The Russian hockey juniors fulfilled the role of the favorite against Germany in the quarterfinals of the World Championships in Edmonton and after a 2: 1 victory they advanced to the medals.
Opponents for the semifinals will be awarded other duels to the silver defenders from the last championship in Ostrava and Třinec. After the premiere participation in the quarterfinals, the Germans say goodbye to the tournament.
At the beginning, Germany defended itself in weakening and could take the lead in the sixth minute, but Jaroslav Askarov was helped by the right post after the shot of the trio of this year’s draft Tim Stützle, which Ottawa chose. At 9:06, Vasily Ponomarovov weakened and overcame Florian Burgl with a bluff into the forehand.
At the beginning of the second period, Askarov fired Stützle’s shot and Florian Elias missed the exposed goal. In the 29th minute, Danil Baškirov insured the lead with a shot from the left circle, but the Germans did not give up and dramatized the match.
In the 44th minute, Florian Elias, the son of the Czech mother, scored and with the fourth goal and the ninth point in the tournament, the team of coach Tobias Abstreiter got into the game. In less than three minutes, John-Jason Peterka could counter-attack from the counterattack and Luca Münzenberger missed the finish. In the 52nd minute, Peterek’s passes flowed through the upper bar Elias, who had another option at the end, but the team defended the close lead.
The Russians will fight for the tenth medal in the last 11 years. Since 2011, they have won gold once, four times silver and four times bronze. They were not on the podium just in 2018 in Buffalo.
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