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6th July 2024 - Derek OBrien
Slovakia U16 defeats Canada to secure place in final!
Niké Arena 1
Slovakia U16 - Canada U16
Goals and assists
7. Šromovský, 15. Krajňák, 22. Podhorányi (Krajňák), 29. Cabúk, 35. Kristl (Urmín) - 11. Philpott (Leitch, Stewart), 18. Philpott (Stewart, Flynn), 25. Snedden (Philpott, Flynn), 38. Ripka (Dimitrov, Saramak)
Referees
Vojtěch Filipiec, Vilém Jonák
Official game sheet
Slovakia U16
Greguš - Michlík, Kovalčík, Podhorányi, Veselý, Biel, Cabúk (A), Košťál, Siakeľ - Alföldy Al., Ďurčo (C), Krajňák (C), Martinka (A), Karoľ, Alföldy Ad., Čurlej, Foltín, Chudý, Kristl, Šromovský, Urmín, Šiška, Mitra
Canada U16
Schaus - Dimitrov (A), Earle, Reynard, Tymchak, Gill, Van Dam, Leitch, Hart - Philpott, Kirkpatrick, Saramak, Birkett, Snedden (A), Ripka, Stewart, Laskowski, Strain, Imperato, Straus, Flynn (C)
COACHES´ REACTIONS
Robert Alfoldy (SVK): "A fantastic victory, from start to finish it was an advertisement for world-class ball hockey. I think we had a great start to the game again, the boys calmed down, and we could play our game. Although Canada managed to catch up, we held on, avoided mistakes. From the goalie to the last player on the bench, it was a fantastic, self-sacrificing, team performance. Hats off to the boys for their hard work, but I remind you that we are not done yet, there are still important games ahead of us."
Tyler Anderson (CAN): "We wanted to have a fast start in the biggest game of the tournament, but we took 15
minutes off to start the game. When you do that, it comes back to hurt you most
of the time. That’s what happened to us today."