The decisive match of this confrontation took place on Saturday in Omsk. Avangard managed to overcome a 1-3 score during the series.
Lokomotiv defended well in the first half, not allowing the Omsk team to create a threat on their goal. And towards the end of the first twenty minutes he managed to take the lead after an accurate shot from Artur Kayumov.
In the second half, the locals tried to be more active and began to harass the visiting goalkeeper more frequently, but he proved reliable. Avangard also came to the rescue of Pavel Khomchenko. Towards the end of this period of play, he stopped Georgiy Ivanov’s shot on a desperation shot.
And already at the beginning of the third twenty minutes, after a two-on-one exit, Maxim Berezkin forced Khomchenko to capitulate.
Having received such an advantage, Lokomotiv managed to lead the match to a 2:0 victory.
The Yaroslavl team won the series 4-3 and in the semifinals of the Gagarin Cup they will face Chelyabinsk Traktor, who previously beat the winner of the regular season, Dynamo Moscow.
