Russian national hockey team defeated the team of Belarus at the World Championship in the Czech Republic – Ekho Moskvy radio station

The match ended with a score of 7: 0 in favor of the Russians.

This game definitely was the best for our players in the group stage of the championship. In the first period, the chances of the two teams are equal. Moreover, Belarusians were able to create some dangerous moments at the gates of the wards Oleg Znarka, but they throw the puck did not succeed. The Russians, on the contrary, the possibility of serious attack was not much, but one of them Ilya Kovalchuk ispolzvat quite successfully. By the beginning of the third period, with the score 4: 0 in favor of the Russians, no doubt in the victory of our team is almost gone. The only question was how, with what result teams leave the ice rink and whether Russian goalkeeper Sergei Bobrowski save gates unopened. “On the day of 70th anniversary of Victory, of course, it was important to win. We tried very hard. During the warm-up thinking that the guys a little nervous. But with the excitement of the right “, – said mentor Russians Oleg Znarok. After five games, his team scored 12 points and caught up with the group leader – the US team. Belarusian hockey players with 10 points dropped to third place.

The next match of the Russians will hold tomorrow. They will play against a team from Slovakia.