The hockey youth team continues to advocate at the U-20 World Cup in the 1b Division. In the fourth match of the tournament, the Ukrainian team won a convincing victory over rivals from South Korea with a score of 5: 2.
Ukraine started actively: Vadim Baida opened the score in the first minute of the match. However, the Koreans quickly played through the Lima washer. Further, the exact throw Dmitry Mironov again led the Ukrainians forward, but Kvon leveled the score. Only at the end of the first period did Ukraine enshrine the advantage thanks to Maxim Ivashchenko's washers (3: 2).
In the second and third periods, the Ukrainian team acted even more confident. Maxim Ivashchenko made a double, and the final point in the match was set by Alexander Koida after the assist of Vadim Baida.
Ukraine - South Korea 5: 2 (3: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0)
The washers were scored:
- 01:25 Baida - 1: 0
- 05:26 Lim (Lee) - 1: 1
- 14:31 Mironov (Polonsky, Denysenko) - 2: 1
- 17:13 Kvon (Kim) - 2: 2
- 18:54 Ivashchenko (Shulga) - 3: 2
- 32:47 Ivashchenko (Healthy, Kupriyanov) - 4: 2
- 51:00 Kaida (Baida) - 5: 2
The next rival of Ukrainians will be the Japan national team, which has nine points. The match will take place on Friday, January 17, and will be crucial for both teams. Ukraine is even defeated to raise in the classroom if the game goes to overall or a series of bulits.