Even in his second match on the bench of the Czech national hockey team, the new coach Filip Pešán was able to enjoy the victory and after a 2-0 victory over the home Finland at the Karjala tournament in Helsinki, he praised the great weakening game and the performance of the debutant Dominic Hrachovina. On Sunday, his team will play with Russia from 12:30 for the first place in the tournament, which will go to the winner.
“The Finns moved very well, because they had a bit of a bad match with Russia in their heads and, of course, they played in front of the home crowd,” said Pesan, recalling Thursday’s defeat of the Finns with the Russian junior team 2: 6.
“It was a bit of a problem for us at the beginning, because we didn’t train properly and so on, so we had a few minutes to cope with that pace,” he said.
“As we started to play more and more on the reels, we started to equalize the match. We were a very balanced opponent, we scored two goals and the weakened weaknesses were important, which the boys played great. .
The performance of 26-year-old goalkeeper Tappary Tampere, who was number three at the World Championships in Denmark in 2018, did not surprise him. Even after Hrachovina said on Wednesday that in his opinion, “theater in the media” was taking place in connection with coronavirus, and subsequently he and the management of the national team apologized for the statements from the online interview.
“I wasn’t nervous, or that I would be surprised that Dominik caught it like this. It’s flushing in quotes in this one, which can only be good for the goalkeeper’s position. Ever since he spoke a little unhappily in that situation, on this “There was not a single word on the topic. Dominik was already fully dedicated to preparing for the match, which was visible today,” said Pešán.
He praised his team for taking the lead in the 13th minute thanks to Andrej Nestrašil at a time when the Finns were under pressure. “It was an important goal that decided the fate of the match. The Finns were a hair better at that moment and we hit the bulls with a well-coordinated signal at that stage. I think it broke them a bit for a few more minutes,” he said.
After 31 seconds of the second part, Jan Ordoš completed the result of the escape. “It was a similar situation where the Finns had excellent entries in the thirds. They tried to fly at us in this as well, and we were able to strike with patience and turn of the game. We played a great escape to Honza Ordoš, who transformed him. Then he had another raid, which unfortunately did not change, “said Pešán.
The Finns won the final part with 12: 4 shots, but the situation did not change. “Of course they bet everything on one card and wanted to turn the match around. The question was whether they would get the third goal when they had a slightly open gate in the zone after the pressure in our zone. Apart from a few of their chances, we had the third under control,” added Pesan.
In addition to Hrachovina, the nineteen-year-old forward Jaromír Pytlík also made his debut, replacing another junior Jan Myšák. “These are such intentional moves, and even after Honza Myšák’s excellent performance, we took him out of the team to play the player,” said Pešán.
“It’s not entirely a question of performance, but also of helping the 20 to win the World Cup. Honza Myšák and Jarda played a great match, Ruda Červený and Stráňa (Šimon Stránský) helped them a lot. They played experienced so that the boys could show up. They will definitely be the most played. from the group that will join tomorrow, “said the coach.
Against Russia, he will include all ten juniors from the 29-member team. “Preparation for the match will be similar to the Swedes and Finns. The Russians look good, of course. Our juniors have had a very difficult week, when training was not enough and was always outside the working group, which is never easy,” said Pesan.
“I hope that the boys will get into it after a few substitutions and show that they can be a full-fledged opponent of a Russian machine like this. Perhaps other boys who will remain in the team and play the third match will help our youngsters,” added Pešán.
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