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In Russian hockey with the ball, one of the most amazing matches in the history of sports took place

On February 26, in Arkhangelsk, a match of the group stage of the Russian hockey championship with a ball between the local Vodnik and the Irkutsk Baikal-Energy was held. The game ended with a score of 9:11, and all the goals of the team scored into their gates. Journalists, State Duma deputies and Minister of Sports drew attention to a unique match. The disciplinary committee of the ball of the ball with the ball on February 27 canceled the results of the match and appointed a replay. Fans talk about two versions: the unwillingness of one of the teams to go to the ¼ finals on a strong opponent and the protest of players against the situation in Russian Bendy. "Medusa" says what is known about the game in Arkhangelsk.

On February 26, in the match of the Russian Hockey Championship between the Arkhangelsk Vodnik and the Irkutsk Baikal-Energy, the players scored all 20 goals. The match was held at the Vodnik home site and ended with a score of 9:11 in favor of Baikal-Energy. All balls were scored in the second half. In the 68th minute, the player of the Vodnik Oleg Pivovarov scored a motorhume, and two more for the next seven minutes. Baikal-Energia took a timeout, after which she scored nine goals within ten minutes. Then the hockey players of the “Vodnik” again took up the case - in the remaining five minutes they broke the move of the match, scoring eight more autogols and ensuring the victory of the team from Irkutsk.

Hockey with a ball is a popular sport in Russia, but it has never been discussed so violently. The publication "Championship" called the game "rape not only of Russian hockey, but also 1,500 people who came to a fierce cold to the stadium." At Sports.ru, the game was described as "the most amazing match in the history of the sport." Many unsportsmanlike publications wrote about the match, a note about it appeared on The Washington Post. The behavior of players and judges was convicted by State Duma deputies Nikolai Valuev and Dmitry Svishchev. The Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Pavel Kolobkov called the match “Circus” and stated that his department began to check. The head of the Russian Federation with a ball with a ball (FHMR) Boris Skrynnik accused Vodnik of provocation and promised to “punish” both teams.

There are two versions about why hockey players tried to “take” the match for each other. “This is due either to the desire of the teams to choose a more convenient opponent when exiting in the playoffs, or with a protest against everything that happens to the hockey with a ball in Russia,” Yegor Kretzan, a journalist specializing in this sport, told Medusa for Sports.ru. Indeed, in the event of a winnings of the Vodnik, his rival in the ¼ finals became the Yenisei - one of the strongest teams in Russia. The protest, according to Kretsan, is due to the fact that Bendy in Russia has been “degrading” in recent years: “There was a lot of talk that hockey with the ball will become an Olympic sport that we will begin to broadcast on television. But time goes on, and nothing changes. Yes, there were some good moments, but nothing global. Bendy is a local sport, it is developed in four to five countries. But, for example, in Sweden they are systematically trying to attract interest to him, the final of the national championship is held in Stockholm at one of the best stadiums in Europe. Our finale is held in Syktyvkar. ”

Fans also allow the “protest” scenario of the game, claiming that Baikal-Energia did not intend to win because she received the appropriate installation from the FHMR. “Vodnik”, knowing about this, began to score the balls into his own goal. “I don’t know whether the matches are paid or not, but I can say that the ball hockey championship is the most predictable sports championship of Russia,” Kretsan said. Boris Skrynnik did not answer the bell of Medusa.

Both teams apologized to the fans. "Baikal-Energy" actually shifted responsibility for its actions to rivals. “Our team, succumbing to a provocation from the opponent, became a participant in a scandalous match. <...> The opponent completely abandoned the struggle, and then began to solve his tournament problems, scoring the balls into his own gates. Believe me, the situation was shocking, and in these conditions a hasty decision was made, all the consequences of which the team realized only after the final whistle, ”the statement said on the team’s website. “Vodnik” did not publish a separate statement, limiting himself to the news of the past match, where he apologized “for the situation”.

On February 27, the FCMR control and disciplinary committee canceled the results of the match , setting a replay on March 3. The expanded meeting of the Committee is scheduled for February 28, representatives of both teams should take part in it. At the same time, on February 27, the head of the FHMR Boris Skrynnik stated that the Federation “cannot find” the “Vodnik” in the federation.

Evgeny Berg