Lokomotiv in the first semifinal match defeated the current champion

Hockey players of the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv in the starting match of the semifinal series of Russian playoffs won in Magnitogorsk at the local Metallurg with a score of 2: 0. The success of the guests was formed thanks to the well -aimed throws of Vasyunov and Yashin.

The reliable game of Lokomotiv in the defense and rational in the attack guaranteed the Fourth in a row in the playoffs in a row and the first in the confrontation with the current champion.

The guests played in defense with almost no blots, and when the owners of the ice nevertheless created the prerequisites for a productive combination, the goalkeeper Semyon Varlamov entered the business.

The goalkeeper of Metallurg Trevis Scott also extended reliability and confidence, but in the middle of the second temporary interval, he turned out to be powerless after the touch of Alexander Vasyunov - 0: 1.

After this episode, Magnitogorsk, naturally, thought only about the attack, but their thoughts still lacked originality, so the owners of the site did not bring the matter to the effective throw.

Lokomotiv calmly defended himself and scored before the final siren again: Alexey Yashin, who plays perfectly in the playoffs, was struck by the already empty gates of Metallurg.

As a result, 2-0 in favor of Lokomotiv, which after this victory automatically gained the status of a favorite in this series.