🇷🇺 Russia 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 08 November 2020

In the concluding match of the 2020 Karjala Cup, the senior Russian national team proved too strong for Czechia, earning a 3-0 triumph at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.

Rodion Amirov opened the scoring at the end of the first period on the power play, before Yegor Chinakhov subsequently doubled the advantage at the start of the second. Not long later, Yegor Afanasiev practically ended the game as a contest, hitting the target in the 29th minute of play.

Goalkeeper Yaroslav Askarov stopped all 29 shots he faced to successfully protect the advantage.

This victory allowed Russia to win the Karjala Cup with eight points on the board. The tournament is the first stage of the Euro Hockey Tour.

The second phase of the competition will take place in Moscow during December.

BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:25 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Chistyakov, hooking
17:25 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Červený, hooking
18:04 – 🇷🇺 PP GOAL – Amirov (Chinakhov, Chaika)

2nd Period
20:27 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Chinakhov (Safonov)
23:47 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Špaček, tripping
26:44 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Jiříček, interference
28:55 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Afanasiev (Podkolzin, Mukhamadullin)

3rd Period
46:42 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Červený, roughing

GOALTENDERS
W: 🇷🇺 Askarov (29-29)
L: 🇨🇿 Pařík (27-30)

SHOTS ON GOAL
🇷🇺 11+8+11 = 30
🇨🇿 12+5+12 = 29

ROSTERS
🇷🇺 Goaltenders: Artur Akhtyamov, Yaroslav Askarov. Defence: Roman Bychkov, Danil Chaika, Semyon Chistyakov, Kirill Kirsanov, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Nikita Sedov, Yegor Shekhovtsov. Forwards: Yegor Afanasiev, Rodion Amirov, Zakhar Bardakov, Danil Bashkirov, Yegor Chinakhov, Arseni Gritsyuk, Maxim Groshev, Marat Khusnutdinov (A), Takhir Mingachyov, Vasili Podkolzin (C), Ilya Safonov (A), Yegor Spiridonov, Dmitri Zlodeyev.
🇨🇿 Goaltenders: Dominik Hrachovina, Lukáš Pařík. Defence: Jakub Galvas, Filip Hronek (C), David Jiříček, Šimon Kubíček, Michal Moravčík (A), Stanislav Svozil. Forwards: Rudolf Červený, Radek Koblížek, Filip Koffer, Jan Myšák, Pavel Novák, Jan Ordoš, Jaromír Pytlík, Adam Raška, Jiří Smejkal (A), Šimon Stránský, Michael Špaček, Michal Teplý.

Article Credit: FHR
Photo Credit: FHR – IIHF – HHOF – IOC