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Slovak U23s secure second straight shutout win

Slovakia has had a very successful opening day of the U23 tournament, following up on an opening 11-0 win with a 14-0 triumph over the United Nations team. Five goals in the first period had them on their way before six more were added in the second. Martin Benko scored three goals for the Slovaks and Ján Šatka had four points. Slovakia held a wide 58-4 edge in shots, with goaltenders Joe Rjeily and Russell Elmes doing all they could to keep the score respectable.

ČPP Aréna - hala 2

14-0
(5:0, 6:0, 3:0)

Slovakia U23 - United Nations U23

Penalties
9:13
PPG
4:0
SHG
1:0
Shots on goal
58:4

Goals and assists

5. Benko (Mikula), 10. Wachal, 11. Lopušan (Siakeľ), 14. Šatka (Marek, Balát), 14. Benko (Putala), 16. Putala (Stümpel, Lopušan), 17. Belák (Zummer, Šatka), 20. Benko (Stümpel, Lopušan), 24. Siakeľ (Putala), 24. Wachal (Vojčík), 26. Šatka (Balát, Dubeň), 41. Zummer (Šatka, Dubeň), 43. Balát (Belák), 44. Šechný (Zummer, Wachal).

Referees

Martin Černý, Vilém Jonák

Official game sheet

Slovakia U23

Mališ – Stümpel, Belák, Chmelko, Šechný, Šulík, Dubeň, Lopušan, Mikula – Marek, Wachal, Putala, Korbíni, Jankůj, Benko, Siakeľ, Balát, Zummer, Šatka, Amrich, Gugh, Badalov, Vojčík.

United Nations U23

Elmes – Hicks-Rudnicki, Berberyan, Guergis, Katsifolis, Castro, Parent, Hadjian, Gravel – N. Aragao, Papapanagiotou, Arkolakis, Moustafa, Petreccia, J. Aragao, Angelopoulos, Giosi.


Coaches´ Quotes

Milan Rampáček (SVK): "I think the score says it all. There is nothing to discuss; the opponent was from a weaker category. We made it through, we practiced some things and now we'll look ahead to tomorrow. We got six points, which was today's goal, so we're happy."

Nicodemo Sbarra (UNA): "It's been a long journey for the United Nations, this is our first year at the tournament but we were looking forward to it. We played two games today that were tough for us but the boys are working hard. We have boys who are ready and want to win. We have the tools and the experience to get there, so I'm convinced the next few games will be better."

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