10.03.2014 Flaw less victory of Russian players

7:0 – Russian sledge hockey team beat Italian team with such score in the preliminary round of the ParalympicGamesSochi-2014. 7:0 – Russian sledge hockey team beat Italian team with such score in the preliminary round of the ParalympicGamesSochi-2014. About 6000 fansgatheredat “Shaiba”IceArenatosupportsledgehockeyplayers.In the first period both teams began their play in keen fight. ThenDmitriyLisovappearedface to face with the goaltender but he could not make a goal. The first shoot was made to our net and Vladimir Kamantsev, goalkeeper of Russian team, caught the puck. ThenthesecondfiveincludingthreeUgraplayersappearedonice. After two good passes KostyaShikhov got into the zone but he could not make a goal, VasiliyVarlakov picked up the puck and shot it from the tough angle. Buthefailedtomakeagoal.The five attacked and kept Italian players in play. Italianteambeganattacks, madeseveralshootsto our net but Kamantsev played well and gave Russian sledge hockey players confidence. InthefirsthalfofthefirstperiodItalianplayerspressed our guys, created many dangerous moments near Russian net but in the middle of the first period our sledge hockey players could level the play and began frequent attacks to the opponent. Italian players could not come off our attacks and IlyaPetrov made a goal with a precise shoot at the 13th minute. Russian team won the first period 1:0. Our team won the second and third periods. We beat the opponent in all components. Italian team missed the puck and could not come from defense to attack quickly. Our forward line was very well and the opponent could not even leave the zone in some moments. Aleksey Amosov, Vladimir Litvinenko, IlyaVolkov distinguished themselves with precise shoots. AndreyDvinyaninovmadea hat trick. “Acting as defenders VasiliyVarlakov and Vladimir Litvininko played reliably in the defense. –AleksandrZykov, chief trainer of sledge hockey club “Ugra”, comments. – They created for forwards favorable beginning for attack with the advantage over the opponent. The fifth goal was made by VolodyaLitvinenko, he made very good passage, put the puck into the right hand, swung the goaltender and shot the puck. Well done! Vasiliy distinguished himself by two primary assists. KolyaTerentievand KostyaShikhov played very actively in the opponent’s zone making the Italian defenders to mistake.” Intheopinionofthepresidentofsledgehockeyclub “Ugra” EduardIsakovattheParalympicGamesRussianteamgivesitsbest: “Today attack and defense lines played very well, it could be seen that the guys looked for each other. InthematchwithKoreanteamthey were out of luck but in the match with Italian team they could realize almost all goal moments.” Moreover, yesterdayonMarch 9 theUSAteamwon from Korean team with the score 3:0, Czech Republic beatSweden with the score 2:1. Norway lost the match with Canada - 4:0. AtthepresenttimeinthegroupВ – the USA holds the first place – 6 points, Russia is on the second place – 4 points. And Republic of Korea takes the third place – 2 points. Russian team is the leader of its group according to the number of the goals made. Our team kicked 9 goals, the USA team – 8. OnMarch 11 at 16:30 byMoscowtimethenationalteamofRussiaplayswiththeteamoftheUSA – the Paralympic champion of 2002, silver medalist of the world’s championship of 2013.