Ice Hockey World Championship U18 2022: Slovakia – France 6: 3 – SPORT.SK

today 21:10 | The Slovak hockey players also managed the third match of the domestic tournament of the A-group of the 1st division U18 World Cup. Read also the Program of Slovakia at the World Hockey Championship under 18 years of age 2022 I. Division On Thursday in Piešťany they dealt with the hitherto undefeated France 6: 3 and strengthened their position as the leader of the table. They can win the promotion in their fourth duel on Friday from 7 pm against Denmark. Slovakia will meet with Kazakhstan at the tournament on Sunday, April 17 at 7 p.m. A-Group I. Division WC under 18: Slovakia – France 6: 3 (1: 0, 3: 3, 2: 0) Goals: 8. Repčík (Mišiak, Chromiak), 26. Honzek (Žabka), 29. Kopecký (Štrbák, Čiernik), 36. Čiernik (Molnár, Dvorský), 55. Čiernik (Dvorský, Molnár), 60. Dvorský (Čiernik, Molnár) – 21. Tavernier (Grossetete), 28. Tavernier, 37. Tavernier (Baillard) , Perrenoud) Judges: Rezek – Miklič (both Slov.), Simon (Rak.), Suspension: 2: 5 for 2 min, power-ups: 1: 1, weakenings: 0: 0, 2738 spectators Teams: Slovakia: Eliaš – Nemec , Žabka, Nátny, Štrbák, Eperješi, Chromiak, Moško – Sýkora, Repčík, Honzek – Čiernik, Dvorský, Molnár – Suchý, Mišiak, Šotek – Jenčko, Gabriel, Križan – Kopecký France: Neckar – Tournier, Villard, Goncalves Nivelais, Chauvin , Nicoud, Eyre, Faure – Tavernier, Perrenoud, Grossetete – Bussat, Nogaretto, Guidoux – Raveaud, Chauvel, Baillard – Simond, Chapuis, Serres The Slovaks had an excellent start to the match. The French goalkeeper was first checked by Nátny, then, after an individual action, he pushed through to the end of Šotek. Feneš’s charges continued to put pressure in a power play, which they did not use. Repčík managed to do that later, who opened the score with a shot from the right side. The favorite of the duel had the game under control, the French surpassed the movement and individual quality. Dvorský could have added a second goal, but only the goalkeeper was in a good position. Guidoux was able to equalize, but in one of the few chances of the guests in the 1st period, Elias caught him. However, the French got the start of the second period, Elias was overtaken by Tavernier. In the 26th minute, the Slovaks were leading again when Honzek escaped and succeeded after a backhand bluff – 2: 1. However, their joy lasted only two and a half minutes, when Tavernier pushed through Štrbák again and ended up over Eliaš’s rash. Fifteen seconds later, Kopecký took advantage of the power play and again tilted the lead to the side of the Slovaks. They continued to be more active, but the French set out for quick breaks, and after one of them, Tavernier had a chance to hit. However, he only hit the construction of the goal, which the arbiter also verified with the video referee. The Slovak hockey players needed to break the opponent, they tried to break away from him with another goal, and they succeeded thanks to Čiernik. But then they left room for the Taverniers again, and the Frenchman finally completed the hat-trick. Read also the U18 Ice Hockey World Cup 2022: The coach of the Slovaks admitted that the triumph was not born easily: Opponents … Right at the beginning of the third twenty-minute period, the French played in numerous advantages, but they did not work out a chance. Guidoux alone got ahead of ELiaš, but the goalkeeper of Slovakia took an important intervention. Ten minutes before the end, Dvorský could have decided, but in a clear chance, the opponent’s defender stopped him with a foul only. However, Čiernik did not score a goal in the 55th minute, scoring his second goal of the match. Dvorský scored the final point behind the duel in the empty net. Votes after the match: Alex Čiernik, author of four points of the match: “After a not quite ideal two thirds, we got together. We made mistakes, we made a lot of passes. But we won and that’s important. It will be even better tomorrow, we have to play easier. “Jakub Kopecký, author of one goal in the match:” The first and second period was not much on our part. But then we started playing the way we wanted and it turned around. I think we underestimated the French a bit. ”A big gesture from Tomáš Tatar, he gave a hockey stick to a Slovak fan after the match: