KHL: DYNAMO WINS THE OPENING CUP IN KAZAN

Dynamo Moscow outplayed Ak Bars 3:1 in the opening match of KHL regular season to grab the Opening Cup yesterday.


Ak Bars – Dynamo 1:3 (0:2, 0:1, 1:0)

Scorers: Balandin, 15:39 (0:1); Kolnik, 16:02 (0:2); Granak, 23:26 (0:3, PP); Pesonen, 46:06 (1:3)

Best players: Balandin (D); Strbak (D); Pesonen (A)

Dynamo looked complete and impressive, and their wise tactics for the match caused a lot of problems for the home side. Dynamo became the first club to win the KHL Opening Cup away.

"It’s unclear why we made so bad start", Ak Bars head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov said. "We played better in the second and third periods, created good changes, but unfortunately scored only once. It was hard to fight back from 0:3".