Minsk “Youth” lost to Smolensk “Slavutich” in the game of hockey extraliga

In one of the three matches on Monday, September 21, in the hockey extraliga Minsk “Youth” lost to Smolensk “Slavutich”. The fight on the ice "Chizhovka-Arena" ended with the score 3: 5.

The Russian team started the tournament with the fact that they saved twice before Metallurg Zhlobin (6:9, 1:2). But Slavutich quickly worked on the mistakes and after the initial failures exclusively wins. Including he left for himself today’s very spectacular shootout with “Youth”.

The guests were distinguished by Dmitry Antonov (26th minute), Alexander Shevchenko (28), Denis Yerkin twice (37, 39) and Vladislav Filippov (40), the owners of the ice scored Artem Nechaev (31, 47), the author of another abandoned puck was Andrei Simonov (18).

The results of all matches of the game day in the extra-league: Shakhtar (Soligorsk) – Mogilev – 3:0, Aviator (Baranovichi) – Metallurg (Zhlobin) – 2:3 (by bullies), Youth (Minsk) – Slavutich (Smolensk) – 3:5. For tomorrow, September 22, the following meetings are planned: Brest - Gomel, Vitebsk - Lokomotiv (Orsha), Lida - Chemist (Novopolotsk), Neman (Grodno) - Dynamo (Molodechno)

The tournament table is headed by Shakhtar, which has 10 points. His closest pursuers are Metallurg (10), Vitebsk (7), Slavutich (6), Brest (6), Mogilev (6) and Gomel (6).

In the regular season, all teams will play 52 matches. According to the results of the stage of the six strongest squads qualify for 1/4 finals. Participants who finish in places from seventh to tenth will contest two more playoff vouchers in the qualifying round in series to two wins. The playoffs will begin on March 10 and end no later than April 23. At each stage - quarterfinal, semifinal and final - the fight will be fought up to four victories.

Most often in the championship of Belarus on hockey won the Minsk “Youth”, which has 11 trophies. Also in the three most titled teams of the tournament include Grodno “Neman” (7) and Zhlobin “Metallurg” (5).