Arystan Temirtau wins Kazakhstan Cup
27 Aug 2011 | Henrik Lundqvist
With a soccer score, 1-0 after a shootout, Arystan Temirtau won the final of the Kazakhstan against Sary Arka Karaganda.
The Kazakhstan Cup was played in two groups of five teams where the group winners, Sary Arka and Arystan, qualified for today's final.
The final game had lots of clashes, power struggles, injuries and fights. But no goals were scored until the shootout, in which Alexei Obukhov scored the winning goal.
Ertis Pavlodar won the game for third place 4-0 against HK Astana. Arland Kokshetau finished fifth after beating Barys-2 Astana 5-1. Gornyak Rudny beat Beybarys Atyrau 4-3 (SO) in the seventh-place game and in the game to avoid the last place HK Almaty beat Kazzinc Torpedo-2 8-2.
Tournament awards:
Best goalie: Artem Stoletov (Arystan)
Best defenseman: Sergei Yakovenko (Sary Arka)
Best forward: Vyacheslav Tokarev (Sary Arka)