HELSINKI, January 4. /Specialist. corr. Rustam Sharafutdinov TASS /. Youth team of Russian hockey has reached the final of the world championship, which takes place in Helsinki, defeating the US team. The meeting ended with the score 2: 1.
As part of the Russians excelled Paul Kraskovsky (36 minutes) and Egor Korshkov (38). The Americans have the puck threw Christian Dvorak (10).
In contrast to the match, the Swedes and the Finns, where the voltage on the “Hartwall Arena” was felt from the first to the last minute, the audience on the game between Russia and the United States initially led not behave actively, “including”, mostly only when the gate rivals arose acute situations. Teams viewers were not going very customized. Indifference seemed to watching hockey a lot of Canadian fans who take center bleachers on both sides of the rink.
At the gates of the Russian team at this time played a Alexander Georgiev, who spent the tournament four matches, and Ilya Samsonov . Perhaps, said the Finnish goalkeeper SCC held a very successful quarter-final match with the Danes. But it could be that the coaches expect that George will play just in the next matches for the medals.
The Rivals at first looked at each other. The Russians could not use the chance given to them in the form of removal of the Americans, and after a while the Americans had a counter-attack that ended in a goal Dvorak. Then wards Ron Wilson in front of watching the match, head coach of the senior team Russia Oleg Znarka, first vice president of the Russian Hockey Federation Roman Rotenberg and illustrious veterans Boris Mayorov and Vladimir Yurzinova, several times of ordinary Russians. The same could not realize the numerical advantage of three against five.
Only in the second 20-minute grandstand revived, began to actively support the Russian team. By the time the wards Valery Bragin seized the initiative and finally leveled the score thanks to a goal Kraskovsky. He became the second forward to the tournament. There was a native “washer,”. And soon a beautiful goal created another level striker “Locomotive” Korshkov that with an opponent on his shoulders started the puck into the near corner of the goal net.
In the third period of activity among fans “including” those who are rooting for the Americans. However, this does not help – in the final 20-minute, unlike the first two, at the gates of Samsonov almost was not. And the Russian team for the second year in a row goes to the World Cup finals.
Vitaly Mutko, Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation: “Well done guys. They promised to fight for the country and to do so for the whole match. Congratulations with the release of the final. I hope to continue in the same spirit “.
Vyacheslav Fetisov, a two-time Olympic champion in the USSR team: ” I want to congratulate the guys and the coaching staff with the victory and access in the World Cup finals. World Youth Championship favorites there, but the Americans are very solid look throughout this tournament. They are creative game but our guys are not allowed to show the Americans his game. We won both the heel, won the face-off. Russian national team players have suffered and fought Throughout the match “.
Yegor Korshkov, forward of the youth team of Russia: ” We had a goal, “heavy” goal to continue to matter. We set up, to impose their game. Therefore, this advantage was. Played in the third period postrozhe “
In the final, the Russian team will play with the hosts of the tournament – the Finns, who earlier in the other semi-final proved to be stronger against Sweden (2: 1). The final match will be held on January 5 start – 21:30 MSK. On the same day the game for third place Sweden – United States (beginning – 17:00 MSK).
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