavishnikov. SKA iced it at 6-0 with a Moses goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Dadonov. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Moses, and Shestyorkin (36 save shutout).
In Finland, Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Vityaz Podolsk. Harri Sateri and Riku Helenius guard the cages. Helsinki was first to score in the first period with a Jesse Joensuu goal, fueled by Peter Regin and Sakari Salminen. Podolsk tied it on a Yury Koksharov goal, via Alexander Stepanov and Sergei Gimayev. Vityaz took the lead in the second period with a Roman Horak goal, made possible by Dmitry Shitikov. Podolsk added on with a Mario Kempe goal, guided in by Alexei Kopeikin and Evgeny Katichev. Jokerit got one back with a Brian O'Neill goal, courtesy of Arturs Kulda and Charles Genoway. Helsinki tied it with another O'Neill goal, with helpers from Kulda and Salminen. Vityaz took the game in the shootout with goals by Miro Aaltonen and Nikita Vyglazov for a 4-3 win. The three stars went to O'Neill, Salminen, and Kulda.
Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Danny Taylor are between the pipes. Moscow drew first blood in the second period with a Stephane Da Costa goal, assisted by Konstantin Alexeyev. Taylor soon received an ejection, and Niko Hovinen came on in relief. CSKA added on with a shorthanded goal by Jan Mursak, set up by Kirill Petrov. Zagreb got on the board with an Alexandre Giroux goal, via Alexandre Bolduc and Colby Genoway. Moscow shot back with a Petrov goal, with a lone helper by Valery Nichushkin. CSKA extended the lead as Petrov scored again, a power play goal powered by Da Costa. Moscow padded the lead as Nichushkin scored a power play goal with the help of Petrov and Bogdan Kiselevich. Medvescak got one back with a Giroux goal, his second of the game, coming off of Tomas Mertl and Jakub Krejcik. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Petrov, Da Costa, and Giroux, while Nichushkin gets an honorable mention.
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Monday, October 3, 2016
KHL 2016/17 - Day 42
Four games on for today, beginning with...
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Vladimir Sokhatsky are set to start in goal. Kazan led off in the first period with a Nikita Cherepanov goal, with a lone assist by Damir Musin. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, passed from Atte Ohtamaa and Fyodor Malykhin. Yekaterinburg got on the board on an Andrei Alexeyev goal, guided in by Niclas Andersen and Alexei Simakov. Kazan shot back in the third period with a Vladimir Tkachyov power play goal, powered by Vasily Tokranov and Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars extended the lead as Malykhin scored, thanks to Dmitry Obukhov. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Malykhin, Garipov (17 for 18 in saves), and Varnakov.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ivan Lisutin and Henrik Karlsson play goal. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period with an Igor Polygalov power play goal, powered by Dan Sexton and Evgeny Ryasensky. Astana tied it on a Martin St. Pierre goal, via Brandon Bochenski and Kevin Dallman. Barys took the lead in the second period with a Cam Barker goal, coming off of Maxim Khudyakov and Corey Trivino. Neftekhimik retied it with an Alexander Kitarov goal, fueled by Maxim Berezin and Pavel Kulikov. Nizhnekamsk took the lead on a power play goal by Geoffrey Kinrade, assisted by Ryasensky. Neftekhimik added on with a Richard Gynge goal, with a lone helper by Sexton. Astana pulled back with a Bochenski power play goal, with helpers from Nigel Dawes and Barker. Barys tied it as Nikita Ivanov scored, with the help of Nursultan Belgibayev and Alexander Lipin. Astana took the lead on a Trivino goal, made possible by Khudyakov. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Trivino, Bochenski, and Barker, while Khudyakov, Ryasensky, and Sexton get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Alexander Sharychenkov are in the creases. Togliatti started in the first period with a Maxim Rybin power play goal, powered by Yefim Gurkin and Georgy Belousov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Pavel Varfolomeyev power play goal, guided in by Evgeny Lapenkov and Sergei Gusev in the second period. Ugra took the lead on a Konstantin Panov goal, via Arseny Khatsei and Gusev. Khanty-Mansiysk added on in the third period with a Lapenkov goal, assisted by Varfolomeyev and Alexander Ugolnikov. Ugra iced it at 4-1 with a shorthanded and unassisted empty net goal by Konstantin Sokolov. The three stars went to Lapenkov, Varfolomeyev, and Gusev.
Finally, we end with Dinamo Riga hosting Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Jakub Sedlacek are the masked men. Moscow began in the first period with a power play goal by Juuso Hietanen, powered by Alexander Rybakov. Dynamo added on with an Andrei Mironov goal, guided in by Ilya Nikulin. Moscow extended the lead as Mat Robinson scored, thanks to Maxim Karpov. Janis Kalnins replaced Sedlacek in the second period. Dynamo padded the lead with a Semyon Kokuyov goal, fueled by Alexei Sopin and Robinson. Riga got on the board with an Eriks Sevcenko goal, passed from Kaspars Saulietis. Dinamo chipped closer on a third period power play goal by Ralfs Freibergs, courtesy of Lauris Darzins and Guntis Galvins. The game ended at 4-2, with the three stars being Robinson, Kokuyov, and Yeryomenko (23 for 25 in saves).
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Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg hosting Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Vladimir Sokhatsky are set to start in goal. Kazan led off in the first period with a Nikita Cherepanov goal, with a lone assist by Damir Musin. Ak Bars added on in the second period with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, passed from Atte Ohtamaa and Fyodor Malykhin. Yekaterinburg got on the board on an Andrei Alexeyev goal, guided in by Niclas Andersen and Alexei Simakov. Kazan shot back in the third period with a Vladimir Tkachyov power play goal, powered by Vasily Tokranov and Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars extended the lead as Malykhin scored, thanks to Dmitry Obukhov. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Malykhin, Garipov (17 for 18 in saves), and Varnakov.
Down in Kazakhstan, Barys Astana welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ivan Lisutin and Henrik Karlsson play goal. Nizhnekamsk opened in the first period with an Igor Polygalov power play goal, powered by Dan Sexton and Evgeny Ryasensky. Astana tied it on a Martin St. Pierre goal, via Brandon Bochenski and Kevin Dallman. Barys took the lead in the second period with a Cam Barker goal, coming off of Maxim Khudyakov and Corey Trivino. Neftekhimik retied it with an Alexander Kitarov goal, fueled by Maxim Berezin and Pavel Kulikov. Nizhnekamsk took the lead on a power play goal by Geoffrey Kinrade, assisted by Ryasensky. Neftekhimik added on with a Richard Gynge goal, with a lone helper by Sexton. Astana pulled back with a Bochenski power play goal, with helpers from Nigel Dawes and Barker. Barys tied it as Nikita Ivanov scored, with the help of Nursultan Belgibayev and Alexander Lipin. Astana took the lead on a Trivino goal, made possible by Khudyakov. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Trivino, Bochenski, and Barker, while Khudyakov, Ryasensky, and Sexton get the honorable mentions.
Back in Russia, Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk brings in Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Alexander Sharychenkov are in the creases. Togliatti started in the first period with a Maxim Rybin power play goal, powered by Yefim Gurkin and Georgy Belousov. Khanty-Mansiysk tied it on a Pavel Varfolomeyev power play goal, guided in by Evgeny Lapenkov and Sergei Gusev in the second period. Ugra took the lead on a Konstantin Panov goal, via Arseny Khatsei and Gusev. Khanty-Mansiysk added on in the third period with a Lapenkov goal, assisted by Varfolomeyev and Alexander Ugolnikov. Ugra iced it at 4-1 with a shorthanded and unassisted empty net goal by Konstantin Sokolov. The three stars went to Lapenkov, Varfolomeyev, and Gusev.
Finally, we end with Dinamo Riga hosting Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Jakub Sedlacek are the masked men. Moscow began in the first period with a power play goal by Juuso Hietanen, powered by Alexander Rybakov. Dynamo added on with an Andrei Mironov goal, guided in by Ilya Nikulin. Moscow extended the lead as Mat Robinson scored, thanks to Maxim Karpov. Janis Kalnins replaced Sedlacek in the second period. Dynamo padded the lead with a Semyon Kokuyov goal, fueled by Alexei Sopin and Robinson. Riga got on the board with an Eriks Sevcenko goal, passed from Kaspars Saulietis. Dinamo chipped closer on a third period power play goal by Ralfs Freibergs, courtesy of Lauris Darzins and Guntis Galvins. The game ended at 4-2, with the three stars being Robinson, Kokuyov, and Yeryomenko (23 for 25 in saves).
