Latvian national ice hockey team concedes 5 goals in a test match loss to Switzerland / Article

On Saturday, both national teams will compete in Klotene.

In the second half of the first period, Mark Marchon pushed the defender Christopher Binduli with his face on the edge of the field, the Swiss received a penalty of 5+20 minutes. The Latvians did not score a goal for the most part, moreover they let the puck into their own goal, three minutes before the end of the period the Swiss counterattack was completed by Taner Rišar.

The Latvian national team ended the third period in the minority, as Eduards Tralmaks received a 2+2 minute penalty.

The visitors started the second period in a minority and in the 62nd second, Christoph Berchi received the puck at the blue line and skated alone against Ivar Punnenova, making it 2-0. The next goal was also scored by the Latvians in the minority, Marko Lēmans taking advantage of the chaos at the goal of the Latvian national team.

In the 12th minute of the third period, the Latvian hockey players lost the puck in the middle zone, which allowed the home team to skate with two defenders against one defender and Sven Zenteler to make it 4-0, but five minutes later, Romens Löfels scored another goal for the Swiss during the missed penalty. In the second period, striker Filips Buncis was injured.

Before the final 20 minutes of the match, Punnenova was replaced in the goal by Eric Vitols.

When there were four minutes and 17 seconds left until the end of the regular time, after the passes of Rihards Bukart and Dan Lochmelis, Krastenberg found himself alone with Leonardo Genoni, and the Latvian, who played in the second league of Switzerland at the beginning of the season, made it 1:5.

The ratio of shots in this game was 31:21 in favor of the home team.

The coaching staff of the Latvian national team has included three goalkeepers, nine defenders and 15 forwards. Defenders Artūrs Andžans and Sandis Smons, as well as forward Kristaps Skrastiņš, did not go to Switzerland.

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