INRTU Hockey Players Became Bronze Medalists of the III Championship of the Student Sports League

The awarding ceremony of the III Championship of the Student Sports Ball Hockey League took place on October 13 in Kemerovo. The winner of the tournament was the Krasnoyarsk team “Yenisei”. Students of Nizhny Novgorod Region won silver medals. “Bronze” went to the players of INRTU. The championship was organized by the Student Sports League of Ball Hockey, the president of which is the Rector of INRTU Mikhail Korniakov.

The first to meet on the final day of the tournament were “Yenisei” and “Povolzhye” fr om Nizhny Novgorod Region. The teams went to the break with the score 4:1 in favor of the students of the Krasnoyarsk Region. In the second half the Nizhny Novgorodians reduced the gap to a minimum, but they failed to level the score. The match ended with a 4:3 victory for "Yenisei".

The battle for the bronze medal between “Kuzbass” and INRTU ended with a total victory for Irkutsk. Students of INRTU scored five goals, conceding only one.

A total of 21 matches were played in the championship. On account of the INRTU team six meetings and 29 goals. The participants of the championship were supported by fans and viewers of broadcasts organized on the VK Video platform.

Awards to the winners and outstanding players were presented by the President of the Student Sports League of Ball Hockey, Rector of INRTU Mikhail Korniakov. He thanked Kemerovo for hospitality and congratulated all hockey players and fans with the end of the championship.

Dmitry Dudkov of INRTU became the best goalkeeper. Kemerovo player Gleb Soboev was recognized as the best defender. Ruslan Sushchev from “Povolzhye” stood out in the midfield. Artyom Sergienko from Krasnoyarsk did a great job on offense. The prize of the most valuable player was awarded to Yerganat Abdenov from the Altai Republic.

The results of INRTU at the championship were commented by coach Roman Murzin:

“The most tense was the match with Krasnoyarsk. “Yenisei” is a strong team, the guys have a well-developed technique, and they are very dynamic.

The tournament left only positive emotions. Student Championship was the first for me as a coach of INRTU. Our guys showed themselves in every match, for which they are very grateful. “Bronze” is a good reward; there are big plans and a lot of work ahead.”

According to Olga Tolstykh, manager of the INRTU team, the change of venue is a sign of development. She stated that the organizational work in another city was much more difficult, but INRTU did well and received positive feedback from the teams.

Talking about the matches of the championship, Olga Tolstykh noted that INRTU failed to meet with Nizhny Novgorod Region:

“The team failed to adjust properly and find “their” game, missing the chance to fight for the “gold”. However, the games with “Yenisei” and “Kuzbass” will definitely go down in the history of our team, as the guys demonstrated excellent pace and dedication, fulfilled all the coach's instructions. Especially I would like to note the match with Krasnoyarsk. We looked much more confident in some moments. The score of the game 5:6, wh ere the sixth goal was scored by Krasnoyarsk thanks to a successfully realized penalty kick, speaks of an equal struggle”.

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The championship of the Student Sports League of Ball Hockey was held for the first time in December 2021 in Irkutsk. The tournament is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Sports of Russia, the Ball Hockey Federation, the Russian Student Sports Union and the government of Kuzbass.