Ice Hockey World Championship U18 2022: Slovakia – Denmark 3: 1 – SPORT.SK

today 21:10 | Slovak hockey players under the age of 18 returned to the elite category of the World Championships after three years. On Friday, in their fourth match of the domestic tournament of the A-Group I. Division of the World Cup, they defeated Denmark 3: 1 in Piešťany, at the top of the table they have the full number of 12 points. They will play the last duel in the tournament on Sunday against Kazakhstan, no one in the table can overtake them. Along with the Slovaks, the second team of the Piešťany tournament will advance to the A-category, its name will be known only on Sunday. In addition to the match between Slovakia and Kazakhstan, the duels France – Japan and the Nordic derby Denmark – Norway will be played. Read also the Program of Slovakia at the World Championships in hockey under 18 2022 I. Division Slovaks descended into the I. Division in the season 2018/2019, when they did not manage to stay with Switzerland at the World Championships in Sweden. After losing 1: 2 to the matches, three years have passed since the last performance of the Slovak national team at the World Championships in this age category. Plans for a quick return to the elite were crossed by Slovak coronavirus pandemics. The A-group tournament of the 1st Division of the Under-18 World Championships was originally scheduled to take place in Spišská Nová Ves in 2020, was canceled and did not take place a year later due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation. A-group I. Division WC under 18: Denmark – Slovakia 1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2) Goals: 8. Honzek (Repčík), 55. Kopecký (Čiernik, Štrbák), 57. Čiernik (Dvorský) – 7. Linde Judges: Huber – Riecken (both Austria), Fraley (UK), disqualification: 5: 5, power-ups: 2: 0, weakening: 0: 0, 2738 spectators Lineups: Slovakia : Eliaš – Štrbák, Žabka, Moško, Nátny, Chromiak, Eperješi – Mišiak, Honzek, Repčík – Molnár, Dvorský, Čiernik – Kopecký, Šotek, Suchý – Gabriel, Jenčko, Križan Denmark: Steinbergs – Als, Stenbakken, Villadsen, Just, Nielsen, Grossmann, Rasmussen – Moelgaard, Schioldan, Linde – Mondrup, Petersen, Olsson – Thomsen, Ebener, Marloth – Pedersen, Gade, Marklund Two minutes later, however, the Danes struck when Linde beat Eliaš with a beautiful shot – 0: 1. However, in 98 seconds it was leveled, Honzek found a repulsed puck in front of the goal and sent it into the net. After this goal, the Slovaks increased their pace even more, pushing the opponent on the defensive with one-touch combinations, but they did not get to the clear chance. At the end of the 1st period, however, they had to defend themselves with a large advantage for the Danes. Read also PHOTO: U18 World Hockey Championship U18 2022: See the best shots from the match Slovakia -… In the second act, both teams first played a power play, but without success. For the next ten minutes, the Slovak hockey players pushed the Danes, they got to the end, but the goalkeeper Steinbergs saw all the shots well. The Severans had a huge chance at 33 minutes into the match. Then the Slovaks had more of the game again, but they missed the idea especially in the final phase. The Danes defended the area well in front of the goal area and did not allow the opponent to get to the rebounded puck. The third third was also started by the pressure of the Slovaks, but it suppressed the foul of Dvorský and the Danes threatened dangerously in a power play. Then the conquest of the hard Danish defense continued, the Norwegians did not let the Slovak young men into the chances. And even if a shot passed, the reliable Steinbergs solved it. Luck finally helped the Slovaks to triumph. In the power play, after the unsuccessful shot of Čiernik, the puck got on Kopecký’s hockey stick and he decided with a gentle run. In the end, the Danes resigned, after their next foul, Čiernik sealed the final result. A big gesture from Tomáš Tatar, he gave a hockey stick to a Slovak fan after the match: