Romania, defeated by Japan in the “final” for rescue “” tricolors “have relegated to the World Championship
Article by Adrian Duţă – published on Thursday, 01 May 2025 23:45 / Updated on Friday, May 02, 2025 00:25
Romania lost with Japan, score 3-5, in the fourth match of the World Hockey Championship played at Sf. Gheorghe. The “tricolors” have relegated mathematically in the I/B division.
Romania did catastrophic at the World Cup right on its own ground. The national “tricolor” lost the first 4 matches. The duel with Japan was decisive for keeping in Division I/A, the first echelon of the world hockey.
The Japanese were on a par with Romania before the match, with 1 point. As the main criterion of separation is the result of the direct match, this was the last chance to avoid relegation. But Dave Macqeen's students lost and relegated.
Japan has relegated Romania to the World Hockey Championship
The Japanese did not give any chance to the “tricolors” and shattered them in the first half, when they scored 4 times. Nakajima '2, Suzuki' 6, Osawa '12 and Sato '19 established the result of the first part, 4-0 for Japan.
In the second half, Romania also registered, through Valchar '7, Skachov '16 and Rokaly '20. Only Japan also scored, through Hirano, so the final score was set before the last half. In the third part of the match on Sepsi Arena, he did not score, and Japan won 5-3.
Romania has 1 point after 4 matches, while the Asians have 4 and can no longer be reached by “tricolors”, which have a match to play, with Italy, on Saturday at 4:00 pm. Regardless of the result, Romania can no longer be saved from relegation.
Romania's results in Division I/A from the World Championship:
- Romania – Poland 1-4
- Great Britain – Romania 2-1, after the extensions
- Ukraine – Romania 4-0
- Romania – Japan 3-5
The ranking in the Romanian group
Source: flashcore
