2024-05-10 23:38:44
In Group A, the Finns did not hold their own against the hosts of the tournament, the Czechs, to whom they lost after a penalty shootout.
During the main and added time, neither national team managed to score goals and the game went to a penalty shootout.
However, the Finnish ice hockey players did not realize any of their 4 attempts, and the Czechs won with 2 accurate shots.
In the next match of Group A, the Swiss defeated the Norwegian national team 5:2 (1:1, 3:0, 1:1).
All five different hockey players scored goals in the ranks of the winners.
Sven Andrighetto, Romain Loeffel, Sven Senteler, Tristan Scherwey and Nino Niederreiter were notable for their accurate shots.
Markus Vikingstad and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored goals for the Norwegian team.
In group A, the national teams of Denmark, Austria, Great Britain and Canada also compete.
The USA ice hockey players also started the championship unsuccessfully. One of the favorites of the tournament lost to the Swedes 2:5 (0:1, 1:2, 1:2) in the first match of Group B.
The Americans went into the decisive half with a 1:3 deficit, but scored a goal in the fourth minute.
However, during the rest of the game, the USA national team was unable to equalize the result and began to take risks by playing without a goalkeeper. The Swedes took advantage of this and scored 2 goals in the last minute.
In the next group match, the Germans beat Slovakia 6:4 (0:0, 3:2, 3:2).
The national teams of France, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Poland also compete in Group B.
2024-05-10 23:38:44