The meeting takes place at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga.
On the 25th second of the game, the forward of the Slovak national team, Robert Lantoshi, took the puck behind the opponent's endline and passed the ball to forward Marek Grivik, who opened the scoring in the match.
Thus, the Slovak national team scored the fastest goal at the 2021 World Cup.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian national team defeated Great Britain in the World Cup ice hockey match.