Bulgarian ice hockey juniors are on the verge of falling out of III division after being defeated by the teams of Israel, Turkey and Australia (the latter two pictured during the match on Saturday). Photo by Kameliya Atansova (Sofia News Agency)
Bulgarian juniors, aged under 18, suffered a dramatic loss from the Israeli team 1-16 in the World Ice Hockey Championship held in Sofia.
This is the fourth defeat of Bulgaria after being beaten successively by Australia, Belgium and division newcomers from Turkey.
On Sunday Bulgarian juniors face the team of New Zealand and they desperately need a victory to avoid dropping from the Third Division.