Hockey: Russia defeated Sweden in the World Cup in 2015 and reached the US – BBC Russian

Rafael Saakov Bi-bi-si, Moscow

• 14 May 2015

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Russia striker Evgeni Malkin became the hero of the match 1/4 final against Sweden, was marked by two abandoned washers and two assists

Russian national hockey team in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, held in the Czech Republic, the Swedes defeated with a score of 5: 3. In the semifinals, the Russians will rival the US team, which they have previously lost in the game of the group round.

In the other semifinal, Team Canada, which won all eight matches of the World Cup in 2015 and 1/4 finals defeated Belarus – 9: 0, will meet with the Czech Republic, beating the national team of Finland. Double in this match was marked by 43-year-old leader of the hosts of the championship Jaromir Jagr.

Before the game against Sweden in Ostrava, the Russian team lost defender Yevgeny Medvedev, injured after receiving a power striker Leo Komarov Finland in the final match of the preliminary stage of the tournament .

Given Earlier in one of the matches of a broken jaw defender Yevgeny Biryukov, the team of Oleg Znarka left with only six defenders. At the same time Russian national team coaching staff did not dozayavlyat additional defense to the tournament, although the application of Russians is still one vacancy.

As reported on Thursday the head of the selection service team Alexei Zhamnov to the semi-final match in the US will come the main star of Russians Alexander Ovechkin. Club Ovechkin “Washington Capitals” May 13 was out of control for the Stanley Cup, losing in the final, the seventh game of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the “New York Rangers”.

However, many hockey experts questioned Russia the need to call in the team Ovechkin after two consecutive runs in the tense of the NHL playoffs. After losing a match in New York, the leader of the “Washington”, said that he is now “very difficult”.

“Five against three”

Until the middle of the first period of national teams of Russia and Sweden have not organized any acute moment. The situation changed when the Swedes earned two consecutive removal – for the first violation of the strength of the controversial, and then for a foul on Elias Lindholm Russian captain Ilya Kovalchuk. When playing “five three” Russian team opened the score – scored striker Sergei Mozyakin.

Five minutes passed, and the wards Oleg Znarka doubled the advantage. The commotion at the gate of the Swedish goalkeeper Jonas Enroth Sergei Shirokov sent the puck into the goal, but the judge decided to make sure that Enroth did not have time to fix the washer “trap,” and went to see videopovtor. After him, the Swiss referee Tobias Wehrli pointed to the center of the site, counted a goal.

At the beginning of the second period, and the Russian national team striker, “Pittsburgh” Evgeni Malkin has escaped from defenders Swedes thanks to cut through the transfer of Nicholas Kulemina and struck Enroth – 3 : 0. Reaction mentor “Tre Kronor” Per Morts was instantaneous – it replaced the goalkeeper, “Dallas” Anders Nilsson, who serves in the CHL for the “Ak Bars”.

Goalkeeper Affairs went Swedes favor, several Russian attacks Nilsson It managed to stop before the end of the second period. The Swedes, meanwhile, otkvitali one goal by implementing the most. Accurate throw counts defender Jon Klingberg, from the central zone which struck the gate disguised their players Sergei Bobrov.

At the beginning of the third dvadtsatiminutki Russian team earned the sixth removal of the match, and this again led to missed goals. It seemed that the Russians were able to survive in the minority, but the remote Vladimir Tarasenko had no time to return to the ice as the Swedish striker beat Anton Lander Bobrowski and reduced the gap to his team’s lead to a minimum – 2: 3.

dramatic ending

Soon after the Swedes were close to having to level the score, the players,” Tre Kronor “raised their hands up, but it turned out that Victor Rask after throwing the puck hit the post. Judges in any case looked again, but did not record a goal.

In five minutes the Swedish national team still managed to win thanks to a goal of one of the leaders of the team Loui Eriksson, but in response to the attack the Russians again took the lead. Evgeni Malkin, who helped the defense rebound from the ridge Swedes scored twice, and his puck was eventually victorious. Prior to this, in the tournament in the Czech Republic, the forward scored only one goal.

The final score in the meeting set Tarasenko, struck an empty net opponent, who replaced the goalkeeper on Nilsson Shestova fielder.

“A special word I do not, – said after the game head coach of the Russians Oleg Znarok. – The whole team played great, including Malkin”.

In the semifinals, the Russian team on Saturday will play against the United States. Within the framework of the group round of the Americans beat the Russians with a score of 4: 2 and finally won the first place in Group B. Before the match the Russian team drew the attention of the media content of the so-called “special treatment to the country,” in which it was a question of sanctions.

However, nothing to do with the political sanctions that apply to Russia because of the events in the Ukraine on the part of Washington, use of the term did not imply. However, this is not the first treatment of staff team of Russia with political rhetoric. On the day of the start of World Cup 2015 team headquarters told the compatriots on the prevention of “sports Maidan”.

After the victory of the Russians over the US team during the World Cup 2014, held in the Belarus team congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin, as that increased attention to the next meeting with the Americans in Russia is guaranteed.