From left Uvis Janis Balinskis from Latvia, Teemu Turunen from Finland, Andris Džerinš from Latvia and Mikael Ruohomaa from Finland.
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
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“It’s great that we are in the quarterfinals,” praised Finnish star bull Olli Määttä. “Nowadays, we are set up so that when we go to a tournament, we want to win it. We want to be better and better with every match. We don’t look at the results much, we are mainly interested in our own game. Although there were a few good things there today, I think that we didn’t play a very successful match, “Määttä admitted.
In the fourth minute, he sent the Finns into the lead of Mäenalanen. Both teams then tried the game in numerical advantage, but without success. The home team took a step 81 seconds before the first break, when Dzierkals took full advantage of Säteri’s hidden view.
The Latvians were very encouraged by the settlement and had the upper hand in the beginning of the second act. The author of the Latvian goal, Drzierkals, could have added another in the 24th minute, but he was unable to beat Säteri during a close-up backhand. Roberts Bukarts shone with a great individual action in the middle of the match, but he didn’t move his balance even.
At the end of the 35th minute, a big jam came at the Latvian goal and Ojamäki could not throw Kalninš’s concrete. The Northerners did not have to regret it for a long time, because a moment later they went back into the leadership, which was ensured by the successful flow of the shielding Pakarinen.
But the Latvians did not want to accept the defeat. Jaks could have increased the lead after 46 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The same thing turned out when renumbering three to two Mäenalanen, Kalnins managed to move against his sharp blow without preparation in time. The home team got in the 54th minute: Darzinš backhand threw the puck in front of the goal and changed the path of his flight Dzierkals with a fantastic run.
Are. You. Kidding. Me.
Anton. Lundell.
4. Seconds. Left. In. Overtime.
Game. Over. #IIHFWorlds #FINLAT @leijonat @FlaPanthers pic.twitter.com/2ksV5iZWcR
– IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 30, 2021
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“It looked like it could be renumbering three to two and my job was to go to the goal. I saw Lauris fire, then I ran the puck. At first I couldn’t believe it ended in a goal. It’s this is a very important point for us, “described the goal at 2: 2 Dzierkals.
The match eventually reached extra time. In a three-on-three game, both teams had several options to decide. Roberts Bukarts found himself in two chances, not even the Finnish captain Anttila, but just four seconds before the setting expired, Lundell decided.
| Hockey World Championship: |
| Group B (Arena Riga): |
| Finland – Latvia 3: 2 in overtime (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1 – 1: 0) |
| Goals and recordings: 4. Mäenalanen (Anttila, Tiivola), 36. Pakarinen (Pokka, Innala), 65. Lundell (Määttä) – 19. Dzierkals, 54. Dzierkals (Darzinš, Sotnieks). Judges: Frano (Czech Republic), Bruggeman – Oliver (both USA), McCrank (CAN). Exclusion: 3: 2. No use. No spectators. |
| Finland: Säteri – Sund, Seppälä, Määttä, Kaski, Ohtamaa, Pokka, P. Lindbohm, Nousiainen – Mäenalanen, Tiivola, Anttila – Swedish, Lundell, Ojamäki – Innala, Kontiola, Pakarinen – Karjalainen, Ruohomaa, Turunen. Trainer: Jukka Jalonen. |
| Latvia: Kalnins – Rubins, Balinskis, Cibulskis, Sotnieks, Zile, Freibergs, Jaks, Skvorcovs – Krastenbergs, Abols, Kenins – Darzins, Indrašis, Dzierkals – Karsums Trainer: Bob Hartley. |
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