Avangard vs Metallurg. Will this fight be the last in this series?
The next game week in the KHL starts with a match in Balashikha, where Avangard Omsk and Metallurg Magnitogorsk will play their sixth match of the Gagarin Cup quarterfinal series. At the moment, the score in the series is 3-2 in favor of Metallurg.
The avant-garde risks laying down the powers of the current holder of the Gagarin Cup already following the results of the quarterfinals. The excellent start of the series with Metallurg was replaced by a series of misfires and now Omsk are one step away from relegation from the Gagarin Cup. Avangard played enchantingly in two away matches, sending 15 goals to Metallurg's goal. The first game ended with a uniform beating of Magnitogorsk, the score 8-1 speaks for itself. The debut of the second match was a kind of continuation of the first, by the 25th minute Avangard was already leading with a score of 5-1. This time there was no big victory, Metallurg managed to reduce the score to a minimum, but the victory remained with Omsk - 7-5 in the match and Avangard took the lead in the series 2-0.
Failed to develop success. A successful away series was followed by a failure in home matches, where the Omsk attack unexpectedly failed. Only three goals scored in two matches, despite the fact that there were 10 missed. Two defeats in a row 2-5 and 1-5 equalized the score in the series and the fifth match in Magnitogorsk became the key one. The avant-garde once again failed in defense, in the fourth match in a row, conceding five goals into its own net. The attack gained only two goals, as a result, the defeat was 2-5 and Avangard, after a successful start in the series, is already in the role of catching up.
Metallurg
If Avangard in the opening matches of the series surprised everyone with its abnormal performance, then Metallurg frankly failed in defense. To some extent, the departure of the main goalkeeper of the team, Olympic champion Juho Olkinuora, affected. Neither Koshechkin nor Nalimov were able to fully replace the Finn, missing a number of optional washers. And here it is worth paying tribute to the coaching staff of Metallurg, headed by Ilya Vorobyov. The team began to play more strictly in defense, while absolutely not to the detriment of the attack, which scored five goals in each of the subsequent matches.
Metallurg won two away matches with a score of 5-2 and 5-1, and then further developed the success with a home victory. The fifth game of the series on equal footing until the third period, at the beginning of which Avangard forward Nikita Soshnikov earned a stupid five-minute suspension, which eventually became decisive in the current match. Kerry in the majority brought the score to 3-1, followed by Leipsik converted a bullet, finally burying the hopes of the Vanguard. Metallurg's third victory in a row brought the Ural team close to reaching the semi-final, which is only one step away.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Avangard vs Metallurg
AvangardThe avant-garde risks laying down the powers of the current holder of the Gagarin Cup already following the results of the quarterfinals. The excellent start of the series with Metallurg was replaced by a series of misfires and now Omsk are one step away from relegation from the Gagarin Cup. Avangard played enchantingly in two away matches, sending 15 goals to Metallurg's goal. The first game ended with a uniform beating of Magnitogorsk, the score 8-1 speaks for itself. The debut of the second match was a kind of continuation of the first, by the 25th minute Avangard was already leading with a score of 5-1. This time there was no big victory, Metallurg managed to reduce the score to a minimum, but the victory remained with Omsk - 7-5 in the match and Avangard took the lead in the series 2-0.
Failed to develop success. A successful away series was followed by a failure in home matches, where the Omsk attack unexpectedly failed. Only three goals scored in two matches, despite the fact that there were 10 missed. Two defeats in a row 2-5 and 1-5 equalized the score in the series and the fifth match in Magnitogorsk became the key one. The avant-garde once again failed in defense, in the fourth match in a row, conceding five goals into its own net. The attack gained only two goals, as a result, the defeat was 2-5 and Avangard, after a successful start in the series, is already in the role of catching up.
Metallurg
If Avangard in the opening matches of the series surprised everyone with its abnormal performance, then Metallurg frankly failed in defense. To some extent, the departure of the main goalkeeper of the team, Olympic champion Juho Olkinuora, affected. Neither Koshechkin nor Nalimov were able to fully replace the Finn, missing a number of optional washers. And here it is worth paying tribute to the coaching staff of Metallurg, headed by Ilya Vorobyov. The team began to play more strictly in defense, while absolutely not to the detriment of the attack, which scored five goals in each of the subsequent matches.
Metallurg won two away matches with a score of 5-2 and 5-1, and then further developed the success with a home victory. The fifth game of the series on equal footing until the third period, at the beginning of which Avangard forward Nikita Soshnikov earned a stupid five-minute suspension, which eventually became decisive in the current match. Kerry in the majority brought the score to 3-1, followed by Leipsik converted a bullet, finally burying the hopes of the Vanguard. Metallurg's third victory in a row brought the Ural team close to reaching the semi-final, which is only one step away.
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