CSKA lost again with Fedotov. At the decisive moment, the controversial goalkeeper was sitting on the bench
Dmitry Storozhev September 10, 2023, 19:35 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Sergei Fedorov removed the goalkeeper in extra time and paid for it.
The saga with Ivan Fedotov has no intention of ending. The Russian goalkeeper, disqualified by the IIHF until January 1, 2024, has already participated in two official CSKA matches: on September 1 with Ak Bars and on September 8 with Neftekhimik. The meeting in Nizhnekamsk was his first victory after returning to the ice: the ice hosts hardly bothered Ivan, making only 13 shots on goal, of which the goalkeeper could not cope with only one. The club supported him, recognized him as the best man of the match and dressed him in a military uniform. But instead of the Navy, where Fedotov served, the jacket and cap belong to the Aerospace Forces. Hello to the “pilots” of Philadelphia?
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Fedotov became the best CSKA player in the match against Neftekhimik, he was in military uniform
In today’s match against Kunlun, Ivan again appeared in the starting eleven, and this on the day when the International Hockey Federation was going to discuss the situation again with the goalkeeper and the club involved in the scandal, which are not in a big hurry. to fulfill. their demands, even despite the first direct sanctions that followed after the Apertura Cup match. The military team was not convinced by the fine of 5,000 Swiss francs and continued to maintain its line.
“This is yet another step in a series of violations of our rules. The IIHF Council will meet on Sunday to discuss the matter. I will say once again that the IIHF will firmly adhere to the fundamental rules of respect for the contract and respect for the transfer system,” International Hockey Federation President Luc Tardif told TASS.
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The news with the headline “Fedotov and CSKA violate sanctions” appeared on the website of the International Hockey Federation, but access to it did not appear during the match; the announcement of the next IIHF council decision remained an announcement for now.
At that time, in Mytishchi, the army team, with Ivan on the last line, was on the way to victory in a meeting with Red Star, who, after three victories at the beginning of the season, lost badly in Kazan and probably He wanted to rehabilitate himself in front of “his” stands.
There were no such prospects in the first half: the visitors pressed the “dragons” towards their goal and opened the scoring just three minutes after the first throw-in; Pavel Karnaukhov, who converted the majority, managed to take an accurate shot. Moscow defenders practically did not allow their opponents to approach Fedotov’s goal: the peak of Kunlun’s shooting activity in the first twenty minutes came in the last two minutes, when Vladislav Provolnev went to the penalty area.
But the Chinese club made the most of CSKA’s next two expulsions: in the middle of the match, Brandon Yip punished Sergei Fedorov’s charges for tripping Marcel Ibragimov, and at the beginning of the third period, Jack Rodewald converted Darren Dietz’s free kick in a fault. abandoned disk.
In the last third of the match, Red Star only had three shots on Ivan Fedotov’s goal and could have won even with that result, but Nikita Nesterov and a little luck helped CSKA. After the release of the blue puck, the defender in turn encountered the skate and the back of the Dragons hockey players, after which, treacherously for Jeremy Smith, who had played an impressive game, he fell behind his neck .
If it were not for Smith’s efforts, CSKA would probably have won in regular time, but the Kunlun goalkeeper was at his best: tonight on his account there were 48 reflected shots. His play and the army team’s excessive self-confidence helped Red Star return to the winning path: in extra time, Sergei Fedorov sent Ivan Fedotov to the bench and released the fourth outfield player. The plan worked: the goal was scored. But there is a nuance: the decisive puck entered the empty CSKA goal after a jewelry throw by Rodewald, who scored a double.
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For CSKA, the Kunlun home remains haunted: the military team suffered the fourth consecutive defeat on the field of the Dragons, who regained their exclusive leadership in the Western Conference. But in terms of points lost, the first place is held by Torpedo, which will be taken by Admiral on September 12.
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