Summary
«Ak Bars» (Kazan) - «Sibir» (Novosibirsk). 6:1 (1:0, 4:0, 1:1). October 16, 2007. Kazan. «Tatneft Arena» Ice Palace. Attendance: 7100. Referees: A. Cherenkov, A. Kamurkin, A. Rogachev (all from Moscow).
Line-Ups
«Ak Bars» (12): S. Galimov; R. Giroux - E. Medvedev, I. Nikulin - A. Pervyshin, A. Emelin - A. Zubarev, E. Ryasenski (2); A. Morozov - S. Zinoviev - D. Zaripov, D. Obukhov - D. Arkhipov - A. Golovin (2), A. Stepanov (2) - D. Kazionov (4) - I. Musatov, K. Petrov (2) - G. Shafigulin - N. Alexeev.
«Sibir» (14): V. Evdokimov (D. Henriksson, 23.54–60.00); I. Nikitin - M. Guren, V. Loginov (2) - S. Reshetnikov, V. Gusev - N. Semin (2), K. Alexeev - A. Krivchenkov; A. Subbotin - S. Varlamov (2) - D. Kochetkov, V. Chistokletov (2) - O. Belov - A. Kopeykin, E. Milovzorov - S. Payor (2) - D. Tyurin, R. Bernikov - D. Karpyuk (2) - V. Markelov. Bench penalty - 2 min.
Scoring SummaryI. Musatov (A. Stepanov, D. Kazionov, 08.34)
S. Zinoviev (D. Zaripov, 23.54)
R. Giroux (D. Zaripov, S. Zinoviev, 26.04) PP
A. Morozov (S. Zinoviev, 35.12)
R. Giroux (S. Zinoviev, A. Morozov, 39.13)
A. Morozov (D. Zaripov, S. Zinoviev, 42.36) PP
N. Semin (D. Henriksson, 50.55) SH
Press Conference
Sergei Kotov («Sibir»): «We are in a difficult position. I'm getting tired of talking about our problems. Nothing seem to change. We are always allowing quick goals. Even if we are playing against such a strong opponent, it is unacceptable to allow an early goal like that. We alternate the goalies, but it doesn't help. We keep sliding. And it is difficult to boost the morale when players lose hope that their work will eventually reap benefits. So I congratulate Ak bars with a victory, but we have a lot things to work on.»
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov («Ak Bars»): «I agree, quick goal was the key. We also used the powerplay chances that we got. We controlled the game. The guys played with creativity. There are still question marks in our game, but at least there is result now. That's important.»
