After playing another season in the NHL for the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin returned to his homeland for a well-deserved rest. The return of the legendary hockey player turned out to be really loud. The star athlete decided to mark him by again trying on the “blue and white” uniform – however, football.

The friendly match between Dynamo Moscow and the Amkal media club with Ovi’s participation has become one of the most talked about events of the weekend in Russia. Oddly enough, paid attention to the game and across the ocean. However, Alexander’s football debut did not cause much enthusiasm among the American public.

No one wants to let a Russian back into the US. Ovi is simply destroyed in social networks!

15 thousand came to see Ovechkin in Moscow

The very fact that Ovechkin ended up in Moscow caused an unhealthy reaction in North America. Some fans urged not to let Alexander back to Washington, because he dared to visit Russia. Washington itself did not see a problem in how Ovechkin spends his vacation. Still they would say something against their main star.

At the end of June, Alexander decided to fulfill his childhood dream and play for Dynamo in a football match. The team management went to meet him and signed a contract with the hockey player for one match. It was Dynamo’s first pre-season game against bloggers from Amkal. All this together attracted more than 15 thousand spectators to the stands of the stadium.

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Alexey Nikolsky

Ovechkin came out in the starting lineup and scored already in the 11th minute of the meeting. Moreover, Alexander completed a very beautiful combination of the team. Fedor Smolov gave a heel to the player of “Washington”, and he from the left put the ball exactly in the right corner of the goal of “Amkala”. By the way, this goal was a victorious one for Dynamo, which won with a score of 5:0. After that, Ovechkin was replaced, but in the allotted time he managed to mark another striking action. On the flank, he nicely pushed back the opposing player and flew down the flank in his favorite power style.

“I’ve lost all respect for him”

The Russian fans were absolutely delighted. However, not everyone shared these emotions in the US and Canada. The comments on the video from the most popular media outlet in Canada, Sportsnet, were very hot. The West just resents Ovechkin playing football in Russia.

“I can’t believe you posted this,” Tero Airaksinen wrote.

“Absolutely disgusting, I have lost all respect for him,” said Marz Nova.

– Why talk about something Russian at all? Joel Belley asked.

– I thought that it was forbidden to enter Russia. How did he even get home? – interested in Kamloops

“Just don’t let him back into the US,” Malcolm Lawrence said.

Hey ESPN, stop promoting Ovechkin and his goal celebrations in Russia. It’s in bad taste and looks bad, — wrote The Heater.

– Well, well, Ovechkin returned to Russia. Let it stay there. No more Russians and Belarusians in the NHL next season, – said El Punitor.

“Ovechkin can now permanently stay in Russia and play there,” summed up Anjaneyulu.

Photo: © REUTERS / Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

“Ovechkin will soon catch up with Gretzky, and then Ronaldo”

Fortunately, not everyone in North America reacted negatively to the events of Saturday night. Many still admire the talent of Alexander Ovechkin and do not mix his vacation affairs with politics.

“Different sport, but Alex Ovechkin still scores from his office,” Gino Hard wrote.

“Ovechkin will soon catch up with Gretzky and then Ronaldo,” March joked.

– It seems that Ovechkin now also plays football. And, of course, he scores because he knows how, – said the public Hockey Players with Animals.

Ovechkin is a goal-scoring machine. Dot. Also on the left! — wrote a journalist from Washington DC Scott Abraham.

– Ice or football field. It doesn’t matter to him. Ovechkin will always find an opportunity for his one-touch flick. Alex finishes attacks better than Timo Werner, joked the popular public Barstool Sports, which has almost four million subscribers.