The Russian youth ice hockey team defeated Germany at the 2021 World Cup with a score of 6: 1, Sport-Express reports on April 30.
Four goals were scored by the forward of the Russian national team Matvey Michkov. Danila Yurov and Ilya Kvochko also showed themselves.
Connor Korte scored for the German team.
Thus, following the results of three matches of the group stage of the World Junior Championship, the Russians reached the quarterfinals of the tournament.
The next match will take place between the national teams of Russia and the Czech Republic on the night of May 2. The game will start at 00:00.
The German national team for three meetings failed to score the required number of points and lost the chances of reaching the playoffs.
The Junior World Championships are being held in the American Frisco and Plaino (Texas) and will end on May 6. The current world champion is the Swedish national team, which in the final of the 2019 tournament beat the Russian team with a score of 4: 3, in overtime.
On April 27, it was noted that the striker of the Russian national team Danila Yurov was recognized as the best player in the first match of the junior world ice hockey championship.