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Sunday, October 2, 2016
Major League Soccer 2016 - Week 30
It's another full week of action, with the first game on Friday seeing...
The Houston Dynamo hosting New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Joe Willis are in goal. New York City got going in the fifty-second minute with a David Villa goal, assisted by Andrea Pirlo and Jack Harrison. Houston's Raul Rodriguez took a fifty-seventh minute yellow card for a foul. In the sixty-second minute, New York City's Thomas McNamara took a yellow card for persistent infringement. New York City iced it at 2-0 with a Villa goal in stoppage time, his second of the game, via Tony Taylor and Federico Bravo. The man of the match was Villa for his brace.
On Saturday, the first game has the New York Red Bulls welcoming the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Luis Robles man the nets. Philadelphia started in the fifteenth minute on a Fabian Herbers goal, assisted by Chris Pontius and Fabinho. New York tied it in the forty-fourth minute with a Sacha Kljestan goal, coming off of Felipe and Dax McCarty. The Red Bulls took the lead in the forty-seventh minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, via McCarty. The Union tied it again in the fifty-fifth minute on a Pontius goal, courtesy of Fabinho. New York's Damien Perrinelle took a fifty-eighth minute yellow card for a foul. Philadelphia's Herbers had a yellow card in the fifty-ninth minute for entering the field. The Red Bulls took the lead back with a sixty-sixth minute McCarty goal, made possible Kljestan. The Union saw yellow cards for a seventy-second minute foul by Tranquillo Barnetta and time wasting in the eighty-eighth minute by Pontius. The game ended at 3-2, with the man of the match being McCarty for his role in all the Red Bulls goals.
West to Ohio, as the Columbus Crew SC bring in the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Steve Clark are the veteran goalies. Columbus opened in the eighth minute on a Harrison Afful goal, passed from Mohammed Saeid. The Crew added on in the fiftieth minute on a Justin Meram goal, courtesy of Dilly Duka. Columbus extended the lead in the fifty-ninth minute as Duka scored, thanks to Saeid. Chicago had a yellow card for an eighty-eighth minute foul by Rodrigo Ramos. The game ended 3-0, with the man of the match being Duka for his goal and assist.
Back east, the New England Revolution host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Brad Knighton are set to start in goal. New England led off in the fourth minute with a Kei Kamara goal, via Juan Agudelo and Lee Nguyen. Ike Opara of Kansas City had a yellow card for a seventeenth minute handball. Sporting tied it in the forty-ninth minute on a Dominic Dwyer goal, helped along byKevin Ellis and Benny Feilhaber. The Revolution regained the lead as Kansas City's Ellis committed an own goal in the seventy-fifth minute. New England added on with an eighty-third minute goal from Agudelo, set up by Kamara. The final held at 3-1, with the man of the match being Kamara for his early goal and late assist.
Into Canada, with Toronto FC welcoming DC United. Bill Hamid and Clint Irwin are in the six-yard boxes. DC saw Rob Vincent take a twenty-second minute yellow card for a foul. Toronto began in the thirty-sixth minute on a Jozy Altidore goal, coming off of Armando Cooper. United tied it on a thirty-ninth minute Lamar Neagle goal. DC took the lead with Neagle's second goal of the game in the fifty-eighth minute, set up by Lloyd Sam. United's Luciano Acosta had an eighty-third minute yellow card for his foul. The game closed at 2-1, with Neagle's brace making him the man of the match.
Out west, the Colorado Rapids bring in the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Tim Howard are the gloved men. Colorado's Dominique Badji had a yellow card for a foul in the eighth minute. Portland's Diego Chara received a yellow card for a thirty-eighth minute foul. The Rapids dented the scoreboard in the sixty-third minute on a Sebastien Le Toux goal, courtesy of Badji and Marlon Hairston. The Timbers saw Fanendo Adi take a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul. Colorado had yellow cards for Zac MacMath's seventy-seventh minute dissent from the bench, Marc Burch's seventy-eighth minute foul, an eighty-third minute Le Toux foul, and Sam Cronin's foul and Mekeil Williams' time wasting in stoppage time. The Rapids held on for a 1-0 win, with Le Toux the man of the match for his winner.
Southeast to Texas, with FC Dallas hosting the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Chris Seitz are between the posts. Los Angeles had a twelfth minute A.J. DeLaGarza yellow card for a foul. Dallas struck first in the thirty-ninth minute with a Walker Zimmerman goal, assisted by Mauro Diaz. Dallas saw a seventy-first minute yellow card for a Kellyn Acosta foul. The Galaxy's Jelle Van Damme took a yellow card for his eighty-seventh minute foul. In the ninetieth minute, Maynor Figueroa took a yellow card for time wasting. Dallas won 1-0, with Zimmerman the man of the match for his winner.
Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes welcoming Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and David Bingham are the solid goalies. San Jose was the first to score on a Simon Dawkins goal in the thirty-fourth minute, via Chris Wondolowski. Salt Lake tied it with a fortieth minute goal by Justen Glad. Real's Javier Morales took a seventy-second minute yellow card for not retreating, and the Earthquakes took the lead on a Fatai Alashe goal set up by Shea Salinas in the same minute. The game ended at 2-1, with Alashe the man of the match for his winner.
On Sunday, the first of two games has Orlando City SC bringing in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Joe Bendik are the keepers. Montreal drew first blood in the fifty-sixth minute on a Dominic Oduro goal. In the sixty-fifth minute, the Impact's Kyle Fisher took a yellow card for time wasting. Luke Boden of Orlando City had a yellow card in the seventy-seventh minute for a foul. The game ended at 1-0, with Oduro the man of the match for his winner.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and David Ousted tend the nets. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the twenty-fifth minute with a Pedro Morales penalty kick goal. The Whitecaps' Giles Barnes took a yellow card for his foul in the thirty-second minute. Seattle tied it in the thirty-ninth minute on an Osvaldo Alonso goal, passed from Joevin Jones. In the forty-sixth minute, the Sounders' Oniel Fisher had a yellow card for a foul. In the fifty-third minute, Morales received a straight red card for violent conduct, putting Vancouver at ten men. In the eightieth minute, Blas Perez of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for dissent. Seattle took the lead in the eighty-first minute on a Brad Evans penalty kick goal. In the eighty-fourth minute, Evans took a red card for violent conduct, leaving the Sounders at ten men as well, putting the game at even strength again. The game ended 2-1, with the man of the match being Alonso.
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The Houston Dynamo hosting New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Joe Willis are in goal. New York City got going in the fifty-second minute with a David Villa goal, assisted by Andrea Pirlo and Jack Harrison. Houston's Raul Rodriguez took a fifty-seventh minute yellow card for a foul. In the sixty-second minute, New York City's Thomas McNamara took a yellow card for persistent infringement. New York City iced it at 2-0 with a Villa goal in stoppage time, his second of the game, via Tony Taylor and Federico Bravo. The man of the match was Villa for his brace.
On Saturday, the first game has the New York Red Bulls welcoming the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Luis Robles man the nets. Philadelphia started in the fifteenth minute on a Fabian Herbers goal, assisted by Chris Pontius and Fabinho. New York tied it in the forty-fourth minute with a Sacha Kljestan goal, coming off of Felipe and Dax McCarty. The Red Bulls took the lead in the forty-seventh minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, via McCarty. The Union tied it again in the fifty-fifth minute on a Pontius goal, courtesy of Fabinho. New York's Damien Perrinelle took a fifty-eighth minute yellow card for a foul. Philadelphia's Herbers had a yellow card in the fifty-ninth minute for entering the field. The Red Bulls took the lead back with a sixty-sixth minute McCarty goal, made possible Kljestan. The Union saw yellow cards for a seventy-second minute foul by Tranquillo Barnetta and time wasting in the eighty-eighth minute by Pontius. The game ended at 3-2, with the man of the match being McCarty for his role in all the Red Bulls goals.
West to Ohio, as the Columbus Crew SC bring in the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Steve Clark are the veteran goalies. Columbus opened in the eighth minute on a Harrison Afful goal, passed from Mohammed Saeid. The Crew added on in the fiftieth minute on a Justin Meram goal, courtesy of Dilly Duka. Columbus extended the lead in the fifty-ninth minute as Duka scored, thanks to Saeid. Chicago had a yellow card for an eighty-eighth minute foul by Rodrigo Ramos. The game ended 3-0, with the man of the match being Duka for his goal and assist.
