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4th July 2024 - Lukáš Sidor
Slovakia U18 narrowly loses to USA in shootout
Niké Arena 1
USA U18 - Slovakia U18
Goals and assists
16. Battista (DiBenedetto) - 41. Semančík (Rexa, Franek), rozhodujúci samostatný nájazd Warner-Senee
Referees
Jiří Cícha, Vilém Jonák
USA U18
Bergeron - Morin, Barbosa, Warner-Senee, Reuther, Rennebeck, Manning Almeida, Zevola - Lammi, Miller, O´Connor, Joyce, DiBenedetto, Nackrelli, Impagliazzo, Nikolajski, Robb, Colfer, Tussey, Battista, Stocklin
Slovakia U18
Sebastyén - Rexa, Semančík, Baník, Hanák, Rokos, Mada, Lukáčik, Hanus, Feranec - Lašš, Švec, Piško, Franek, Džadžovský, Štefaňák, Saxa, Daubner, Jakubík, Imrich, Kašsa, Pavlák, Kaššai
COACHES´ REACTIONS
Ľubomír Líška (SVK): "The start was not ideal, USA were better in the opening shifts. It took a few minutes before we got into the game. The game then became even, it's a shame about our missed chances. However, I have to admit that I have never seen the USA play as well as they did in this tournament. But I'm sure that we can play better and we want to show it in the next match."
Eddie Costa (USA): "I think we started out really great, then we tailed off a little bit. We have to keep the momentum going for three periods and we can’t let up. We got to be better in the defensive zone and we’re going to talk about it."