It has already been reported that the Latvian hockey team on Friday in the fifth game of Group B of the 2021 World Championship in Arena Riga with a result of 3: 4 (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) in the post-match series lost to Norway. The games are still taking place at empty stands this week.
“The hosts usually get a lot of support from their fans, but this time there was no such opportunity. We knew that the Latvian fans are very loud in their homes, so their absence was good for us this time,” Lesunn said at the post-match press conference.
For both teams, this was an important game in the fight for the quarterfinals. The Norwegians have three points until the coveted fourth place, which is taken by Latvia.
“It all depends on ourselves. We are aware that we need to score more points. We are in a situation where we have to win a couple more games,” Lesunn emphasized.
The Norwegian team scored in the fourth minute in the first period and in the second two minutes.
“If you look at our games, we can see that at the beginning of each period we go out on the ice in a very good mood. We are one of those teams that takes advantage of opportunities when the opponent is asleep. This is how we have played almost throughout the tournament,” .
He also noted that each game in this championship is different and different from each other.
“We are trying to improve our attack while keeping our game defensive. Latvia is a good team that has managed to beat Canada in this tournament. In the first period we may have been a little sleepy, but in the end everything came together,” said Pešešens.
In subgroup B, Finland takes the first place with ten points in four games, followed by Germany and the USA with nine points. Latvia finishes the first four with eight points in five dues, but Kazakhstan, Canada and Norway continue with seven, six and five points. The tournament table is closed by Italy, which has been left behind in four games.
