The last game of the day was played by the teams of Poland and Thailand. A balanced match was expected because of their last head-to-head encounter in Riga, where Poland won 5-4. The expectations became reality, but thanks to two goals in two seconds Poland were the happier side after the match.
The very loud fans, who were cheering both for Thailand and Poland, saw the first goal in the third minute. Filip Lukaszewski was in the right place to open the score from a great rebound. The Thais were very creative, more than their opponents, but they couldn’t make that final pass to tie the score.
The start of the second period wasn’t that fast but still equally aggressive. Both teams showed good defense and the score changed only after ten minutes. And twice. The difference between the second and third polish goals was just two seconds. On the other side of the rink, a lot of counter-attacks were caught by the goalie Bogdanski and a power-play didn’t change the Thai zero on the scoreboard either.
The Asians were motivated to tie the game and their passion was evident. Despite hitting only the post from their first attack, their hopes were finally answered a while later. The deflection from the air by Rinefalk started absolute madness in the arena as he made it 1-3. It took three and a half minutes and the Poles had their three-goal lead back. Two minutes before the final horn, Sienko showed his beautiful slap shot and increased the lead to 5-1 and the last goal of the match was scored by Pawat Thaidit from Thailand just five seconds before the end. It was so nice to see so many delighted faces on both sides.
DAY 4: Group Stage Culminating, Czech Republic to Face Switzerland – 4.12.2018
Germany Saves Czechs by Beating Latvia, Nordic Powers Post Convincing Wins – 4.12.2018
Sweden Dominates Norway to Get Easy 9-1 Win – 3.12.2018
Estonia Beats Thailand 11-4 to End Group Stage Unbeaten – 3.12.2018
Great First Period Secures First Victory for Finland – 3.12.2018
Great Defense Gives Australia First Tournament Win over Poland – 3.12.2018
Data Analysis: Latvia vs Czech Republic 4:3 – 3.12.2018
Impressive Third Period Pushes Germany to First Win in Prague – 3.12.2018
Zubir‘s Two Goals Help Singapore Beat Japan in Front of 6,341 Spectators – 3.12.2018
Data Analysis: Finland vs Sweden 4:5 – 3.12.2018
DAY 3: Program Starts with Asian Battle, Fans to See Two Nordic Derbies – 3.12.2018
Latvia Stuns the Hosts, Slovakia and Switzerland on Scoring Surge – 3.12.2018
Estonia Wins Evening Thriller in Arena Sparta – 2.12.2018
First Tournament Surprise as Latvia Beats Czech Republic 4-3 – 2.12.2018
Battle between Canada and Singapore Ends in First Tournament Draw – 2.12.2018
Switzerland Outclasses Germany 13-1, Känzig Scores Four Goals – 2.12.2018
Japan Enters Tournament with 1-15 Loss against Slovakia – 2.12.2018
Norway Turns Score to Get First Tournament Win – 2.12.2018
Data Analysis: Germany vs Czech Republic 5:10 – 2.12.2018
DAY 2: Twelve Teams in Action, Czechs to Face Latvia – 2.12.2018