Hockey: SH.BA defeated Finland 5-2 in the quarterfinal of the World Championship in Stockholm
Finland is eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Hockey World Championship for the third consecutive year, after they were beaten 5-2 by the SH.BA in Stockholm Arena, leaving them without a medal at the event since receiving gold in 2022.
Both sides arrived at the Play off with almost identical shape – both were in winning runs with four games and had just suffered a loss in seven games each in the group stage.
But that did not stop the Americans from drawing their first blood within the first five minutes; subsequently Juuso parsinen was called for blow, US got only 23 seconds to take advantage of Powerplay, as a beautiful left pass by Logan Cooley selected Conor Garlandwho fired at home.
It took Finland Eight minutes to withdraw level with a power of them after a delay of playing the game against Cooley.
Teuvo TerevinenShot from left Ricochet away from his teammate Juho lammikko But it was kindly to Eeli Tolvanen to include in his seventh goal of the tournament.
Finland took the momentum in the second period and thought they had used it to make full two minutes in when Michael deletes Found the net, only for the purpose not to be allowed after a challenge.
But five minutes later, a keeping call against the USA team Frank Nazar allowed the leijons to take the lead.
Patrick Puistola Checked Topi’s mistake the first time his teammates set him to shoot, but after recycling well, teravaine asked for Webro Forward again and this time he buried his past purpose Jeremy Swayman.
However, SHBA responded well to go back and were again at the level with just over five minutes left in the second, HOW Zeev buium GAIN Matthew Beniers To the right, his shot was rescued by Saro But Buium followed in return.
Puistola was called to trample on the same game, and this allowed the US to recover the lead immediately after another plyro- Garland got a pass by Get Thompson And he tried to force his way in front of the net, before the ball deviated from the stick of a defender and extending over Sarot.
After 40 minutes, Finland found herself after accepting three goals for the second time in this World Championship.
Unfortunately for the side of Anti Penana, the defensive setting they proud of the desert further in the third period, when the Americans opened a two -goal lead for the first time.
Six minutes after resumption, the United States exploded from their area, before the cutter Gauthier AND William Smith combined with experience Pinto for his first World Cup Championship.
Finland went to break late, attracting Saros in favor of an additional attacker, But she turned back and Clayton Keller found the empty net to do Final score 5-2.
It is a disappointment for the leijons that housed the ambition to return to the podium, but it is the SH.BA that switch to the semifinals.
Joining them in the last four are Switzerlandwho did easy work of their quarterfinals, washing Austria besides 6-0.