ERZURUM BUZ HOKEYİ: Turkey Slips By Bulgaria with a 3-2 Win

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB

U20 DIVISION III WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

December 12, 2014 By B.C. Ryan

Emre Faner - Best Player Award

Ismir, Turkey, - The Turkish team just slipped by the younger, less experience club of Bulgaria with a 3-2 Win. Turkey had a slight advantage in the game out shooting Bulgaria 23-21. The Turkish Club had the better and more experience players, but could only manage 23 shots on goal in the game.

The Bulgaria team opened up the scoring at the 15:41 mark of the first period. The goal was scored by Maksim Eftimov, assisted by Tomislav Georgiev and Veselin Dikov.

Turkey score two goals in the second period to go up on the scoreboard 2-1. The first goal was scored on a power play at the 26:27 point of the period. Ogun Uzunali scored the goal on a nice play set up by Gokalp Solak and Emre Faner. Alihan Demirer scored for Turkey at 35:39 mark in the period assisted by Emre Faner and Gokalp Solak.

Turkey scored a power play 37 seconds into the third period. The goal was scored by Batuhan Akay and assisted by Gokalp Solak. The Bulgaria club could not mount an attack, it looked like Turkey would go on to an easy win. But the Turkish team lacked discipline. At the 47:21 mark of the 3rd period, four players for Turkey and Bulgaria received game misconducts. The Turkish team got caught up in the moment of the game and forgot to play smart. Turkey had 83 penalty minutes in the third period which let Bulgaria back in the game.

Dimitar Videnov scored and unassisted Power play goal for at 55:21 of the third period. Turkey looked rattled and struggled the last four minutes of the game.

Emre Faner, Genclic Sport Club defender was named number one player of the game for Turkey. Genclic Sport Club has nine players on the roster for U20 Turkish National Team. Eleven players on Turkish club played for GSK Coach Keith McAdams on the U18 Level.

Play By Play Report

Third period

59:58

Time-out

BUL