After losing to France in a shootout on Saturday the Hungarian Women’s team was facing Denmark for the Gold medal.
The first period was a scoreless twenty minutes in which Hungary was not able to convert their power play opportunities. The Hungarian fans had to wait until the midway point of the game for any goals to be scored. Fanni Gasparics took a pass from Bernadett Németh and skated in all alone from center ice, deaked out the Danish goal for nice breakaway goal and the 1-0 lead. Minutes later Réka Dabasi doubled the lead for what looked to be an easy game the rest of the way.
Five minutes into the third period Denmark was able to get one back when Nielson picked out the top corner on a well placed shot. In the closing minutes Denmark looked to have found an extra gear as they tied up the game at 2-2 on a power play, but the celebration was short lived as Gasparics struck again twenty nine seconds later for the winning goal after a scramble in front of the Danish net she managed to poke the puck across the goal line.
Coaches Corner
“The girls came out we played a great first period and in the second period we found some goals that could build off of, I think going into the third period the girls were a little nerves they haven't been in this situation before but give them credit they found a way to win.” Dwayne Gylywoychuk
View from the ice
“We were really looking forward to play against Denmark since we lost against them in Barcelona, we took advantage of our chances and won, this was a great chance for us to came together and become a team.” Kitti Terncsényi
Goalies: NÉMETH Anikó (HTI Barrie) POLTZER Renáta (KMH)
Defensemen: KISS-SIMON Franciska (Belije Medvedji) CSISZER Sarolt, NÉMETH Bernadett, ODNOGA Lotti, PÁL Vanda, SZLABY Gyöngyi, TÓTH Enikő, TRENCSÉNI Kitti (KMH)
Forwards: BRGLES Nóra (SDE Stockholm) GASPARICS Fanni, HUSZÁK Alexandra (Belije Medvedji) JÓKAI SZILÁGYI Zsófia (MSSK Pitea) DABASI Réka, Rónai Alexandra, SOMOGYI Vivien, UNGÁR Rebeka (KMH) GOTTLIBET Zóra, HORVÁTH Tifani, KISS Andrea, PINTÉR Hanna, PINTÉR Lili (Marilyn) JÓKAI SZILÁGYI Kinga (Sportország)
Coaching staff
Head coach: Tibor Marton
Assistant coaches: Norbert Buzás, Dwayne Gylywoychuk
Goalie coaches: Zuzana Tomcikova, Tamás Szabó
Results
Friday 18:10 Hungary-Slovakia 4-2
Saturday 17:40 Hungary-France 2-3 (SO)
Sunday 13:40 Hungary-Denmark 3-2