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5th July 2024 - Derek OBrien
Quick start sparks Canada U18 over Slovakia
Niké Arena 1
Slovakia U18 - Canada U18
Goals and assists
39. Piško (Pavlák, Saxa), 42. Saxa (Semančík), 45. Imrich - 5. Lovett (Mackie, Hamelin), 6. Knight (Burke), 18. Tucker (Osborne, Markus), 27. Barrington (Lovett), 44. Noble (Lovett, Schierau)
Referees
Vojtěch Filipiec, Thomas Walkeden
Official game sheet
Slovakia U18
Sebestyén (27. Chmelík) - Rexa, Semančík (A), Baník, Hanák, Rokos, Mada, Lukáčik, Hanus, Feranec (C) - Lašš, Švec, Piško, Franek, Džadžovský, Štefaňák, Saxa, Daubner, Jakubík, Imrich, Kašša, Pavlák, Kaššai
Canada U18
Kailay - Campbell, Osborne (A), Scott, Greene, Burke, Putos, Tucker, Barrington - Mackie, Bulmer, Markus, Hamelin, Noble, Schierau (C), Tarling, Knight (A), Brankovic, Hopcraft, Pacik, Lovett
COACHES´ REACTIONS
Ľubomír Líška (SVK): "We didn't have a good start to the match, not in any of the tough games in the tournament. After our first goal, we got into the game, and Canada started to defend more and maybe even worried about the result. We believed until the last moment that we could turn it around, but coming back from 0-4 against Canada is very difficult. However, we weren't far off, as we hit the post and had other chances. The championships aren't over; the chance for the final is minimal, but we definitely want to fight for a medal for Slovakia."
Joe Silcox (CAN): "We spent
the afternoon after the Swiss game going through some footage on how the Slovak team had been playing. They’re a tough opponent, I’ve always had nothing but respect
for the Slovak program. We executed our gameplan very well for about two and a half periods, but we didn’t expect the Slovaks to push us back this hard. A quick shout-out to Zilina and Slovakia for hosting this
tournament, it’s been awesome. We wish the Slovaks best of luck for
the rest of the way. We have an important game tomorrow against the US, and winning
is obviously the primary goal. Now we just want to get some food into these
guys, rest up, and then go through some footage on the US. It’s a continental
matchup, it’s always been an emotional game. We’ll put our best effort into the game
just like we did today against Slovakia, and may the best team win."