The current champion of Ukraine “Donbass” on home ice out “Kremenchuka” and was one win away from a title defense.
The starting period was held with the advantage of “Donbass”, however, to open the scoring for the hosts failed. Goals went in the second 20-minute period – Nikita butsenko and Vitaly Lyalka organized for “Donbass” comfortable advantage. “Kremenchuka” before the last break was a chance to improve the situation, but the guests failed to take a two-minute numerical majority.
Five minutes after the resumption of the game, “Kremenchuk” has succeeded – Sevastian Karpenko printed the gate of “Donbass” and resumed the affair. After that, commands to forgive each other in most – if “Donbass” lost nothing, “Kremenchuk” weak play in numerical advantage was worth the third defeat in the final series.
The fifth and possibly the last match of the finals of the Ukrainian hockey League will be played on April in Kremenchug.
Donbass — HC Kremenchuk 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1), the account in a series 3:1
Washer: 08:33 butsenko (Babinets, Pobedonostsev — most) — 1:0; 34:43 lalka (Babinets, butsenko) — 2:0; 42:40 Karpenko (Chernyshenko) — 2:1
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