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Ice Hockey World Championship Czech Republic with difficulty to mandatory victory

SDA

20.5.2026 - 19:00

Made the Czech forwards desperate for 45 minutes, but could not hold on to the victory: Italy's goalie Damian Clara in a duel with Filip Hronek
Made the Czech forwards desperate for 45 minutes, but could not hold on to the victory: Italy's goalie Damian Clara in a duel with Filip Hronek
Keystone

The Czech Republic only just managed to pull off a must-win against Italy in Group B of the Ice Hockey World Championship in Freiburg.

Keystone-SDA

20.05.2026, 19:00

20.05.2026, 21:18

Up until the 45th minute, the newly promoted Italian team was on its way to a sensation against last year's world champions in Freiburg. Thanks to a goal from Nick Saracino, Italy led 1:0 despite their glaring inferiority, but then the Czechs turned the tide within six minutes. The all-important 3:1 was then scored into an empty net.

The outstanding player for the Italians was goalie Damian Clara from the AHL team from San Diego with 56 shots saved. The Azzurri thus remain bottom of the table without a point after four games.

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