Sibir too strong for Amur. January 29 round-up

A 4-1 win over Amur saw Sibir move five points clear of Avangard in the battle at the top of the Chernyshev Division. It took some time for Sibir to finally force its way through Amur’s defenses, and when the opening goal came in the 32nd minute it was a cruel blow for the visitor. Having protected the goal with such determination, Amur was undone by a short-handed effort after goalie Alexander Pechursky dithered too long behind the net and was caught out by Artyom Voroshilo who went on to claim his first goal of the season. Amur tied it up quickly thanks to Vyacheslav Litovchenko but parity was maintained for barely 90 seconds before Alexei Kopeikin gave Sibir a lead that this time it would not let slip. Jarno Koskiranto and Igor Ozhiganov completed the scoring to strengthen Sibir’s grip on second place in the East. Admiral sneaks into eighth Admiral inched into the play-off places – but a shoot-out loss at Metallurg Novokuznetsk leaves the Vladivostok team just one ...