BEJING, Feb 16 The Slovak team beat the US team in the quarterfinals in a shootout match of the hockey tournament at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The meeting ended with a score of 3:2 (1:1, 0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 1:0) in favor of the Slovaks. In regular time, goals were scored by Juraj Słafkovsky (12th minute) and Marek Grivik (60th) in the Slovakian national team. The Americans scored Nick Abruzzese (20) and Sam Entzhes (29). In the shootout, the decisive goal was scored by Peter Ceglarik. The rival of the Slovakian national team in the semifinals of the Olympics will be determined later. The semi-finals will take place on Friday.
