Czechia U23 won big against Canada!

The Czechs were dominant since the very first shift, it only took 22 seconds for Martin Školoudík to open the scoresheet, and just three minutes later, the hosts were up by two. With overwhelming support from fans, Czechia added another two on the scoreboard before the first intermission, and the game was pretty much over after fifteen minutes. The Czechs stroke three more times in the second period as Vojtěch Jágr netted two while Canada only managed to score once during the first thirty minutes. In the final period, Czechia U23 fended the Canadians off and coasted off for a very comfortable 7-2 win.

Home Credit Arena

7-2

(4:0, 3:1, 0:1)

Czechia U23 - Canada U23

Penalties

9:26

PPG

7:2

SHG

0:0

Shots on goal

Goals and assists

1. Školoudík (Teinitzer), 4. Macháček (Laurinc), 11. Vaniš (Laurinc), 11. Langr (Čejka), 16. Licek (Čejka), 25. Jágr (Laurinc), 28. Jágr (Lhota) – 18. Robinson (Rawji, Kelly), 34. Wyatt (Robinson)

Referees

Michal Laczko, Peter Hriško

Official game sheet

Czechia U23

Novotný – Teinitzer, Geisler, Vaniš (A), Školoudík, Kastner, Procházka, Štěpánek, Stupka (C), Chramosta, Kaňák, Jágr, Kucharčík, Janeček, Kamenář, Laurinc (A), Kovárník, Licek, Lhota, Čejka, Macháček, Langr

Canada U23

Petrelli – Granitto, Smilsky, Keough (A), Fenwick, Battaglia, Broaders, Maher (C), Gosse, Smilsky, Lock, Burke, Neilson, Dosanjh, Oleksiuk, Sahota (A), Richards, Wyatt, Robinson, Kelly, Rawji

COACHES´ REACTIONS

Jiří Mašík (CZE): „I think we played a fantastic match. We don't want to overestimate it, as there is always room for improvement, but I believe today the team showed immense strength. It was already evident yesterday with the Americans, and today we just confirmed it. Ball hockey had to entertain the audience, as we scored seven beautiful goals. The guys play with great enthusiasm, but most importantly, I have to say that everyone works for the team. They cover for each other, if someone makes a mistake, two players will immediately pull back. In fact, we were outperforming the Canadians until the end of the game. We were coming back, cutting them off, and these are incredibly important aspects that I personally greatly appreciate. Even in this situation, we didn't let up, and everyone worked hard. For me, it was a truly excellent performance that we will aim to build upon.“

Dave Weloy (CAN): "Unfortunatelly, the schedule had us play this morning at 9 am. They got to rest all day so it’s kinda sad to talk for us. The guys were tired, we did our best and we tried hard. I’d like to play them on a day when we are both fresh. That’s what I’d like to see."