Ekaterinburg hockey club "Motorist" in the regular match of the regular championship was able to interrupt the unsuccessful series and took the upper hand over "Barys" from Astana. Representatives of Kazakhstan came forward in the sixth minute of the match, having realized the majority. The chauffeurs were able to play back only in the second period thanks to the washer of Pierre-Alexandre Parento. However, in the debut of the third game "Barys" again came forward, and this time to equalize the score, Yekaterinburg could only after removing the goalkeeper and entering the field of the sixth field player. The main time of the match ended with a score of 2: 2, in overtime teams could not distinguish themselves, and in the shootout more accurately turned out to be "Motorist" - 2: 3.

Yekaterinburg mentor Vladimir Krikunov noted that he finally saw team spirit on the platform.

"Before this game, we lost three games in a row.

In the game with "Barys" there was nowhere to retreat, because we lost confidence and fell into the psychological pit. Today, the guys fought from start to finish and pulled the game, though on shootouts, "- said Vladimir Krikunov.

Due to the success of "Motorist" reduced the gap from the leading "Ak Bars" to 5 points. In the next match, which will take place after the Olympic Games in Phenchang, the rival "chauffeur" will be the Chelyabinsk "Tractor", adjacent to the Yekaterinburg residents in the standings.