The Czech Republic by far – to the ultimate of the Hockey World Cup
Printed 2024-05-25 16.51
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PRAGUE. Referees who had been in the way in which, missed match penalties and changed goalkeepers – not a lot went Sweden’s method within the World Cup semi-final in opposition to the Czech Republic.
After the 7–3 loss, the bronze medal match awaits in slightly below a day.
– It will not be very straightforward to get up tomorrow, says Erik Karlsson.
The house nation, the Czech Republic, can win its first World Cup gold in 14 years following pulverizing Sweden within the semi-finals within the Czech Republic.
In entrance of a euphoric viewers in Prague, they lastly received 7-3 and now await the ultimate on Sunday night in opposition to both Canada or Switzerland.
– The best way you carry out on this semi-final, it’s underneath all criticism, says Per Svartvadet in Radiosporten.
Erik Karlsson additionally sees his personal crew.
– In fact it isn’t enjoyable. It is nothing that any of us anticipated. We did not give ourselves the possibility to win at the moment. They had been mentally stronger than we had been within the extra vital intervals of the match at the moment, he says.
Acquired assist from the referee
For Sweden, most issues went incorrect in Saturday’s semi-final.
Tre Kronor had a 2-1 lead within the first interval earlier than the Czech Republic took over the match. With the house crew’s 3-2 purpose, the puck was herded to a free place for Ondrej Kase and when Dominik Kubalik countered to make it 5-2 in the midst of the second interval, it was solely a minute following the referees missed a suspected match penalty for Jan Rutta.
Then Filip Gustavsson was changed following 5 conceded on 18 pictures.
“Then we get to take the bronze”
Substitute Samuel Ersson might not do something to show the sport round however dropped two extra sacks within the recreation.
– It’s tough to cease the bleeding, it goes quick on the market. We do what we are able to, however it’s small errors that punish themselves, says Fabian Zetterlund.
The final time Tre Kronor received a WC gold was in 2018.
15.20 tomorrow there’s a probability for fast revenge within the bronze match.
– It will not be enjoyable at the moment. It will not be straightforward waking up tomorrow. However when the puck is launched, it is only a matter of driving, says Erik Karlsson.
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