Lynxes for the first time, but again left no prey
For the first time, Slovenian hockey players scored more than a goal at the World Cup, for the first time leading, but suffering a third defeat in Stockholm. Latvia was better with 5: 2.
It started very well for the national team Eda Terglavawho had an initiative in the first third, crowned it at the beginning of the second Marcel Mahkovec. But the joy of a group of Slovenian fans did not last long, and the Latvians answered three goals in less than four minutes. Blaž Gregorc In the 33rd minute, he revived the hope of twist, but also the rivals responded quickly. In the last part, the lynx fought to the best of their ability, but there was no success. After a day of pause, they will compete with Finland on Thursday, and on Friday with domestic Sweden.
Slovenia has experienced in the first two games Defeat with Canada with 0: 4 and Slovakia with 1: 3. The duel with Latvia began to repeat the last third with Slovakia, when she played exactly the same and scored the first goal in the competition. At the same time, Slovenes could also use the worse last performance of Latvia, which Canada beat 7: 1.
The Slovenian species was excellent at the beginning of the second part, when Mahkovec took care of the lead, as well as in the 33 minutes, when Gregorc reduced to 2: 3. But the Latvians knew how to stop Slovenian scores, scored another goal in the other third, and in the last confirmed success with another.
In the mutual duels of the Slovenian and Latvian selected species, hockey players from the Baltic have now repaired statistics to 12 wins with 14 matches. Slovenia achieved the only victory in official competitions at the 2011 World Cup.
After three rounds, Slovenia is still in the scale and last place. There are four more games in the World Cup; On May 15, against Finland, May 16, against the host of Sweden and at the end of 18 and 19 May.
