The Czech Republic is just one win away from profitable the Ice Hockey World Championship in its house nation. The hosts beat Sweden within the semi-finals in Prague on Saturday in spectacular trend with 7:3 (2:2,3:1,2:0) and can face Switzerland within the remaining on Sunday (8:20 p.m./reside ORF Sport +). The Swiss defeated Canada 3:2 after a penalty shootout (2:0,0:1,0:1,0:0,1:0) and thus dethroned the defending champions.
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Three objectives inside three minutes
The Swedes, who had been so dominant within the group section, took the lead twice within the first third by way of Marcus Johansson (4th) and Marcus Pettersson (ninth), however the Czech Republic managed to equalize by way of Kubalik (eighth) and David Kampf (tenth). Within the center third, the house crew gained a transparent benefit and despatched the house followers into ecstasy. Inside three minutes, Ondrej Kase (twenty seventh), Martin Necas simply 16 seconds later (twenty seventh) and Dominik Kubalik (thirtieth) scored to present them a 5-2 lead.
The Swedes fought again with an influence play aim from Joel Eriksson Ek (thirty sixth minute) and utilized strain in additional energy play conditions. Lukas Sedlak dealt them the ultimate blow (forty sixth minute). 17,500 spectators within the corridor and hundreds extra outdoors cheered wildly. Sedlak additionally put the ending touches to the sport six minutes earlier than the top.
Bild: (APA/AFP/MICHAL CIZEK)
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Bild: (APA/AFP/MICHAL CIZEK)
The Czechs, who additionally beat Austria 4-0 within the group stage, reached a World Cup remaining for the primary time since 2010. