Two medals for Russia at the 3x3 Eurasia Jastar Cup

Both of our two teams competing in the 3x3 Eurasia Jastar Cup ended the competition with medals!

The first semi-final saw our women's national team spring a surprise, recovering from an early setback to defeat the male U18 Kazakh side by a score of 2:1 with Maria Batalova and Viktoria Kulishova hitting the jackpot.

Kazakhstan U18 - Russia W - 1:2 (1:0, 0:1, 0:1)

Goals:

1:0 Zalevsky (Chelyuk, Vintovkin), 04.31
1:1 Batalova, 14.16 PS
1:2 Kulishova (Batalova), 15.17

Goalkeepers: Zinovyev - Ashina

Shots on target: 23 - 5

Faceoffs: 6 - 3

Blocked shots: 1 - 1



However, in the second semi-final, our U16 team did concede a slender 2:3 loss to the U17 Belarusians.

Russia U16 - Belarus U17 - 2:3 (1:1, 0:0, 1:2)

Goals:

0:1 Gromyko (Likhachyov, Sansevich), 00.14
1:1 Avdyushkin (Vasilyev), 05.39
1:2 Karpeev (Gromyko), 16.01
1:3 Sansevich, 18.11
2:3 Popov (Avdyushkin, Vasilyev), 19.21

Goalkeepers: Tutarikov - Zabava

Shots on target: 9 - 14

Faceoffs: 6 - 7

Blocked shots: 0 - 0

Our U16s did make amends in the third place playoff, though, beating the Kazakhs 2:0 in a tight contest.

Kazakhstan U18 - Russia U16 - 0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)

Goals:

0:1 Ryabov, 13.35
0:2 Katchenko, 17.24

Goalkeepers: Zinovyev - Tutarikov

Shots on target: 16 - 14

Faceoffs: 9 - 4

Blocked shots: 0 - 2

The tournament ended with the grand final between the Russian women and Belarus U18. And, despite producing another solid display, our players did suffer a 0:1 loss to claim the silver medal.

Belarus U17 - Russia W - 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)

Goals:

1:0 Sazanovich, 06.16 PS

Goalkeepers: Zabava - Tarakanova

Shots on target: 9 - 6

Faceoffs: 12 - 2

Blocked shots: 1 - 3

Russia W head coach Valeri Davletshin:

"We always seem to play well during 3-on-3 competitions. This year we even managed to reach the final, in which we produced a solid performance. Furthermore, not a single goal was conceded while playing 3-on-3! We had enough chances to equalise, but I'm still proud of the girls' displays at the tournament. They all tried their best!"

Russia W forward Maria Batalova:

"I'm left with only positive emotions from the tournament! It's great that we managed to beat the Kazakhs and qualify for the final. I enjoy playing 3-on-3, there's more space and you can create opportunities thanks to intelligent play. We're really satisfied with finishing in second spot!