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Although the Slovak hockey players did not get a point in the opening match of the Junior World Championships, when they lost to the defending champions from the USA 2: 3, they definitely did not give them the victory for free, which was also confirmed by the opponent’s coach Nate Leaman.
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The Slovaks had great chances and two power games right at the beginning of the match, but they could not use them and subsequently offered the Americans a chance with two power points, they used it and scored two goals. “In the beginning, we got into a difficult situation with two exclusions. Slovakia has a good team with skilled fast players, but then we turned it around with used power-ups. “
The second act clearly belonged to the Americans, the Slovaks shot 23 to 2, but scored only one goal. In the last third, the Slovaks dramatized the duel with two goals by Martin Chromiak, but they were no longer able to equalize.
“The second period was great, we shot them 23: 2, you can’t want more. In the third, there was a questionable exclusion and the 4-on-3 power play they used is really hard to defend. “
At the press conference, the American coach also praised his opponent’s team, which he watched before the tournament and predicts a successful championship. “They have a good team. I watched their trainings and the preparatory match, they are fast and handy. I can punish your mistakes. I was impressed by their team, they have several types of players in it. I would be surprised if they didn’t have a good tournament. ” said Leaman, who was an assistant coach at the 2009 Junior World Championships and experienced his team’s sensational loss to the Slovaks in the quarterfinals.
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He also picked up specific players. “Number eight (Martin Chromiak) I was interested. Number twenty (Juraj Slafkovský) is a horse, a huge player. And of course the goalkeeper (Simon Latkóczy) was excellent. He took some great chances, we couldn’t overcome him. ” the US coach said.
