Russia can fly out of the MFM because of the “techie” of the Americans if it loses to Slovakia and the United States
Russia can fly out of the MFM because of the “techie” of the Americans if it loses to Slovakia and the United States
The International Ice Hockey Federation awarded the US national team a 0: 1 technical defeat in the MFM-2022 match against Switzerland, which was supposed to take place tonight, due to two positive tests in the team for COVID.
Now the position in group B looks like this:
Sweden – 6 points (2 matches), goal difference – 9: 3
Russia – 3 (2), 7: 8
Switzerland – 3 (2), 3: 4
USA – 3 (2), 3: 3
Slovakia – 0 (2), 2: 6
Remaining matches:
December 30 – Slovakia – Russia, Sweden – USA;
December 31 – Slovakia – Switzerland;
January 1 – Switzerland – Sweden, USA – Russia.
Because of the “victory” of Switzerland, there is a negative consequence for our team. If the team of Sergei Zubov suddenly loses to Slovakia in regulation time, then if the Swiss score points in the match with the Slovaks, the Russian youth team cannot be inferior to the Americans – otherwise they will be eliminated from the MFM. Before the situation with COVID, the reigning world champions had different dispositions: a place in the playoffs of the Russian national team was practically guaranteed.
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