Vityaz satisfied with Dynamo shootout loss

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The head coach of KHL side Vityaz, Andrey Nazarov, has attacked Belarusian fans with a hockey stick during his team’s away game at Dynamo Minsk.

Published: 09 December, 2011, 18:45

Vityaz’s 21-year-old goalie, Danila Alistratov, saved two of Dynamo’s efforts in shootout. (Image from http://www.dynamo.ru)

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Vityaz coach Andrey Nazarov says even a point against one of the KHL’s leaders, Dynamo Moscow, is still a good result for his men.

­The Muscovites held on at home against lowly Vityaz Chekhov, winning 3-2 after a nail-biting shootout.

Dynamo were 2-1 up going into the game’s final minute when Mikhail Anisin equalized for the visitors, 2-2.

The overtime was scoreless, but three missed attempts in the shootout would cost the visitors dearly.

Dynamo also missed two, but not the crucial one as Czech Marek Kvapil sealed the deal for the Blue-and-Whites.

“We planned to deprive one of the leaders of the championship of some points, and we did it,” Vityaz coach, Andrey Nazarov, said. “Of course, luck was on our side at some moments, but the guys worked really hard tonight. And we are going to continue moving in this direction.”

Ironically, it was Dynamo who got more penalty minutes playing against the leagues roughest teams as all Vityaz’s infamous tough-guys had been disqualified or injured.

“They [the tough-guys] are our brothers, and we miss them,” Nazarov added.

After the game, Dynamo climbed to third-place in the league, while Vityaz remain on the second from bottom rung of the KHL.

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Vityaz don’t need coach to win

09.11, 21:45

The coach of KHL side Vityaz Chekhov, Andrey Nazarov, has apologized for attacking Belarusian fans with a hockey stick during his team’s away game at Dynamo Minsk.

07.11, 16:14

The head coach of KHL side Vityaz, Andrey Nazarov, has attacked Belarusian fans with a hockey stick during his team’s away game at Dynamo Minsk.

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Published: 17 November, 2011, 16:11

Spartak Moscow's Mikhail Mamkin (L) goes against Vityaz Chekhov's Mikhail Anisin in the KHL (RIA Novosti / Anton Denisov)

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Despite having to get by without head coach Andrey Nazarov, Vityaz Chekhov, who are rock bottom in the KHL’s Western Conference, have claimed a 3-2 away victory against Spartak Moscow.

­Things have not been going well recently for Vityaz, as they took on Spartak Moscow. They have the second-worst record in the KHL, while the club is more famous for their fights on the ice rather than the quality of their hockey.

And if things couldn't get any worse, head coach Andrey Nazarov, was banned for two games, after striking out at fans last time out in Minsk after his team's bench had had objects thrown at them.

However, the Chekhov side's netminder says the incident was perhaps blown out of proportion.

“I think everyone is thinking something different,” Matthew Dalton, Vityaz keeper, told RT. “For us Canadians, we kind of used to it a little bit. It doesn’t really scare us or anything. That kind of stuff happens all the time back at home. It’s different here. It’s a different mentality here. But it was interesting, you know.”

However, despite a scoreless first period, things would start well for the visitors as they would take the lead through Mikhail Anisin, whose slapshot managed to beat Spartak goalie Aleksey Yakhin from close range.

The Muscovites were soon level as Slovakia's Marcel Hossa restored parity for the home side midway through the second period.

With just six minutes remaining, Hossa grabbed his second to put the Red-and-Whites on the verge of victory.

However Vityaz had other ideas and would make it 2-2 just 30 seconds later, with Fedoseev getting the vital goal to give his side the chance of getting a much needed win in overtime.

In the end, the side from Chekhov would not need the extra period, as they would settle the game with just a minute left.

Spartak committed too many men forward and the visitors took full advantage as Anisin added his second of the game on the break away to give Vityaz the points.

“We only won those five games, but we have beaten some pretty good teams,” Dalton said. “I think we showed to people that we can play hockey too if we want to. We aren’t just a bunch of hooligans and fighters. So hopefully, we can get something on again. But you know it is tough. Every team in this league is good. It’s not like any game is an easy games, especially for us. We have to work hard to be successful.”

Delight for Andrey Nazarov, who was forced to watch the game from the stands, while his side managed to snap a two game losing streak with that 3-2 victory.

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