Marea Britanie a obținut dramatic punctul necesar calificării, atunci când Robert Farmer a înscris în meciul cu Ungaria, pentru 2-2, cu 15,8 secunde rămase din timpul regulamentar de 60 de minute. După 5 minute albe de prelungiri, britanicii, care cedaseră în grupa de la Budapesta, găzduită în Laszlo Papp Arena, în fața Kazahstanului (1-6), au câștigat, finalmente, cu 3-2 la loviturile de departajare.
Meciul cu Ungaria a fost urmărit de 7.870 de spectatori. Dacă ar fi câștigat Ungaria, maghiarii și Kazahstanul urcau în primul eșalon din hocheiul mondial.
Pentru Marea Britanie e o întoarcere în Grupa Mondială după 24 de ani. Și, ca și în anii ’90, britaniii au reușit două promovări consecutive în doi ani!
Și Italia și-a asigurat sâmbătă, 28 aprilie, calificarea, tot în condiții dramatice, în ultimele secunde de timp regulamentar. Diego Kostner a ajuns victoria în meciul cu Slovenia, 4-3, cu 2.3 secunde înaintea ”buzzerului”.
Pentru Italia a fost prima victorie împotriva slovenilor în 27 de ani. Ultima victorie data din timpul când Slovenia era parte a Iugoslaviei, iar Italia a câștigat pe terenul adversarului, în Ljubljana 13-3. Slovenia a pierdut acum promovarea pentru prima dată din 2009.
Rezultate
22 Apr GBR 3-1 SLO, HUN 0-3 KAZ, POL 1-3 ITA
23 SLO 2-4 POL, ITA 2-3 HUN, KAZ 6-1 GBR
25 Apr ITA 3-0 KAZ, GBR 5-3 POL, SLO 4-1 HUN
26 POL 2-3 HUN, KAZ 3-5 SLO, ITA 3-4 GBR
28 KAZ 6-1 POL, SLO 3-4 ITA, HUN 2-3 GBR
Clasament
1 GBR 5 3 1 0 1 16:15 11
2 ITA 5 3 0 0 2 15:11 9
3 KAZ 5 3 0 0 2 18:10 9
4 HUN 5 2 0 1 2 9:14 7
5 SLO 5 2 0 0 3 15:15 6
6 POL 5 1 0 0 4 11:19 3
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