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 manner within the World Cup semi-final towards the Czech Republic.
After the 7–3 loss, the bronze medal match awaits in slightly below a day.
– It will not be very simple to get up tomorrow, says Erik Karlsson.
The house nation, the Czech Republic, can win its first World Cup gold in 14 years after pulverizing Sweden within the semi-finals within the Czech Republic.
In entrance of a euphoric viewers in Prague, they lastly gained 7-3 and now await the ultimate on Sunday night towards both Canada or Switzerland.
– The best way you carry out on this semi-final, it’s below all criticism, says Per Svartvadet in Radiosporten.
Erik Karlsson additionally sees his personal workforce.
– In fact it isn’t enjoyable. It is nothing that any of us anticipated. We did not give ourselves the possibility to win right this moment. They had been mentally stronger than we had been within the extra vital durations of the match right this moment, he says.
Received assist from the referee
For Sweden, most issues went flawed 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 workforce’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 after the referees missed a suspected match penalty for Jan Rutta.
Then Filip Gustavsson was changed after 5 conceded on 18 photographs.
“Then we get to take the bronze”
Substitute Samuel Ersson could not do something to show the sport round however dropped two extra sacks within the sport.
– It’s troublesome 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 gained a WC gold was in 2018.
15.20 tomorrow there’s a likelihood for fast revenge within the bronze match.
– It will not be enjoyable right this moment. It will not be simple waking up tomorrow. However when the puck is launched, it is only a matter of driving, says Erik Karlsson.
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