Slovakia Beat Austria 2-1 For Olympic Ice-hockey Qualifying Tournament
Zeeshan Mehtab Published August 27, 2021 | 01:19 PM
Slovakia men's ice-hockey team beat Austria 2-1 on Thursday to enter a four-team tournament in Bratislava offering a spot at the 2022 Winter Olympics
BRATISLAVA, Aug. 27 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Aug, 2021 ) :Slovakia men's ice-hockey team beat Austria 2-1 on Thursday to enter a four-team tournament in Bratislava offering a spot at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The Slovaks, led by veteran Canadian coach Craig Ramsay, were off to a solid start with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk forward Libor Hudacek scoring an early goal only 2 minutes into the game.
After a successful penalty kill, Marko Dano could have stretched the lead to two but only hit the post on his scoring opportunity.
Slovakia's two-man advantage in the first period also remained unconverted.
Ramsay's squad scored the second goal of the game 9 minutes into the second period when Lausanne HC defenseman Martin Gernat launched a hard slap-shot from near the boards which found its way behind David Kickert's back who finished the night with 30 successful saves.
Slovakia's fragile two-goal lead was cut in half in the final period when Black Wings Linz forward Brian Lebler capitalized on a rebound opportunity.
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