Austrian hockey players beat Slovenia / Day at the World Cup in the after -game shootout series
In Group A, the Austrians won Slovenia with 3: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) in the aftermath.
In the middle of the first third, Blaz Gregorcs led Slovenia, but about four minutes later, Dominic Zvergers equalized.
Less than ten minutes before the end of the regular time, the Austrians were in the lead when Brian Lebeer sent the puck into the opponent’s goal, but then the Austrian goalkeeper was beaten by Robert Sabolich, becoming a draw again.
In the aftermath of the shootout series, the Slovenians were unable to score, while Austria was won by Lukas Hauduma, Zverger and Benjamin Baumgartner’s accurate shots.
In Sub -Group A, Sweden is the leader with 18 points in six games, with 15 points in five games, Finland 11 points, seven in six and five games respectively for Austria and Slovakia, Latvia has six points and one point in six matches France and Slovenia.
In Group B, US hockey players with 6: 1 (0: 0, 5: 0, 1: 1) destroyed Kazakhstan
Among the winners with a goal and two assists were Frank Nazar, two (1+1) points scored by Michael Kesselring and Jackson Lacombs, but at a time, Zek Verensky, Matthew Benir and Teigh Thompson scored.
Vladimir Volkov scored the only goal for Kazakhstan.
In Sub -group B, the Czech Republic ranks first with 14 points in five games, with the same points in the United States, and Switzerland has 13 points in five games. Germany and Denmark scored nine points in five and six matches, with Hungary and Kazakhstan three points, but Norway has one point.
On Sunday in Group A, Latvian hockey players will play with Slovakia, but in Group B at the same time Hungary will meet with Switzerland. The World Championship matches are broadcast live on LTV7 and the Latvian Public Media website « lsm.lv ».
16 teams are divided into two groups, eight teams each, with a round tournament. The top four teams in each group will continue their fight for medals in the quarterfinals, but the weakest teams in both groups will leave the strongest division, and will be replaced by Britain and Italy next year.
The World Championship in Herning, Denmark and the Swedish capital, Stockholm, will end next weekend. Group B games and two quarter -final matches will take place in Herning, while Stockholm will also host two quarter -final duties, semi -final games and medals.
Last year, the Czechs triumphed in the World Championships in their field, beating Switzerland in a decisive match with a 2-0 win, while Sweden won the bronze medals with a 4: 2 win over the Canadian national team. The Latvian national team ranked ninth, although he won four wins in the sub -group.
