China Men's Ice Hockey Team Lose To Serbia In Worlds Division II

China suffered the third straight loss Friday at the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II event when they lost to hosts Serbia 6-5

BEIJING, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Apr, 2019 ) :China suffered the third straight loss Friday at the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II event when they lost to hosts Serbia 6-5.

Both teams recorded two defeats in a row before their meeting on Friday.

After the first period, China were leading 2-1 and extended their lead to 5-2 in the second period through Yang Mingxi, Chen Lei and Xia Tianxiang's shots.

However, in the last period, Serbia brought on all their attack, scored 4 goals including 2 within the last 2 minutes of the game, defeating China 6-5.

After three rounds, China are bottom of the standings in the six-team Group A. The team will battle against current group leaders Australia on Saturday.