Tampere (from our newsletter) – It was a fierce fight. The Norwegians honestly defended their zone, which the Czechs had a hard time crossing. Nevertheless, they were visibly better at the beginning, and when they were given a numerical advantage, they took the lead. A strong power-command team locked the opponent in the zone until Krejčí cleverly charged Pastrňák, who was not wrong about the shot.
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But Norway did not change its tactics. It played responsibly backwards, but did not pose an offensive threat and did not send the first – rather promotional – shot until the eighth minute.
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The Czechs scored the second goal in the overtime. It was preceded by an excellent entry into the third, when the players changed positions well in the first attack, until Krejčí managed a foul. This time, the second special formation jumped into the power play so that the puck, after being shot by Kundrátek, would get behind the goal to Černoch, who quickly knocked on the free Crow. He ended his shooting troubles at the tournament.
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The picture of the game did not change much in the following minutes, so in the middle of the match the number of shots was 18: 4 for the Czechs. But then they slowed down significantly. They didn’t push too hard in front of the goal, they didn’t try to block the opponent’s goalkeeper, which was one of the tasks and coaches’ appeals for this match. They lost pucks unnecessarily, so the Norwegians leveled the game. The Czechs only happily kept zero at the back. Three times at the end of the second act, Vejmelka was saved by a stick.
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“It was a harder concentration match and it was important to be constantly on the lookout. There weren’t many shots in the beginning, and when something came, it was flying dangerously in front of the gate. I tried not to make any unnecessary mistakes. , we were a little lucky, but we defended it, “said goalkeeper Karel Vejmelka.
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Pastrňák, who turned the penalty shootings with great nobility, gave at least partial calm to the Czechs in the early third period. However, the Norwegians also used the power play and reduced it to 1: 3. In the end, Kempný was expelled twice in a row, but the Czechs stabilized for four minutes. And when Norway recalled the goalkeeper, he punished their loss of puck in the middle zone Červenka, which was selflessly passed by Pastrňák.
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“The worm deserved it. I think he did a lot of work today. But overall, the five-on-five game didn’t work out for us very well, the special teams were excellent, weakening and overpowering. .
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An interesting matter also happened in the auditorium. Before the match, Czech fans hung the Ukrainian flag between two Czech flags. There were two dates 1968 and 2022 on the Czech ones, as well as a message: “Go home, Ivan. Natasha is waiting for you.” After a few minutes of play, however, the Ukrainian organizers took it down with the explanation that only the flags of the participants can be hoisted in the arena.
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| Ice Hockey World Championship in Finland: |
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| Group B (Tampere): |
| Czech Republic – Norway 4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) |
| Goals and recordings: 7. Pastrňák (Krejčí, Červenka), 23. J. Vrána (Černoch, Kundrátek), 41. Pastrňák from penalty. shooting, 59. Červenka (Pastrňák, Krejčí) – 45. Hoff (Trettenes, Haga). Judges: Frandsen (Denmark), MacFarlane (USA) – Niittylä (FIN), Yletyinen (Sweden). Penalty: 5: 6. Utilization: 2: 1. Attendance: 6015. |
| Czech Republic: Vejmelka – Hronek, Kempný, Kundrátek, Ščotka, D. Sklenička, Šimek, Jordán – Pastrňák, Krejčí, Červenka – H. Zohorn, Hertl, Blümel – J. Vrána, Kämpf, Smejkal – M. Stránský, Černoch, Flek. Coach: Kari Jalonen. |
| Norway: Arntzen – Johannesen, Lilleberg, Krogdahl, Nörstebö, Rokseth, Kasastul, Bull – K. Olimb, M. Olimb, Rosseli Olsen – Martinsen, Haga, Röymark – Hoff, Trettenes, Jakobsson – Salsten, Rönnild, Brekke Henriksen. Coach: Petter Thoresen. |
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| 1. | Finland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:5 | 16 |
| 2. | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:9 | 12 |
| 3. | CR | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:10 | 10 |
| 4. | USA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:9 | 10 |
| 5. | Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:18 | 5 |
| 6. | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:16 | 5 |
| 7. | Austria | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:19 | 4 |
| 8. | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4:24 | 1 |
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