Ice Hockey World Championship 20: Slovakia – Sweden coach: Slovaks were great – ŠPORT.sk

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The Swedish hockey players also won their second match at the Junior World Championships. After Russia (6: 3), they also defeated Slovakia (3: 0). They were a clear favorite in the match, but they did not confirm it at all. They won, but they were not a better team.

The Slovaks shot them with a huge ratio of 48 to 27 attempts. In the first period, the Swedes had only four shots and in the last six. However, Slovakia’s huge opportunities remained untapped. They were either stopped by an excellent goalkeeper or the construction of a goal.

Sweden kept a clean sheet despite having up to six eliminated players, one for five minutes. In addition, during the long weakening, they threw the puck into the stands and first had to defend themselves against a numerous disadvantage by two and after the goalkeeper’s recall by three players.

“At the beginning we defended two power-ups and we believed, but the five-minute weakening of two players was understandably difficult. But we fought, the players threw themselves into the shots, ” evaluated the coach of Sweden Tomas Monten. His players blocked up to 23 attempts.

The Swedish coach was happy to win, but admitted that they were not a better team in the match. He acknowledged his opponent’s great performance. “The Slovaks were great, they were better almost the whole match. We had good moments, but overall they were better. However, our goalkeeper was amazing. If we want to succeed in the tournament, we must have a reliable goalkeeper. He confirmed today that he is, “ he picked up Jesper Wallstedt, the draft twentieth of 2021 – chosen by Minnesota.

In the opening match of the championship, the Swedes defeated Russia 6: 3 and showed a better performance. What was different about Slovakia? “We wanted to play with the puck too much and we did not play easily in the defense, but as the match progressed it improved. However, the Slovaks had the upper hand, they were really good. The goalkeeper and the weakened managements decided in our favor, “ said Tomas Monten and praised Slovakia again.

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