Latvian U-18 hockey players lose to Norwegians in an important game

After playing 40 minutes, Mikus Vecvanags replaced Nilu Mauriņu in the goal of the Latvian national team.

In the third period, the Latvians needed only 59 seconds to get one goal back, Klaucas making it 2:5. In the middle of the period, Uljanskis reduced the advantage of most opponents to two goals.

The ratio of shots in this match in favor of the Latvians – 35:29.

In the second subgroup, Kazakhstan made a surprise, defeating the Czech Republic 4:3 (1:2, 1:1, 1:0, 1:0) in extra time. The winning goal was scored by Mstislav Šipilín.

In subgroup B, Canada has nine points in three games, the Czech Republic has six points in four matches, while Sweden, Switzerland and Kazakhstan have four, three and two points, respectively, with these three national teams playing three duels each.

In the first game on Thursday, the Latvians lost 1:3 to the hosts Finland, on Friday they beat their peers from Slovakia 5:3, and on Sunday they suffered a defeat against the Americans 1:7. On the other hand, the Norwegians conceded to the Finns by 0:7 and recognized the superiority of the USA by 2:8.

In preparation for the World Championship, the U-18 national team played the U-20 tournament in Denmark in November, held a camp in Riga in December, and competed in the U-18 Four Nations tournament in Denmark in February.

Meanwhile, before the championship, the national team coached by Oleg Sorokin played five test matches – on April 6 and 7, they lost 1:2 in penalty kicks at home and defeated the Polish U-18 national team 5:1, while on April 11 and 12, they played away a 1:2 defeat and a 3:2 victory against the Czech U-18 national team. In the last test match, the Latvian U-18 national team already lost 0:4 to their Swedish peers in Finland on Monday.

The quarter-final matches of the World Championship will take place on May 2, the semi-finals on May 4, and the medal winners will be determined on May 5.