Main match of the year.
Main match of the year.
13` Removal from ours. Sharipzyanov got two minutes
11` Good attack of ours. Shipachev and Chibisov settled on the Finnish gates. The game changed following the goal
8` GOAL! Grigorenko hit the goalkeeper’s shield with a wrist throw. It took only a few seconds to implement most
8` Our first majority. Bjorninen sent off for sticking high
7` The most dangerous moment was at our gates. Fedotov bailed out twice
6` A couple of times the Finns bothered Fedotov for the starting segment. Syateri didn’t have a job yet
5` While the game is mostly in the middle zone. Lots of transmission errors
3` The first link came out from the Finns, and it is already dangerous at our gates. Manninen threw from Hartikainen’s pass, but Fedotov was on the spot
1` We start nominally the third five in a row. Finns win kick-off
Pre-match rollout completed
Photo: © Dmitry Chelyapin / Match TV
The starting lineup of our team. Without changes
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The Russian team arrived at the arena two hours and twenty minutes before the kick-off. Finns arrived ten minutes earlier
World Champion Andrey Nikolishin also considers the Finns favorites. They create more chances and convert them better. But ours have an advantage in physical readiness.
Bookmakers consider the Finnish national team to be the favorite of the final. The coefficient for the victory of Suomi is 1.8 to 1. On ours – 2 to 1.
Olympic Games 2022. Beijing, China)
Hockey. Men. The final
Goal: Grigorenko, 8