Bucharest, Romania - January 10 - The USA Men's National Team came up short earlier today in quarterfinal action at the World Aquatics World Cup Division 1 competition, falling to Montenegro 15-7. Ryan Ohl led the offense with three goals while
Adrian Weinberg recorded 14 saves in net. Team USA now falls back ot the 5th-8th place bracket and will meet Croatia on Saturday in semifinal play at 9am et/6am pt. The match will stream LIVE in the United States via
Recast PPV on the World Aquatics website with
live scoring available courtesy of World Aquatics.
Team USA got off to a slow start in this one falling behind 5-1 after the first quarter. They were able to slow the Montenegro offense in the second quarter, allowing just three goals, but trailed at intermission 8-3. It was a similar story in the third quarter as Montenegro outscored Team USA 3-1 to hold an 11-4 lead going to the final period. In the last quarter the United States put together their best offensive output, delivering three goals, but allowed four as Montenegro cruised to victory.
The United States went 5/10 on power plays with a missed penalty conversion while Montenegro went 3/5 on power plays and 3/4 on penalty shots.
Scoring -
Stats
USA 7 (1, 2, 1, 3) R. Ohl 3, B. Liechty 2, T. Abramson 1, D. Brown 1
MNE 15 (5, 3, 3, 4) N. Moskov 4, F. Gardasevic 3, D. Matkovic 2, M. Perkovic 2, D. Radovic 1, V. Radovic 1, S. Cetkovic 1
Saves - USA - A. Weinberg 14 - MNE - P. Tesanovic 13
6x5 - USA - 5/10 - MNE 3/5
Penalties - USA - 0/1 - MNE - 3/4
