Last game of the World Championship against Luxembourg and our National team tried but could not get the desired result. The final score of 3-2 clearly shows that any team could have won today, and despite many injuries from the Greek side, the team played very well. Luck was not on our side once again, and despite the many opportunities, especially in the second period, we were unable to equalize and eventually go ahead in the score.

Congratulations to all our players who tried their best and made ​​us proud once again!

The points of the National Team:

#	Name	Goals	Assists	Points
7	Lefteris Fournogerakis	1	0	1
19	Georgios Kalyvas (A)	1	0	1
17	Panagiotis Koulouris	0	1	1

Georgios Kalyvas (A) was named MVP of the game.

Panagiotis Koulouris was named MVP of the National Team for the whole tournament.

In a packed stadium, with the Greek fans cheering non-stop for the National Team, the players faced the home team and the favorite for the gold medal South Africans. Although it was a tough game the players gave their 100%. Luck was and patience was not on the Greek side, since the many penalties helped the South Africans score 5 power-play goals. Unlike previous games, the third period was the good one for the National Team, clearly showing that they can compete against any opponent.
Special thanks to all the Greeks that came to the ice rink to support our National Team.

The points of the National Team:

#	Name	Goals	Assists	Points
17	Panagiotis Koulouris	1	0	1
7	Lefteris Fournogerakis	0	1	1
21	Dimitris Kalyvas (C)	0	1	1

Spyros-Dalibor Ploutsis was named MVP of the National Team.
In the other matches of Day 4:
DPR Korea – Ireland 2 – 1
Luxembourg – United Arab Emirates 8 – 1

Third day of the World Championship and the National Team, despite starting the game very well, did not get the positive result. After two periods the score was 2-1 in favor of DPR Korea but the players of the National Team showed that they could run away with a win. The team started the 3rd period very strong with 2 great opportunities (one hit the post and the other missed an empty net), luck was not on the National Team side and instead of tying the game 2-2, it became 3-1. At this point, the players had no more powers, and the game eventually ended 7-1.

The points of the National Team:

#	Name	Goals	Assists	Points
22	Kyriakos Adamidis	1	0	1
8	Iason Pachos	0	1	1
10	Alexandros Valsamas-Rallis	0	1	1

Kyriakos Adamidis was named MVP of the National Team.

In the other matches of Day 3:
Luxembourg – Ireland 5 – 0
South Africa – United Arab Emirates 15 – 0

A great victory for the Greek National Team on the second day of the World Championship, defeating the United Arab Emirates with a final score of 4-3. The opponents started off the game really well scoring twice and surprising the Greek squad. Despite the initial shock the National Team regrouped and turned the game around scoring 4 unanswered goals ending the second period. The team was pressing throughout the whole game showing that losing was not an option. The performance of Georgios Kalyvas was remarkable considering he had been injured just a day before, scoring the equalizing goal. Panagiotis Koulouris, newcomer to the National Team scored 2 goals and helped with his great performance. Finally, Georgios Fiotakis was great between the pipes, even saving a penalty shot just five minutes before the end of the game and while the score was 4-3.

The points of the National Team:

#	Name	Goals	Assists	Points
17	Panagiotis Koulouris	2	1	3
21	Dimitris Kalyvas (C)	0	3	3
24	Nikolaos Papadopoulos	0	2	2
13	Ioannis Koufis	1	0	1
19	Georgios Kalyvas (A)	1	0	1

Nikolaos Papadopoulos was named MVP of the National Team.

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First day of the Championship and the result does not reflect in any way the image of the game. An unfair defeat for the National team that lost to Ireland 6-3. The game was undecided in the first 2 periods. The Greek National Team seemed to out-play Ireland, taking 41 shots and it appeared that they can walk away with the victory. But unfortunately a bad third period cost the Greeks the game.

The points of the National Team:

#	Name	Goals	Assists	Points
21	Dimitris Kalyvas (C)	0	2	2
17	Panagiotis Koulouris	1	0	1
10	Alexandros Valsamas-Rallis	1	0	1
11	Orestis Tilios (A)	1	0	1
24	Nikolaos Papadopoulos	0	1	1

Panagiotis Koulouris was named MVP of the National Team

In the other matches of Day 1:
DPR Korea – United Arab Emirates 5 – 3
Luxembourg – South Africa 2 – 5

2013 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Div.III - South Africa

15-21 April 2013 - Grandwest Ice Arena - Cape Town, South Africa

Date	Game	Result
15.04.2013	DPR Korea - United Arab Emirates	5 : 3
15.04.2013	HELLAS - Ireland	3 : 6
15.04.2013	Luxembourg - South Africa	2 : 5
16.04.2013	United Arab Emirates -HELLAS	3 : 4
16.04.2013	DPR Korea - Luxembourg	5 : 2
16.04.2013	South Africa - Ireland	7 : 4
18.04.2013	Luxembourg - Ireland	5 : 0
18.04.2013	DPR Korea - HELLAS	7 : 1
18.04.2013	South Africa - United Arab Emirates	15 : 0
19.04.2013	Ireland - DPR Korea	1 : 2
19.04.2013	United Arab Emirates - Luxembourg	1 : 8
19.04.2013	HELLAS- South Africa	1 : 8
21.04.2013	Luxembourg - HELLAS	3 : 2
21.04.2013	Ireland - United Arab Emirates	7 : 3
21.04.2013	South Africa - DPR Korea	4 : 1

*the schedule of the games are Greek time zone.

The Hellenic Ice Sports Federation, and the coaches Grigoris Apostolidis and Panagiotis Efkarpidis have chosen the 20 athletes that will represent Greece at the upcoming World Championship:
2013 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Div. III : 15-21 April 2013 Cape Town, South Africa

#	Name	Position	Club
1	Giorgos Fiotakis	Goalie	ALBATROS
2	Pavlos Kasampoulis	Forward	IPTAMENI
4	Polykarpos Amanatidis	Defence	ARIS
5	Nikolaos Chatzigiannis	Defence	IPTAMENI
6	Georgios Kouleles	Forward	IPTAMENI
7	Eleftherios Fournogerakis	Forward	MADCOWS
8	Iasonas Pachos	Forward	IPTAMENI
10	Alexandros Valsamas-Rallis	Forward	IPTAMENI
11	Orestis Tilios (A)	Defence	IPTAMENI
12	Dimitris Malamas	Forward	ARIS
13	Ioannis Koufis	Forward	IPTAMENI
14	Diogenis Souras	Defence	IPTAMENI
15	Antonis Kanellis	Forward	AVANTES
16	Marios Lybertos	Defence	IPTAMENI
17	Panagiotis Koulouris	Forward	ARIS
19	Georgios Kalyvas (A)	Forward	IPTAMENI
21	Dimitris Kalyvas (C)	Forward	IPTAMENI
22	Kyriakos Adamidis	Forward	PAOK
24	Nikolaos Papadopoulos	Defence	PAOK
25	Spyros-Dalibor Ploutsis	Goalie	IPTAMENI

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