He dared to refuse the great Tarasov and humiliated the Tretyak himself, having committed an amazing feat. The story of Maltsev

Everything happened on the eve of the wedding of the legend. “Why didn't they lure me to CSKA? When I arrived at Dynamo, the team was on a trip, played in Kyiv. There was one, it was necessary to get comfortable. It’s good that Zarebo played from us, from electrostal, he met me then, took me to electric stal. I lived there for three days, came to play Luzhniki. In this match, by the way, was attended by Epstein. After that, I was immediately taken to the training camp in Novogorsk, since then I am in the Moscow Dynamo. We still won the European Championship among youth teams, where I also became the best attacker. Then there was a conversation that I was taken to CSKA or Dynamo. The football club belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the hockey club – to the KGB. By order of Andropov, I was drafted into the army earlier than in CSKA, ”said Alexander Maltsev in an interview.VideoMaltseva can be called one of the strongest hockey players among those who have never played in CSKA. Alexander had a real opportunity to be in the best team of the Soviet Union – he personally was repeatedly invited by the head coach of the army, Anatoly Tarasov. But Maltsev was faithful to Dynamo. And he paid for this by the lack of victories in the USSR championship – in the Alexander era, the first place was invariably taken to CSKA. Nevertheless, the leader of the blue and white regularly delivered huge problems to the army team in full-time matches. One of the most striking matches in his career legend “Dynamo” spent just against the Moscow army. He took place on September 18, 1973. Interestingly, on September 19, the forward was planned a special event – a wedding! Therefore, Maltsev was on an emotional rise and in a beautiful mood. Perhaps it was such a moral state that helped him give out a real concert against one of the strongest teams of the country. Although it did not start very good for the blue and blue-after two periods, CSKA led with a score of 6: 1. It seemed that Dynamo had not a single chance. But then Maltsev turned on. He designed a hat-trick and even forced the head coach of the rivals of Anatoly Tarasov to send to the shop of the best goalkeeper in the history of the USSR-Vladislav Tretyak! But the shifter of the three -time Olympic champion, Nikolai Adonis, also could not protect his gates from the Dynamo genius. Moreover, Maltsev could score the 4th goal, but CSKA was lucky-the match ended with a score of 7: 7. At a meeting with such a script, you can even make a film. It is interesting that many army players were invited to the wedding of the leader of Dynamo. Moreover, immediately at the end of the game, Alexander, together with Valery Kharlamov, went to the banquet hall to check all the preparations for a solemn event. By the way, did Maltsev even name that match with CSKA the best in his life. “The most memorable goal and a career match? Yes, I somehow did not remember goals. He scored and scored. But I can call the match. It was a match with CSKA in Luzhniki in September 1973, in the USSR championship. The next day I had a wedding. We played with CSKA – 7: 7, then I scored three or four goals. Rarely CSKA missed so much, and I also got into the bar a second before the siren. Could win. The next day he played a wedding. And the witness on it was Valerka Kharlamov from CSKA (laughs). Mikhailov was also at the wedding, and there are many more guys, ”Maltsev said. Also more stories about Alexander Maltsev: