The Russian team finished the group stage of the World Cup for youth teams in third place in the first round of the playoffs to play with Team USA. This became known after the team Valery Bragin New Year’s Eve lost to the Czechs 1: 4, and the Americans, in turn, Canadians have lost 3: 5 and became second in their group.
To be quite accurate, then the game Russia – Czech Republic took place in the past, 2014, because the time difference between Moscow and Toronto, where the action takes place, is eight hours. And local Start throw took place on 31 December at 17:00. So while Canadian fans went to a hockey game and just wondered what he would put on a New Year’s table, his Russian counterpart already being launched fireworks, ate Olivier and herring under a fur coat, and can, in some cases, under the most festive table already crawled.
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For those who choose to see hockey, you can sincerely sympathize. For the Russian team issued its worst match of the tournament.
But first things first. Despite the fact that our guys from the group went ahead, the value of this tournament had to match them quite a palpable. If the Russian team sought at least a draw in regulation time, it remained in second place in the group and received a rival team to the quarterfinals of Slovakia. If, however, most of the time the Czechs won, then on the second line they found themselves already.
And our team had to continue to meet with either the United States or Canada. Do I need to explain that in North America at this stage to play against local guys, which experts unanimously believe the main favorites of the tournament – not the most pleasant experience.
Everything is complicated by the fact that the Czech team got into the situation in a series of “Not one step back.” Before managing to score just two points in three matches, the Czechs were faced with the real prospect of not to leave the group and fight for the right to stay in the elite. So that their motivation was a priori above. In addition, the head coach of the Czech team Miroslav Przherost decided nevertheless to change the goalkeeper. Rated first number Vitek Vanechek spent just a nightmare tournament, conceding 14 goals three meetings. And your chance to get Miroslav Svoboda.
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The Russians same team goalkeeper, perhaps the most stellar. And it Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shesterkin play queue. At this time came Shesterkin before zero defended against the Swiss. To remain “dry” in this time Igor could not for long, just 11 minutes and five seconds. Defense of Zdrahalu get the puck on the patch and throw – 1: 0.
I must admit that the puck seemed logical, and indeed the first period was a notable advantage of the Czechs. And the statistics throws the target demonstrates that happened on the ice – 12: 3 is not in favor of the Russian team. No serious moment at the gates of freedom, we have not seen.
The second period began in the same style. Czechs continued to dominate, and already 25 minutes Zaha accurate throw completed positional attack and doubled the score. The Russians also swung until the middle of the match, when the danger of leaving Ivan Barbasheva interrupted defender – a judge ordered a bullet. But our forward to realize this opportunity could not.
But five minutes later he also used the most. David Pastrnak sat on the penalty bench, and soon Barbashev finally beat Freedom – 2: 1 to 36 minutes. It became a bit easier. True, there were already a minority of us, so that before the second break they do not have time to recoup.
The third period began badly for the Russian team. Within three minutes after the restart of play overslept our quick counter-attack, Zdrahal left alone and calmly beat Shesterkina by issuing so double – 3: 1. It is interesting that he assisted David Pastrnak who organized all three goals in the Czech national team.
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Of course, Even so, we hoped for a fracture. But nothing intelligible our junior, alas, never showed. Were not the most successful attempts to attack were regular mistakes in defense. Well, End all Kas goal into an empty net before the buzzer – Shesterkin at that time gave way to the sixth field player. 4: 1 – absolutely deserved victory against the Czech Republic. Which allowed her to jump from fifth place in the group directly to the second.
Now the Czechs in the quarterfinals will play against Slovakia, and the Russian team will have to be compared with the forces of the US team. And, let’s face it, with the game that the team Valery Bragin has shown in the last match, to get into the semi-finals it will be extremely difficult. Meeting with the Americans held on January 2 at 21:00 Moscow time in Montreal.
Another couple in the quarter amounted to teams of Canada and Denmark. But the Swiss team, showing a very decent hockey and scored four points, was the last in Group B and will be fighting for survival. Her opponent will be determined later in the game Finland – Germany. The winner of this meeting will be released in the quarterfinals, where he was waiting for Sweden.
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