Denmark’s U20 national team in ice hockey is a step closer to relegation from the A group.
on Wednesday night, English time lost coach Olaf Otherwise the troops, with 3-4 in the first nedrykningskamp against Kazakhstan in Vancouver.
The two nations play best out of three matches to avoid relegation, and now Denmark is thus whipped to victory in the second match on Friday to secure a decisive battle.
Denmark finished last in his preliminary group with nothing but defeats and a goal difference of 0-26, but on Wednesday night came on the team after all, at scoringstavlen for the first time, but it did not on the day.
Already after 1 minute and 36 seconds, came to Kazakhstan in front, but the danes stood up fine, and after nine minutes put the Jonas Røndbjerg the first Danish goal for 1-1.
It was, however, a job time limit, because the opponent brought out at 2-1 just two minutes later.
13 minutes into the second period, it was during the powerplay so 3-1 to Kazakhstan, which was also the score at the end of the period.
Denmark got a new hope card inside in the third period with Andreas Grundtvig reducing to 2-3, but after eight minutes led Kazakhstan 4-2, and then it was difficult.
With just over two minutes left reduced Malte Setkov, however, to 3-4 in the powerplay, but the Danish compensation did not materialize.
