“Metallurgist” beat on the road “Salavat Yulaev” in the Fonbet KHL championship match.
The match in Ufa ended with a score of 2:1 (2:0, 0:1, 0:0). Nikita Grebenkin (15th minute) and Luke Johnson (17th minute) scored goals for Magnitogorsk. Salavat’s only goal was Vyacheslav Leshchenko (38th).
Metallurg won the fourth consecutive game and led the Eastern Conference with 9 points. “Salavat Yulaev” takes 6th place in the East (4 points).
Before the start of the match in Ufa, striker Rodion Amirov’s personalized sweater was displayed under the arches of the arena. The hockey player’s family and agent were present at the ceremony. Earlier, the club announced that it would retire the number 27 under which Amirov played.
Amirov, a student of Salavat Yulaev, died on August 14 at the age of 22. On August 21, a farewell ceremony for the young hockey player took place on the ice of the Ufa Arena sports complex.
Watch Fonbet matches of the KHL championship on the channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
KHL. Regular season
“Salavat Yulaev” (Ufa) – “Metallurg” (Magnitogorsk) – 1:2 (0:2, 1:0, 0:0)
Goals: Leshchenko, 37:44. —Grebenkin, 2:43 p.m. Johnson, 4:22 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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