Penza, 9 February 2022. PenzaNews. Anton Slepyshev, a trainee of the Penza hockey school, brought victory to the Russian team in the match with Switzerland at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

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The hockey player threw the puck into the opponent’s goal a few seconds before the end of the first period. As a result, it became the only one in the match.

In the second period, Anton Slepyshev headbutted a Swiss player and received a double minor penalty.

He later apologized to teammates for the four-minute suspension.

In the next match of the Olympic tournament, the Russian team will play with the Danes on February 11.