The chances of Slovak hockey players to advance to the quarter -finals of the 88th World Cup disappeared after an unmanageable key meeting against Latvia (1: 5). The definitive end at the championship arranged a very bad middle part of the game on Sunday evening, in which the Slovaks were lagging behind and collected three times.
Coach team Vladimír Országh The duel started well. In the opening period, the opponent clearly shot in a ratio of 15: 7, but again confirmed the greatest weakness. Throughout the tournament, it is a miserable efficiency in the end, which fell below five percent after the sixth performance.
In a more detailed statement that means that The Slovaks managed to turn 155 shots into the opponents’ goal into only eight goals. In the first period against Latvia, they did not use several good positions. After Haralds Egle’s goal, they had to pull, at 10 minutes, Sebastián Čederle succeeded in the tournament for the second time.
“The first period was very good. The guys were well set up, we had pressure, chances. We were just at the end. In the second period we donated two goals after unnecessary mistakes. Országh sighed.
The Slovak selection is experiencing the worst championship from the point of view of the offensive in the past years. Even in the disastrous tournament in 2017, when the Slovaks took 14th place, they scored 12 goals in seven matches. “We can not reproach the guys in terms of work morality. They fought in every match, but if you don’t change the chances and you are on one, a maximum of two goals scored, frustration is bigger. He is aware of the 47-year-old Slovak coach.
Slovaks will close the championship on Tuesday from 16:20. Confrontation with too unpopular opponent from Finland. Slovakia has been waiting for Slovakia’s victory at the World Championship since 2004. The Finnish has been sure to advance to the quarterfinals, Országh’s men will want to at least torment the favorite. “The chances will be given to guys who played less or played at all. We want to win. I would like to see something there to catch the shooting. closed.
