'Kim Sang-wook 2 Goals' Korean Ice Hockey Beat China for 2nd consecutive World Championship

'Kim Sang-wook 2 Goals' Korean Ice Hockey Beat China for 2nd consecutive World Championship

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The men's ice hockey team has won two consecutive World Championships.

South Korea, led by head coach Kim Woo-jae, beat China 2-1 in the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship Division 1 Group B (third division) in Tallinn, Estonia on the 28th (Korea time). 스포츠토토

South Korea, which had earlier won its first match 5-2 against Croatia, won its second consecutive tournament.

Korea, which was in Division 1 Group A (second division) until last year, was demoted to the bottom of last year's competition.

Korea has won the third-division title at this year's championship, and is eyeing a second-division berth. Spain (29 May), Estonia (1 May) and Lithuania (2 May) have three more matches to play.

South Korea went scoreless even with 13 shots in the first period, and was dragged away by allowing Wang Jing to score the first goal shortly after the start of the second period.

However, captain Kim Sang-wook played an active role in turning the game around. Kim scored the equalizer at 6:38 of the second period, and right before the end of the second period, Shin Sang-hoon's shot hit the opponent team's goal to score an upset goal.

South Korea blocked China's wave offensive in the third period and confirmed its victory.