Russian youth team striker Kirill Tankov told that in the match of the pre-season tournament named after Nikolai Puchkov in St. Petersburg against Ak Bars, the opponent played at full strength, despite the youth team.
The hockey players of the Russian Olympic team (youth) beat Ak Bars (4:2). Egor Morozov, Denis Komkov, Daniil Lazutin and Vladislav Romanov scored for the national team (into an empty net), while the Kazan team responded with goals from Radel Galeev and Rasim Shakirov.
— We played a good game today, we managed to win. Both teams played offensive hockey and created some strong moments. There were some rough patches, but the game went well.
— Did you expect Ak Bars to field a young team, or were you focusing on the core?
— It doesn’t matter whether the team is young or not. They had “Ak Bars” written on their T-shirts and they came out loaded. Everyone is young and sexy. It’s clear that I wanted to see more players in the first team, but there was no strong division, “Tankov told .
Ak Bars remained the leader of the tournament, the team has 5 points from four matches. The Russian team rose to 3rd place, with 4 points from three matches played. “Ak Bars” played its last match at the tournament in St. Petersburg; the Russian Olympic team will play a match against SKA on August 29.
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