• In the French victory (4:1) over Japan, the experienced Kotaro Yamada put the Japanese in front in the first period. The French hockey players made a decisive counterattack at the beginning of the second period, when the French scored three goals in three minutes, accurately shooting Julien Leclerc, Baptiste Brush and Enzo Gabi.
• In the later match of the evening, thanks to Daniel Mantenuto’s two goals and an assist, Italy defeated (4:2) Slovenia, the rival of the Latvian national team in the 2023 World Championship.
• In Thursday’s games, Italy surprisingly lost (1:2) to Ukraine in overtime, and Hungary beat Japan (3:2) in overtime.
Tournament in Hungary, November 11
| The game | The result |
|---|---|
| France – Japan | 4:1 (0:1; 3:0; 1:0) |
| Slovenia – Italy | 2:4 (1:2; 0:1; 1:1) |
