In the second round of the Group A hockey tournament, defending champions Canada beat the Hungarians 7-1 – scoring 4-0 in a row in five minutes.
Ice Hockey, Group A, Group B, Round Two:
Hungary – Canada 1-7 (1-2, 0-4, 0-1)
Goal: Bartalis (19), Or Schevel (6), Berry (11), Stone (28), Marchand (30), Brassard (32), Matheson (33), Hall (45)
After the 4-1 defeat to the Slovaks, the Hungarian national team continued its performance against the Olympic champion and defending World Cup champion Canada. The match started with a Hungarian position, but this made the incoming team of Juharos fully conscious and completely surrounded the Hungarians. The Canadian first man advantage did indeed bring in a goal, and at the end of an overall great game they were 2-0 down, already in the middle of the first half. Leaving the opponent a little, with the help of Sofron, Bartalis made a make-up, and the audience became unruly.
In the middle third, the Hungarian team fought a championship for so long, they could equalize at times, then Canada choked their dreams with maple syrup: They scored four goals in five minutes, increasing their advantage (6-1). However, the Hungarian happiness could have reached the end of the period again: we almost scored from a counterattack with a man’s kick.
In the final third we were able to enjoy the man advantage that was avoided, Canada didn’t play as well as they did in the middle of the game, but Taylor Hall continued to increase the edge with an eye-catching goal. In the end, the ratio of shots on goal was 37-22, which is absolutely faultless; Basically, we can’t help but regret those specific five minutes in which Canada made the most of the difference.
Hungary will meet France on Tuesday.
