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Spartak approached the match after a series of five victories, Avtomobilist - after four defeats in a row.
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Spartak lost to Avtomobilist in the KHL match with a score of 2:4.
Spartak suffered a third defeat in a row and, with 11 points, is in fifth place in the Western Conference standings, while Avtomobilist broke a streak of four defeats and scored 8 points, rising to sixth place in the East.
MOSCOW, September 26 - RIA Novosti. Moscow "Spartak" lost to Ekaterinburg "Avtomobilist" in the regular championship match of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
The meeting in Moscow ended with a score of 4:2 (1:0, 1:0, 2:2) in favor of Avtomobilist. The winners included Maxim Denezhkin (12th minute), Egor Chernikov (27), Ilya Karpukhin (56) and Daniel Sprong (60). For Spartak, Egor Filin scored a double (45, 48).
Spartak suffered a third defeat in a row in the KHL after a series of five victories. The Moscow team is in fifth place in the Western Conference standings with 11 points. “Avtomobilist” broke a series of four defeats. The Ekaterinburg club, having scored 8 points, rose to sixth place in the East.

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