The third period was the turning point for the Blue and Yellows
Ukrainian national hockey team won a landslide victory over Lithuania in the control match – 5:2.
This sparring was the third for the blue-yellows in a week as part of the preparatory camp for the 2024 World Cup in division 1B. Let us remind you that earlier our hockey players first lost to the second Latvian team (2:3), and then took revenge from them (2:1).
In the reporting match, the Ukrainians led by two goals after a double by Alexey Dakhnovsky. Before the end of the first period, the Lithuanians even won back.
In the end, everything was decided in the last twenty minutes. Viktor Zakharov scored the winning goal, after which Dmitry Khristich’s team hit the empty net twice in the end.
Next week Ukraine will begin competing at the 2024 World Cup. Her debut match will be against Estonia on April 27. Next, the blue-yellows will play with the Netherlands (April 28), China (April 30), Spain (May 1) and Lithuania (May 3). The winner of the tournament will advance to Division IA, the team that finishes last will drop to Division IIA.
- Test match
Lithuania — Ukraine — 2:5 (2:2, 0:0, 0:3)
Washers: 0:1 – Dakhnovsky, 06:17. 0:2 – Dakhnovsky (Korenchuk, Krivoshapkin), 10:52. 1:2 – Gintautas (Chisas, Krakauskas), 15:55. 2:2 – Grinius (Gusevas), 16:23. 2:3 – Zakharov (Fadeev, Krivoshapkin – big), 44:15. 2:4 – Korenchuk (Trakht – empty goal), 58:15. 2:5 – Crow (empty goal), 59:30
Source: Sportarena
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