• The Canadians scored the winning goal in the sixth minute of the match using the numerical majority. Maksims Masse beat Latvian goalkeeper Mika Vecvanagas.
• For a little more than seven minutes, Canada also scored in the same formations, with Ryder Ritchie standing out with an accurate wrist shot.
• For the next 40 minutes of the game, the Latvian hockey players led by Oļegs Sorokin managed to keep their goal intact.
• In the middle of the third period, Porter Martone was the most alert in front of the goal, he corrected the puck kicked by Vecvanaga, sending it into the goal – 3:0.
• At the end of the match, Latvia changed the goalkeeper for the sixth field player, using it for the Canadians. Jet Luchanko set the final score of the match – 4:0.
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Canada – Latvia 4:0 (2:0, 0:0, 2:0)
Gate: 5:08 Masse (McKenna, Iginla, more) 1-0, 12:12 Ritchie (Iginla, Branike), 52:47 Martone (Desnoye, Branike) 3-0, 59:00 Luchanko (empty) 4-0.
Shots: 37:23
Penalty minutes: 4:4
Goalkeepers: Carter George – Mikus Vetshavanags
Quarter-finals of the World U18 Championship
| Time | The game | The result |
|---|---|---|
| 12.00 | United States [1.] – Switzerland [7.] | 4:0 (0:0; 3:0; 1:0) |
| 14.45 | Czech Republic [4.] – Slovakia [6.] | 2:3 (1:1; 0:1; 1:1) |
| 17.00 | Finland [3.] – Sweden [5.] | 1:2 (0:1; 1:1; 0:0) |
| 19.45 | Canada [2.] – Latvia [8.] | 4:0 (2:0; 0:0; 2:0) |
Latvian game calendar
| The date | Opponent | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| 25.04. | Finland | 1:3 |
| 26.04. | Slovakia | 5:3 |
| 28.04. | United States | 1:7 |
| 29.04. | Norway | 3:5 |
| 02.05 | Canada | 4:0 |
Latvian U18 national team
| Player | Pos. | Born | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikus Veczvanags | V | 17.01.2006 | HS RIGA |
| Nils Roberts Mauriņš | V | 06.09.2006 | SÖDERTÄLJE SK (SWEDEN) |
| Dylan Birkan | V | 13.06.2006 | ODENSE (DENMARK) |
| Christ the Rare | A | 04.07.2006 | HS RIGA |
| Oskar Nils Briedis | A | 10.06.2006 | HS RIGA |
| Krisjānis Sārts | A | 18.01.2007 | HS RIGA |
| Harry Cjunsky | A | 30.04.2006 | HC LUGANO (SWITZERLAND) |
| Roland Naglis | A | 10.02.2007 | BERN (SWITZERLAND) |
| Darrell Uljanski | A | 25.08.2006 | AIK (SWEDEN) |
| Bruno Petrovich | A | 27.04.2006 | ALBERTA ACADEMY (CANADA) |
| Anton Macijewski | U | 28.02.2006 | HS RIGA |
| Edvins Berzins | U | 09.08.2006 | HS RIGA |
| Maksims Pumpiņš | U | 11.05.2006 | HS RIGA |
| Alexander Zaprivoda | U | 16.04.2006 | HS RIGA |
| Dmitry Dilevka | U | 13.10.2006 | HS RIGA |
| Oliver Mūrnieks | U | 31.07.2008 | MOGO/LSPA |
| Bruno Osmanis | U | 16.12.2006 | IF BJÖRKLÖVEN (SWEDEN) |
| Nils Vaags | U | 19.02.2006 | IF BJÖRKLÖVEN (SWEDEN) |
| Marcus Christian Sieradzki | U | 22.05.2006 | MORA IK (SWEDEN) |
| Maksim Kharitontsev | U | 27.07.2006 | MORA IK (SWEDEN) |
| Karl Flugin | U | 11.11.2007 | IK OSKARSHAMN (SWEDEN) |
| Daniel Serkin | U | 24.07.2007 | THURGAU (SWITZERLAND) |
| Martins Klaucans | U | 08.07.2008 | NEW JERSEY ROCKETS (USA) |
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