Austria proves too good for Britain at ice hockey worlds
Peter Schneider scored twice as Austria built a 3-goal lead in the first 10 minutes and held Britain to 2 shots on goal in the second period.
- On Saturday, Austria defeated Britain 5-2 during their preliminary round game at the IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship in Zurich.
- The Austrians dominated early, scoring three goals inside the first 10 minutes in Zurich to establish a commanding lead against their opening game opponent.
- Britain countered with goals from David Clements and Liam Kirk in the first period, but Austria added two more in the second while restricting the newcomer to only two shots.
- In Fribourg, Marek Hrivik scored midway through the final period to lift Slovakia to a 2-1 victory over Norway during their Group matchup.
- Later Saturday, Canada faces Italy in Fribourg following their win over Sweden, while the Czechs are scheduled to play Slovenia as tournament action continues.
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Four reasons why the 5:2 against Great Britain makes for optimism. On Sunday, Hungary (16.20) is about maintaining the class.
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Austria proves too good for Britain at ice hockey worlds
Britain has marked its return to the ice hockey world championship with a 5-2 loss to Austria. The Austrians scored three goals in the first 10 minutes of Saturday's game in Zurich.
The ÖEHV team was quickly 3-0 ahead, but the decision was only made in the middle third. The success is an important step towards class preservation.
Austria's ice hockey team defeats the UK in Zurich's riser. Coming Sunday a victory against Hungary could also fix the start at the World Cup next year.
The ice hockey A World Cup in Zurich could not have started better for Austria: The team of Roger Bader caught a dream start on Saturday in the trend-setting, first match against climber Great Britain, was already 3-0 after 9:47 minutes already, won in the end completely deserved with 5:2. In the second match on Sunday Hungary waits (16.20 a.m./live in the sportkrone.at-Ticker), in another victory the class preservation would already be as good …
Zurich - The Austrian hockey team defeated Great Britain 5-2 at the World Championship in Zurich and entered the tournament victorious. Captain Peter Schneider, who played for the youth teams of České Budějovice and Znojmo and played in the Extraliga for Kometa Brno, contributed two goals to the favorite's victory.
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