Soligorsk Shakhtar lost to Smolensk Slavutich in the game of hockey extraliga

In one of the top matches of the eighth round of the hockey extraliga, Shakhtar lost on the road to Smolensk Slavutich – 1: 5. It's reported by sb.by.

Before double meetings with the Russian team, the Pitmen won all six fights in the current championship. But the trip to Smolensk spoiled their mood and balance. The day before yesterday, Shakhtar lost - 3:4 (in bullites), today - 1:5. The meeting turned out to be largely equal, which is eloquently confirmed by the statistics of throws into the gate (33:33). However, the wards of Ivan Usenko were much better in the implementation of dangerous moments.

The winners scored Arthur Egorov (6th minute), Maxim Proskurin (18), Artem Ivanov (31), Dmitry Noskov (40) and Maxim Polkin (49), and the losers answered only with a goal of Matvey Ladutko (32).

The results of all matches of the tour, held on September 29 and 30, look like this: Brest - Neman (Grodno) - 4:2, Khimik (Novopolotsk) - Gomel - 3:1, Lokomotiv (Orsha) - Lida - 5:4 (by Bullitts), Dynamo (Molodechno) - Metallurg (Zhlobin) - 3:0, Mogilev - Vitebsk - 0:2, Slovutich - 5:1 (Slovitsk) - Shmotcher (Shlak) - 5:1 (Shlavnisk).

The extraliga tournament table is headed by Shakhtar, who have 13 points. Next are successively Vitebsk (13), Metallurg (12), Brest (12), Slavutich (12), Dynamo (11), Gomel (10), Lida (9), Mogilev (8), Aviator (7), Lokomotiv (6), Neman (3), Youth (3) and Chemist (3).

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).

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