Dinamo's victorious match over team Vityaz in the hockey game.
Hockey Match of the Day (17.08.23): "Vityaz from Balashikha and Moscow's "Dinamo" squared off in a pre-season KHL hockey battle. The game kicked off at 1 PM sharp. The "Arena-Balashikha named after Yuri Lyapkin" arena, which can seat over 5,500 spectators, played host to this thrilling event.
The referees for this keenly-contested match were the Russians Viktor Birin and Konstantin Olenin, who had their compatriots Sergei Shelyanin and Nikita Novikov as linesmen, lending an air of professionalism to the proceedings.
Just a few minutes into the game, the "Dinamo" team snatched the lead, thanks to Petuhov scoring a fine top-shelf goal in even strength, with assists from Martynov and Mirnov. In the second period, "Dinamo" doubled their advantage with a goal from Well.
In the third period, "Vityaz"1 finally managed to break the deadlock with a goal from Vladimir Galuzin, assisted by Vladislav Kara and Nikolai Timashov. However, they failed to capitalize on this momentum and couldn't score any more goals.
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- In the world of hockey, the Arena-Balashikha named after Yuri Lyapkin hosted a pre-season KHL game between Vityaz and Dinamo, with Russian referees Birin and Olenin officiating.
- During the match, Dinamo, with iceside assist from Martynov and Mirnov, scored the first goal, setting a lead that they extended with a goal from Well in the second period.
- In the third period, Vityaz managed to break the deadlock, scoring a goal from Galuzin, assisted by Kara and Timashov, but they couldn't capitalize on this moment, failing to score any more goals.
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