The Russia 25 team beat the national team of Belarus for the first time during the May tour

The hockey players of the Russia 25 team defeated the national team of Belarus in a friendly match during the spring tour. The game took place in Minsk on May 8 and ended with a score of 3:1.

The team's captain and striker Sergey Plotnikov (in the 8th and 47th minutes) and defender Vladislav Leontiev (22nd) scored a double for the winners. Striker Alexander Skorenov scored for the Belarusian team (45).

"We always have a bone-in-the-bone game with Belarus"

Russian national team and SKA hockey player Marat Khairullin talks about his former teammate's overseas debut, the upcoming matches of the national team and Ovechkin's record

As part of the spring tour, the Russia 25 team lost three times in a row to the national team of Belarus. So, on May 2, the Russians lost with a score of 2:4, on May 5 – 7:8, and on May 6 – 1:3.