Sergeyev told how on vacation he played football with NHL hockey player Buchnevich

Before “Zenith” Ivan Sergeyev said that during his summer vacation he opened a traditional children’s tournament in Cherepovets, and also played football with his friend, a hockey player Pavel Buchnevich .

Last season, Cherepovets-born Sergeev made 34 appearances for Zenit in all competitions, scoring 14 goals and providing six assists. Hockey player Louis Blues Buchnevich was also born in Cherepovets, played for Severstal in 2012-2015, after which he moved to SKA, and has been playing in the NHL since 2016.

— Last year, during your holidays in Cherepovets, there was a children’s tournament named after Ivan Sergeev. Has the tradition continued?

– Yes. On vacation, he spent the second year in a row the tournament “Big Stars Shine Small”, the division named after Ivan Sergeev. Open the tournament.

Many children. It’s nice to see the development of children’s football in their native Cherepovets. As long as I can, I will help in any way I can. It’s a great joy for them, they look at the old ones, they want to play at the same level. It’s nice when the kids come to have their picture taken and get their autograph. I’m just happy about it! I hope a new star will light up in my hometown.

– What else interesting happened during the holidays?

– They also played football. I am against former SKA player Pavel Buchnevich. He also vacationed in his native Cherepovets. Again, many children came, took pictures with us, Sergeev told .

All matches of the PARI Premier Cup tournament are broadcast live on the and MATCH PREMIER channels, as well as on the sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru websites. On Sunday, a meeting between Zenit and Fenerbahçe will take place (live from 7:00 p.m.).