It was precisely the second minute and forty eighth second of Friday’s match: Poland – USA. That is when the White and Reds received the restart of their interval and launched a right away counterattack. Patryk Wronka acquired the puck, faked a shot, the American defender slipped in entrance of him and the Polish striker shot into the window and scored a aim! The enjoyment of the White and Reds was monumental on the pitch and within the stands. The Poles have been main 1-0 towards one of many favorites for a medal on the World Cup, the fourth workforce from final yr’s World Cup.
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5 targets within the Poland – USA match. For a second we have been in paradise
Sadly, John Hynes, the American coach, determined to take up the problem. It turned out that Bartosz Fraszko was offside in the course of the Poles’ aim kick. “For a second we have been in hockey paradise,” it was written on the Polsat Sport profile.
This choice didn’t devastate our workforce. Then the White and Reds had their possibilities within the first interval towards the USA, towards whom they’d misplaced as many as 14 out of 17 matches within the historical past of the World Championships.
Within the tenth minute, Alan Łyszczarczyk misplaced a one-on-one state of affairs with the US goalkeeper. The Poles didn’t benefit from the truth that they’d the benefit 3 times! In order that they have been nonetheless ready for a power-play aim at this World Cup. In complete, the White and Reds fired as many as eleven photographs within the first interval, only one lower than their rivals. It must also be added that 36-year-old John Murray did nice within the Polish aim, saving a number of harmful photographs.
– I will save this disallowed aim someplace in my pc. It was a very nice third interval for us. It is a pity that the puck does not need to go into the opponents’ aim. It’s a must to maintain taking part in like this, not retreat, and search for your possibilities to attain a aim – stated Patryk Wronka in entrance of Polsat Sport cameras.
Nonetheless, his workforce didn’t keep the nice sport from the primary interval. After seven minutes of the second, the capturing statistic was: 10-1 for the Individuals. Our rivals achieved their aim within the thirty first minute, however in controversial circumstances. Arizona Coyotes defender Michael Kesselring scored on the counterattack.
– On this motion, in my view, there was a foul on the Pole in entrance of our aim. The judges did not discover it, stated the Polsat Sport commentator.
There was additionally controversy over the second aim for the Individuals, scored simply earlier than the top of the interval. The referees even watched a replay of the state of affairs (one of many Individuals hit the Polish aim), however determined that the aim scored by Brady Tkachuk, the attacker of the Ottawa Senators, was right. The favorites deservedly received the second interval 2-0, by which they shot 5 instances extra (25-5).
After simply 71 seconds of the third interval, the Individuals have been main 3-0. Tkachuk had the second help within the match, and the aim was scored by Cole Caufield, the Montreal Canadiens ahead, from near an empty web.
Nonetheless, the Poles continued to battle bravely! And so they have been rewarded for it. Within the forty seventh minute, the White and Reds performed an incredible counterattack. Patryk Wronka was carrying the puck, however he left it to Grzegorz Pasiut, who scored a aim with a exact shot.
Rivals rapidly responded. Three minutes later, Caufield scored his second aim, ending off a shot by Tkachuk, who had his third help! Then the Individuals might have elevated the rating much more, however Murray didn’t enable them to take action, as he saved 53 photographs in the whole match!
Within the final two matches of the event, the Poles will play towards Germany (Might 18, 4:20 p.m.) and Kazakhstan (Might 20, 8:20 p.m.). Reside protection of those two conferences on Sport.pl and within the Sport.pl LIVE utility.
Poland – USA 1:4 (0:0, 0:2, 1:2)
- Targets: Pasiut (forty seventh) – Kesselring (thirty first), Tkachuk (fortieth), Caufield two (forty second, fiftieth)