Russian hockey player Andrej Kuzmenko scores a goal in the Czech Republic’s net at the Channel One Cup tournament, beating Roman Will.
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Regardless of the result of Sunday’s morning duel with Sweden, the national team will finish last in the second part of the European tour. Coach Filip Pešán was extremely sorry for how unfavorable the duel with the team developed. “We missed what the Russians pushed through twice during the first period, a bullet hidden behind the screen of the players,” said the coach.
A good entry made it easier for the opponent to act in the match. “Samonov saw the pucks fired by us at the Russian goal in the vast majority of cases, and every goalkeeper immediately catches it better,” Pešán thought.
Goalkeeper of the Czech national hockey team Roman Will in action during the match with Russia.
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Lukáš Sedlák was hit by 34 Czech team attempts to end it. “At the same time, we did not know in the morning whether a bruised hand would allow him to board at all with an ax from a Finnish stick. But then he was one of the best players. Not only did he score a single goal, but with a good move and ferocity he also forced two Russian fouls. We needed to add something to his contact goal, “said the coach.
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But the Czech powerlifters did not have the desired effect. “The Russians blocked the missiles absolutely wonderfully. We should have played more vividly and not allowed our opponents to start their pace. He played experienced and again we were just catching up. I don’t want to be an alibi, but the difference in the quality of the competitions has manifested itself, the KHL is diametrically different from the extra league, “said Pešán.
But what bothered him the most was the uncontrollable bulls again. Of the 56, the Czechs won only 20. “The problem remained for the throw-in, especially in the defensive zone, where players who are not pure centers still lack confidence and greater self-confidence,” Pešán said. “As we have bad bulls, we are not at all “I blame myself, we lost the first four I went to. One then stops believing that the puck will play on his stick when he throws in,” admitted Captain Andrej Nestrašil.
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Overtaken Russian goalkeeper Alexander Samonov in a match with Czech hockey players.
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Another key moment of the duel was the Czech coach’s third goal received during the first substitution of the third part. “We wanted to give our game an impetus by turning the line-up, but a goal after fifty seconds took the team a few floors lower,” Pešán thought. “Of course, this didn’t add to the psyche,” admitted defender Andrej Šustr. “We had passages in the match where we had more of the game, but it was Russia who scored at the right time,” Netrašil thought.
“The beginning was punishable, we repeatedly disassembled the players. In addition, each lost bull costs a lot of energy, you lose efficiency in the game and without the puck you do not even have the opportunity to create something, “said another of the compatriots from the KHL in the Czech team Andrej Šustr.
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Russian hockey player Anton Burdasov celebrates a goal in the Czech net.
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The quality of the opponent was obvious. “Jamile’s home team turned the game around, they gave the puck practically blindly and had more pressure into the goal. We were supposed to screen more or try to hit them, but often none of us stood there, “said Nestrašil, who as the team captain in this tournament does not want to allow the third defeat in a row.” We have barely 17 hours to rest, but with the Swedes we have to grab a better result, “he hoped.
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