2024-05-13 04:03:21
The national team of Latvia has started this world championship by bringing many gray hairs to its fans. They first beat Poland 5-4 in extra time in their first top-flight game since 2002, before beating France 3-2 with the decisive goal a second before extra time.
“In two games, we have gone through profound emotions. Extra time, many decisive goals both scored and conceded. An emotional start. We have learned that we can gather ourselves and when we need it most, we can play as a team in the end,” said Krastenbergs after the second match of the championship. “Today we started very, very well. The big rejection slowed us down a bit, but we were confident throughout the game.”
Krastenbergs himself provoked several rejections of the opponents in the duel against France. As he says, it happens because the player tries to keep the puck. “After the second third, no one in the dressing room was angry, we were already in a similar situation yesterday, the main thing was to collect ourselves and keep calm, because we know we can play.”
Now the Latvian national team has a day off, but on Tuesday they are scheduled to play Kazakhstan, who defeated France 3:1 in their first match, but then lost to Slovakia 2:6.
“We didn’t imagine that there would be extra time in the first two games. Before the next match, we need to rest, watch the episodes and correct our mistakes,” the player is in a combative mood.
2024-05-13 04:03:21