Today all the shifts were the first / day
It has already been reported that in the sixth match of the World Cup, the Latvian national team defeated the Slovaks by 5: 1 (1: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0), well improving their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinals.
In the third minute of the match, Harald Egle scored the goal for the Latvian national team, to which the Slovak team responded with Sebastian Chederle’s accurate shot in the numerical majority in the tenth minute. In the second period, Dan Ločmelis, Rihards Bukarts and Tom Anderson scored on the Latvian state unit, but in the 57th minute Rodrigo Apple scored 5: 1 in the empty goal.
« This was a very right victory and I want to praise our players again, » Vitolins said after success. « Today we had no third or fourth shifts – all were the first shifts. We are delighted that the guys showed the performance in each string what he should be. »
As the head coach of the national team said, it must be in the national team, that every change is able to score and play well in defense. This time they worked on things that may not be common, but every player completely pretended and did the best for the team.
The Slovak coach described as a very fast team, and despite yesterday’s loss to the Canadians with 0: 7, the opponent started the game at very good speed. « We knew they wouldn’t change their style, » Vitolins said, adding that the opponents were better for the first ten minutes. « We changed the nuances a little, we started winning the biathlon, played well in the throw and got well. »
Before the group’s last games, Latvia is fourth in the sub -group and ahead of its future opponent Austria, as well as Slovakia, who has a match against Finland by two points.
« We all understand the seriousness of the next game, » Vitolins described the upcoming match against the Austrians on Tuesday. « But our team is character and it is felt that they are not indifferent. »
The head coach of the Latvian national team also revealed that several players have injuries, but it would not stop a training session on Monday, which is moved to the late afternoon in the morning.
In Group A, Sweden is the leader with 18 points in six games, Canada and Finland scored 15 and 11 points in five games, nine points in six games for Latvia, seven Austria and Slovakia, and one by France and Slovenia.
The 16 teams start in the tournament are divided into two groups, with eight teams each, which guarantees seven games for each team. 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.
This year’s World Cup in Herning and the Swedish capital, Stockholm, will take place from 9 to 25 May. 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.
