Slovakian women’s hockey players lost to Sweden 3:6 in their second match at the Under-18 Women’s World Cup in Switzerland. They resisted against the big favorite of the match for two thirds, after which the score was tied at 3:3. However, in the second part of the final third, the Swedes definitively decided on the victory with two goals, adding another to an empty net. The Slovak women are in the last fourth place of the basic B-group after two matches.
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The Slovaks had an excellent start when they took the lead in the 2nd minute. Their first power play in the match was used by Nela Lopušanová, who quickly arrived with the puck after Lilien Beňáková’s shot – 1:0. The Swedes also scored from the first numerical advantage thanks to Mira Hallinová. She repeated her goal joy at the end of the first period, when she also scored on the power play – 1:2. When Hilda Svensson made it 1-3 in the 28th minute, the favorite seemed to have the match under control. However, Tatiana Blichová won the puck for Lenka Karkošková in the 30th minute, whose shot went past goalkeeper Lovisa Lundströmová – 2:3. In seven minutes it was already tied after the action and the finish by Ema Tóthová – 3:3. The vision of a valuable success for the Slovaks faded in the second half of the third period. The Swedes stepped up the pressure and Anna Brenkleová aimed precisely after the bounced puck – 3:4. Shortly after that, Svensson’s shot also ended up in the goal, which was also helped by an unfortunate run by Liana Tomaštíková – 3:5. The Slovaks tried to equalize during the game without a goalkeeper, but they conceded the sixth goal into an empty net.
The fights in the “B” will conclude with a match against the Swiss on Wednesday (from 4:00 p.m.). Subsequently, the quarter-finals await them.
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Women’s WC under 18, B-group:
Slovakia – Sweden 3:6 (1:2, 2:1,0:3)
Goals: 2. Lopušanová (Beňáková, Krákorová), 21. Karkošková (Blichová), 37. Tóthová (Tomaštíková) – 15. Hallinová (Hedqvistová, Svenssonová), 20. Hallinová (Hedqvistová, Svenssonová), 28. Svenssonová (Leijonhelmová), 52. Brenkleová, 53. Svenssonová (Rauniová), 60. Hellmanová (Hallinová, Svenssonová). Judges: Daliová (Switzerland), Manthová (Can.) – Dinantová (Belg.), Moleková (SR), expelled: 4:3 for 2 min., power plays: 1:2, weakness: 0:0, 193 spectators.
Slovak team: Debnárová – Krákorová, Tomaštíková, S. Halušková, Mateičková, Tischlerová, Masláková, Kostková, Nogová – Paulínyová, Tóthová, Blichová – Lacková, Beňáková, Lopušanová – Lačná, Komlošová, Juríková – Feníková, Taricsová, Karkošková
voice /source: hockeyslovakia.sk/:
Gabriela Sabolová, SR coach: “We played a high-quality match in which we kept a draw for more than 50 minutes. We created more scoring opportunities than the Americans and we also performed better defensively. However, we allowed the Swedes to send too many shots at our goal shots and we need to improve in this. It was also due to the quality of the opponents, who are fast, skilled and know how to set up a position to finish. On the other hand, we need to improve our shot blocking. I positively assess our offensive performance. In addition to the goals we scored, we had several opportunities in the power play and we also worked out break situations. It’s a shame that we didn’t take advantage of more chances and bounce back against the Swedes. I expect a balanced match against Switzerland, in which the teams’ current readiness will be the deciding factor. We will have to focus on the details, play patiently and play responsibly defensively tasks. At the same time, I believe that we will confirm progress in the attack, outshoot the opponents and be able to win.”
B-group table:
1. Sweden 2 2 0 0 0 12:4 6
2. USA 1 1 0 0 0 7:1 3
3. Switzerland 1 0 0 0 1 1:6 0
4. SLOVAKIA 2 0 0 0 2 4:13 0
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2024-01-08 20:15:00
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