09.03.2014 Saddefeat

Yesterday on March 8 the match between sledge hockey teams of Russia and Korea was held. The match was decided by penalty shootouts. Russia lost with the score 3:2. Yesterday on March 8 the match between sledge hockey teams of Russia and Korea was held. The match was decided by penalty shootouts. Russia lost with the score 3:2. During the first period the match took place near the Korean net. Russian players attacked and Korean players were saved by their goaltender six times. The first period came to the end and it failed to score. But VasiliyVarlakov could support attacking players and kicked the puck to the goaltender’s empty angle. “Goal in the locker room” made by Ugra athlete 14 seconds before the end of the first period received viewers’ ovations. Yesterday on March 8 the match between sledge hockey teams of Russia and Korea was held. The match was decided by penalty shootouts. Russia lost with the score 3:2. Yesterday on March 8 the match between sledge hockey teams of Russia and Korea was held. The match was decided by penalty shootouts. Russia lost with the score 3:2. During the first period the match took place near the Korean net. Russian players attacked and Korean players were saved by their goaltender six times. The first period came to the end and it failed to score. But VasiliyVarlakov could support attacking players and kicked the puck to the goaltender’s empty angle. “Goal in the locker room” made by Ugra athlete 14 seconds before the end of the first period received viewers’ ovations. In the second period the play took place near the opponent’s net. And again at the last minute of the match, 57 seconds before the end of the second period the second team, where three Ugraresidents play, made a goal. VasiliyVarlakov began attack and made goal pass to EvgeniyPetrov who kicked a goal to Korean team. Penalty of our team. Face-off in our zone. VadimSelyukin was placed for face-off, he lost and Korean players in majority made a goal 35 seconds before the end of the period. In the beginning of the third period Aleksey Lysov was sent off for hooking. AtthethirdminuteBeng-SokCholeveled the score. Thethirdperiod terminated score draw.Then five-minute overtime began. Russian players attacked, they were in the Korean zone for three minutes and literally pressed the Koreans. But three shoots made by Russian athletes to the opponents were unsuccessful. Korean athletes held the line. As a result penalty shootouts were made. Yang-Je Cho made a goal. VadimSelyukin missed the target. Syung-Hwan Yung kicked a goal. DmitriyLisov also made a goal. Yong-Kyung Lee missed and EvgeniyPetrov made a goal. Min-Su Han kicked a goal and DmitriyLisov lost his second shootout. Korean players won the match with the score 3:2. “The goaltender’s play was weak; he could not rescue his team. The choice of goaltender was incorrect, we should place Vladimir Kamantsev from Udmurtia”, - AleksandrZykov notes. “21 shoots of Russian players in comparison with 9 shoots of Korean players. Russian athletes looked more confident and professional at the arena. Additionallyweneedluckinsport. Our team lacked it this day.” - Eduard Isakov, president of sledge hockey club “Ugra”, comments the match. According to AleksandrZykovUgra players showed beautiful expert play: “VasiliyVarlakov played very confidently and surely, he began attacks of our team in good time, won every battle at the arena. Duringtheplayhegot 2 points –goalpluspass. Incomparisonwithotherplayershespent the most of time on ice. InspiteofthefactthatVladimirLitvininkotookpartinsuchimportant international competitions as the member of the national team of Russia for the first time he presented himself well. Having played together with Varlakov he broke many opponent’s attacks in their beginning. Thisfact points to his sense of rhythm of the play and skill to predict possible attack direction. Inhiszoneheplayedverystrictlyanddidnotgive Korean playersany chance to feel their dominance. He also made many good passes to his partners, spent much playing time like Varlakov. KonstantinShikhovperformedmuchusefulworkintheopponent’s zone, sometimes he exhausted Korean defense and it seemed that a goal was made. He made several passages on his side and it brought Korean players to a nonplus. He also made many passes to his partners but a goal was not kicked. NikolayTerentiev fought desperately in the opponent’s corners, created many dangerous moments. In the third period he could not get in the empty corner and send the opponent down but he did not stop and continued dangerous attacks.” On March 8 the following sledge hockey matches were held: Czech Republic – Norway – 1:2, Canada – Sweden – 10:1, the USA – Italy 5:1. Today at 20.00 Russia plays with the team of Italy – an acting champion of Europe. It is to be recalled that at the Paralympic Games Ugra is represented by four sledge hockey players - Konstantin Shikhov, VasiliyVarlakov, Vladimir Litvinentko and NikolayTerentiev.