2024 U18 MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION II GROUP A

WINTER STADIUM, SOSNOWIEC, 

WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL 2024

GREAT BRITAIN

4

6

POLAND

JACK CLARKE

29:55

RHYS EDWARDS

30:31

ARCHIE SALISBURY

40:41

JORDAN O'BRIEN

49:53

TYMOTEUSZ PETRAZYCKI

04:13

OLAF ZACHARIASZ

07:54

TYMOTEUSZ PETRAZYCKI

19:57

SEBASTIAN WOJCIEHOWSKI

49:53

OLAF ZACHARIASZ

54:46

OLAF ZACHARIASZ

59:43

04:13

Goal Poland. Tymoteusz Petrazycki scores from close-range. Great Britain 0-1 Poland.

07:54

Poland score on the powerplay. Adam Sawicki feeds Olaf Zachariasz to two for the hosts. Great Britain 0-2 Poland.

19:57

Poland have a third as Tymoteusz Petrazycki scores from the right-circle on the powerplay for his second goal of the game. Great Britain 0-3 Poland.

29:55

GOAL FOR GB. Jack Clarke buries a rebound and the deficit is cut to two. Great Britain 1-3 Poland.

30:31

GOOOOOOOOAL GB. Two in 36 seconds and it's a one-goal game. Jordan O’Brien’s wraparound attempt sees the puck sit on the line and Rhys Edwards bundle it over. Great Britain 2-3 Poland.

40:41

GOOOOOOAL GB. WHAT A START TO THE THIRD PERIOD AS GB EQUALISE. A shot from captain Archie Salisbury takes a deflection to beat Igor Tyczynski. Great Britain 3-3 Poland.

49:53

Goal for Poland. Wiktor Bieda’s shot deflects off Sebastian Wojciechowski to put Poland ahead again. Great Britain 3-4 Poland.

52:35

GOOOOOOOOOAL GB. It's raining goals. GB hit back again as Jake Hayward forced the turnover to set-up Jordan O’Brien on a two-on-one break. Great Britain 4-4 Poland.

54:46

Goal five for Poland. Olaf Zachariasz converts a close-range rebound and the hosts are ahead with just over five minutes remaining in the third period. Great Britain 4-5 Poland. Zachariasz scored his second of the night as he converted a close-range rebound (54:46) and then completed his hat-trick with an empty-netter (59:43).

59:43

Goal six Poland and they will take the three points. Olaf Zachariasz completes his hat-trick into an empty net. Great Britain 4-6 Poland.

April 17, 2024

GREAT BRITAIN v POLAND

Great Britain were beaten 6-4 by top seeds Poland in a thrilling opening game at the men’s Under-18s World Championship Division II Group A in Sosnowiec.

GB, who were 3-0 down at the end of the first period, tied the game at 3-3 and 4-4 before two late Poland goals, including an empty-netter, secured the hosts the points.

Tymoteusz Petrazycki’s close-range finish put the Poland ahead (4:13) before Adam Sawicki fed Olaf Zachariasz to make it 2-0 on the powerplay (7:54).

Petrazycki netted from the right-circle (19:57) – also on the man advantage – to leave Poland in total control at the first intermission.

Jack Clarke buried a rebound (29:55) to close the gap and 36 seconds later, Jordan O’Brien’s wraparound attempt saw the puck sit on the line and Rhys Edwards bundled it over to bring GB within one (30:31).

GB equalised 41 seconds into the third period as a shot from captain Archie Salisbury took a deflection to beat Igor Tyczynski (40:41).

Wiktor Bieda’s shot deflected off Sebastian Wojciechowski to put Poland ahead again (49:53), but GB hit back again when Jake Hayward forced the turnover to set-up O’Brien on a two-on-one break (52:35).

Zachariasz scored his second of the night as he converted a close-range rebound (54:46) and then completed his hat-trick with an empty-netter (59:43).

Stats

16

Shots

23
17

Saves

12
6

PIM

2