In Astana, at the KHL match between Kazakh Barys and Yekaterinburg Avtomobilist, the fans of the home team did not stand up when the Russian anthem began to play. This outraged the captain of the “drivers” Sergei Shirokov, who said that this was unacceptable.
“We are taught from childhood that we must get up from our seats when the national anthem is played. Today, many people were seated when the Russian anthem was played. This is unacceptable,” Shirokov told khl.ru.
The match ended in victory for “Barys” with a score of 5:4 on penalties. According to the Championship.com website, 5,699 spectators attended the match. Anatoly Golyshev, Danil Romantsev, Sergey Shirokov and Brooks Maysek scored for Avtomobilist in regular time.
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In Astana, at the KHL match between Kazakh Barys and Yekaterinburg Avtomobilist, the fans of the home team did not stand up when the Russian anthem began to play. This outraged the captain of the “drivers” Sergei Shirokov, who said that this was unacceptable. “We are taught from childhood that we must get up from our seats when the national anthem is played. Today, many people were seated when the Russian anthem was played. This is unacceptable,” Shirokov told khl.ru. The match ended in victory for “Barys” with a score of 5:4 on penalties. According to the Championship.com website, 5,699 spectators watched the match. Anatoly Golyshev, Danil Romantsev, Sergey Shirokov and Brooks Maysek scored for Avtomobilist in regular time.
