2024-05-12 07:24:00
Germany defeated Slovakia 6:4 (0:0, 3:2, 3:2) in subgroup B in Ostrava in a duel between the opponents of the Latvian national team.
Almost half of the team did not score a goal until the tenth minute of the second period. During the next ten minutes, the teams exchanged two goals.
Jonas Müller strengthened the lead in the majority, but Marek Hrivík and Martin Fehervárij reached 2:2. However, 29 seconds before going into the break, Lukas Kelble restored the lead for the Germans, which was strengthened by Mark Michaelis in the fifth minute of the next period.
Six minutes before the end of regular time, Libor Hudaček made it 3-4, but a few minutes later, Leonard Pfäderl once again achieved a two-goal advantage for the Germans. 65 seconds before the final whistle, Tobias Eder sent the puck into an empty net, while 15 seconds before the end, Matusz Sukel scored the last goal of the game.
Yasin Eliz collected three assists in this match, while Pfäderl had 2+1.
The victory was not prevented for the German hockey players by significantly fewer shots on goal (22:39).
On the other hand, in subgroup A in Prague, the Swiss national team was superior to Norway with a score of 5:2 (1:1, 3:0, 1:1).
In the 12th minute of the match, Sven Andrigetho put the Swiss in the lead, but less than four minutes later, Markus Vikingstad made it 1:1. In the second period, Romains Leffel, Sven Zenteler and Tristan Shervi scored three unanswered pucks in the Norwegian goal.
Eight minutes before the end of regular time, the fifth goal for the Swiss was scored by Nino Niederreiter, but 64 seconds before the final whistle, Mikael Bransegs-Nigor scored 2:5, even in unequal formations.
The Swiss hockey players had significantly more shots on goal in this game – 40:15.
At 9:20 p.m., Sweden and the USA will meet in Group B, while the Czech Republic and Finland will compete in Group A.
The Latvian national team will enter the fight on Saturday with a match against Poland.
Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway and Switzerland compete in Prague in subgroup A, while Latvia, USA, Germany, Sweden, France, Kazakhstan, Slovakia and Poland compete in Ostrava in subgroup B.
The 16 teams participating in the tournament are divided into two groups, with eight teams each, which guarantees seven games for each team. The top four teams in each group will continue the medal fight in the quarter-finals, while the weaker teams in both groups will leave the stronger division, and next year will be replaced by Hungary and Slovenia in the top 16.
Last year, the Canadians triumphed in the world championships, beating Germany in the decisive match, while Latvia won the bronze medals, defeating the USA national team in overtime.
This year, the world championship will take place in the Czech cities of Prague and Ostrava from May 10 to 26.
2024-05-12 07:24:00