World Junior Championship. Russia U20 - Slovakia U20

On the 31st of December, the under 20 Russian national team will play against Slovakia for the final match of the World Junior Championship group stage.

It's been a mixed tournament for Russia so far, with our team losing to both Canada 3:5 and the USA 2:3. The only win came against Latvia 9:1, a victory which has allowed our team to occupy third place of the group.

Today's game is a straight playoff for third spot, with Slovakia also boasting the one win against the Latvians. They were thrashed by Canada and the USA, leaving them languishing in bottom place. However, a triumph today would take them above Russia on head to head record.

Slovakia's main players to look out for are Boris Sadecky (0+3) and Milos Roman (1+2), who both have three points.

The Russia U20 - Slovakia U20 match will begin at 04:00 Moscow time in Toronto, Canada. Match TV will broadcast live, and you can follow events live on our official Twitter account.

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