“Minsk” and “Gomel” became winners of the tournament in indorhockey for the prizes of “Evening Minsk”

At the X International Indorhockey Tournament for the prizes of the newspaper “Evening Minsk”, the women’s team “Minsk” became the champion, and the men’s team became the silver medalist. The tournament ended on November 15, Minsk-Novosti news agency reports.

By tradition, the competitions were held at the Minsk-Arena Velodrome. Women fought for medals 7 teams, men – 6. The matches started on November 13. In three days 31 fights were played. There were some surprises.

Men's competition

Gomel strengthened the squad and it paid dividends. The Southerners did not lose a single fight, getting four wins and one draw. However, the main contenders for gold medals were defeated - the Russian team and Minsk. And with the same score - 3: 2. This guaranteed the team victory. In previous years, Gomel did not climb so high. Therefore, the emotions of the players and the coaching staff were skyrocketing.

The second sum of points was scored by the Minsk team. The wards of Sergei Drozdov have three victories, a draw and a defeat. The final place was determined in the final match against the Russian team. The capital team conceded 0: 1, but had a serious advantage, which embodied in goals - 3: 1. In the end, the opponent took a risk, replacing the goalkeeper with a sixth field player. And one ball got even. The result is 3: 2 in favor of the owners of the site. This helped them to become second, and the Russians took only third place.

- We had good physical and tactical training. The goal before the tournament was to win. We preach fast hockey with good movement. Everything went according to plan. In the match with Gomel, the implementation was pumped up, somewhere luck was on the opponent’s side. But with the Russians wards did everything perfectly. Our team acted quickly to prevent the Russians from organizing their attacks. Are you upset about the silver? Sure. They have won the tournament in recent years. On the other hand, Gomel deserved this win, having worked more stable than others. Moreover, the winning cup remained in Belarus, said Minsk head coach S. Drozdov.

Women's competitions

In the women's tournament, the capital team successfully reached the semifinals, where they played against the "Textiler" from Baranovichi. The main time ended in a draw - 2: 2, and in the series of bullites, the nerves were stronger for the players of Minsk (2: 1). For the title, the team fought with the Russian team. In the match of equal rivals, a draw was again recorded (2: 2). The bullites realized the Belarusians more confidently - 2: 1.

- In previous years, we failed to win, and now we have achieved the desired, said Minsk head coach Dmitry Zhukovsky. All games are equal because they are just the beginning of the season. The level of all teams is the same, there were no obvious favorites. In this scenario, the one who best realizes his moments wins. Previously, we were often unlucky in a series of bullies, and now everything has turned out successfully. I will thank our goalkeeper Margarita Yakovleva. She helped us out during the bullies. In the semifinals and finals. The team will continue to prepare for the national championship, which starts in December.

At the end of the fights there was a colorful award ceremony. In addition to awarding the top 3, the organizers noted hockey players in their roles. The best goalkeepers are Dmitry Karlyshev (Russian youth team) and Marina Voronova (Russian youth team), the best scorers are Ksenia Korolev (Russian youth team), Artem Nadyrshin (Russian team). The best players are Krestina Popkova (“Minsk”) and Vadim Bondarchuk (“Gomel”). “Mr. Tournament” – Nikita Starodub (“Minsk”), “Miss Tournament” – Alexandra Martynenko (“Victoria”, Smolevichi). In this nomination, as well as the winning cups, the team captains were presented by the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Evening Minsk” Julia Denishchik.

- In general, we have a team game, and the success of one player depends on partners, Popkova said. Thank you very much to the girls. Everyone tried very hard. I was probably chosen as a better player. I'm glad it wasn't the first time. The tournament was very interesting.

Photo by Denis Kulagi