(Québec) The odyssey of the darlings of the Tournoi international pee-wee de Québec, the Ukrainian team, ended Friday with a 2-1 loss against Vermont Flames Academy.
Ukraine failed to take advantage of three numerical advantages in its favor, while the Americans showed attack at every opportunity, in this Friday morning of snowstorm in Quebec.
Despite a goal in extremis 11 seconds from the end, the young Ukrainians could not escape elimination.
This is the end of the adventure of this darling team made up of refugees fleeing the war.
The Ukrainians couldn’t repeat the miracle of their first appearance on the ice on Saturday when they staged a spectacular comeback against the Bruins.
The Vermonters quickly made it clear that they weren’t there to be lenient: they opened the scoring at 2:21 remaining in the first period with a shot that deflected, beating the goaltender.
In the second period, the Americans took advantage of a penalty imposed on the Ukrainians because they had one player too many on the ice.