Armenia's national ice hockey team had a brilliant start at the home Division IV World Championship, thrashing Malaysia 24:3. This result became the largest victory in the history of the Armenian team. The previous record was set 15 years ago — in 2010, Armenia defeated Mongolia 15:0, also on home ice.
Against Malaysia, the Armenian players showcased offensive hockey and scored a wide variety of goals. The main stars of the game were Artyom Kuznetsov (6 goals) and Tigran Manukyan (5 goals). Others who found the net:
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Valentin Kovalenko — 4 goals
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Maksim Kuznetsov — 3
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Arsen Hambardzumyan — 2
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Arsen Asatryan — 2
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Eduard Malakyan — 1
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Seyran Saghatelian — 1
For Malaysia, Azra Faris scored twice, and Mohammad Hariz added another goal.
Armenia’s next game is already tomorrow, facing Uzbekistan, who also earned a confident win today by beating Kuwait 13:3.
Other results of the day:
Indonesia — Iran 2:1
Uzbekistan — Kuwait 13:3