The team led by Jakub Petr is almost used to defeats. The Czech year 2004, which was considered by some experts to be rather better, took sixth place at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
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He failed in a series with the Russians and in a tournament in Switzerland. Now he has scored three more defeats. Even from the Belarusians, who according to statistics lost, but it was not enough to win.
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At the last youth summit in Sarajevo in 2019, the Czech team finished golden, now in Vuokatti it has remained below the podium, albeit after close battles, which may be the only encouragement before the World Cup.
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| Under-18 hockey tournament at the European Youth Olympics in Vuokatti (Finland): |
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| Czech Republic – Belarus 2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) |
| Goals: 16. Čech, 34. Bareš – 29. and 51. Tiškevič, 17. S. Morščenok. |
| Finland – Russia 4: 3 (2: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1). |
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| 1. | Finland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:8 | 12 |
| 2. | Belarus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:9 | 8 |
| 3. | Mask | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:8 | 7 |
| 4. | CR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:14 | 3 |
| 5. | Latvia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5:19 | 0 |
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