Assessing the first game, Apple stated: “The first game with America – fast-style hockey, here and there.” He admitted that it could not be said that the boys had played the first third so badly, where they lost the goal, but the realization of the attack was very poor.
The second game with the hostess Finland is such a specific hockey game. “Rope pulling competition, chess game – who’s who,” said Ābols. Then there was not a very good rejection, and the Latvian national team lost this game.
“Times are passing, people are changing, but the traditions of the Latvian national team remain as they were – the previous beautiful game, but the loss to Finland, but on Monday it was nervous, but the victory against Norway,” Ābols pointed out. He said that there was a lack of cold blood somewhere, a lack of mastery somewhere, and the majority had not been realized.
Until the next game – on Thursday against the Czech national team – two days off. Apple said that the weather is wet and the guys can go to the sauna right in the hotel.
Christian Rubin, whose fight for the Stanley Cup has already ended, is expected in Tampere on Tuesday. There is no news about Theodore Bluger, whose Pittsburgh Penguins team has also withdrawn from the Stanley Cup.
The World Championship will take place in Finland from May 13 to 29, the Latvian national team in Group B will play in Tampere. Three battles have already been fought – losses for the US and Finnish national teams, as well as a nervous victory over Norway. Another group B faces battles with the Czech, Austrian, British and Swedish national teams.
Highlight text and press Ctrl+Enterto send the snippet to the editor!
Highlight text and press Report an error buttons to send the text to be edited!
