Vityaz vs Admiral. How will the home series of games of the Moscow Region club end?
Vityaz near Moscow completes a three-match series of home games with a meeting with the representative of the Far East - Admiral. The game will be held in Balashikha on September 6.
Last season was the best in the history of Vityaz, the more unexpected the decision of the club's management not to renew the contract with Vyacheslav Butsaev, the main creator of last year's success, looks like. Another surprise was the appointment of Alexander Zavyalov as head coach, who, at the age of 53, did not rise above an assistant. Another problem for the Moscow Region club may be quite serious changes in the line of attack. The team left Starkov, Zinchenko, Graovac, Rasskazov, who scored a third of all the goals of the club last season.
Problems in the attack were clearly manifested already in the course of the August test matches. The team's performance dropped to an average of 1.5 goals per match, although even during last season this figure was at the level of three goals. The first official match of the season only confirmed these fears. Vityaz scored two goals, Galuzin and Yaremchuk scored, but the Moscow Region team conceded 4 goals. Moreover, by the middle of the second period, Vityaz led 2-0, but then Amur became more active and sent 4 unanswered goals into the hosts' gates.
Admiral
The Mariners were last season's big hit on a relatively modest budget, traditional geographic challenges, finishing seventh in the East in the regular season and making it to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in their history. Salavat Yulaev, a much more titled team of our championship, was beaten in the cup. Now the Admiral is expected to take the next step forward, but it will be very difficult to do so. In the off-season, the club lost its leader, the Czech defender Libor Szulak, who simply does not have a full-fledged replacement in the team.
The Admiral started his summer camp with a victory at the prestigious Sochi Cup, during which the sailors beat SKA 3-2, the Russian youth team 2-1 and the hosts from HC Sochi 5-0. Stylistically, the team has not changed. Leonid Tambiev does not deviate from his playing principles, focusing on playing defensive hockey. Last season, Admiral became the second in the League in terms of the number of missed goals; at the Sochi tournament, the Far East again became the best in defensive play.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Vityaz vs Admiral
VityazLast season was the best in the history of Vityaz, the more unexpected the decision of the club's management not to renew the contract with Vyacheslav Butsaev, the main creator of last year's success, looks like. Another surprise was the appointment of Alexander Zavyalov as head coach, who, at the age of 53, did not rise above an assistant. Another problem for the Moscow Region club may be quite serious changes in the line of attack. The team left Starkov, Zinchenko, Graovac, Rasskazov, who scored a third of all the goals of the club last season.
Problems in the attack were clearly manifested already in the course of the August test matches. The team's performance dropped to an average of 1.5 goals per match, although even during last season this figure was at the level of three goals. The first official match of the season only confirmed these fears. Vityaz scored two goals, Galuzin and Yaremchuk scored, but the Moscow Region team conceded 4 goals. Moreover, by the middle of the second period, Vityaz led 2-0, but then Amur became more active and sent 4 unanswered goals into the hosts' gates.
Admiral
The Mariners were last season's big hit on a relatively modest budget, traditional geographic challenges, finishing seventh in the East in the regular season and making it to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in their history. Salavat Yulaev, a much more titled team of our championship, was beaten in the cup. Now the Admiral is expected to take the next step forward, but it will be very difficult to do so. In the off-season, the club lost its leader, the Czech defender Libor Szulak, who simply does not have a full-fledged replacement in the team.
The Admiral started his summer camp with a victory at the prestigious Sochi Cup, during which the sailors beat SKA 3-2, the Russian youth team 2-1 and the hosts from HC Sochi 5-0. Stylistically, the team has not changed. Leonid Tambiev does not deviate from his playing principles, focusing on playing defensive hockey. Last season, Admiral became the second in the League in terms of the number of missed goals; at the Sochi tournament, the Far East again became the best in defensive play.
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