In Trencin, Slovakia repeated yesterday's victory by beating the Czech Republic 5-1. In Riga, Germany took another victory by beating Latvia 4-2. In Valenciennes, Today, France and Belarus also played their first IHWC test games. France beat the Netherlands 5-1 while Belarus demolished Poland 9-1 in Pinsk. Italy and Slovenia concluded a busy day with a tight match in Bressanone.

Slovakia - Czech Republic 5-1 (4-0, 1-1, 0-0)
4 April 2009, Trencin, Att: 4,850
1-0 05:46 Stefan Ruzicka (Ivan Baranka, Jaroslav Obsut)
2-0 06:49 Ladislav Nagy (Marcel Hossa)
3-0 07:19 Lubos Bartecko (Tomas Surovy, Tomas Bulik)
4-0 19:40 Marcel Hossa (Ratislav Pavlikovsky, Richard Stehlik)
4-1 32:44 Petr Vampola (Frantisek Lukes, Tomas Netik) PP1
5-1 39:31 Stefan Ruzicka (Juraj Stefanka) SH1
SVK 7x2, CZE 6x2, SOG 38:23 (17:6, 6:11, 15:6)

SVK: Stana; Starosta, Stehlik, Nagy - Pavlikovsky - Hossa (4); Vydareny (2), Svarny, Surovy - Bulik (8) - Bartecko; Obsut, Baranka, Radivojevic - Stefanka - Ruzicka; Smrek, Valach, Bartovic - Macho - Tatar.
CZE: Kopriva, Caslava (2), Platil (4); Nedorost - Cermak - Horna; Blatak (2), Nosek, Kvapil - Mikeska - Jansky; Barinka (2), Krstev, Lukes - Vampola (2) - Netik; Gulasi, Sicak, Köhler - Kasparik - Kveton.

Source: http://www.szlh.sk/statistiky/live-zapas/45053

Latvia - Germany 2-4 (2-1, 0-3, 0-0)
4 April 2009, Arena Riga, Att: 4,009
1-0 05:26 Girts Ankipans (Edijs Brahmanis, Viktors Blinovs)
1-1 09:08 Thomas Greilinger (Petr Fical)
2-1 14:19 Andris Dzerins (Olegs Sorokins, Roberts Jekimovs) PP1
2-2 27:16 Sebastian Osterloh (Kai Hospelt, Marcel Müller)
2-3 33:34 Vitalij Rab (Alexander Barta, Yannic Seidenberg)
2-4 35:29 Moritz Müller (Philip Gogulla, Martin Ancicka) PP1
LAT 7x2, GER 7x2, SOG 16:36 (9:12, 3:14, 4:10)
Official Gamesheet


France - The Netherlands 5-0 (0-0, 4-0, 1-0)
Valenciennes, Valigloo
24'52 : Yorrick Treille (Anthony Guttig)
25'24 : Damien Fleury (Jérémie Romand, Damien Raux)
26'41 : Jonathan Zwikel (Vincent Bachet, Cyril Papa)
37'57 : Julien Desrosiers (Yorrick Treille)
54'33 : Julien Desrosiers (Thomas Roussel, Yorrick Treille)
Gamesheet:http://competition.hockeyfrance.com/...p?GameID=13298

Belarus - Poland 9-1 (3:0, 5:0, 1:1)
4 April 2009, Pinsk, Att: 680
1-0 05:33 Korshunov (Mikhailev)
2-0 07:23 K. Koltsov (Makritsky, Kulakov) PP1
3-0 15:58 Dudik (Borovkov, Koltsov)
4-0 20:21 Bashko (Kulakov) PP1
5-0 23:15 Makritsky (Yefimenko, Kulakov)
6-0 27:34 Meleshko (MIkhailev, Chupris)
7-0 29:22 Kukuskin (Stas) PP1
8-0 31:08 Kulakov (Dudik) PP1
8-1 47:48 Kolusz (Laskiewicz)
9-1 57:12 Antonov (Kovyrshin, Kulakov)
BLR 9x2, POL 9x2
Best players: BLR: Mezin, POL: Malasinski

BLR: Mezin, Bashko, Makritsky (2), Chupris (2), Mikhailev, Meleshko, Antonov (2), Kostyuchenok (4), Kulakov, Borovkov, Koltsov, Shvedov, Korshunov (6), Dermagin, Kovyrshin, Ugarov (2), Yefimenko, Stas, Dudik, Kukushkin.
POL: Zborowski (29:22 Radziszewski); Noworyta, Gonera (4) ; Malasinski - Kowalowka -Urbanowicz; Rompkowski, Borzecki (2), Lopuski (2) - Zapala (2) - Proszkiewicz; Piekarski, Klys, Laskiewicz - Slabon, Kolusz - Slabon, Banaszczak (4), Jakubik (2) - Dzieubinski - Danieluk (2).


Italy - Slovenia 5-4 (1-1, 3-0, 1-3)
4 April 2009, Bressanone, Att: 100
1-0 08" Mike Souza
1-1 08" Aleš Mušič (Groznik, Šivic)
2-1 29" Mike Souza (De Bettin, Fellicetti)
3-1 34" Florian Ramoser (Gallate, Simsordi)
4-1 34" Diego Iori (Ramoser)
5-1 42" Thomas Pichler (Lutz, Trevisani)
5-2 46" Žiga Pavlin
5-3 46" Marcel Rodman
5-4 47" Egon Murič (Kovačevič)
PIM: ITA 34, SLO 28