03.06.2014 | Lucie Mužíková

Team USA still unbeatable, Slovakia couldn´t score

U.S. team added the 3rd victory after 6-0 game over Team Slovakia. Americans entered the battle very self-confidently and very soon everyone saw why.

 
 
 
Game #3  •  Tue 3.6.  •  20:00  •  Minute-by-minute commentary
USA
6:0
Slovakia
 
Quarters: 1:0, 2:0, 2:0, 1:0
USA: Kuhn III (37. Lane) – Spezia, White, Rodriguez, Burnett – Noe, Cadiz, Lee, Kettler – Novak, Siemer, Thompson, Kavaya.
Slovakia: Ondrejka – Preisinger, Novajovsky, Simunek, Ruzicka – Jasko, Novak, Holovic, Prokop – Mrazik, Ruckay, Siller, Haring.
Goals and assists: 3. Cadiz (Noe, Kettler), 16. Rodriguez (White), 21. Noe (Cadiz), 25. Rodriguez (White, Burnett), 30. Cadiz (Noe), 46. Noe (Lee, White)
Shots on goal: 30:20 (9:4, 5:5, 6:6, 10:5).
Penalties: 2:8. PP goals: 0:0. SH goals: 0:0.
Referees: Virta (FIN), Würtherle (CZE). Attendance: 150.

Photogallery

 

Game report

In the 2nd minute, Travis Noe fired a very dangerous shot for the Slovak team, but he missed the net. However, U.S. Team got into the leading anyway. One minute later, the pressure of the team was rewarded by Junir Cadiz and his goal. Americans were ruling still and they were also great in the final phase. In the 16th minute, White found by his pass Rodriguez who was unguarded in front of net and had no troubles to score. 4 minutes later, Noe fought to get in front of Ondrejka on his own, he did it and also score another American goal.

After the main break, the scoring of the overseas team continued. The cooperation between White and Rodriguez worked again and Ondrejka was short to save. However, he proved his abilities 3 minutes later, when he amazingly saved against Siemera. Even he couldn´t save the 5th goal of the American team - Cadiz added his 2nd goal in the game. Slovakians could score at least one goal after a promising giveaway 2 on 1, but he hit only the goalie. The last word of the game belonged to the winning side – the 6th goal was added by Travis Noe.

Reactions

Joe Cook (USA): We played with a team which is good in defense and we won with many goals in the oponent net. So we are very excited now. We have day off so we go to have fun in capital city Prague and we will prepare for the quarterfinal wtih Germany. We are accustomed to defensive style which si typical for Germany and we will try to crack it by strong attacks. We need to have puck on our sticks and make a lot of chances. We need to improve the defense because every team can make some suprise.

Imrich Antal (Slovakia): We´ve improved yesterday for game against the Great Britain already. Today, it wasn’t bad also, but the Americans were simply skating much better. We didn’t fulfill our plan at all. That was one of the reasons for that final result.

 


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