MINSK, 7 January (BelTA) – The Belarus president team built on momentum as it played against Team Russia in the second period of the final match of the 15th edition of the Christmas amateur ice hockey tournament for the prize of the Belarusian president on 7 January, BelTA has learned.
After a break the Belarusian president team generated plenty of good action on home ice. The hosts increased pressure that eventually translated in the fourth goal scored by Aleksei Krutikov (4:0). After that, the two teams were locked in a struggle, with Russia hitting back with two goals, both by Sergei Arekayev (4:2).
At the end of the second period, Belarus scored three times. Alexander Lukashenko was credited with the seventh goal. Thus, after the second period Belarus had a 7:3 lead.
Photos by Nikolai Petrov, Maksim Guchek, and Yuri Oreshkin
