“I was there. But now I don’t remember the match. The judges could help if the score was 3:2 or 4:3, I understand that. And if memory serves, the score was 6 :2.5:2? Well, what kind of help can we talk about? I think this is due to the current situation where Europe is opposing Russia. absurd. To help Russia with such a score, the referees themselves would have to score goals against us.” — VseProSport quotes Mayorov.
Recall that in addition to the journalist, the then head coach of the Finnish national team, Erkka Westerlund, also spoke on this topic, who also claimed to have seen signs of foul play. The Russian team defeated the Finnish team in the final match with a score of 5:2. The Finns accumulated 28 penalty minutes, the Russian team – 12.
- Kozhevnikov responded to accusations of Russia bribing judges during the 2014 World Cup final
Source: Sport
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