Back east, the New England Revolution host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Brad Knighton are set to start in goal. New England led off in the fourth minute with a Kei Kamara goal, via Juan Agudelo and Lee Nguyen. Ike Opara of Kansas City had a yellow card for a seventeenth minute handball. Sporting tied it in the forty-ninth minute on a Dominic Dwyer goal, helped along byKevin Ellis and Benny Feilhaber. The Revolution regained the lead as Kansas City's Ellis committed an own goal in the seventy-fifth minute. New England added on with an eighty-third minute goal from Agudelo, set up by Kamara. The final held at 3-1, with the man of the match being Kamara for his early goal and late assist.
Into Canada, with Toronto FC welcoming DC United. Bill Hamid and Clint Irwin are in the six-yard boxes. DC saw Rob Vincent take a twenty-second minute yellow card for a foul. Toronto began in the thirty-sixth minute on a Jozy Altidore goal, coming off of Armando Cooper. United tied it on a thirty-ninth minute Lamar Neagle goal. DC took the lead with Neagle's second goal of the game in the fifty-eighth minute, set up by Lloyd Sam. United's Luciano Acosta had an eighty-third minute yellow card for his foul. The game closed at 2-1, with Neagle's brace making him the man of the match.
Out west, the Colorado Rapids bring in the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Tim Howard are the gloved men. Colorado's Dominique Badji had a yellow card for a foul in the eighth minute. Portland's Diego Chara received a yellow card for a thirty-eighth minute foul. The Rapids dented the scoreboard in the sixty-third minute on a Sebastien Le Toux goal, courtesy of Badji and Marlon Hairston. The Timbers saw Fanendo Adi take a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul. Colorado had yellow cards for Zac MacMath's seventy-seventh minute dissent from the bench, Marc Burch's seventy-eighth minute foul, an eighty-third minute Le Toux foul, and Sam Cronin's foul and Mekeil Williams' time wasting in stoppage time. The Rapids held on for a 1-0 win, with Le Toux the man of the match for his winner.
Southeast to Texas, with FC Dallas hosting the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Chris Seitz are between the posts. Los Angeles had a twelfth minute A.J. DeLaGarza yellow card for a foul. Dallas struck first in the thirty-ninth minute with a Walker Zimmerman goal, assisted by Mauro Diaz. Dallas saw a seventy-first minute yellow card for a Kellyn Acosta foul. The Galaxy's Jelle Van Damme took a yellow card for his eighty-seventh minute foul. In the ninetieth minute, Maynor Figueroa took a yellow card for time wasting. Dallas won 1-0, with Zimmerman the man of the match for his winner.
Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes welcoming Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and David Bingham are the solid goalies. San Jose was the first to score on a Simon Dawkins goal in the thirty-fourth minute, via Chris Wondolowski. Salt Lake tied it with a fortieth minute goal by Justen Glad. Real's Javier Morales took a seventy-second minute yellow card for not retreating, and the Earthquakes took the lead on a Fatai Alashe goal set up by Shea Salinas in the same minute. The game ended at 2-1, with Alashe the man of the match for his winner.
On Sunday, the first of two games has Orlando City SC bringing in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Joe Bendik are the keepers. Montreal drew first blood in the fifty-sixth minute on a Dominic Oduro goal. In the sixty-fifth minute, the Impact's Kyle Fisher took a yellow card for time wasting. Luke Boden of Orlando City had a yellow card in the seventy-seventh minute for a foul. The game ended at 1-0, with Oduro the man of the match for his winner.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and David Ousted tend the nets. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the twenty-fifth minute with a Pedro Morales penalty kick goal. The Whitecaps' Giles Barnes took a yellow card for his foul in the thirty-second minute. Seattle tied it in the thirty-ninth minute on an Osvaldo Alonso goal, passed from Joevin Jones. In the forty-sixth minute, the Sounders' Oniel Fisher had a yellow card for a foul. In the fifty-third minute, Morales received a straight red card for violent conduct, putting Vancouver at ten men. In the eightieth minute, Blas Perez of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for dissent. Seattle took the lead in the eighty-first minute on a Brad Evans penalty kick goal. In the eighty-fourth minute, Evans took a red card for violent conduct, leaving the Sounders at ten men as well, putting the game at even strength again. The game ended 2-1, with the man of the match being Alonso.
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2016 NWSL Semifinals
It's the playoffs now for the NWSL, with the top four teams from the regular season in action this weekend. Both games featured on Fox Sports 1, and will likely be available on YouTube on the NWSLsoccer channel. First off...
The Washington Spirit host the Chicago Red Stars on Friday. Alyssa Naeher and Kelsey Wys are in goal. Washington's Francisca Ordega nearly caught Chicago's Sam Johnson in trouble in the second minute on the rainy field. Arin Gilliland of the Red Stars then stole the ball from the Spirit's Crystal Dunn. The game started a bit slow, with the weather certainly playing a factor. Julie Johnston of Chicago went long for Christen Press in the sixth minute, but it was too long and ran to Wys. Ordega won a corner kick off of Gilliland in the ninth minute. Washington's Ali Krieger served it toward goal, which Johnston cleared for the Red Stars. In the tenth minute, Press tried to find Taylor Comeau for Chicago, but the play was offside and Wys had it covered anyway. Casey Short of Chicago gave up a fourteenth minute corner kick after Christine Nairn of the Spirit sprang Ordega for a run into the box. Nairn took the corner kick for Krieger, which Naeher palmed back over the line safely. Krieger did this second corner kick for Dunn on a give-and-go, and then Vanessa DiBernardo sent it out for another one. Krieger tried this one far post, which Johnston headed as far as Tori Huster of the Spirit. She flipped it back, but Dunn and Ordega collided and Chicago cleared. In the sixteenth minute, Ordega drew a foul call on Johnson, giving the Spirit a good free kick. Krieger took the set piece for Ordega, whose header went wide left. Dunn had a nineteenth minute cross cleared by Sofia Huerta of the Red Stars. Estefania Banini and Dunn of the Spirit worked into the box, but Naeher blocked it. Krieger sent another ball in that Naeher. In the twentieth minute, Dunn ripped a shot off the post, and Ordega's rebound went wide left. In the twenty-third minute, Johnson put a ball forward that Wys had to catch on a hop with Press pressuring her. Chicago had a chance in the twenty-sixth minute on a Short cross that Washington's Caprice Dydasco took. Then, Nairn passed up for Ordega, who was offside to end the Spirit counterattack. Dunn put a cross through the box in the twenty-eighth minute that Banini couldn't get on the end of. Huerta and Press tried to combined on the end of a thirty-first minute Johnston set piece for Chicago, but Washington cleared. DiBernardo had a cross in that the Spirit's Whitney Church cleared as well. Johnson cleared a cross from Washington's Joanna Lohman in the thirty-fifth minute. Washington earned a corner kick, which Krieger served in, and Johnston again cleared for Chicago. Shelina Zadorsky sent in the return ball for the Spirit, and Krieger headed it home to give the Spirit a 1-0 lead in the thirty-sixth minute. DiBernardo had a cross that Comeau popped over the goal in the thirty-seventh minute. Church and Krieger cleared a ball from Huerta to Press in the thirty-ninth minute. Press and Cara Walls created some chaos in the box as the Spirit had trouble keeping the ball away from the Red Stars attackers. Walls had a shot that Wys finally covered in the fortieth minute. Dunn had a forty-first minute shot curve the wrong way for a Red Stars throw-in. A heavy touch from Johnson in the forty-third minute allowed Nairn to boot it toward Chicago keeper Naeher, who restarted the attack from the box. Dunn's cross in the forty-fourth minute was blocked by Huerta and cleared by Johnston. The Red Stars tried to find Press, but Krieger poked it away for the Spirit. Krieger fired a long shot in the forty-fifth minute, going wide left. The game went into halftime at 1-0. The top Red Stars players have been LB Short, CB Johnston, ACM DiBernardo, and RF Walls. For the Spirit, the top players were GK Wys, RB Krieger, CB Zadorsky, RW Nairn, and RF Dunn. Washington sustained pressure in the forty-eighth minute, with Dydasco crossing in for Nairn, who had a poor shot to end the Spirit attack. Johnston