On March 22, in the fourth match of the Gagarin Cup quarter-final series, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv hosted Omsk Avangard and won with a score of 3:1.
Georgy Ivanov opened the goal in the fifth minute of the match. In the second period, the teams could not score each other’s goals. At the beginning of the final period, Ivan Chekhovich doubled the advantage of the Yaroslavl team. Mikhail Gulyaev scored a goal in the 54th minute. Artur Kayumov set the final score in the 55th minute.
After this match, the series score was 3:1 in favor of Lokomotiv. The previous match between the teams ended with the victory of the Omsk team.
The next meeting between Lokomotiv and Avangard will take place in Omsk on March 24.
In another quarter-final match held on March 22, Traktor beat Dinamo Moscow with a score of 5:4 and became the first semi-finalist of the Gagarin Cup.
The current winner of the Gagarin Cup is CSKA. On the 100th anniversary of its establishment on April 29, 2023, the Ordu team won the seventh match of the final series against Ak Bars Kazan and won the cup. CSKA and Ak Bars will no longer be able to compete for the cup this season.
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