Ukraine 4 – Romania 0 (3-0, 1-0, 0-0)
Ukraine took care of business early, scoring three times in the first nine minutes of the game, en route to a victory over host Romania. Andri Denyskin led the offence with two goals and an assist, while Bohdan Diachenko made 22 saves for the shutout.
The Ukrainians got some momentum on an early power play and Viktor Zakharov opened the scoring 11 seconds after it ended, putting in his own rebound after Zoltan Toke stopped the initial shot. Vitali Lialka made it 2-0 on a high wrister from the top of the slot through a heavy screen, and then Zakharov pounced on a turnover in the Romanian zone and dished to Denyskin, whose one-timer beat Toke over the blocker.
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