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Rodrigo Apple, who was the first game of the championship, scored for the Latvian national team.

For Latvians, Rudolfs Balcers was recognized as the best player, but the opponents were goalkeeper Mave Saross, who fouled out 34 of 35 shots. The Finns threw 23 times on the guarded goal of Krister Gudlevsky.

Sweden is the leader with 15 points in Sub -Group A, with 12 points in four battles, with 11 points in Five Five in Finland. Next, with seven, six and five points, there are four battles in Slovakia, as well as five matches in Latvia and Austria. France has one point in five games, but Slovenia fights without points.

After the Markus Komula violation, the Finns had the opportunity to play in the majority in the first half of the first period. When Latvians played in the minority, Rodrigo Apple and Kaspars Daugaviņš slipped counterattack against one opponent, you would neutralize Daugavins’ attempt to score.

The first 20 minutes of the game ended with a dangerous attack on the Finnish goal, but neither Daugavins nor Janis Jaks failed to get the puck across the line. The goal was far more Latvians – 12: 3.

Also in the second period, Latvian hockey players were actively attacking, and there were opportunities in the minority. The first goal was scored by the opponents, with Parsinen’s shot in the eighth minute of Krister Gudlevsky’s protected fortress.

In the second half of the third, the Latvian team played in the majority for the first time in the match, though not for two minutes, as Christian Rubin received the rejection. Later, Gudlevsky denied Hari Pesonen in the same line -up to make the goalkeeper.

The Latvian team finished the period with a minor game, as Dan Ločmelis had to go to the rejected bench.

Towards the middle of the third, Latvian hockey players had taken the lead, but it was denied the rejection of Eduard Tralmak. During the event, the Finns scored 2: 0 after a successful match, scoring Miko Lehtonen.

With five minutes left until the end of the regular time, after a quick transition to the attack, Apple made a flawless broadcast of the right -wing circle – 1: 2. Two and a half minutes before the end signal, the Latvians had the opportunity to play in the majority. It first made Rudolf Balcer a shot from close distance, but the puck left the attack area.

Next, Gudlevsky was replaced with a sixth player on the field, but with a two -field player, he failed to pull out the draw.

Sweden will meet in this group at 5:20 pm with France and at 21.20 – Canada with Slovakia.

Latvian hockey players beat France by 4: 1 in the first four games, lost to Canada by 1: 7, Slovenia won by 5: 2 and Sweden’s superiority with 0: 6. The Finns started the championship with a 2: 1 victory over Austria, followed by a 4: 3 win over France, with a minimal loss of 1: 2 for Sweden in the third fight, but in the previous game, Finnish hockey players defeated Slovenia with 9: 1.

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.