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The match took place as part of the KHL regular championship. Traktor won its third victory in a row, improving its position in the standings.
Chelyabinsk "Traktor" defeated Kazan "Ak Bars" in the regular championship match of the Continental Hockey League (KHL).
The meeting in Kazan ended with a score of 3:2 (1:1, 2:0, 0:1) in favor of Traktor. Artemy Nizameev (3rd minute), Mikhail Rolgizer (24) and Nathan Legare (39) scored goals for the winners. Kirill Semenov (1) and Alexey Marchenko (45) scored for Ak Bars.
Ak Bars defender Nikita Evseev played his 200th game in the KHL.
Traktor won its third victory in a row in the KHL. The team, having scored 10 points, rose to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings, where Ak Bars is in third place with 15 points.

Cristiano Ronaldo left the Portugal national team after missing the Nations League match against Norway and head coach Jorge Jesus' statement that he would not be included in the squad for the next match. The forward was upset that his eldest son was not called up to the national under-16 team. Media reports that the 41-year-old player has decided to retire from the national team.

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