broke up a run by Ordega, but had to recover against Dydasco in the forty-ninth minute. DiBernardo had a cross for Press in the fiftieth minute after Huerta's settle for the Red Stars, but no shot came from the play. DiBernardo had a shot in the fifty-first minute, and Wys made the save. Short tried to find Walls in the box in the fifty-second minute, and it fell out to Danielle Colaprico and then Huerta, who sent it over the bar. Zadorsky blocked a fifty-third minute Huerta shot. Zadorsky blocked a shot from Walls in the fifty-fourth minute as well, after Gilliland and Huerta combined to move it forward. Comeau had an errant cross in the fifty-fifth minute for Chicago. Nairn cranked a shot from distance in the fifty-sixth minute, going high and wide left. Nairn took a fifty-seventh minute yellow card for a foul on Gilliland. DiBernardo put in the fifty-eighth minute free kick, which Huerta found and laid off for Press just a bit too long for her to catch up to. Krieger did a sixty-second minute free kick that Gilliland headed it clear. In the sixty-fourth minute, Banini put a shot on goal after Dunn's flicked header, but Naeher made the save. DiBernardo's sixty-fifth minute free kick went for Walls, but they couldn't connect. In the sixty-ninth minute, Colaprico stepped up and managed a shot after blocking a clearance attempt from the Spirit. Stephanie McCaffrey of the Red Stars won a corner kick off of Zadorsky in the seventy-first minute. DiBernardo went for Johnston, but she was blocked well. Colaprico sent in a second effort that was long and wide left of goal. Church cleared a Colaprico service in the seventy-third minute. Huerta had a long cross on the second effort. Johnston went long for Press in the seventy-fourth minute, and while she did settle it, she sent the shot high over the goal. Dydasco tried to pick out Ordega, who fell down in the seventy-fifth minute and Naeher sent the ball forward for the Red Stars. Washington's Diana Matheson worked a give-and-go for Ordega, and then Matheson shot it over the bar. DiBernardo, Press, and McCaffrey strung passes together, with McCaffrey getting called offside in the middle of the box, and her shot also went wide right. Dunn worked around Johnston in the seventy-ninth minute, putting a cross to Matheson. The Spirit got a corner kick, taken by Nairn in the eightieth minute, and Naeher punched it out. Matheson served it back in, but the Red Stars cleared it. In the eighty-first minute, Short found Press, who rocketed a shot into the top left corner to tie the game at 1. Johnston went for Gilliland on a free kick in the eighty-third minute, who sent it in to McCaffrey. She won the corner kick off of Huster. DiBernardo served it in and Ordega cleared it out for another corner kick. DiBernardo sent this one to the center of the goal, where Wys made the catch. Amanda Da Costa found Press but she couldn't pick out McCaffrey in the eighty-fourth minute. Huerta sent an eighty-fifth minute ball to Press, who poked it wide right. The Red Stars are surging late in regulation. McCaffrey had an eighty-sixth minute cross that Wys picked up. Huster blocked an eighty-sixth minute McCaffrey shot. Gilliland tried a cross in the eighty-seventh minute that Washington covered. Da Costa found DiBernardo in the eighty-eighth minute, and she shot it just wide right. Huerta, McCaffrey, and Press combined on the next Chicago attack that ended with a pick-up by Wys. Colaprico stopped a Dunn run and then blocked Katie Stengel's shot for the Spirit in the eighty-ninth minute. Stengel sent a cross across the face of goal in stoppage time after a give-and-go with Ordega. DiBernardo sprung Press for a big run, and Press got Wys out of position before banging the shot off the bar. Short cleared an Ordega cross in stoppage time, and the game goes into overtime. Adding to the halftime honorable mentions for the Red Stars are RB Gilliland, DCM Colaprico, and CF Press, as well as Spirit CF Ordega. Press had an attack ended when she fouled Church in the ninety-first minute. Ordega saw a shot go way wide in the ninety-second minute. Dydasco followed with a shot wide right for Washington. Church cleared a DiBernardo through ball for Press in the ninety-third minute. Johnston surrendered a corner kick as Dunn pressured her in the ninety-fourth minute. Nairn went for goal, seemingly, with Johnston and Naeher shielding the net and no Spirit players able to get a touch. Ordega won a corner kick off of Short in the ninety-fifth minute. Nairn took this one for Stengel, but went too far with it, and Chicago took over. Washington put up a good ninety-eighth minute attack ending with Ordega's bad pass toward Nairn after Krieger's central ball. Church blocked a 100th minute shot by Colaprico after Press and McCaffrey worked it forward. Dunn put a ball in for Stengel in the 101st minute, but she never got a shot off as Naeher took it away. DiBernardo had a 102nd minute shot saved by Wys.
Ordega made a big block on McCaffrey's drop-back pass to Gilliland. Zadorsky headed out Short's 105th minute cross. The game remained at 1-1 after half of overtime. Gilliland kept Ordega at bay in the 107th minute. Dunn chipped a cross into the box in the 108th minute, which Naeher had to come out to grab. In the 111th minute, Nairn went long for Stengel, who dropped it back to her. Nairn then went give-and-go in the box with Matheson, and then Nairn set up Ordega for the goal to make it 2-1 Spirit with less than 10 minutes left. Ordega had a 113th minute cross to Stengel, who headed it wide right. Short had a shot in the 116th minute that went wide right. In the 117th minute, Dunn sent a shot on goal that Naeher saved. Press got caught offside on the Red Stars counterattack. DiBernardo came out injured in the 120th minute. In stoppage time, Johnson took a yellow card for fouling Dunn. The game ended 2-1, with the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match being Krieger. The Spirit head to Houston, and they'll face the winner of the next match.
On Sunday, the Portland Thorns FC host the Western New York Flash. Sabrina D'Angelo and Michelle Betos are the goalies. Portland had a first minute chance as Christine Sinclair passed up to Nadia Nadim, but Western New York's Samantha Mewis blocked it out for a corner kick. Alanna Kennedy of the Flash blocked the service by the Thorns' Tobin Heath. Heath tried again, and Mewis headed this one out for another corner kick. The third corner kick in less than three minutes came from Heath toward Sinclair, but the Flash defended well again. Nadim, Lindsey Horan, and Sinclair combined for another chance for the Thorns, saved by D'Angelo of Western New York. Sincalir couldn't get around the Flash's Abby Dahlkemper in the fifth minute. Western New York earned a good free kick chance as McCall Zerboni was fouled outside the box. Dahlkemper went for Makenzy Doniak and then Jessica McDonald, who had a weak hit wide. Horan flicked on a free kick from Emily Sonnett, but D'Angelo grabbed it ahead of Sinclair in the seventh minute. Mewis settled a ball for Lynn Williams of the Flash in the tenth minute, but she sent it over the bar. Portland's Katherine Reynolds had a twelfth minute cross blocked out by Kennedy of the Flash. Reynolds tried another for Horan, eventually cleared by Doniak of Western New York. McDonald created havoc in the box with a long throw in flicked by Abby Erceg that the Thorns' Amandine Henry cleared off of a teammate before Betos grabbed it. Heath countered in the fourteenth minute with a cross in front of goal that Nadim couldn't connect with. Mewis cleared a Heath corner kick in the fifteenth minute. The Flash started the scoring in the sixteenth minute with a McDonald throw-in that Zerboni whiffed on and Mewis volleyed into the goal after a bad touch from Henry, putting it past Betos for the 1-0 lead. Erceg bodied Meghan Klingenberg off of the ball in the eighteenth minute to prevent a Portland crossing chance. McDonald had a twentieth minute throw that Williams got a shot for, but it was blocked by Portland's defense. Horan, Sinclair, and Nadim combined for a shot that D'Angelo punched away before saving the second shot from Heath after a bad Zerboni clearance in the twenty-second minute. Erceg headed a twenty-third minute throw-in wide left of Betos' goal. Doniak had a cross that McDonald headed off of Reynolds for a corner kick. Dahlkemper sent it for McDonald, but Horan cleared it. Doniak sent the second effort in, and Betos snagged it. In the twenty-eighth minute, Kennedy took a yellow card for fouling Sinclair late. Heath took the free kick, but Mewis cleared it for Western New York. Jaelene Hinkle cleared the second effort for the Flash after a Reynolds return service. Kennedy headed out a Klingenberg cross in the thirty-first minute, but Allie Long got a shot off straight at D'Angelo. Erceg, Mewis, and