The coach of the children’s hockey team “Red Machine Junior” Nikita Illarionov told in detail how he was attacked by Pavel Platonov, who leads Krylia Sovetov among players born in 2016, noting that he n ‘did not provoke a colleague from another club and the fact I do not understand the reasons for what happened.
Earlier, a video of a fight between coaches at children’s competitions appeared online. As learned, Platonov attacked Illarionov during the match and beat him while he was lying on the ice. The incident occurred during a team match as part of the Hockey Chance tournament, which took place at the Arktika Arena in Moscow.
“There have already been a lot of rumors on the Internet that I swore at someone and insulted them. There is a show where everything is visible. There were assistants, a hundred parent witnesses, including the parents of the children of my team, who are now simply horrified that they tried in a public space to protect the coach of Krylya Sovetov and justify it.
The match was progressing, we were leading. And we have a new school, so there is active pressure on us. And during the match, the referee did not see the moment and did not whistle. I said to him: “Let’s take a closer look. Why is a shootout awarded one way and not the other? » After which the Wings coach replied: “First, bring 12 people to the game, then you will say something.” We have a 4-on-4 format, and we brought two fours, because a lot of kids are sick and we couldn’t help but come to the tournament. The regulations allow it. So I said: “If something doesn’t suit you, go to your club and complain there. »
As a result, the Wings coach started approaching me. He asked, “Why are you such a greyhound?” I said, “What happened?” And after that I received a hook from him, I fell and received about 10-15 blows on the head and neck, I covered myself with my hand. I realized there were children around. This is not a hockey game for adult teams. This cannot be allowed. I did not insult him in any way, I did not commit any illegal act, I did not hit him in any way. You can see in the video that he just covered his head so he wouldn’t break his face. So that this doesn’t happen in front of the children. My assistant came and started pulling him away. At the same time, he did not show any aggression towards her and did not begin to respond to her. I simply removed it so that such a situation would not arise. The children are all in shock, ours and those of others too. On what basis all this happened, I don’t know.
As a result, I now have a headache and arm pain. I’m on my way to the emergency room because I just finished playing. I had to modify it in this state. I suspect there will most likely be a concussion. He also injured his arm and ribs. Several very good shots fell there.
Moreover, the coach of the “Wings” then approached the organizers, tried to approach me and explain to me, allegedly that he had confused something and should not have behaved like That. Perhaps he admits his guilt or is simply afraid of his responsibilities. It wasn’t like anyone started swearing at someone. We all understand that this is inappropriate behavior. It is surprising that such an incident occurred.
— So Platonov tried to apologize?
“I can’t say if I tried or not.” It is said that he realized that everything was strange and thoughtless. I can’t speak for him. I say what happened, what I saw, what was filmed, what the parents saw,” Illarionov told .
Source : MatchTV
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