Opening failure at the U20 World Cup – without preparation: Swiss juniors are subject to Russia – sport

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Switzerland starts with a 2-4 defeat against Russia in the U20 World Cup in Canada.

To call the preparation of the Swiss U20 selection for the Junior World Championships in Red Deer ideal would be presumptuous: Because of a positive corona test by the designated captain Simon Knak, she had to be quarantined again for two days on December 23, which is why she could not take part in the only test game. In this respect, there was a question mark over the team’s condition before the World Cup kick-off against Russia.

In fact, the Swiss lost the game in the first third.

  • Bad luck at the 0: 1 in the 8th minute, as Lilian Garessus deflected a Danila Jurow shot into his own goal.
  • In the 16th minute, goalie Kevin Pasche, who recorded 28 saves, briefly lost his bearings, whereupon Dimitri Slodejew scored the 2-0.
  • After Pawel Tjutnew (18th) lost 3-0, a clear defeat threatened.

However, the Swiss shortened before the first break with Attilio Biasca (19th), who scored the first Swiss goal a year ago. As a result, the Nati acted largely very calmly and disciplined in their own zone, so that the Russians expressed difficulty in reaching dangerous deals.

U20 World Cup in Red Deer (CAN): Group B


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Results: Russia – Switzerland 4: 2 (3: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1).

Ranking list: 1. Sweden 1/3 (6: 3). 2. USA 1/3 (3: 2). 3. Russia 2/3 (7: 8). 4. Slovakia 1/0 (2: 3). 5. Switzerland 1/0 (2: 4).

In the 52nd minute, however, the Swiss allowed a counterattack, which Matwej Mischkow used to make it 4-1. After all, Fabian Ritzmann managed to make it 2: 4 (59th) with a deflector. At the first U20 World Cup under the leadership of coach Marco Bayer a year ago, the Swiss only scored once in the first three games.

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Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement on the offensive, especially when it comes to straight lines. In the first two thirds, the Swiss managed just 9 shots on goal – there were 18 in total. Minute on the post.

After the 29th duel against Russia at a World Cup at this level, the Swiss are still waiting for their third victory. Nevertheless, the first appearance gives reason to hope that the Swiss will reach the quarter-finals this time. This would require fourth place in the group with Sweden, the USA, Russia and Slovakia. On Wednesday night, defending champions USA are the opponents.

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