Williams strung passes together, with Williams' shot parried aside for a corner kick by Betos in the thirty-second minute. Dahlkemper took the set piece for Kennedy or Erceg, but Betos made the catch. Portland tried to make something in the thirty-fourth minute, but the play broke down and caught Nadim offside after Reynolds' service into the box. Erceg fouled Heath in the thirty-fifth minute as the Thorns winger ran among six Flash defenders. Nadim shot the free kick off the wall. Doniak crossed to Williams on the counterattack, and she shot it off the crossbar in the thirty-sixth minute. Hinkle took a Flash free kick for Kennedy but sent it over her head. In the thirty-eighth minute, a McDonald throw-in bounced off of Horan and Long, and then Zerboni found McDonald, who crossed to Doniak on the far post, and she headed it home for a 2-0 Flash lead. In the thirty-ninth minute, Sinclair put Portland on the board after a long ball from Reynolds, shooting against Kennedy to cut the deficit to 2-1. Flash coach Paul Riley was ejected from the game in the fortieth minute after making contact with the fourth official. Erceg couldn't get on McDonald's forty-third minute throw as the game continues with an intense pace. The game went into halftime at 2-1, with the best Flash players being GK D'Angelo, CB Kennedy, DMs Mewis and Erceg, RW Doniak, and RF McDonald, while the top Thorns players have been CB Sonnett, RB Reynolds, DM Henry, RW Nadim, LW Heath, and striker Sinclair. Zerboni's forty-seventh minute cross for Western New York was caught by Betos. Henry fouled Erceg in the forty-ninth minute, giving the Flash a free kick. Dahlkemper went for goal but shot too high. In the fifty-first minute, Doniak and Williams went give-and-go, with Williams taking the shot after Doniak's cross but hitting weakly, and Betos stopped it. Elizabeth Eddy of the Flash took a yellow card for a foul on Heath, giving Portland a dangerous free kick in the fifty-second minute. Heath served it in on goal, and D'Angelo grabbed it. Mewis had a heavy touch in the fifty-fourth minute, and Henry cleared for the Thorns. Hinkle crossed it back in for Doniak, who headed it at Betos' thigh before the keeper covered it. The Flash had a fifty-sixth minute corner kick from Dahlkemper to Erceg, who headed it straight at the Thorns. They were able to clear. Sinclair put in a cross in the fifty-seventh minute, forcing D'Angelo to come out. Eddy blocked the cross and then cleared Nadim's pass for Horan. Doniak sent a fifty-ninth minute cross out of bounds. Williams and Sonnett got into a race for the ball in the sixty-second minute, allowing Betos to cover the ball. On the counterattack, Heath went against Dahlkemper, Eddy, and D'Angelo, with Western New York's keeper eventually claiming it. Henry had a cross to Nadim in the sixty-third minute that was headed wide right. Heath did a sixty-fifth minute corner kick for Long, whose header was deflected for another corner kick. Heath took this one for the near post but it didn't stay in bounds. Dahlkemper blocked a run by Sinclair after an Henry pass. Dahlkemper then took a ball off of Horan's foot to give the Thorns a corner kick in the sixty-seventh minute. Heath went for Sonnett, who couldn't quite keep it in bounds. Klingenberg blocked a Taylor Smith cross in the sixty-eighth minute, halting a Western New York attack. Zerboni took a sixty-ninth minute shot that Betos had to palm away for a corner kick after a return pass from Smith on the long give-and-go. Dahlkemper served it in for Kennedy, who headed it wide left. Smith won a corner kick off of Emily Menges of the Thorns in the seventy-second minute. Dahlkemper went for Erceg, but Heath managed to guide it to safety. Menges managed to keep Williams from shooting in the seventy-fourth minute. Sonnett cleared a Hinkle cross as the Flash continue to own possession. Williams' seventy-fifth minute shot went right at Betos. Dahlkemper received a yellow card for her foul, and Dagny Brynjarssdottir of Portland also had a yellow card. On the set piece resulting from Dahlkemper fouling Horan, Heath put it in the box and D'Angelo misplayed it. Sinclair's shot was blocked by Zerboni, but Sonnett pounded the rebound in to tie the game at 2. Dagny had a shot saved by D'Angelo, and then Mewis cleared a cross from Henry in the eighty-first minute. Heath's eighty-third minute free kick was grabbed by D'Angelo without a challenge. Eddy stopped Heath's run in the eighty-fourth minute, and then Menges blocked McDonald on the counterattack from Western New York. Williams put a cross in that Betos caught. Portland's eighty-sixth minute attack ended with a Long chip that D'Angelo took after a lot of Thorns passes around the attacking six players. Dahlkemper surrendered a corner kick to the Thorns under pressure of Sinclair. Heath took it for Long on the ground, and Williams got the clearance for the Flash. Dahlkemper stole Klingenberg's pass for Sinclair. Heath had a shot that D'Angelo saved with a deflection off of Dahlkemper in the eighty-ninth minute. Dagny won a corner kick off of Hinkle in the ninetieth minute. Heath served it straight to D'Angelo. Dagny flicked a long throw wide left, and then Klingenberg and Heath got shut down by Eddy and Dahlkemper in stoppage time. D'Angelo had to grab a ball over Horan late in the added time. This game will go to overtime tied at 2. Added to the list of halftime honorable mentions, we have the Flash's CB Dahlkemper and LW Zerboni and the Thorns' DM Long and ACM Horan. Dahlkemper cleared a ninety-second minute through ball from Henry. Williams had a cross for the Flash, but Klingenberg cleared it for the Thorns. Erceg and Heath collided at the ball, and Dagny's shot was saved by D'Angelo in the ninety-third minute. Erceg blocked a shot from Henry. Smith had a ninety-fourth minute cross to McDonald that Betos caught just in time. Horan was caught offside on the next Portland chance on a pass from Long. Reynolds won a corner kick for the Thorns off of Kristen Hamilton of Western New York in the ninety-sixth minute. Heath took it, but D'Angelo made a leaping grab. In the ninety-eighth minute, McDonald had a throw-in that glanced off Erceg and then Reynolds, and Williams trickled the ball in for a 3-2 Flash lead. Sinclair and Dagny went give-and-go in midfield before Dagny's cross to Horan, who rattled her shot off the bar so hard it came back out over her head in the 100th minute. Sonnett had a 103rd minute free kick that fell to Heath, but Smith cleared it. Western New York countered with Mewis hard charging through the midfield before finding Williams, who buried her second goal of overtime to make it 4-2 Flash. Horan had a shot blocked in the 105th minute, and Menges broke up the Flash counterattack on a pass from Hamilton to McDonald. In stoppage time for the first half of overtime, Horan buried a shot after Klingenberg's cross was headed by Dagny, and that cut it to 4-3. Adding on to the honorable mentions once more, we have the RW sub Dagny for the Thorns, and the LF Williams for the Flash. Menges blocked a Hamilton cross in the 106th minute. Sonnett blocked a Williams cross in the 107th minute. Long kept Smith off the ball in the box after Klingenberg got burned. Dahlkemper poked a ball away from Horan in the 109th minute. Eddy took a yellow card in the 109th minute for fouling Heath, giving Portland a set piece chance. Heath took it herself straight at goal. Sinclair flipped a 111th minute shot that D'Angelo grabbed on one hop. Henry put a shot wide left in the 112th minute. Hamilton fouled Hayley Raso in the 113th minute, giving the Thorns another free kick. Heath's free kick was grabbed by D'Angelo without trouble. Heath received a yellow card in the 114th minute for fouling Smith. Kennedy shielded Dagny away from an Henry through ball in the 118th minute as the Flash try to hold on. Long and Dahlkemper collided in a big way in the 119th minute, leaving both players down for an extended time. Horan had a header after Klingenberg's cross, and Erceg cleared it for the Flash. Erceg cleared another one as stoppage time began for the last time in this game. Horan had a shot go high from Sonnett's long ball. D'Angelo took a yellow card for time wasting before the goal kick. Eddy shut down Heath with a minute to go, and then Dahlkemper saved a ball off the line from Horan's shot. Kennedy and Eddy blocked efforts from Heath deep in stoppage time. The Flash took the game 4-3, with Williams the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match for her critical brace in overtime.
Outsider Sports NWSL Best XI - Semifinals
GK Kelsey Wys
RB Ali Krieger
CB Emily Sonnett
CB Abby Dahlkemper
LB Casey Short
DM Samantha Mewis
RW Christine Nairn
LW McCall Zerboni
RF Jessica McDonald
CF Francisca Ordega
LF Lynn Williams
The final is one week from today's posting date, October 9 at 5 EDT/2 PDT.
