Lithuania vs Ukraine: where to watch the decisive match of the World Championship of Hockey
3 May 2024 14:57
Ukraine’s national men’s ice hockey team will play a decisive match at the World Championship in Division I. At 19:30 in the Lithuania-Ukraine match, the winner of the tournament will be determined, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Tournament standings
On the eve of the last match, both teams have the same number of points and are 6 points ahead of China. This means that the Chinese team has lost its chances of winning, and the winner of the Lithuania-Ukraine match will become the division champion.
According to the rules of the tournament, if the two teams have the same number of points, the one with the best result in the head-to-head match wins. If it is a draw, the championship will be determined by the results of each team in the match with the team that took the next place. The third place in the IP division could go to China or Estonia, as Ukraine played better against each of these teams than Lithuania.
Thus, the Ukrainian national team will be satisfied with a draw in the match with Lithuania. With such a result, Ukraine will win its division and advance to the second strongest division at the World Cup – IA.
Lithuania is a difficult opponent, and they are playing at home, as the IIHF World Championship is held in Vilnius. In the world rankings of men’s ice hockey teams, Lithuania is ranked 24th and is ahead of Ukraine, which is ranked 27th. However, bookmakers are still betting on Ukraine, with odds of 1.13 for a Ukrainian victory against 5.1 for a Lithuanian victory.
“This match will be the quintessence of the entire season and will either give hockey in our country a boost in times of war or record the continuation of the stagnation process. I do not want to believe in the latter,”
– commented the Ukrainian Hockey Federation on the upcoming match.
Where to watch
The championship is broadcast in Ukraine by Suspilne Sport. The Lithuania-Ukraine match can be watched on the Suspilne Sport channel, on all regional channels of Suspilne on cable networks and OTT platforms, as well as on the Suspilne website. The match will also be broadcast onYouTube.
Match kick-off: 3 May at 19:30.
