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5th July 2024 - Ján Polák

Youngest Slovaks victorious over Czechia in U14

One of the parts of these World Junior Championships is a couple of exhibition games in the U14 category played between Slovakia and Czechia. Although the Czechs were more in possession of the ball, the young Slovaks had a better start, with Shanel scoring the first goal. The second period was scoreless, despite both teams having several good opportunities. Slovakia started the third period with another goal by Tomastik. In the final minutes they were able to secure the victory with the help of a strong performance from goalie Cisko.

Niké Arena 2

0-2
(0:1, 0:0, 0:1)

Czechia U14 - Slovakia U14

Penalties
2:0
PPG
0:0
SHG
0:0
Shots on goal
23:20

Goals and assists

12. Sháněl (Ondik), 33. Tomaštík (Sunas, Ondik)

Referees

Miroslav Sála, Vojtěch Filipiec

Official game sheet

Czechia U14

Raučina – Kozák, Motyčka, Zimarev, Matoušek, Dittrich, Apfelthaler, Trnka, Urbánek, Šimic, Větrák – Jeřábek, Pachner, Vávrů, Coufal, Pletánek, Parkman, Koudela, Kohoutek, Vích, Marek, Jordán, Tesař.

Slovakia U14

Číško – Ondruš, Didek, Čenčarik, Guzman, Pastirčak, Jurči, Slaninka, Masaryk – Jelenčík, Domonkoš, Učnik, Hadaš, Tomaštík, Mičian, Brigant, Sháněl, Melicherčík, Ondik, Sunas, Homa.

COACHES´ REACTIONS

Jakub Kotek (CZE): "In the first period, we didn't play exactly as we wanted, as we were adjusting to both the surface and the opponent. From the second period onwards, we played much better, we were clearly better, but unfortunately, we didn't score any goals and were significantly less effective than our opponent. In the third period, despite territorial advantage, we couldn't score a goal, and the Slovaks deservedly won as they were more effective. We need to talk before the second game, change our play, and we hope to win it.“

Adam Krivda (SVK): “We hoped for a better performance from our team, but Czechs were more physical than us. But I have to thank my guys for fighting spirit and we are pleased with the win. We had a big help in goal in Cisko and we learned that world ballhockey is more faster and evolved than in our league.“

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