Slovakia with another victory – 02.12.2017

Host-country challenged an opponent from the group C - Estonia.

Slovakia started with an active offensive play, but Estonian players focused on defense and they destructed the Slovak game. Estonia got a break away and Edith Parnik scored the first goal of the match in the 7th minute. Slovak players had several good opportunities, but there was no clear chance. Estonia had one-goal lead until the 16th minute, when Paulina Hudakova showed brilliant individual action and she edited the score to 1:1. Fans of the host-country could enjoy another goal in 19th minute. Patricia-Maria Dzurinova added the second goal of Slovakia in the first period. Home team dominated, audience could see a lot of passes and accurate shots, but Estonian defense was ready to stop every dangerous chance.

Perfect start for Slovakia in the second period. During two minutes scored two goals. Firstly, Lucia Kosturiakova, the captain of the host-country, added the third goal. Secondly, Paulina Hudakova improved her statistics thanks to the second goal in the match. Slovakia led 4:1. Estonian players tried to create some chances but they weren´t successful until the 28th minute when Slovak defender lost her ball and Reti Vaart utilized this opportunity. Slovakia made another mistake in defensive area and Diana Klavan scored the third goal of Estonia. Paulina Hudakova confirmed her position as a one of the best goal-scorers in the team because she scored the fifth goal. The next successful goal-scorer was Denisa Ferencikova, she raised the number of scored goals to six. Another, seventh goal, was scored by Paulina Hudakova who ended the second period by this situation. 

Alzbeta Durikova scored the first goal in the last period in the 44th minute. Both teams played very physically but there was only one penalty. Sarka Bolova from the fourth line added the nineth goal for Slovakia. Lucia Kosturiakova scored her second, Slovakia led 10:3 in the 57th minute and it was the final result.

Best players:
#2 Alzbeta Durikova (SVK)
# 16 Reti Vaart (EST)