"St. Petersburg SKA was outplayed by Avangard in their preliminary encounter"
In a pre-season friendly match at the "Hockey City" arena in St. Petersburg, Omsk's Avangard secured a impressive 5-3 victory over SKA.
The game started with Vasily Ponomarev scoring the first goal for Avangard in the 14th minute of the first period. Andrew Poturalski followed suit, scoring a goal on the 18th minute to give Avangard a 2-0 lead.
The second period saw a series of goals. Konstantin Okulov and Poturalski assisted Ivan Igumnov's goal on the 27th minute, extending Avangard's lead to 3-0. However, Maxim Lazhua's mistake led to Mikhail Korotkov's goal for SKA on the 36th minute. Marat Khayullin scored for SKA on the 31st minute to make it 3-2. But Igumnov scored again on the 27th minute, this time assisted by Poturalski, to restore Avangard's two-goal advantage.
The third period saw more action. Artem Blazhievsky scored a goal for Avangard, tipping in Igumnov's shot on the 53rd minute. Trevor Murphy scored a goal for SKA on an unspecified minute, having the final say and making the score 5-3. Nail Yakupov scored a goal for Avangard on the 50th minute, assisted by Poturalski, to seal the victory.
With this win, Avangard prepares for their first official game of the upcoming season. The match will take place on Monday, September 8, at 19:30, at the "G-Drive Arena". However, the available search results do not provide information about the roster or players for this game.
The match between Avangard and SKA at the "Hockey City" arena was a pre-season friendly, providing both teams with valuable practice before the start of the official season.
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