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Austria's U18 team starts the World Cup with a bitter defeat against Denmark
Austria's U18 ice hockey team loses the start of the World Cup against Denmark 3:5. Next game against Slovenia on Easter Monday.
Austria's U18 team starts the World Cup with a bitter defeat against Denmark
Austria's U18 national team had a difficult start to the World Cup in Division IA. In the first game, the team lost to Denmark 3:5. Austria was already 2-0 behind in the sixth minute after Denmark was able to use an early power play to take the lead. Loud laola1.at The second goal came shortly afterwards, which put head coach Florian Mühlstein's team under pressure. Austria was able to reduce the score to 1:2 in the 8th minute through Luc van EE, but had to concede another goal before the first break, so the score was already 1:3 after the first third.
In the second third, the Austrian team showed significant improvement and had a total of 15 shots on goal. Kevin Mandl made it 2:5 in the 36th minute, but Denmark was still able to maintain its lead and ended the second third with 5:2. The last section went better for Austria, even if they had chances but were not rewarded, as Mühlstein noted. The head coach also criticized his players' nervousness and emphasized the importance of adhering to tactical guidelines.
Onto the next challenge against Slovenia
The next game for the Austrian team is on Easter Monday at 4 p.m. against Slovenia. Mühlstein warned his team not to oversleep the first third and pointed out that they created chances in the first game, but did not finish them successfully. Austria will have to use this game to rehabilitate themselves and secure their first points in the group.
Overall, the IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION I, which will take place in Szekesfehervar (Hungary) from April 20th to 26th, 2025, will be contested by teams such as Denmark, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Ukraine and Austria. The games will be streamed live on IIHF.TV, giving fans the opportunity to follow the young talents up close. The goal for Austria is clear: after the unsuccessful start, they have to show a better performance in the coming games and collect points in order to maintain a chance of promotion.