The Russian national ice hockey team won the second victory at the Eurotour.

Igor Larionov's charges managed to outplay the Swedish team in shootouts, losing to it at the end of regular time, and again made a sensation at the first stage of the tournament.

In the first match, the Russian national team won an unexpectedly bright victory over Finland, defeating the hosts of the Karjala Cup with a score of 6: 2.

If the fans were tempted to praise the players for such a successful result, then the head coach of the team Igor Larionov immediately tried to return his players from heaven to earth.

Before the game with the Swedes, he reminded them that the first stage of the Eurotour is still ongoing.

“One winning match doesn't make a career.

Therefore, naturally, you have some short minutes to understand what is happening, but at the same time it is important to move on.

Because the tournament consists of three games, and you must analyze everything as quickly as possible and switch to the working state that is necessary for the next match.

Our guys, though young, but at the same time quite experienced, have played in many tournaments and know what it is, ”the coach noted.

It was really worth reminding hockey players that the whole struggle is still ahead.

The Swedish national team could easily be underestimated, since for several reasons at once it did not look habitually menacing.

Firstly, in its composition there was not a single player who played in the KHL at least in the past.

Secondly, Tre Krunur has only one 22-year-old striker Lias Andersson left from the squad that won the 2018 World Cup.

Thirdly, the Swedes have already lost in the Eurotour to the Czech national team, whose hockey players had no playing practice for almost a month due to the coronavirus pandemic.

But when the game began, it was not as easy for the Russians as in the match with the Finns.

The Swedes had good control of the puck and were constantly near the foreign zone.

Larionov's charges also managed to play tightly in defense, so goalkeeper Yaroslav Askarov could only catch the pucks thrown from afar.

The youth team rarely managed to open up and respond with their attacks.

The captain of the national team Vasily Podkolzin earned two chances, but both times he did not manage to beat the goalkeeper Samuel Ersson at the last moment.

Towards the end of the first period, the Russians had a great chance to open an account.

Jesper Froeden earned a removal, which was an extremely unpleasant event for the Swedes - in a meeting with the Czechs, they missed the first two goals in the minority.

However, two minutes of playing an extra player did not help the Russians.

They had more rejects than there were two days earlier, and the puck was mainly in the Askarov zone.

After the breakthrough by Max Friberg, who distinguished himself in the match with the Czech Republic, Kirill Kirsanov even had to save the gate at the cost of a foul.

Towards the very end of the 20-minute period, the Russians still surrounded Ersson's gates, but before the break the score had not changed.

In the second period, the nature of the game did not change much.

Moments for both teams still arose only from time to time and did not cause problems for goalkeepers.

The most dangerous episode was Yegor Afanasyev's one-on-one appearance.

The owner of three effective points in the last game did not open the account, but earned the majority, in which the Russians already looked much more confident.

The Swedes were able to defend themselves, and by the end of the second period Ersson had recorded 26 saves.

The stream of shots ended when Nikita Sedov retired shortly before the break.

In the final third of the match, Askarov already had to perform feats.

The Russian youth team began to cut off too often and give washers, and rarely returned it under their control on face-offs.

The Swedes finally turned the tide of the game after the removal of Yegor Shekhovtsov, to which he was provoked by Friberg, and took advantage of another misfire to pounce on Askarov's goal.

Anton Vedin finished off the puck from a patch and opened the scoring five minutes before the end of regular time.

The Scandinavians instantly reorganized to hold the account, completely returning the initiative to the Russians.

When several attacks did not end with a return goal, Larionov took a time-out and replaced Askarov with the sixth field player.

Hockey players had to learn how to save a lost match in order to then apply this experience at the World Championships in Edmonton.

They quickly learned this lesson - a minute before the end of the match, Podkolzin gave an excellent pass to Rodion Amirov, after which he could not miss.

The score was leveled, and soon the game spilled over into overtime.

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In extra time, the Swedes held the puck, but could not do something with it.

Having tested Askarov several times for strength, they only prepared him for a shootout.

In it, the Russian goalkeeper reflected four shots, and Amirov and Podkolzin brought the team a second victory in the Karjala Cup.