Goals for Latvia were scored by Ralfs Freibergs and Oskars Cibulskis in regulation time. Dans Ločmelis was twice accurate in the shootout and Kristers Gudļevskis had a great game in goal.
Latvia is 5th in the group table, but with a win in regulation time in the remaining game against the USA can guarantee a place in the top four and the knockout tournament if the Slovaks fail to score a point against Sweden.
The Latvian national team started the championship in the Czech Republic with overtime victories over Poland and France, as well as a regular time win over Kazakhstan, but suffered heavy defeats against Germany and Sweden. The win against Slovakia places our team high enough to still have hopes for the quarter-finals.
In the group round, Latvia will still play against the USA (May 21). The four strongest teams in the group will advance to the quarter-finals. The medal winners will be announced in Prague on May 26.
All World Championship matches can be seen live on LSM.lv.
