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For the loss in the semifinal match at the Olympic Games in Beijing with Finland (0: 2), the Slovak hockey players must forget as soon as possible.
They still have a chance of huge success, they will do everything to win the Olympic bronze. Michal Krištof told TASR that after the final duel at the tournament, the players will want to look them in the eye with a clear conscience.
The players were upset to lose to the Northerners, but even more so her way. The triumph of “Suomi” was decided by the action from the 16th minute, the second goal fell into an empty goal.
“When someone loses 0: 1 or 0: 2, it’s worse than losing 0:10. Because after such a loss, we will say that we must forget about it. But this is cruel. Unfortunately. At that goal, the Finn wanted to pick it up, but it went on the ice, unfortunately. That’s the sport, “ he said disappointed Christopher.
The Slovaks did not manage to surprise the Finnish defense, which was rock solid. To succeed, it was necessary to push the opponent, perhaps a number of advantages, but the Slovaks could not win it in the second match in a row.
“I won’t even comment. But the Finns defended very well, but we also knew what awaited us. We wanted to deliver pucks, but it was very physically demanding. We had to go for the puck and be careful not to lose it and they were waiting for us in the middle zone. If we scored the first goal, it would look different. “ Christopher remarked.
In the first match in the basic group, the Slovaks lost to the Finns 2: 6, but Friday’s match had a different course. “It simply came to our notice then. We knew that we made individual mistakes in the first match and today it turned out that we played well. And good enough to score at least one goal. “
However, the loss must be quickly forgotten, because Slovak hockey players still have the Olympic medal within reach. “It simply came to our notice then. It is after the match, tomorrow we will prepare to leave everything in us on the ice. If we look each other in the end at the end, we can be proud of our performance, “ concluded Christopher.
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