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Russia and Finland will be the two finalists that tomorrow at 20 Italian will compete for the world title in ice hockey.
Saturday 24 May 2014 5 minutes reading time
The name of the first finalist is released in the afternoon today, when Russia's NHL star Ovechkin had the best 3 to 1 over Sweden. The Scandinavians in Sochi Olympic finalists and winners of the last edition of the world, they knew not to feed the underdogs and so have started the match by putting great pressure on the opponents.
After just 19 seconds of the game the formation Swedish unable to insert the disk in the network, thanks to a fast exchange between Lindstrom and Backlund that allows Moller golie to pierce the opponent. Russia struck cold it takes a while for'' carburetor, but the first time at the 13th Plotnikov is the same threading the disc behind Nilsson. They spend only five minutes, and the Russians put the arrow. Shirokov retrieves a disc by burning the Swedish defense and put the puck back into the opponent's net.
In Sweden, the second drittel all look to move back into a tie, but in the best time of the yellow-blue, Russia is the third goal. This time is Anton Belov mortise Nilsson thanks to a strong conclusion made by the stroke average distance. The third time you close without markings and Russia get the pass to raise to heaven the 27th world title in its history.
In the evening, it was held the second semi-final which saw front Finnish Finland and the Czech Republic after a first phase of the tournament rather colorless registry have changed from the quarter-finals when they got the better of Canada, and also this have been the authors of today'' a great team performance.
Finland now part of the great producing several occasions, impensierendo more Salak shooting. After nearly nine minutes of the game, however, the'' unbeaten the Czech portire is violated by marking Lehtera able to exploit the'' assists Hietanen.
The Czech Republic after a rather disappointing first half, trying to come out at the beginning of the second third with Novotny and with the'' immortal Jaromir Jagr, but Rinne close properly. In the best phase of blue-white Finland is the second realization thanks to Immonen. 2 to 0 is bad for the morale of the Czechs in a few minutes could go in against a sound goleada Salak but not to be left behind.
The third time he sees again the Czech Republic in the attack, but the Finns manage well the match and do not crush. In the last 60 seconds of the race the Czech coach decides to enter the sixth man of the movement to try at least to close the gap. The move, however, does not give the desired results and Lehtera signing his personal goals by downloading the disk goal untouched.
Czech Republic and Sweden will drop again tomorrow on the track in the afternoon to play the final for third place.
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