Ukraine defeated Poland to win the ice hockey Olympic pre-qualifying tournament – Dainik Savera Times

But Bogdan Dyachenko foiled Pavel Dronia’s attempt. However, Poland did not slow down the attack and scored early at 7:15 of the first period on Kamil Górny’s shot from the blue line. Kalabar’s players continued their attack but failed to double the lead before the break.

The visitors counter-attacked at 2:22 of the second period when Denis Borodai made the score 1–1 with a shot from distance. Poland took the lead at 13:45 after a sharp attack by Marcin Kolusz. However, Ukraine evened the score again when Yevgeny Ratushny beat the Polish goalkeeper at 3:43 of the third period.

The visitors were determined to find a winner, but Maciej Miarka fouled Andrei Deniskin with three minutes remaining. Both teams could not score goals in extra time. In the shootout, Ilya Korenchuk and Oleksiy Vorona defeated the goalkeeper to give a huge victory to the visiting team.

Dmitry Khristich’s team is just one step away from advancing to the next round of Olympic qualification. After two games, they top Group J with five points, one more than Poland. On Sunday, the final day of the tournament, Ukraine will play against Estonia while South Korea will face Poland.