Despite the loss, Latvia managed to come back from a 0:3 deficit during the match, but in the end had to admit the superiority of their opponents with a score of 3:4.

At the press conference after the game, the team's head coach Harijs Vītoliņš was not too concerned by the result, saying that this is just the beginning of the preparation phase.

"The quality needs to be improved, but the fighting spirit was there. This is just the beginning of the preparation phase, and a l...