“The score allowed me to leave”: what they said after the Russia-Germany match at the MFM

“Much depends on our goalkeepers”

In the final match of the group stage of the youth world hockey championship, the Russian team confidently beat the German team - 6: 1. Kirill Marchenko and Pavel Dorofeev scored two goals each. Grigory Denisenko and Dmitry Voronkov scored one more goal. The Germans shortly before the final siren scored Nino Kinder. This victory was the second for the team of Valery Bragin at the preliminary stage and guaranteed access to the quarter-finals.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Russian team will play with the Swiss team. In the other quarterfinal pairs, Canadians will play with Slovaks, Americans with Finns, and Swedes with Czechs.

Commenting on the outcome of the match with Germany, Bragin admitted that at the end of the meeting his wards relaxed a bit. At the same time, the abundance of deletions in a particular meeting did not upset him much.

“When the score became large, they started to play a little incorrectly - to score points, goals, this needs to be fixed. The enemy played yesterday, we rested, looked fresher and played better. Removal? The bill allowed. On the other hand, they played in the minority, did a good job. We didn’t miss anything, ”Sport-Express quotes Bragin.

According to the mentor, after losing to the US team, the coaching staff of the Russian national team held a short meeting and explained to the players that "everything is just beginning." Bragin explained that he asked hockey players to "go out and play calmly."

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The President of the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR), Vladislav Tretyak, on the contrary, drew attention to the need to act on the site in a more organized way and not get deleted.

“The German team has shown itself to be disciplined, but we ourselves need to retire less. As the first games showed, if we move away and there is no discipline, we won’t win anything. Only through the most severe discipline, efficiency and self-sacrifice can something be achieved. And, of course, you can’t leave, and in equal compositions we will not concede. Well, a lot depends on our goalkeepers: if they help out, do not pass light goals, then there will be success, ”said a TASS functionary.

“In Russians it’s always like this - the harder it is, we are better”

The captain of the youth team Grigory Denisenko expressed confidence that domestic hockey players need to set high goals and strive to gain the upper hand in every single match. In his opinion, the Russian team should achieve victories through joint action.

“We went out to the game concentrated. There was no nervous tension. You need to add from game to game, you can not be content with little. Why finally implemented the majority? They just played sharper - and that’s all, ”the Championship quotes Denisenko.

The hero of the match, Kirill Marchenko, who scored five points, explained this performance with simple luck and his own perseverance.

“Somewhere I got lucky. But I tried, before that I did not score three games. Vasily Podkolzin, thank you very much, he gave great. Something I did not even realize today. But anyway - what flew is good. Somewhere it was necessary to play even more coolly. Match for the match is not necessary. Somewhere there are many moments, somewhere few. It’s a pity that I didn’t realize all the moments, ”the striker said.

He also explained how the team managed to start implementing the game in the majority.

“The secret of the majority is just hard work. They changed something, made small changes. In principle, they played the same thing - a draw. It is fortunate that from two bars there flew. Somewhere then a dash - a rebound - finishing, ”added Marchenko.

In turn, striker Alexander Khovanov admitted that goals in the majority encouraged the Russian team and gave it confidence.

“It's great that today we got three goals during the extra draw, we had a burden from our shoulders. We practiced this component in training, watched a video of where the Germans stood where. This time managed to successfully get. Before that, they threw a lot, but they either hit the post or the goalkeeper of the opponent made a crazy save. At first Denisenko successfully threw himself against Germany, then Dorofeev got in close contact with the bar, ”the hockey player told Izvestia.

According to defender Egor Zamula, the Russian team first of all competently played in the defense. He also admitted that he was waiting for a meeting with relatives before the playoffs.

“Germany is a good rival, they have good young boys, but today we acted great in defense, realized the majority and did not miss the minority. We in a team believe in each other. As for the mood, we’ll talk to the team. I have all my relatives here, we’ll try to meet them, kiss and wish each other good luck. We go where we want to go and we no longer have the right to make mistakes, ”Zamula emphasized.

According to striker Egor Sokolov, the Russian national team is not particularly important who she would meet in the first round of the playoffs.

“I can’t say that some game in this tournament was not important - all matches were important. We are now in good condition, finally implemented the majority. We don’t care with whom to play in the quarter finals, we just move on. Marchenko played great today, but you know, it doesn’t matter in our team who scores goals, the main thing is victory, ”the Sport24 hockey player comments.

Separately, Sokolov spoke about the goalkeeper of the Russian team Yaroslav Askarov.

“Askarov is a cool goalkeeper, the first time I saw him at the training camp before the tournament. He was shocked at how he plays at 17. Before the match, unpleasant thoughts climbed into my head, but this morning we woke up with a cold head. I am always very emotional, even after the game does not let me go. When the game is on, emotions come, I go out and fight in each shift, ”Sokolov said.

The goalkeeper of the youth Askarov himself conceded only one goal after a rash exit from the goal. He explained his decision to play in this way with a comfortable advantage over his rivals.

"Why not? Of course, if the score was equal, or in one lead, I would not have decided on this. But in the end the advantage was comfortable, and I decided to take a chance, ”Askarov said.

The goalkeeper saw that Kinder was going to move to the center, and tried to block his path, but the striker was trickier.

“But the guy played well, raised his head, and on the brake. It's okay - who does not take risks, does not drink champagne. Our tournament position? For Russians it is always like this - the harder the better. Everyone understood the significance of this match. We should have won, we should never have spoiled him, ”the goalkeeper stated.