SALAVAT YULAEV WIN AT HOME

Yesterday Salavat Yulaev grabbed 2:1 victory over Ak Bars at the end of the third period to make the score in the KHL semi-final series to 2-3.


Salavat Yulaev – Ak Bars 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)

Best players: Radulov (S); Toresen (S); Morozov (A)

Score in the series 2-3 (3:4, 1:2 OT, 2:3 OT, 4:2)

"We had an ideal moment, when we were playing five minutes on powerplay", said Ak Bars head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov. "But we didn’t use it. It was one of key episodes of this match.

"We have no other way out, because we must win", said head coach of Salavat Yulaev Vyacheslav Bykov. "We try to win each game, so let’s see what will happen in Kazan".