"Siberia" flew out of the playoff zone after losing to Chelyabinsk "Tractor"

The meeting, which took place on October 26 in Chelyabinsk, began for Novosibirsk quite optimistically. Already in the 8th minute of the first period, striker Ilya Lyuzenkov from the assists of Alexander Pershakov and Pavel Tyutnev with an accurate throw printed the opponent's gate and brought Siberia forward. The Snowmen actively pressed and held the game advantage until leaving for the first break.

However, in the second game period, the owners of the ice seized the initiative and were able to respond with an abandoned puck. In the 23rd minute, playing in the minority, the Chelyabinsk team organized a swift counterattack: Andrei Svetlakov ran to the goal of Siberia and gave a pass to Mikhail Goryunov-Rolgiser, who equalized the score. At the end of the second period, the referees, after a long video viewing, canceled another goal of Siberia because of the game with a high stick, which greatly hit the emotional mood of the Novosibirsk team.

The main denouement of the match came in the final twenty minutes. In the 54th minute, the forward of the hosts Mikhail Grigorenko took advantage of a mistake in the defense of the guests and an accurate throw from the barbell brought Traktor a strong-willed victory. The final assault of Novosibirsk with the replacement of goalkeeper Anton Krasotkin for the sixth field player did not bring results.

This failure seriously complicated the tournament position of the Novosibirsk club. After the defeat in Chelyabinsk, "Siberia" with 17 points in the asset left the playoff zone and dropped to ninth place in the standings of the East, passing ahead just "Tractor" with 18 points.

Novosibirsk hockey players will hold the match on Thursday, October 29, at the home arena, where they will try to defeat Magnitogorsk Metallurg.

Earlier, MK in Novosibirsk reported that Taylor Beck’s agent was outraged by the attitude of Siberia to the player.