“The coaches made adjustments, there were fewer deletions this time. The relegation game is very nervous - in the next match you can compete for gold, silver or bronze, and now there was an element of nervousness, ”Tretyak quoted TASS.
He noted that even when the Swiss equalized, it was clear that Russian hockey players were “holding” the game.
“Anyway, we crushed, we owned the puck more, so I had the confidence that our team is stronger and will win,” the functionary added.
The Russian team defeated Switzerland with a score of 3: 1 and reached the quarterfinals of the MFM, which will be held on January 4. The opponent of the Bragin wards will be determined by the draw method from the semi-finalist teams.
Earlier, Valery Bragin expressed the opinion that the importance of the MFM match with Switzerland fettered hockey players of the Russian national team.