At high speed

The fist finalist of the World championship in group A has been defined in Khabarovsk. As expected national team Russia won in the opposition with Finland – 8:2. Mikhail Yuriev's team at once gathered speed, carried out several quick and effective attacks. Quick goals by Russia in the beginning of the match in large part forestalled the match result.

Attitude for the game was created by Russian team leader — Sergey Lomanov who opened the score in a minute after the match has started. By 22nd minute the World championship home team sent four balls into Kimmo Kyllonen's goal cage. By efforts of Juho Liukkonen Finnish team managed to square one ball, but by the end of the half Andrey Prokopiev again extended the lead.

During the second playing period Russian team didn't slow down the tempo, Finnish defense other way round couldn't handle it. Scandinavian troop players began to be nervous, minor fight happened on the ice, however this in no way hindered Russian players to score three balls. Only by the end of the match, Finns in for the second time could break through Roman Chernykh – Teemu Maata excelled.