2023-04-27 18:50:51
Austria’s national ice hockey team suffered a heavy defeat in the first of two World Cup friendlies once morest the Czech Republic. The ÖEHV selection had to admit defeat to the six-time world champion on Thursday in Vienna with 0:6 (0:3.0:3.0:0). The return game takes place on Saturday (4 p.m. / live ORF Sport+) in Brno.
The Austrians kept up very well in the first quarter of an hour, following that the Czechs, who had already been reinforced with NHL players, clearly prevailed. Jan Kostalik (6th) and Martin Kaut (17th) each scored in the Kreuzeck to take a 2-0 lead, Vladimir Sobotka beat goalkeeper Bernhard Starkbaum for a third time (18th).
Before the eyes of Steve Yzerman, General Manager of the NHL club Detroit Red Wings, and his scouting director Kris Draper, who watched the young defender David Reinbacher, the Czechs then played big and put the protégés of team boss Roger Bader steadily in the middle third negative pressure. Michael Spacek on the power play (26th), Roman Cervenka (32nd) and Spacek once more (38th) ensured a 6-0 lead.
Even without conceding a goal in the final third, the Austrians finally suffered their heaviest defeat in four years.
Peter Schneider was missing from the red-white-red team. The Salzburg striker, Austria’s best scorer at the World Cup last year, has broken a metacarpal bone, but hopes to be fit for the World Cup.
International result: Austria – Czech Republic 0:6 (0:3.0:3.0:0). Vienna, 3,500. Goals: Kostalek (6′), Kaut (17′), Sobotka (18′), Spacek (26’/PP, 38′), Cervenka (32′). Penalty minutes: 10 or 10.
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