MOSCOW, June 25 National Hockey League (NHL) club captain Washington Capitals» Alexander Ovechkin opened the scoring in a friendly football match as part of the Moscow «Dynamo» against the amateur team «Amkal». Ovechkin entered the field with the captain's armband as an attacker. The 36-year-old hockey player hit the gate with his left foot in the 11th minute after Fedor Smolov's heel pass. A day earlier, he signed a one-match contract with the football club. Ovechkin is a graduate of the Moscow Dynamo hockey club and a fan of the Blue and Whites. After the goal, he was replaced and gave the captain's armband to Daniil Fomin. Back substitutions are allowed in the match.
