The Russian national ice hockey team lost to the Czech Republic team in the group stage match of the junior world championship, which is being held in Edmonton, Canada. This was reported by Match TV.
Igor Larionov's charges lost to the Czechs with a score of 0: 2. The goals were scored by Philip Koffer in the 37th minute and Martin Lang in the 46th minute.
For the first time, the Russians were defeated in the tournament. In the next match, which will take place on December 30, they will face the Austrian team. The Czechs will play against the US team a day earlier.
On December 26, the Russian youth team beat the USA team. The meeting ended with a score of 5: 3 in favor of the Russian national team. In the Russian team, Vasily Ponomarev scored in the 9th and 32nd minutes, Zakhar Bardakov in the 24th minute, Ilya Safonov in the 33rd minute and Yegor Chinakhov in the 60th minute.
