The Russian national team, made up of young players, in the opening match of the first stage of the Eurotour – the Karjala Cup, lost to the Finnish hockey players – 0: 3.
On Thursday, the Russian national team in Helsinki played against Finland in the first stage of the Eurotour. The team, headed by Oleg Bratash, is made up of young players. One of them – Matcha forward Michkov broke the records of Vladislav Tretyak and Alexander Ovechkin, making his debut in the national team at the age of 16 years 11 months and 2 days.
In the first period, the teams failed to distinguish themselves. The teams acted on an equal footing, but the lack of experience affected – the Russians were more often removed, and the more experienced Finns were twice punished for this in the second period. In a 5v4 game, Harry Pesonen scored, and Miro Aaltonen realized a two-player advantage. The point in the match in the third period was put by Valtteri Filppula, who recently played in the NHL.
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