WC semifinal Germany - Russia

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For anyone who is interested: Germay - Russia 1-1 at the end of the second

Russia started slow and Germany took the lead in a 5 - 3 pp. In the second Russia got better. Shots on goal after the second: Germany 20 Russia 14.

I am waiting for the third. Maybe our team Germany can surprise Russia but the way Russia played they should win the match in the third. Russia does not dominate the match in the way everyone expected it. They are the better team now but Germany has a great team spirit. In case, just in case Germany scores the 2-1 then there is a great possibility of advancing to the final. In case Russia scores the 2-1 then its lights out for my team.

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Russia underestimate Germany
Exciting to see if Germany can stand up in the third

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4 on 4 in the first two minutes of the third

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18:34 left both teams at full strenght - neither team dominates.

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17:00 left Russia is the better team now but doesn`t create any chances. There were a couple of shots in the third but none of them was really dangerous. I am not impressed by the way team Russia plays. They have so many great players but they don`t look like being a team.

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15:00 left couple of chances for Russia. They were in control of the match for around a minute and created some nice chances. In the last minute they lost their domination and Germany gets better again.

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13:00 left Russia is the better team in the third but they had just one good chance to score. It is really a slow game in the third. There are always a couple of shots on both ends but none of them is really dangerous. There are nearly no checks. It looks like chess if you know what i mean.

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11:00 left Russia gets better but still does not create chances. Germany gets tired - still 1-1. Malkin is the best Russian player so far

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09:00 left still 1-1

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07:00 left still 1-1 (what else). I am not sure why Russia does not dominate this game. They should be way better. Having in mind how fast their guys can skate then it looks like they are not really motivated or maybe afraid of losing this one.

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Audience gets involved now and starts supporting our team Germany

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PP Russia with 5:33 remaining

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1:21 left in the PP chance for Malkin

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3:32 PP over just one shot by Russia

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2:00 left in the third looks like we will see an OT

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Goal team russia 2-1

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Germany lost the puck on the Russian blue line - three on one - Datsyuk scored

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1:33 timeout team Germany empty net now

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end of period