Football club president “Zenith” Alexander Medvedev on the air of commented on the final match of the Roscongress Ice Hockey Cup, which takes place during the days of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
The Business team, for which Medvedev and SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg played, beat the Politika team in the final with the score 7:5. Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin, head of the Republic of Kalmykia Batu Khasikov, governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz, head of the Moscow city sports department Alexei Kondarantsev, two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov, as well as d former football players Alexander Mostovoy, Roman Shirokov and Yuri Zhirkov.
“The guys there are great. They also have two professional hockey players, the great Fetisov, who should be counted as three. We have eight players who have recently entered the ice and have no experience in such games. Well done, everyone fought hard,” Medvedev said on .
– Everyone fought for the team, worked 100%, not paying attention to anything. In order not to complain about the refereeing, you need to win with a clear advantage, – said Rotenberg.
“Three governors played with us. This is an important point. When a person plays his own role, he understands that it is important, he will build ice rinks,” Fetisov said.
For the first time, the Roscongress Cup was held as a tournament in which four teams participated.
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Source : MatchTV
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