Russia U20 wins 4-nation tournament in Podolsk
04 Sep 2011 | Henrik Lundqvist
The Russian Under-20 team beat Sweden 3-2 in overtime to finish on top of the four-nation tournament in Podolsk. Sweden finished second, Finland third and Czech Republic fourth.
Maxim Shalunov scored at 4:38 of the overtime period to win the last game of the tournament
3-2 for Russia. Russia and Sweden had both beaten Finland and Czech Republic so this game also functioned as a final.
Shalunov’s game-winner was a beauty. A powerful shot in the far top corner assisted by
Zakhar Arzamastsev and
Pavel Kulikov.
Shalunov had also opened the scoring at 5:47. Sweden’s
John Vestin tied it at 12:53 and Sweden took the lead when
William Karlsson scored at 41:13 after a scoreless second period. The Swedish lead lasted for 15 minutes until
Daniil Apalkov tied it with a little more than three minutes remaining of regulation.
Finland beat Czech Republic 7-2 to finish third.
Swedish 1994 born forward Sebastian Collberg won the top scorer award with 3 goals and 3 assists.
Top scorers
Sebastian Collberg 3+3
Miro Aaltonen 3+2
Daniil Apalkov 3+2
4-Nations Tournament in Podolsk Sept 1-3