Ukrainians play in Division 1B.
April 27 national hockey team of Ukraine held the first match at the 2022 World Cup in Division 1B.
The Ukrainians met with Serbia and won a landslide victory with a score of 7: 0.
Goals in the opponent's goal were scored by Alexander Peresunko, Vadym Mazur, Dmytro Nimenko, Felix Morozov and Vitaliy Lyalka.
Ukraine – Serbia – 7: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0)
Puck: 1: 0 – Peresunko (Mikhnov, Blagiy, – more.), 01:24. 2: 0 – Peresunko (Mikhnov, Pangelov-Yuldashev), 10:51. 3: 0 – Mazur (Matusevich, Mikhnov), 23:30. 4: 0 – Mazur (Pangelov-Yuldashev, Mikhnov, – more.), 29:00. 5: 0 – Nimenko (Good), 33:10. 6: 0 – Morozov (Vorona, Andreykiv, – less.), 48:24. 7: 0 – Doll (Fadeev), 50:39
Ukraine: Kubritsky; Tolstushko – Merezhko, Pangelov-Yuldashev – Matusevich, Litvinov – Andreykiv, Grebenik; Mikhnov – Mazur – Peresunko, Lalka – Fadeev – Korenchuk, Blahy – Nimenko – Morozov, Chikantsev – M. Simchuk – Borodai, Vorona.
Poland from April 26 to May 1. Ukraine's opponents are also Poland, Japan and Estonia.
Vadim Shahraichuk's wards will play the next match with the hosts of the tournament, the Poles, on April 28.
The only ticket to Group A of the first division will go to the winner of Group 1B, and the last team will be relegated to Group A of the second division.
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Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian national hockey team won the biggest victory in 12 years .