Blue-yellows remain in Division IB
Ukrainian national ice hockey team lost Japan in the final match of the fifth round World Cup 2023 V Division IB.
After the first two periods, the blue-yellows lost with a score of 0:4. The third period brought three abandoned goals to the Ukrainian team, which did not help to get a positive result.
Earlier, the team of Vadim Shakhraychuk defeated Serbia (7:0) and the Netherlands (14:2), beat Estonia (7:4). Also, the Ukrainians lost to China in overtime (4:5).
Ukraine finished second in the division with ten points. The promotion was taken by Japan, who got five victories in five rounds.
- Hockey. World Cup 2023. Division IB. Fifth round
Japan – Ukraine – 5:3 (2:0, 2:0, 1:3)
Washers: 1:0 – Suzuki (Osawa), 7:58. 2:0 – Hirano (H. Sato, – large), 19:29. 3:0 – Hirano (H. Sato, Sh. Nakajima – big), 29:04. 4:0 – Tagaki (Irikura, Halliday), 29:25. 5:0 – K. Otsu, 40:46. 5:1 – Crow (Trakht, Merezhko, – large), 45:12. 5:2 – Lyalka (Andreykiv), 52:45. 5:3 – Korenchuk (Vorona, Zakharchenko), 56:33
Source: Sportarena
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