The IIHF World Junior Championships taking place in Toronto, Canada, saw Slovak ice-hockey players performing well beyond expectations. After winning 3-0 over the Czech team on Friday, the Slovak team succeeded onto Sunday semi-finals, where they faced the tournament favourites; Canada. This match didn't deliver any surprises, Canada won 5-1. Nevertheless, the full Air Canada Centre in Toronto gave Slovaks a standing ovation and chanted the name of the Slovak goalie Denis Godla, who despite the score performed excellently. Tonight Slovakia will face Sweden in the fight for bronze.

Zuzana Botíková, Photo: AP/TASR