The Russian national hockey team lost the first match with a new head coach

The Russian national hockey team lost in the first match of the Karjala Cup to the team of Finland. The game ended with the score 4:3 in favor of the Finns.

Goals in the Russian team were scored by Damir Sharipzyanov and Rushan Rafikov (twice).

• For the Russian national team, this was the first official match under the leadership of Alexei Kudashov, who took over as head coach in July 2019.