In the first semi-final match of the Gagarin Cup on April 2, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv hosted Chelyabinsk Traktor and won with a score of 5:2.
The guest team opened the scoring in the sixth minute of the match. Charles Robinson scored the goal. Even before the break, Lokomotiv not only won back, but also managed to take the lead. Alexander Polunin and Martin Gernat scored one goal each.
After the break, Alexander Polunin scored a double goal. A minute later Mikhail Kotlyarevsky played one goal back. Before the second break, Pavel Kraskovsky increased Lokomotiv’s lead. At the beginning of the last twenty minutes, Alexander Elesin determined the final score.
Thus, the series score became 1:0 in favor of Lokomotiv. The next match between these teams will be played in Yaroslavl on April 4.
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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