Poland defeated Italy in Game 3 of the AI World Hockey Championships. Earlier they beat Lithuania and lost to Great Britain after extra time 4:5. The championships will take place in Nottingham until May 5. In the fight for promotion to the White and Red Elite, there are still matches with South Korea and Romania. Where to watch the matches? All national team matches will be broadcast on TVP Sport.
The Italians lost to Poland 2:4 (1:1, 1:1, 0:2) and thanks to this, the Poles are in the top two of the tournament, which gives them promotion to the top flight. Goals: 0:1 Michalski (Galant) 6, 1:1 Trivellato (Mantenuto) 7, 1:2 Dziubiński (Wronka, Pasiut) 23, 2:2 Tedesco (Spornberger, Miceli) 27, 2:3 Jeziorski (Dziubiński) 38 , 2:4 Pasiut (Wronka, Kolusz) 57.
In the second game, Poland lost slightly to Great Britain 4:5 after extra time (1:1, 0:2, 3:1, 0:1). Goals: 1:0 Phillips (Lachowicz) 2, 1:1 Pitch (Zygmunt, Wałęga) 11, 2:1 Neilson (Kirk, Halbert) 24, 3:1 Kirk (Neilson, Halbert) 34, 3:2 Zygmunt (Wałęga) ) ) , Jeziorski) 46, 3:3 Wałęga (Ciura, Jeziorski) 55, 4:3 Perlini (Hammond, Mosey) 59, 4:4 Kolusz (Pasiut) 60, 5:4 Lake (Halbert, Kirk) 63
In the first game, Poland beat Lithuania 7:0 (3:0, 3:0, 1:0). Goals: 1:0 Wałega (Paś) 3, 2:0 Kruczek (Wajda, Fraszko) 4, 3:0 Dziubiński (Wronka, Pasiut) 8, 4:0 Wronka (Pasiut, Fraszko) 28, 5:0 Wronka (Pasiut) ) , Fraszko) 38, 6:0 Wronka (Dziubiński, Pasiut) 40, 7:0 Dziubiński (Wronka, Dronia) 49.
The Division IA World Championship will take place in Nottingham from April 29 to May 5. Six teams are competing for promotion. The top two teams will advance and the weaker team will be relegated to Division IB. – We want to fulfill our dreams and the dreams of our fans – say the Polish national team hockey players.
- Romania – Italy 2:6
- South Korea – Great Britain 0:4
April 30, Sunday
- Lithuania – Romania 2:3
- Italy – South Korea 6:1
May 2, Tuesday
- Romania – South Korea 2:5
- UK-Lithuania, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
May 3, Wednesday
- South Korea – Poland, 7:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Lithuania-Italy, 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
- UK-Romania, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
May 5, Friday
- Poland-Romania, 7 p.m. 1:30 p.m.
- Lithuania-South Korea, 7:00-5:00 p.m.
- Italy – Great Britain, 8:30 p.m.
All matches with the participation of the Poles and two others will be presented by TVP Sport.
- April 29, 1:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., Poland – Lithuania
- April 30, 4:55 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Poland – Great Britain
- April 30, 8:25 p.m. – 10:40 p.m., Italy – South Korea
- May 2, 4:55 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Poland – Italy
- May 2, 8:25 p.m. – 10:40 p.m., United Kingdom – Lithuania
- May 3, 1:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., Poland – South Korea
- May 5, 1:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., Poland – Romania
- May 5, 8:25 p.m. – 10:40 p.m., United Kingdom – Italy
Guardians:
John Murray (GKS Katowice), Maciej Miarka (GKS Katowice), David Zabolotny (Comarch Cracovia).
Defenders:
Kamil Górny (JKH GKS Jastrzębie), Arkadiusz Kostek (JKH GKS Jastrzębie), Bartosz Ciura (GKS Tychy), Oskar Jaśkiewicz (GKS Tychy), Marcin Kolusz (GKS Katowice), Maciej Kruczek (GKS Katowice), Patryk Wajda (GKS Katowice) , Pawel Dronia (Ravensburg Towerstars).
Forwards:
Kamil Wałęga (HK 32 Liptovski Mikulas), Paweł Zygmunt (HC Litvinov), Alan Łyszczarczyk (Comarch Cracovia), Mateusz Michalski (Comarch Cracovia), Patryk Wronka (Comarch Cracovia), Krystian Dziubiński (TAURON Re-Plast Unia Oświęcim), Dominik Paś (JKH GKS Jastrzębie), Grzegorz Pasiut (GKS Katowice), Bartosz Fraszko (GKS Katowice), Radoslaw Galant (GKS Tychy), Filip Starzyński (GKS Tychy), Bartłomiej Jeziorski (GKS Tychy).
Training staff:
Robert Kalaber – Head Coach, Grzegorz Klich – Assistant Coach, Marek Batkiewicz – Goalkeeper Coach, Ireneusz Jarosz – Analyst Coach, Wojciech Chowaniec – Duty Technician, Krzysztof Jarosz – Duty Technician, Zbigniew Galicki – Physiotherapist, Hubert Paszkiewicz – Physiotherapist, Wojciech Kania – Doctor.
The Polish national team has played six friendlies against top teams. In Riga, the Poles won with Latvia 5:3 and lost 0:2, and in Maribor they first lost to Slovenia 2:3 on penalties, and in the rematch they won 4 :3 after a series of shots on goal. The Poles also performed very well in the last tests, in Tychy they defeated Węgrów 4: 2 and in Bytom 3: 2.
– I am very satisfied with the conditions offered by the Polish Ice Hockey Association. We played against strong and valuable opponents. The players performed well against the background of the teams preparing for the elite World Championships – underlines coach Robert Kalaber.
“Winning against opponents like this makes you stronger. We showed that we were a team of character, underlines striker Patryk Wronka. After the test matches, coach Robert Kalaber had a lot to analyze. – Sparring has shown, among other things, that players have to react faster. With a rival on your back you have to play faster – says the coach. – In Nottingham we can win against any rival, but I’m not looking ahead, at the moment the most important thing for me and my teammates is Saturday’s opener against Lithuania – admits striker Alan Łyszczarczyk.
Which teams will be the Poles’ most dangerous rivals in the fight for the two places rewarded by promotion? – Great Britain and Italy are relegators from the Elite, last year these teams played against powers such as the Czech Republic and Canada. Our team is ready to compete with any rival – says Kalaber. “We will tackle the five concentrated games. In 2019 we had a great chance to get promoted to Division IA and then we lost to Romania.
– We have to play to the fullest from start to finish, with no downtime – says Wronka, who has played in British competitions in the past for the Belfast Giants. – In the UK, the fans applaud very vigorously, but I hope that many Poles will attend our matches, because many of our compatriots live in England. We will play at Motorpoint Arena, the facility has a large area and we have to use our speed there – adds the national team striker.
For the Whites and the Reds, the Nottingham Championship is one of the most important tournaments of the last decades. Poles after 22 years have a chance to be promoted to the top flight. – We want to do it for ourselves, for our families and our fans – the hockey players say in unison.
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