The Washington Spirit host the Chicago Red Stars on Friday. Alyssa Naeher and Kelsey Wys are in goal. Washington's Francisca Ordega nearly caught Chicago's Sam Johnson in trouble in the second minute on the rainy field. Arin Gilliland of the Red Stars then stole the ball from the Spirit's Crystal Dunn. The game started a bit slow, with the weather certainly playing a factor. Julie Johnston of Chicago went long for Christen Press in the sixth minute, but it was too long and ran to Wys. Ordega won a corner kick off of Gilliland in the ninth minute. Washington's Ali Krieger served it toward goal, which Johnston cleared for the Red Stars. In the tenth minute, Press tried to find Taylor Comeau for Chicago, but the play was offside and Wys had it covered anyway. Casey Short of Chicago gave up a fourteenth minute corner kick after Christine Nairn of the Spirit sprang Ordega for a run into the box. Nairn took the corner kick for Krieger, which Naeher palmed back over the line safely. Krieger did this second corner kick for Dunn on a give-and-go, and then Vanessa DiBernardo sent it out for another one. Krieger tried this one far post, which Johnston headed as far as Tori Huster of the Spirit. She flipped it back, but Dunn and Ordega collided and Chicago cleared. In the sixteenth minute, Ordega drew a foul call on Johnson, giving the Spirit a good free kick. Krieger took the set piece for Ordega, whose header went wide left. Dunn had a nineteenth minute cross cleared by Sofia Huerta of the Red Stars. Estefania Banini and Dunn of the Spirit worked into the box, but Naeher blocked it. Krieger sent another ball in that Naeher. In the twentieth minute, Dunn ripped a shot off the post, and Ordega's rebound went wide left. In the twenty-third minute, Johnson put a ball forward that Wys had to catch on a hop with Press pressuring her. Chicago had a chance in the twenty-sixth minute on a Short cross that Washington's Caprice Dydasco took. Then, Nairn passed up for Ordega, who was offside to end the Spirit counterattack. Dunn put a cross through the box in the twenty-eighth minute that Banini couldn't get on the end of. Huerta and Press tried to combined on the end of a thirty-first minute Johnston set piece for Chicago, but Washington cleared. DiBernardo had a cross in that the Spirit's Whitney Church cleared as well. Johnson cleared a cross from Washington's Joanna Lohman in the thirty-fifth minute. Washington earned a corner kick, which Krieger served in, and Johnston again cleared for Chicago. Shelina Zadorsky sent in the return ball for the Spirit, and Krieger headed it home to give the Spirit a 1-0 lead in the thirty-sixth minute. DiBernardo had a cross that Comeau popped over the goal in the thirty-seventh minute. Church and Krieger cleared a ball from Huerta to Press in the thirty-ninth minute. Press and Cara Walls created some chaos in the box as the Spirit had trouble keeping the ball away from the Red Stars attackers. Walls had a shot that Wys finally covered in the fortieth minute. Dunn had a forty-first minute shot curve the wrong way for a Red Stars throw-in. A heavy touch from Johnson in the forty-third minute allowed Nairn to boot it toward Chicago keeper Naeher, who restarted the attack from the box. Dunn's cross in the forty-fourth minute was blocked by Huerta and cleared by Johnston. The Red Stars tried to find Press, but Krieger poked it away for the Spirit. Krieger fired a long shot in the forty-fifth minute, going wide left. The game went into halftime at 1-0. The top Red Stars players have been LB Short, CB Johnston, ACM DiBernardo, and RF Walls. For the Spirit, the top players were GK Wys, RB Krieger, CB Zadorsky, RW Nairn, and RF Dunn. Washington sustained pressure in the forty-eighth minute, with Dydasco crossing in for Nairn, who had a poor shot to end the Spirit attack. Johnston broke up a run by Ordega, but had to recover against Dydasco in the forty-ninth minute. DiBernardo had a cross for Press in the fiftieth minute after Huerta's settle for the Red Stars, but no shot came from the play. DiBernardo had a shot in the fifty-first minute, and Wys made the save. Short tried to find Walls in the box in the fifty-second minute, and it fell out to Danielle Colaprico and then Huerta, who sent it over the bar. Zadorsky blocked a fifty-third minute Huerta shot. Zadorsky blocked a shot from Walls in the fifty-fourth minute as well, after Gilliland and Huerta combined to move it forward. Comeau had an errant cross in the fifty-fifth minute for Chicago. Nairn cranked a shot from distance in the fifty-sixth minute, going high and wide left. Nairn took a fifty-seventh minute yellow card for a foul on Gilliland. DiBernardo put in the fifty-eighth minute free kick, which Huerta found and laid off for Press just a bit too long for her to catch up to. Krieger did a sixty-second minute free kick that Gilliland headed it clear. In the sixty-fourth minute, Banini put a shot on goal after Dunn's flicked header, but Naeher made the save. DiBernardo's sixty-fifth minute free kick went for Walls, but they couldn't connect. In the sixty-ninth minute, Colaprico stepped up and managed a shot after blocking a clearance attempt from the Spirit. Stephanie McCaffrey of the Red Stars won a corner kick off of Zadorsky in the seventy-first minute. DiBernardo went for Johnston, but she was blocked well. Colaprico sent in a second effort that was long and wide left of goal. Church cleared a Colaprico service in the seventy-third minute. Huerta had a long cross on the second effort. Johnston went long for Press in the seventy-fourth minute, and while she did settle it, she sent the shot high over the goal. Dydasco tried to pick out Ordega, who fell down in the seventy-fifth minute and Naeher sent the ball forward for the Red Stars. Washington's Diana Matheson worked a give-and-go for Ordega, and then Matheson shot it over the bar. DiBernardo, Press, and McCaffrey strung passes together, with McCaffrey getting called offside in the middle of the box, and her shot also went wide right. Dunn worked around Johnston in the seventy-ninth minute, putting a cross to Matheson. The Spirit got a corner kick, taken by Nairn in the eightieth minute, and Naeher punched it out. Matheson served it back in, but the Red Stars cleared it. In the eighty-first minute, Short found Press, who rocketed a shot into the top left corner to tie the game at 1. Johnston went for Gilliland on a free kick in the eighty-third minute, who sent it in to McCaffrey. She won the corner kick off of Huster. DiBernardo served it in and Ordega cleared it out for another corner kick. DiBernardo sent this one to the center of the goal, where Wys made the catch. Amanda Da Costa found Press but she couldn't pick out McCaffrey in the eighty-fourth minute. Huerta sent an eighty-fifth minute ball to Press, who poked it wide right. The Red Stars are surging late in regulation. McCaffrey had an eighty-sixth minute cross that Wys picked up. Huster blocked an eighty-sixth minute McCaffrey shot. Gilliland tried a cross in the eighty-seventh minute that Washington covered. Da Costa found DiBernardo in the eighty-eighth minute, and she shot it just wide right. Huerta, McCaffrey, and Press combined on the next Chicago attack that ended with a pick-up by Wys. Colaprico stopped a Dunn run and then blocked Katie Stengel's shot for the Spirit in the eighty-ninth minute. Stengel sent a cross across the face of goal in stoppage time after a give-and-go with Ordega. DiBernardo sprung Press for a big run, and Press got Wys out of position before banging the shot off the bar. Short cleared an Ordega cross in stoppage time, and the game goes into overtime. Adding to the halftime honorable mentions for the Red Stars are RB Gilliland, DCM Colaprico, and CF Press, as well as Spirit CF Ordega. Press had an attack ended when she fouled Church in the ninety-first minute. Ordega saw a shot go way wide in the ninety-second minute. Dydasco followed with a shot wide right for Washington. Church cleared a DiBernardo through ball for Press in the ninety-third minute. Johnston surrendered a corner kick as Dunn pressured her in the ninety-fourth minute. Nairn went for goal, seemingly, with Johnston and Naeher shielding the net and no Spirit players able to get a touch. Ordega won a corner kick off of Short in the ninety-fifth minute. Nairn took this one for Stengel, but went too far with it, and Chicago took over. Washington put up a good ninety-eighth minute attack ending with Ordega's bad pass toward Nairn after Krieger's central ball. Church blocked a 100th minute shot by Colaprico after Press and McCaffrey worked it forward. Dunn put a ball in for Stengel in the 101st minute, but she never got a shot off as Naeher took it away. DiBernardo had a 102nd minute shot saved by Wys.
