WC 18 hockey: Coach Ivan Feneš evaluates the match Slovakia – Denmark
PIEŠŤANY. Slovak hockey players under the age of 18 met the goal and advanced from the domestic tournament of the 1st Division of the World Cup to the elite category after the fourth match. However, the duel with Denmark was not easy and the young Slovaks fought for the triumph until the last second.
After the third match with France, coach Ivan Feneš stated that it was one of his fights in a duel. He had similar feelings on Friday.
“It was a challenging from the challenging category, but we believed we had it. It took an extremely long time, but this young team, who had and after four matches we have progressed in the dry. Sunday, “said the coach.
The Danish defense was very tough, the coach encouraged the players to be patient.
“We encouraged them to be concentrated and do small things, that is, short turns. The Danes fought extremely, but in the” A “we play against the favorites in this way.
The coach of Slovaks is also pleased that his charges won the promotion without several supports of the year. For example, Juraj Slafkovský and Filip Mešár did not enter the tournament.
“We miss the boys, but they support us from a distance. Filip Mešár is here, Adam Sýkora and Simon Nemcov greet us.
There are nine players missing from the Hlinka-Gretzka Cup, which is an enormous number, but we will see that we can prepare such difficult matches for other boys, “Feneš concluded.