Slovak hockey team brings home bronze

The Slovak U20 ice hockey national team, which travelled to the world championships in Canada with the goal of saving itself in the top-flight category, is bringing home the bronze following a 4-2 victory over Sweden on Monday night. The team's coach, Ernest Bokroš, was thrilled with the result. "It's a splendid moment. Considering the minuscule player basis in Slovakia, we've achieved a huge feat", said Bokroš for the official website of the Slovak Ice Hockey Association (SZLH). Despite the low expectations of fans at home and the 8-0 score the Canadian team handed them in the first game, the Slovak team managed to turn around; beating their other opponents. The first victims were the title defenders from Finland, who were defeated 2-1 by the Slovaks. Having reached the semifinals after thrashing 3-0 their Czech rivals in the quarterfinals, Slovakia again lost 1-5 to the tournament's top favourite from the host country. Nevertheless, the young Slovaks managed to recover from the defeat, and the following day they beat the Swedes in the bronze medal game.