Sweden was forced to win against Great Britain.
Then the team went on a real cold shower when eight minutes into the first period they ended up at a disadvantage after a strange situation to say the least.
Liam Kirk threw the puck on goal at the same time as the British forward Brendan Connolly came sliding on the ice and went with his legs before straight into Viktor Fasth.
The goal was rejected After a long video review, the goal was approved.
– It was ominous when they took so long. But if that is not a goaltender interference, says Jonas Andersson in SVT.
In a video from SVT’s broadcast, the referee is heard motivating the goal for the Swedish team captain Henrik Tömmernes and saying that the puck was over the line even before Fasth got the player over.
Something that can not be distinguished from the TV pictures.
“The judges are wrong in substance”
The referee also gave the motivation that Connolly was tackled into Fasth by Rickard Rakell and therefore could not do anything.
But the experts in SVT’s studio do not agree.
– The judges are wrong in substance. They say he could not do anything. But he could stop it and he could stop. He seeks out Rakell and then he lies down over the club to make it look like an expulsion and he does not do much to stay, says Mikael Renberg and continues:
– You have to know one thing and that is that hockey players can be fooled by something so damn good. It’s clear, he’s looking for Rakell.
He is supported by Daniel Rahimi:
– I think it is clear that he can avoid that situation and you have to do it out of respect for the goalkeeper.
With five minutes left of the first period, Marcus Sörensen equalized the match to 1-1.
The match is in progress.
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