“I saw a very good Finnish team. She is very organized, showed a solid game. The Russian team was hard to find a way to overcome this system, ”the head of the TASS organization quotes.
In his opinion, the Russian team was in excellent composition.
“I saw at the current tournament the best Russian team for all the time, even without Panarin, with excellent goalkeepers,” said Fasel.
The Russians in the match for the third place beat the Czech Republic in the shootout series. For the Russian team this is the third in four years and the fifth in the history of the team bronze world championship.
Earlier, Evgeni Malkin thanked the fans for supporting the Russian national team at the World Hockey Championship.