"Blue and Yellow” won four out of four matches at the current world championship.
The Ukrainian national ice hockey team defeated the Spanish team in the fourth round matchWorld Championship 2024in Division IB with a score of 6:1.
The first period of the meeting turned out to be goalless. In the second 20 minutes, the Ukrainians conceded – Spaniard Gaston Gonzalez scored. Moreover, this is the first goal conceded by the “blue-yellows” at the current world championship.
Before the break, Dmitry Khristich’s team managed to come back – Daniil Trakht scored a scoring shot. So before the final period the score was tied – 1:1.
However, in the final period of the match, the Ukrainians crushed their opponents, scoring five goals. Stanislav Sadovikov scored a double, Trakht made an accurate shot for the second time, Gleb Krivoshapkin and Viktor Zakharov scored once each.
Review of the match Ukraine – Spain
For the Ukrainian national team, this is the fourth consecutive victory at the 2024 World Cup, which is taking place in Lithuania. In the opening match, our team defeated Estonia (8:0), and then beat the Netherlands (4:0) and destroyed China (9:0 ).
After four matches played, the “blue-yellows” lead the Division IB standings with 12 points, three points ahead of Lithuania (with a match in hand).
In the final match of the World Cup -2024 Ukrainian team on Friday, May 3, will fight with Lithuania. Starts at 19:30 Kyiv time. Victory guarantees our team an increase in class.
Note that the Ukrainian national team is playing in the third strongest division of the world hockey championship for the fifth time in a row. The winner of the division will receive a ticket to the second division (IA) of the World Championship next year. The team that takes last place will be relegated to the fourth division (IIA).
We would like to remind you that last year the “blue-yellows” until the very end were in contention for promotion to division IA, but in the decisive match for promotionlostto Japan.