Ordega made a big block on McCaffrey's drop-back pass to Gilliland. Zadorsky headed out Short's 105th minute cross. The game remained at 1-1 after half of overtime. Gilliland kept Ordega at bay in the 107th minute. Dunn chipped a cross into the box in the 108th minute, which Naeher had to come out to grab. In the 111th minute, Nairn went long for Stengel, who dropped it back to her. Nairn then went give-and-go in the box with Matheson, and then Nairn set up Ordega for the goal to make it 2-1 Spirit with less than 10 minutes left. Ordega had a 113th minute cross to Stengel, who headed it wide right. Short had a shot in the 116th minute that went wide right. In the 117th minute, Dunn sent a shot on goal that Naeher saved. Press got caught offside on the Red Stars counterattack. DiBernardo came out injured in the 120th minute. In stoppage time, Johnson took a yellow card for fouling Dunn. The game ended 2-1, with the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match being Krieger. The Spirit head to Houston, and they'll face the winner of the next match.
On Sunday, the Portland Thorns FC host the Western New York Flash. Sabrina D'Angelo and Michelle Betos are the goalies. Portland had a first minute chance as Christine Sinclair passed up to Nadia Nadim, but Western New York's Samantha Mewis blocked it out for a corner kick. Alanna Kennedy of the Flash blocked the service by the Thorns' Tobin Heath. Heath tried again, and Mewis headed this one out for another corner kick. The third corner kick in less than three minutes came from Heath toward Sinclair, but the Flash defended well again. Nadim, Lindsey Horan, and Sinclair combined for another chance for the Thorns, saved by D'Angelo of Western New York. Sincalir couldn't get around the Flash's Abby Dahlkemper in the fifth minute. Western New York earned a good free kick chance as McCall Zerboni was fouled outside the box. Dahlkemper went for Makenzy Doniak and then Jessica McDonald, who had a weak hit wide. Horan flicked on a free kick from Emily Sonnett, but D'Angelo grabbed it ahead of Sinclair in the seventh minute. Mewis settled a ball for Lynn Williams of the Flash in the tenth minute, but she sent it over the bar. Portland's Katherine Reynolds had a twelfth minute cross blocked out by Kennedy of the Flash. Reynolds tried another for Horan, eventually cleared by Doniak of Western New York. McDonald created havoc in the box with a long throw in flicked by Abby Erceg that the Thorns' Amandine Henry cleared off of a teammate before Betos grabbed it. Heath countered in the fourteenth minute with a cross in front of goal that Nadim couldn't connect with. Mewis cleared a Heath corner kick in the fifteenth minute. The Flash started the scoring in the sixteenth minute with a McDonald throw-in that Zerboni whiffed on and Mewis volleyed into the goal after a bad touch from Henry, putting it past Betos for the 1-0 lead. Erceg bodied Meghan Klingenberg off of the ball in the eighteenth minute to prevent a Portland crossing chance. McDonald had a twentieth minute throw that Williams got a shot for, but it was blocked by Portland's defense. Horan, Sinclair, and Nadim combined for a shot that D'Angelo punched away before saving the second shot from Heath after a bad Zerboni clearance in the twenty-second minute. Erceg headed a twenty-third minute throw-in wide left of Betos' goal. Doniak had a cross that McDonald headed off of Reynolds for a corner kick. Dahlkemper sent it for McDonald, but Horan cleared it. Doniak sent the second effort in, and Betos snagged it. In the twenty-eighth minute, Kennedy took a yellow card for fouling Sinclair late. Heath took the free kick, but Mewis cleared it for Western New York. Jaelene Hinkle cleared the second effort for the Flash after a Reynolds return service. Kennedy headed out a Klingenberg cross in the thirty-first minute, but Allie Long got a shot off straight at D'Angelo. Erceg, Mewis, and Williams strung passes together, with Williams' shot parried aside for a corner kick by Betos in the thirty-second minute. Dahlkemper took the set piece for Kennedy or Erceg, but Betos made the catch. Portland tried to make something in the thirty-fourth minute, but the play broke down and caught Nadim offside after Reynolds' service into the box. Erceg fouled Heath in the thirty-fifth minute as the Thorns winger ran among six Flash defenders. Nadim shot the free kick off the wall. Doniak crossed to Williams on the counterattack, and she shot it off the crossbar in the thirty-sixth minute. Hinkle took a Flash free kick for Kennedy but sent it over her head. In the thirty-eighth minute, a McDonald throw-in bounced off of Horan and Long, and then Zerboni found McDonald, who crossed to Doniak on the far post, and she headed it home for a 2-0 Flash lead. In the thirty-ninth minute, Sinclair put Portland on the board after a long ball from Reynolds, shooting against Kennedy to cut the deficit to 2-1. Flash coach Paul Riley was ejected from the game in the fortieth minute after making contact with the fourth official. Erceg couldn't get on McDonald's forty-third minute throw as the game continues with an intense pace. The game went into halftime at 2-1, with the best Flash players being GK D'Angelo, CB Kennedy, DMs Mewis and Erceg, RW Doniak, and RF McDonald, while the top Thorns players have been CB Sonnett, RB Reynolds, DM Henry, RW Nadim, LW Heath, and striker Sinclair. Zerboni's forty-seventh minute cross for Western New York was caught by Betos. Henry fouled Erceg in the forty-ninth minute, giving the Flash a free kick. Dahlkemper went for goal but shot too high. In the fifty-first minute, Doniak and Williams went give-and-go, with Williams taking the shot after Doniak's cross but hitting weakly, and Betos stopped it. Elizabeth Eddy of the Flash took a yellow card for a foul on Heath, giving Portland a dangerous free kick in the fifty-second minute. Heath served it in on goal, and D'Angelo grabbed it. Mewis had a heavy touch in the fifty-fourth minute, and Henry cleared for the Thorns. Hinkle crossed it back in for Doniak, who headed it at Betos' thigh before the keeper covered it. The Flash had a fifty-sixth minute corner kick from Dahlkemper to Erceg, who headed it straight at the Thorns. They were able to clear. Sinclair put in a cross in the fifty-seventh minute, forcing D'Angelo to come out. Eddy blocked the cross and then cleared Nadim's pass for Horan. Doniak sent a fifty-ninth minute cross out of bounds. Williams and Sonnett got into a race for the ball in the sixty-second minute, allowing Betos to cover the ball. On the counterattack, Heath went against Dahlkemper, Eddy, and D'Angelo, with Western New York's keeper eventually claiming it. Henry had a cross to Nadim in the sixty-third minute that was headed wide right. Heath did a sixty-fifth minute corner kick for Long, whose header was deflected for another corner kick. Heath took this one for the near post but it didn't stay in bounds. Dahlkemper blocked a run by Sinclair after an Henry pass. Dahlkemper then took a ball off of Horan's foot to give the Thorns a corner kick in the sixty-seventh minute. Heath went for Sonnett, who couldn't quite keep it in bounds. Klingenberg blocked a Taylor Smith cross in the sixty-eighth minute, halting a Western New York attack. Zerboni took a sixty-ninth minute shot that Betos had to palm away for a corner kick after a return pass from Smith on the long give-and-go. Dahlkemper served it in for Kennedy, who headed it wide left. Smith won a corner kick off of Emily Menges of the Thorns in the seventy-second minute. Dahlkemper went for Erceg, but Heath managed to guide it to safety. Menges managed to keep Williams from shooting in the seventy-fourth minute. Sonnett cleared a Hinkle cross as the Flash continue to own possession. Williams' seventy-fifth minute shot went right at Betos. Dahlkemper received a yellow card for her foul, and Dagny Brynjarssdottir of Portland also had a yellow card. On the set piece resulting from Dahlkemper fouling Horan, Heath put it in the box and D'Angelo misplayed it. Sinclair's shot was blocked by Zerboni, but Sonnett pounded the rebound in to tie the game at 2. Dagny had a shot saved by D'Angelo, and then Mewis cleared a cross from Henry in the eighty-first minute. Heath's eighty-third minute free kick was grabbed by D'Angelo without a challenge. Eddy stopped Heath's run in the eighty-fourth minute, and then Menges blocked McDonald on the counterattack from Western New York. Williams put a cross in that Betos caught. Portland's eighty-sixth minute attack ended with a Long chip that D'Angelo took after a lot of Thorns passes around the attacking six players. Dahlkemper surrendered a corner kick to the Thorns under pressure of Sinclair. Heath took it for Long on the ground, and Williams got the clearance for the Flash. Dahlkemper stole Klingenberg's pass for Sinclair. Heath had a shot that D'Angelo saved with a deflection off of Dahlkemper in the eighty-ninth minute. Dagny won a corner