We took the lead through L. Nemec, but the Americans turned the score around through Boucher and Brindley and won 2:1.
The second half will start at 11.03pm.
8:00 pm
The first half is over.
19:12
Exclusion from Slovakia squad:
Šimon Nemec – 2 min., tripped.
19:03
Petrovsky moved the puck in front of goal, a pity that Honzek did not hit.
6:32pm
Our second power line is also no good, the Americans shoot one puck after another.
17:32
We passed into the third striker for a long time until the Americans read our cross and broke free.
4:47 pm
Exclusion from Team USA:
Jimmy Snuggerud – 2 mins, stumbling.
4:41 pm
We lost the puck unnecessarily in the defensive zone, Gauthier immediately received a pass between the hoops, luckily he aimed above.
3:11pm
Sýkora threw the puck in the frontcourt, but lacked the support of his teammates. Nothing came of it.
2:24 pm
Š frog. The German went to Mberek’s trap, which he quickly opened.
1:34 pm
Mešár was immediately attacked by a pair of Americans as he passed behind his own goal and lost the puck.
12:33
Žredka saved us after Gauthier’s shot!
11:58
Brindley free in front of goal, controlled by Gajan. The Americans remain in the offensive zone.
10:36
Š The German intercepts the USA pass and immediately shoots on goal.
09:46
After a pass from behind the goal, Brindley shot to the near post, which Gajan covered.
09:24
Sýkora was able to assert himself against the odds and finished. Mbereko stopped play.
08:31
L. Nemec again shot the action on the left wing, but went behind the goal with the puck, where he was disarmed.
07:42
The Americans are on horseback, Hughes was alone in the hoops, his shot was cleared for a corner.
06:48
The USA scored a goal!
The Americans turn the game around and win 2:1. Hutson shot from the left post and GAVIN BRINDLEY dribbled the puck under the crossbar.
Assists: Lane Hutson.
06:16
Ufko passed, his partner’s shot didn’t pass, but then the American backhands were dangerous, Blake’s ended up on the external structure of our goal.
05:28
Thanks to Repčík, we moved the puck and gained precious seconds.
04:42
Exclusion from Slovakia squad:
HL, 2 mins. delay the game
04:42
Our bench took up the coach’s challenge, the possible illegal block by our goalkeeper Gajan has been resolved. But the goal is valid and we will weaken further.
04:42
The USA scored a goal!
The Americans needed 15 seconds to exploit the power play. They bombarded our goal, in the end they played a combination with Gauthier’s shot, which was beaten by TYLER BOUCHER behind the goal line.
Assists: R. McGroarty, C. Gauthier
04:27
Exclusion from Slovakia squad:
Alex Čiernik – 2 min., hookup.
03:59
After winning the ball, Š. German Mbereko saw nothing, the USA defended itself.
03:23
Cooley got into our backcourt but we pushed him into the goal post. Another American shot was blocked.
02:14
Slovakia scored a goal!
Great start to the game! LIBOR NEMEC dragged our offensive action down the left wing, he had players up front, but he still shot and paid off, his own shot also landed between the legs of the American goalkeeper.
Assists: Adam Zlnka, Simon Nemec
01:24
The Americans’ shot from the right was blocked, Čiernik brought the puck into the central zone.
00:01
The meeting has just begun.
Starting lineups:
Slovakia: Gajan (Marinov) – Š. Nemec (C), Funtek, Štrbák, Nátny, Kmec, Groch, Bečár – Mešár (A), Petrovský, Honzek – Sýkora, Dvorský, Čiernik – Žlnka, L. Nemec (A), Repčík – Dej, Štefančík, Šotek.
USA: Augustine (Mbereko) – Peart, Hughes (C), Hutson, Chesley, Ufko, Behrens (A), Mittelstadt – Gauthier, Snuggerud, Cooley – McGroarty, Blake, Lucius – Boucher, Savage (A), Duke – Brindley, Connors, Stramel-Lipkin.
Our representatives entered the world championship tournament with a 2:5 defeat to Finland. Peter Repčík scored both of our power play goals.
We are currently in fourth place without gaining a point, behind us are the Latvians. My second opponent today is the US national team. The match starts at 10pm our time.
In their first league appearance, the Americans faced Latvia, who they defeated 5:2. They decided the victory with three goals in the third period.
We welcome you to the online broadcast. The meeting will start at 22:00.
