Russian hockey players started to defend title with expectations, but a difficult victory over Norway (6: 2) and Slovenia (5: 3). But yesterday, the team of Oleg Znarka stumbled in a duel with the principal rival. Our boys team lost to the United States with the score 2: 4.
This is only the beginning
The first defeat of his career at the world championships in the rank of head coach of Russia Oleg Znarok accepted stoically. Recall that last year in Minsk, our team was stronger in all ten games. And now, in Ostrava, also took a two starting meetings maximum six points. Playing at number 13, alas, turned nefartovoy.
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– Play is always unpleasant, especially America. But nothing terrible happened. We talked with the boys, they said that for us the World Cup has only just begun. Preparing for the next game – laconically commented Oleg Znarok happened.
There is no tragedy of this result is really no one is going to do. Especially since the numbers on the scoreboard little to say about what was really happening on the ice crowded CEZ-Arena. Yes, the Americans almost the entire match were leading. But the Russian team had enough chances to at least not to lose in regulation time. Summed up their own mistakes. First two consecutive removal Chudinov and Medvedev in the second period led to what had to play three against five opponents. So the US team has thrown the second washer in the match. But then all the same Medvedev grossly mistaken in their area, and robbed him Arkobello third time forced to capitulate Bobrowski. All you had to do our players – to reduce the deficit to a minimum. Fourth puck flies into an empty net for the nine seconds before the siren.
– It is difficult to say that did not happen. There were two strong teams, and unfortunately, we lost – argued after the match in the mixed zone of Russian goalkeeper Sergei Bobrowski. – Now we have to forget this match, the tournament ahead. Conclusions coaches do, and we need to prepare and move forward.
It should be noted, and an episode in the second period, when the judges will not count goal against the United States with the score 2: 1 in favor of “Stars and Stripes”. Sergey Plotnikov pushed the puck into the net, but the fraction of a second before the referee stopped the game. For whatever reason – it had remained a mystery even for our coaching staff. “There’s probably too early whistle when we scored the goal,” – said Oleg Znarok reporters. And then he added: “The fact that we will be judged biased to this we were originally prepared. Especially with the United States”.
However, with the tournament point of view, this result is little difference. Yes, take the first place in the group in the Russian team will now be difficult. We should not just type his glasses, but also to wait misfires “Stars and Stripes”. On the other hand, the teams will spend another four meetings in the group stage. And, as practice shows, they may happen anything. The Americans, for example, with great difficulty overcame weak Norway 2: 1. Moreover, is not the fact that it was the first place guarantee a better fate in the first round of the playoffs. Group A contains at least three very strong teams – Canada, Sweden and the Czech Republic. Points they will lose necessary. So, to calculate in advance “comfortable” options – it meaningless.
From ice to the hospital
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Even more than the defeat of the United States, worried about a real epidemic of injuries that hit on our team from the beginning. For the six points in the table, our team has paid a very high price. At the end of the game against Norway before the end of the tournament due to injury has left the vice-captain, experienced Danis Zaripov. Patch assistant Kovalchuk migrated to Evgeni Malkin, but the trouble, alas, continued.
series in general, shot from the blue line Slovenian Angers Kopitar cost of health one of the key advocates of the Russian team Evgeny Biryukov. The puck hit our player in the face. Assessing the “scale of the disaster”, the doctors immediately, while the match lasted, Zhenya was taken to the hospital.
– Alas, the worst fears were confirmed. In a double fracture of the jaw Biryukova plus split tooth, – the press-service of the team after a survey of the Russian team doctor Valery Konov. Player has operated, and the World Championships it, unfortunately, have to forget.
team suffered serious losses as a bid for the tournament, you can make only 25 names. Two vacancies remained open – the coaching staff expects available if Alexander Ovechkin in the second round of the Stanley Cup. The second “free” place in the last day got defenseman Andrei Mironov. This is logical. The Russians initially claimed the tournament only seven defenders, of which after injury Biryukova left six. Play so long and tight tournament schedule in three pairs of players in defense is very difficult.
And so, in the end of a meeting with the United States, the Russian fans again, it was the time to grasp at validol. For fifteen minutes before the siren with a stick in the face he got another defender Yegor Yakovlev. Our player fell, and at this very moment trying to reach out to American goals. No deliberate rudeness – it all happened too fast. But blood gushed onto the ice and disappeared into the locker room Yakovlev, accompanied by doctors. According to Oleg Znarka, imposed a five stitches player. But the worst suspicions seemed to be not justified. “Yakovlev will play with him all right,” – said the head coach of our national team.
are required to attend
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matches the current Russian team World Cup, of course, not limited. Good hockey fans will see a lot, and that is especially happy, the stadium in Prague and Ostrava perfectly filled even not the status in terms of meeting the poster.
This championship has a good chance to break the record of attendance. There are several reasons. Firstly, the matches are held on the spacious stadium – “CEZ-Arena” in Ostrava may take up to 12.5 thousand people, and in Prague, “O2 Arena” and does more than 17.5 thousand. It was on her, by the way, was a record audience in the match of the KHL, when the Moscow “Dynamo” come to visit, “Leo.” At the same time the organizers have established quite humane ticket prices – how can you not remember Helsinki two years ago, where, because of the astronomical cost of the Slip “Hartwall Arena” was empty. In the Czech Republic the same tickets for all matches involving the owners sold out in five hours. And finally, the current World Cup stands for membership. All the favorites came really combat strength, many players participated in the last winter Olympics in Sochi. The competition is huge, and the interest in the tournament, respectively, too.
The good attendance can boast not only the Czechs. In group A, which plays in Prague, more than 15 thousand on average collect matches with other contenders for the “gold” – Sweden and Canada. Excellent statistics and the Latvian team. In Ostrava, the popularity of Slovaks while that is understandable – the fans of the team to get to the neighboring Czech Republic closest.
If we talk about sports results, it is the most powerful impression is made by Canadians. Not noticed at the start of the tournament Latvia – 6: 1, “Maple Leaves” absolutely ruthless attitude to the German team, which was defeated with a score of 10: 0. This result is hardly paints the world championship – still at this level we would like to see a more serious struggle – but it makes to talk about how Canadians about one of the main contenders for the title. In addition, of course, with Russia and Sweden. “Tre Kronor”, in turn, issued at par with the Czechs is probably the most dramatic match of the tournament. The home team during the third period yielded 2: 4, then scored three goals in a row, but conceded the victory a minute before the siren.
Stats
The results of all the matches held World Cup 2015
1 May, Friday
Canada – Latvia – 6: 1
US – Finland – 5: 1
Czech Republic – Sweden – 5: 6 (B)
Russia – Norway – 6: 2
May 2, Saturday
Switzerland – Austria – 3: 4 (b)
Slovakia – Denmark – 4: 3 (b)
France – Germany – 1 2
Belarus – Slovenia – 4: 2
Latvia – Czech Republic – 2: 4
Norway – United States – 1 2
3 May Sunday
Austria – Sweden – 1: 6
Russia – Slovenia – 5: 3
Canada – Germany – 10: 0
Belarus – Slovakia – 1: 2 (OT)
France – Switzerland – 1: 3
Denmark – Finland – 0: 3
May 4 Monday
Latvia – Sweden – 1: 8
Russia – USA – 2 4
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