The joy of the Slovaks in the match with Norway | Photo: Ronald Hansel, Junior hockey
Despite Monday’s failure of the round of 18 with Kazakhstan, the Czech team kept the second position in Group B. The Swedes lost a point in the match against Switzerland! The national team will thus challenge Slovakia in the quarter-finals, which averted the imminent fight for survival with an 11:1 cannonade against Norway.
Slovaks won in two halls
The most bizarre duel of the basic groups? Definitely! And not only because of the result, which brought a huge relief to the Slovaks. They were at zero after three games and needed to beat Norway by at least two goals, but in the end they beat them by an unbelievable ten…
They scored three goals in the fourth minute, the famous 11:1 win was led by captain Tomáš Pobežal, who scored four times. However, after the second period, the roller skate broke down, which had to be removed by the organizers, leaving a hole in the ice. After more than an hour of waiting, the third period took place in the training hall!
Thanks to the result, the Slovaks moved up to the final third place in Group A. The Latvians fell to the fourth position and face the quarter-finals with Canada, the Norwegians are fifth and will play just like last year for survival.
Group A result:
NORWAY – SLOVAKIA 1:11 (1:5, 0:3, 0:3)
Goals and saves: 7. Eriksen (Myhre) – 2. Nemec (Beluško, Chrenko), 2. Liščínský (Radivojevic), 4. Pobežal, 12. Ličko (Vrtiel), 14. Chovan (Satan), 28. Pobežal (Straka, Radivojevic), 34. Chrenko (Fabuš), 35. Pobežal (Tomík, Kupec), 49. Vrtiel (Ličko, Kupec), 54. Pobežal (Radivojevic, Tomík), 57. Chovan (Chrenko, Šatan).
Referee: Druseiks (Latvia), Wedin (Sweden) – Ankerstjerne (Denmark), Stalder (Switzerland).
Exclusion: 4:1.
Use: 1:2.
Shots on goal: 13:59 (7:21, 2:19, 4:19).
Spectators: 508.
The best players: Alex Sjöthun – Tomáš Pobežal.
Norway: Walberg (12. Martinsen) – Määttänen, Molde, Lafton, Karlsen, Engebraten Köpperstad, Sletmoe-Kjarnet, Baanerud, Solheim – Bakkevig, Olsen Brekke, Sjöthun – Koblar, Eriksen, Vatne – Dehli, Myhre, Aaram Olsen – Skjellum-Kokkim, Hansen, Finckenhagen. Coach: Veisten.
Slovakia: Lenďák – Radivojevič, Fabuš, Húževka, Beluško, Ličko, Kupec, Zubek, Kalman – Tomík, Pobežal, Straka – Chrenko, Pitka, Nemec – Chovan, Satan, Svrček – Liščinski, Vrtiel, Maruna. Coach: Dandy.
| Team | OF | IN | IN P | PP | P | Score | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:3 | 9 |
| 2. | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:1 | 9 |
| 3. | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:19 p.m | 3 |
| 4. | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:18 a.m | 3 |
| 5. | Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:29 am | 3 |
The Swiss helped the Czechs
The second of the afternoon matches was extremely important for the fate of the Czech team. After the crash with Kazakhstan, he was more or less counting on third place, but… the Swedes fatally hesitated against the Swiss. Instead of a three-point victory, they got only two points thanks to Valter Lindberg’s shot after a minute of overtime.
This means that after finishing Group B, they will occupy the third place. They are now second ahead of the Czech Republic thanks to a better score, but after the last match they will fall behind them due to the defeat in the battle between them. The Czech youngsters will stay in Vantaa for Thursday’s quarter-finals, and what is much more interesting, the derby against the Slovaks awaits them!
The Swedes will face the defeated team from the match USA – Finland, due to the strength of the overseas selection, another derby is slowly taking shape, a Nordic one for a change.
Group B result:
SWITZERLAND – SWEDEN 2:3 after extra time (1:1, 1:1, 0:0 – 0:1)
Goals and saves: 2. Forget (Geisser, Johnson), 29. Meier (Bosson, Tarchini) – 8. Öhrqvist (Freij, Pettersson), 39. Pettersson (Nordlund), 62. Lindberg (Pettersson, Fernström).
Referee: Burzminski (Canada), Ruuska – Mäkinen (both Finland), Williams (USA).
Exclusion: 7:8.
Use: 1:1.
Shots on goal: 25:24 (6:10, 11:5, 7:8 – 1:1).
Spectators: 626.
The best players: Basile Sansonnens – Leo Sahlin Wallenius.
Switzerland: Kirsch – Meier, Sansonnens, Ustinkov, Blessing, Geisser, Johnson – Körbler, Wey, Antenen – Forget, Reber, Weber – Cattin, Tarchini, Bosson – Haas, Mottard, Borradori – Ponzetto. Coach: Schöb.
Sweden: Härenstam – Annborn, Sahlin Wallenius, Öhrqvist, Freij, Gustafsson, Eliasson, Wernquist – Fernström, Pettersson, Zetterberg – Nordlund, Eriksson, Eklund – Hesselvall, Berglund, Ihs Wozniak – Sterner, Orrsten, Toresson – Lindberg. Coach: Rosen.
| Team | OF | IN | IN P | PP | P | Score | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:4 | 9 |
| 2. | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:12 p.m | 6 |
| 3. | Czechia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9:12 a.m | 6 |
| 4. | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8:16 a.m | 4 |
| 5. | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:15 a.m | 2 |
Another program of the WC under 18 years 2024
Tuesday, April 30:
17:00 Finland – USA (group A)
18:00 Kazakhstan – Canada (group B)
Thursday, May 2:
10:00 a.m. Retention match (Vantaa)
11:00 1st quarter-final (Espoo)
13:45 2nd quarter-final (Vantaa)
16:00 3rd quarter-final (Espoo)
18:45 4th quarter-final (Vantaa)
Saturday, May 4:
13:00 1st semi-final (Espoo)
17:00 2nd semi-final (Espoo)
Sunday, May 5:
13:00 match for 3rd place (Espoo)
17:00 final (Espoo)
The beginnings are given in Czech times, in Finland it is an hour later.
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