Hockey World Championship 2025: Regenda managed fatigue per unit, praises the expert
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Stockholm. Slovak hockey players for the first time heard an anthem to MS in hockey 2025. Over Slovenia they won 3: 1.
“Important victory for the next fighting and mental well -being. It wasn’t easy. We scored goals, but in the third period we complicated it.
We stopped shooting, but the goalkeeper Hlavaj kept us, ”said the coach of the national team Vladimír Országh for JOJ.
The reinforcements did not hesitate
Two new names were added to Slovakia. Pavol Regenda and Samuel Kňažko arrived in the venue of the championship on Saturday morning, respectively. in the afternoon.
« They have managed the way and there is no reason to miss them in this match. We will adapt the line -up. We combined it and we hope that Paľo will bring more fights and aggressiveness in front of the goal, » said Peter Frühauf assistant for JOJ.
« There is nothing to wait for. The guys want to go to the match. For me it is right, » added former defender Dominik Graňák in the studio.
Both players contributed significantly to the first victory in the championship. Regenda was declared the best player of the match.
« He was strong in the match. He won personal fights and helped us a lot. I believe the fatigue was there, but he did it per unit. He is happy that this match was behind, » Stümpel said.
« I expected it to be worse. We Slovaks can make the matches more difficult. We made some mistakes that the Slovenes used. But it will be better, we will play more.
Video: Match the match Slovakia – Slovenia at the World Championship in hockey 2025
The start they needed
Vladimír Országh’s men entered the meeting actively and with their game won two power plays.
« We need to play confidently and not allow the Slovenes to play their game. We showed a good job. We got the opponent in a situation to have to chase us, » said Expert Rastislav Konečný.
Sebastian Čederle scored his first goal at the championship. The newcomer in the national jersey used the hesitation of the opponent and the excellent work of Adam Sýkora, who took the Slovenian for the puck.
« We had a good start of the match. This is to continue. It was a good shot from the defender that bounced in front of the gate and I finished it. But there was an excellent forking from Syky’s (Sykora, note), » the goal scorer said after the first period.
A few seconds increased to 2: 0 Pavol Regenda.
« Excellent rotation after the opening goal. We put pressure on. That’s the confident start we needed, » Konečný commented.
« We played well. I would have seen more shots in the power play. We played in front of the Slovenian gate and that is important, » said the first Act Expert in Stümpel.
Warning finger
In the second period, Michal Krištof brought Slovak fans, who increased to 3: 0 in the power play.
« Lantoši saw that Krištof was released. A beautiful pass to the open gate. Such a challenge could not be refused, » Konečný said.
At the end of the second period, however, Slovenian hockey players raised their hands above the head. Attacker Jan Drozg fired from behind the defender. Goalkeeper Samuel Hlavaj didn’t see much and the puck fell to his back.
Video: Unrecognized goal of Slovenia against Slovakia
« Unnecessary complications for our team, » he said.
However, the Slovak implementation team asked for a challenge when one of the Slovenian players was in the offensive zone rather than a puck. The referee saw the same.
« It is a warning finger for our not to slack in concentration, » Konečný continued.
« It is great that we have such people in the auditorium who can help us. It was an excellent challenge.
Important points
In the final third, Slovenian hockey players felt the opportunity. In the power play, they reduced to 1: 3 and increasingly they got in front of Hlava. However, the Slovak goalkeeper was charming in the gate and did not let the opponent into the match.
« It is a test for newcomers in the team to handle the situation by the end of the match when they win by two goals, » Konečný said.
« Uncertainty came and we were nervous, » Stümpel said.
In the end, the Slovenians tried to play without a goalkeeper, but the score did not change.
« Two -thirds were the dominant team and did not allow the Slovenes a lot. We complicated it with a few substitutions and a goal scored. The two -goal lead wasn’t comfortable and the Slovenes felt a chance. They had some dangerous opportunities.
It is important that we have three points in the table and we can bounce, ”concluded the meeting Konečný.
« I did not expect any goal feast. The most important are three points. Our performance was good and the main goal is fulfilled. Today we were kept by a good defense led by the goalkeeper Hlavaj, who was excellent. It was certainty. It was a collective performance, » Graňák said.
