
27th June 2025 - Tereza Medková, photo: Vojtěch Zajíc
Drama till the end - Slovakia defeats USA 4–3 in OT
ČPP Aréna - hala 1
Slovakia U23 - USA U23
Goals and assists
8. Lopušan (Šatka), 11. Vojčík (Benko, Zummer), 11. Lopušan (Šatka), 47. Stümpel (Benko, Lopušan) – 5. Bruno (Melillo), 14. Bruno (Phillips, Migliozzi), 45. Henry (Migale).
Referees
Josef Vrba, Jevhenij Danylec
Official game sheet
Slovakia U23
Borovský – Stümpel, Belák, Chmelko, Šechný, Šulík, Dubeň, Lopušan, Mikula – Marek, Wachal, Putala, Korbíni, Jankůj, Benko, Siakeľ, Balát, Zummer, Šatka, Amrich, Gugh, Badalov, Vojčík.
USA U23
Mangini – Albert, Malloy, Melillo, Wright, Migale, Rose, Steinberg – Henry, Drew, Migliozzi, Callahan, McCormick, Wilbur, Rudolph, Bruno, Rennebeck, Fetzer, Marchese, Phillips, Rhoades, Gallen.
Coaches´ Quotes
Milan Rampáček (SVK): "I think it's a deserved win, but the double-minor penalty was unfortuante. The USA didn’t score, but we also missed a lot of chances. We could have decided the game much earlier, but we'll take the two points. We're moving forward; the tournament is still wide open."
Nick Carter (USA): "In the third period we were mostly defending, scored a goal at the end and could have taken it in overtime. It was an important game for us, so we knew what we had to do at the end. Unfortunately, we made a bad decision in overtime and they took advantage of it."