kick off of Hinkle in the ninetieth minute. Heath served it straight to D'Angelo. Dagny flicked a long throw wide left, and then Klingenberg and Heath got shut down by Eddy and Dahlkemper in stoppage time. D'Angelo had to grab a ball over Horan late in the added time. This game will go to overtime tied at 2. Added to the list of halftime honorable mentions, we have the Flash's CB Dahlkemper and LW Zerboni and the Thorns' DM Long and ACM Horan. Dahlkemper cleared a ninety-second minute through ball from Henry. Williams had a cross for the Flash, but Klingenberg cleared it for the Thorns. Erceg and Heath collided at the ball, and Dagny's shot was saved by D'Angelo in the ninety-third minute. Erceg blocked a shot from Henry. Smith had a ninety-fourth minute cross to McDonald that Betos caught just in time. Horan was caught offside on the next Portland chance on a pass from Long. Reynolds won a corner kick for the Thorns off of Kristen Hamilton of Western New York in the ninety-sixth minute. Heath took it, but D'Angelo made a leaping grab. In the ninety-eighth minute, McDonald had a throw-in that glanced off Erceg and then Reynolds, and Williams trickled the ball in for a 3-2 Flash lead. Sinclair and Dagny went give-and-go in midfield before Dagny's cross to Horan, who rattled her shot off the bar so hard it came back out over her head in the 100th minute. Sonnett had a 103rd minute free kick that fell to Heath, but Smith cleared it. Western New York countered with Mewis hard charging through the midfield before finding Williams, who buried her second goal of overtime to make it 4-2 Flash. Horan had a shot blocked in the 105th minute, and Menges broke up the Flash counterattack on a pass from Hamilton to McDonald. In stoppage time for the first half of overtime, Horan buried a shot after Klingenberg's cross was headed by Dagny, and that cut it to 4-3. Adding on to the honorable mentions once more, we have the RW sub Dagny for the Thorns, and the LF Williams for the Flash. Menges blocked a Hamilton cross in the 106th minute. Sonnett blocked a Williams cross in the 107th minute. Long kept Smith off the ball in the box after Klingenberg got burned. Dahlkemper poked a ball away from Horan in the 109th minute. Eddy took a yellow card in the 109th minute for fouling Heath, giving Portland a set piece chance. Heath took it herself straight at goal. Sinclair flipped a 111th minute shot that D'Angelo grabbed on one hop. Henry put a shot wide left in the 112th minute. Hamilton fouled Hayley Raso in the 113th minute, giving the Thorns another free kick. Heath's free kick was grabbed by D'Angelo without trouble. Heath received a yellow card in the 114th minute for fouling Smith. Kennedy shielded Dagny away from an Henry through ball in the 118th minute as the Flash try to hold on. Long and Dahlkemper collided in a big way in the 119th minute, leaving both players down for an extended time. Horan had a header after Klingenberg's cross, and Erceg cleared it for the Flash. Erceg cleared another one as stoppage time began for the last time in this game. Horan had a shot go high from Sonnett's long ball. D'Angelo took a yellow card for time wasting before the goal kick. Eddy shut down Heath with a minute to go, and then Dahlkemper saved a ball off the line from Horan's shot. Kennedy and Eddy blocked efforts from Heath deep in stoppage time. The Flash took the game 4-3, with Williams the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match for her critical brace in overtime.
Outsider Sports NWSL Best XI - Semifinals
GK Kelsey Wys
RB Ali Krieger
CB Emily Sonnett
CB Abby Dahlkemper
LB Casey Short
DM Samantha Mewis
RW Christine Nairn
LW McCall Zerboni
RF Jessica McDonald
CF Francisca Ordega
LF Lynn Williams
The final is one week from today's posting date, October 9 at 5 EDT/2 PDT.
KHL 2016/17 - Day 41
None of today's three games are in Russia. We begin in...
Slovakia, with Slovan Bratislava hosting CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Barry Brust are in goal. Moscow led off in the first period with a Kirill Petrov power play goal, going in unassisted. Bratislava tied it in the second period on a Vaclav Nedorost goal, via Ziga Jeglic and Marek Viedensky. CSKA won 2-1 in overtime with a Mikhail Naumenkov goal, courtesy of Bogdan Kiselevich. The three stars were Naumenkov, Sorokin (28 for 29 in saves), and Petrov.
Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Ryan Zapolski are the masked men. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Denis Osipov goal, assisted by Rushan Rafikov and Yegor Korshkov. Helsinki tied it in the second period on a Jesse Joensuu power play goal, powered by Tommi Huhtala and Peter Regin. Lokomotiv took the lead back with a Korshkov shorthanded and unassisted goal. Jokerit tied it again on a Mika Niemi goal, coming off of Tomi Maki. Helsinki pulled ahead on a Topi Jaakola power play goal, with a lone assist by Sakari Salminen. Yaroslavl tied it again in the third period on a Daniil Apalkov goal, guided in by Yegor Averin and Vladislav Gavrikov. Jokerit regained the lead with a Salminen goal, fueled by Regin and Joensuu. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Salminen, Joensuu, and Regin, while Korshkov gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Danny Taylor are in the blue paint. Zagreb struck first with a Bobby Butler goal in the first period, an unassisted goal. St. Petersburg tied it on an Evgeny Dadonov goal, coming off of Nikita Gusev and Vadim Shipachyov. Medvescak took the lead with a Gilbert Brule power play goal, powered by Jakub Krejcik and Francis Pare. SKA retied it in the second period on a Dadonov power play goal, with assists provided by Gusev and Anton Belov. Zagreb retook the lead on a Tomas Mertl power play goal, going in unassisted. Medvescak added on in the third period with a Shaone Morrisonn goal, fueled by Edwin Hedberg and Pare. St. Petersburg got one back with a Dadonov goal to complete his hat trick, with helpers from Shipachyov and Dinar Khafizullin. SKA tied it as Alexander Barabanov scored, thanks to Ilya Kovalchuk and the goalie Koskinen. Zagreb won 5-4 in overtime with a Goran Bezina goal, helped along by Krejcik and Colby Genoway. The three stars were Dadonov, Krejcik, and Pare, while Shipachyov and Gusev get the honorable mentions.
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Slovakia, with Slovan Bratislava hosting CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Barry Brust are in goal. Moscow led off in the first period with a Kirill Petrov power play goal, going in unassisted. Bratislava tied it in the second period on a Vaclav Nedorost goal, via Ziga Jeglic and Marek Viedensky. CSKA won 2-1 in overtime with a Mikhail Naumenkov goal, courtesy of Bogdan Kiselevich. The three stars were Naumenkov, Sorokin (28 for 29 in saves), and Petrov.
Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki welcomes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Alexei Murygin and Ryan Zapolski are the masked men. Yaroslavl began in the first period with a Denis Osipov goal, assisted by Rushan Rafikov and Yegor Korshkov. Helsinki tied it in the second period on a Jesse Joensuu power play goal, powered by Tommi Huhtala and Peter Regin. Lokomotiv took the lead back with a Korshkov shorthanded and unassisted goal. Jokerit tied it again on a Mika Niemi goal, coming off of Tomi Maki. Helsinki pulled ahead on a Topi Jaakola power play goal, with a lone assist by Sakari Salminen. Yaroslavl tied it again in the third period on a Daniil Apalkov goal, guided in by Yegor Averin and Vladislav Gavrikov. Jokerit regained the lead with a Salminen goal, fueled by Regin and Joensuu. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Salminen, Joensuu, and Regin, while Korshkov gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Croatia, Medvescak Zagreb brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Mikko Koskinen and Danny Taylor are in the blue paint. Zagreb struck first with a Bobby Butler goal in the first period, an unassisted goal. St. Petersburg tied it on an Evgeny Dadonov goal, coming off of Nikita Gusev and Vadim Shipachyov. Medvescak took the lead with a Gilbert Brule power play goal, powered by Jakub Krejcik and Francis Pare. SKA retied it in the second period on a Dadonov power play goal, with assists provided by Gusev and Anton Belov. Zagreb retook the lead on a Tomas Mertl power play goal, going in unassisted. Medvescak added on in the third period with a Shaone Morrisonn goal, fueled by Edwin Hedberg and Pare. St. Petersburg got one back with a Dadonov goal to complete his hat trick, with helpers from Shipachyov and Dinar Khafizullin. SKA tied it as Alexander Barabanov scored, thanks to Ilya Kovalchuk and the goalie Koskinen. Zagreb won 5-4 in overtime with a Goran Bezina goal, helped along by Krejcik and Colby Genoway. The three stars were Dadonov, Krejcik, and Pare, while Shipachyov and Gusev get the honorable mentions.
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