After the 4: 1 triumph over the Czech Republic, the Swedish hockey players won the Karjala tournament and over Russia, which they defeated 4: 2 in Helsinki. The Czech national team, led by coach Filip Pešán, already knows before the matches with Finland and Russia that even a six-point gain will not be enough for the overall championship in the inaugural tournament of the Euro Hockey Tour series in the Olympic season. The young team is without a point, even though she bravely resisted her favorite and in the first half of the match she managed to equalize twice. Striker Carl Klingberg scored two winners.
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Russian teammate striker Matvej Mičkov in front of Swedish goalkeeper Gustaf Lindvall.
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The Russian team, which was replaced by Sergei Zubov after a sudden departure by head coach Oleg Brataš, kept up with the Swedes for a long time. Thanks to goalkeeper Askarov, who eliminated Frederik Olofsson’s solo after six minutes, who was able to take advantage of the Russians’ huge mistake in passing on their own blue line. The Swedes also had a numerical advantage, and soon after it ended, Bengtsson opened the score with a close.
Only 77 seconds passed from the second period and it was tied thanks to Mičkov’s show goal. The huge Russian talent, who will only celebrate his 17th birthday in a month, quickly picked up the rebound behind the Swedish goal on the blade and caught Lindvall with a floorball finish. Mičkov became the youngest scorer in the history of the Russian national team. He set the record for Ovekkin, who established himself in 2003 at the age of 17 and 11 months.
An incredible show on Karjala! The 16-year-old Russian super-talent became the youngest choir shooter
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Although the Russians did not enjoy the equalization for too long, as Klingberg returned in the 24th minute, but another 85 seconds later it was equalized again thanks to Galimov. The Swedes defended themselves in the next weakening after half of the match and struck again in the 35th minute, when the emphatic Lander pushed through a successful run on the goal.
Chusnutdinov was able to equalize until the second break, but Lindvall was against. After the Russians did not use the power play at the beginning of the third part, the Swedes controlled the match. Klingberg struck a 30 meter free kick home 47 minutes into the match.
| Hockey Karjala, part of the Euro Hockey Tour in Helsinki: |
| Sweden – Russia 4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0) |
| Goals and recordings: 19. A. Bengtsson (F. Olofsson, Djoos), 24. C. Klingberg (Själin, Bromé), 35. Lander (Hansson, Själin), 47. C. Klingberg (Lander, Bromé) – 22. Mičkov (Muchamadullin, Galimov), 26. Galimov (Těgin, Koromyslov). Judges: Kaukokari, Vikman – Nikulainen, Sormunen (all Fin.). Exclusion: 3: 1. No use. Attendance: 1818. |
| Sweden: Lindvall – Pudas, Tömmernes, Djoos, Djuse, Hansson, Själin – C. Klingberg, Lander, Bromé – Bengtsson, F. Olofsson, Holmberg – Viksten, Linus Johansson, Bristedt – J. Olofsson, De La Rose, Everberg. Coach: Johan Garpenlöv. |
| Mask: Askarov – Smirnov, Nikishin, Yelesin, Muchamadullin, Koromyslov, Tělegin, Grudinin, Savikov – Rashevsky, Voronkov, Tertishnyj – Mickov, Galimov, Vovchenko – Chusnutdinov, Ponomaryov, Chibrikov – Chekhovich, Guslistov, Sveckov. Coach: Sergei Zubov. |
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| 1. | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:3 | 6 |
| 2. | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
| 3. | CR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
| 4. | Mask | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:7 | 0 |
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