2023-05-20 17:03:55
The Swiss team had a 5th success at the World Championship in Riga. For her first real test, she dominated Canada 3-2.
In an ice rink filled with more than 8,000 fans and won over to the cause of the Swiss, Patrick Fischer’s troupe delivered the part that was expected of them. Facing the Canadians, the Helvetians managed their meeting. If Nico Hischier hadn’t tried to score a goal between the legs when he might give his squad a three-point lead, Switzerland would have been spared a tense end to the match. But the main thing is to have managed to get the best of the Canadians in the game and on the scoreboard.
History shows the way
After an initial third dominated by Switzerland, it took until the middle period to see the nets shake. And it was the Canadians who scored first. A goal dropped mid-match in power-play which left a mixed followingtaste in the mouths of the Swiss. Because this numerical advantage was caused by a foul by Nino Niederreiter and the Grison might have been seriously injured a few seconds earlier. Joe Veleno administered a skating kick that might have had serious consequences. That’s why things got worse in front of the Canadian goal.
Switzerland was able to count on its 1st line and on a gala Nico Hischier. In the 34th, the center of the New Jersey Devils offered a nice number in the Canadian defense before placing the puck out of reach of goalkeeper Montembeault. In the 37th, under the impetus of the excellent Gaëtan Haas, Dario Simion was able to take advantage of a rebound following a throw from Marti to give his colors the advantage. The safety goal came from the cane of Andres Ambühl. The eternal Graubünden took advantage of a completely failed line change from the maple leaf players to give Switzerland a breath of fresh air (3-1 in the 53rd).
Make way for the Czechs
Undefeated, the undefeated Switzerland will now rub shoulders with the Czechs on Sunday evening (to be continued from 7:10 p.m. on RTS 2) with the ambition of 1st place in the group, which would be interesting so as not to have to move to Tampere too soon.
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