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The Latvian men’s hockey team lost to the Finnish national team in the second game of the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday, experiencing their second loss in a row.
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The game in Beijing ended 3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) in favor of one of the tournament’s favorites – Finland.
Three minutes after the start of the fourth period, with five seconds left in the numerical majority, Rodrigo Abol, after passing Denis Smirnov and Renar Krastenberg, sent the puck to the Finnish national team and stopped the result.
After an active attack by the Finnish national team in the middle of the period, Gints Meija was rejected in his defensive zone, but a few minutes later Richard Bukart went to the rejected bench to serve the penalty for violating the team’s numbers.
The Latvian national team withstood both rejections, but five minutes before the end of the game, Leo Komarovs defeated Kalniņš, nominating the Finnish team.
A little more than a minute before the end of the period, Marko Antila drove the puck into the Latvian goal. Although Kalnins pointed out that he was disturbed by a Finnish hockey player, the referees scored after the replay. The Latvian national team spent the end of the game in the minority, as it was rejected for delaying the game.
In total, the Finnish team made 38 shots in the game, but the Latvian hockey players tried to send the puck into the goal 20 times.
After the second period, the result was 1: 0 in favor of the opponents.
In the second period, the Finnish national team actively developed attacks, including several good opportunities to score, but Jānis Kalniņš capitulated only two minutes before the end of the period, when Miko Lehtonen was accurate after the throw-in.
In total, Finnish hockey players made 15 shots at the Latvian team’s goal, but the Latvian national team responded with six shots.
Kaspars Daugaviņš, one of the most experienced hockey players of the Latvian national team, collided unsuccessfully with the Finnish national team player in the seventh minute of the second period, but then returned to the field and became actively involved in the middle of the period.
It has already been reported that the first period was spent in a similar game in which no goal was scored.
In the first period, Kalniņš dealt with all 13 shots fired by his opponents at the Latvian national team goal.
Lauris Dārziņš went to the locker room in the sixth minute of the first period after a collision with the opposing player.
In the middle of the period, the Latvian national team had two good chances to score, but Hari Sateri did not beat the Finnish goal, and throughout the period he thwarted all nine attempts by Latvian hockey players to score.
Mārtiņš Karsums cannot take part in the game against Finland, according to Latvijas Televīzija, due to a positive Covid-19 test. Also outside the application are Andris Džeriņš, Nauris Sējējs and Kristers Gudļevskis.
After Friday ‘s games in subgroup C, the leader is Sweden with six points, followed by and.
The United States and Canada have three points each in subgroup A, but Germany and China have no points yet.
In subgroup B, after two games, six points are awarded to the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team, three points to Denmark, two points to the Czech Republic and one point to Switzerland.
It has already been reported that the Latvian men’s hockey team failed in the first match of the Beijing Olympic Games hockey tournament on Thursday, giving up the Swedish national team 2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0).
Rodrigo Ābols and Andris Džeriņš could not train for the Latvian national team in Beijing for a few days due to the restrictions of Covid-19, but on Wednesday the defender Arturs Kulda went to Beijing, but he still has to pass the Covid-19 test procedures.
In the only test match before the tournament, the Latvian national team conceded 1: 2 to the Danish hockey players on Monday, playing the match for one hour in training mode. Ronalds Ķēniņš scored for Latvia, but Mārtiņš Dzierkals scored in the extra time, which was played regardless of the result in regular time.
Latvia did not qualify for the 2018 Olympic Games, but Sweden took fifth place. Latvia is playing in the Olympic Games for the sixth time, taking the highest place – eighth – eight years ago in Sochi.
The Latvian national team will fight Slovakia on February 13.
The winners of the three groups and the best second place winners will immediately advance to the quarterfinals, while the remaining eight players in the playoffs will be determined by the remaining participants in the quarterfinals.
Composition of the Latvian national team for participation in the Beijing Olympic Games:
goalkeepers: Ivars Punnenovs (Langigava Tigers, Switzerland), Jānis Kalniņš (Lakers Lakers, Sweden), Kristers Gudļevskis (Jevle Brynas IF, Sweden);
protectors: Oskars Cibuļskis, Ralfs Freibergs, Kristaps Zīle, Patriks Ozols (all – Riga “Dinamo”), Jānis Jaks (“Sochi”, Russia), Uvis Jānis Balinskis (Litvinov “Verva”, Czech Republic), Nauris Sējējs (La Chaux -de-Fonds ”, Switzerland), Robert Mammitch (PSG Berani, Zlin, Czech Republic);
attackers: Lauris Darzins, Nikolay Yeliseev, Martins Karsums (both – Riga Dinamo), Miks Indrash, Richard Bucharest (both Vladivostok Admiral, Russia), Rodrigo Apple (Orebro, Sweden), Andris Jerins (Linz) Black Wings, Austria), Oskar Batni (Mikeli Jukurit, Finland), Denis Smirnov (Geneva Servette, Switzerland), Renar Krastenberg (Villacher SV, Austria), Mārtiņš Dzierkals (Škoda, Czech Republic) , Kaspars Daugaviņš (“Bern”, Switzerland), Ronalds Ķēniņš (“Lausanne”, Switzerland).
Composition of the Finnish national team for participation in the Beijing Olympic Games:
goalkeepers – Yusi Olkinuora (Magnitogorsk Metallurg, KHL), Hari Sateri (Novosibirsk Sibirj, KHL), Frans Tuohim (Nizhny Novgorod Neftehimik, KHL);
defenders – Nicholas Friman, Peter Lindbom (both Jokerit in Helsinki), Juso Hietanen (Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland), Valter Kemileinen (Vitjaz in Podolsk, KHL), Miko Lehtonen (SKA, KHL in St. Petersburg), Ate Ohtama (Oulu Karpat, Finland), Ville Poka (Omsk Avangard, KHL), Sami Vatanen (Geneva Servette, Switzerland);
forwards – Miro Altonen (Podolsk “Vitjaz”, KHL), Marko Antila, Hannes Bjerninen, Iro Pakarinen (all – Helsinki “Jokerit”), Valteri Filpula (Geneva “Servette”, Switzerland), Marcus Granlund, Theme Hartikainen, Sakari Maninen ( all: Salavat Yulayev, KHL, Jonas Kempainen, Leo Komarov (both SKA, KHL, St. Petersburg) Tigers, Switzerland), Toni Rajala (Biel, Switzerland).
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