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Latvian hockey players beat the Danish U-20 national team with 4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 0).
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At the end of the first third, Daniels Andersons put Latvia in the lead, but already in the eighth minute of the second third, Danish hockey players took the lead.
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In the 34th minute, Darels Dukurs reached the draw, and in the third quarter he also put the team in the lead (3: 2). Nikita Sažko scored the fourth goal of Latvia, sending the puck into the empty goal.
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Dukurs stood out in the Latvian national team with two goals and was recognized as the best player of the Latvian national team in this match.
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The scorer was Richard Francis Puce, who fought off 17 shots from 19 opponents.
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“It’s a pleasure to win. The match was good. The guys fought all three seasons and showed a decent performance. When we lost 1: 2, we showed character and played. This tournament is like a test before the December World Cup. Let’s watch the players understand We will attract in December as well. We will try to improve the game in all nuances. Overall, I am satisfied.
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On Friday, Latvian hockey players will compete with their Austrian peers, and on Saturday with the Belarusian U-20 national team.
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This is the last tournament of the Latvian U-20 national team before the upcoming World Championship Group 1 tournament of the first division, which will take place from 12 to 18 December in Hersholm, Denmark. In Group A of the first division of the World Championship, Latvian hockey players will compete with Belarus, Denmark, Norway, Kazakhstan and Hungary. Only one national team will win a place in the elite division.
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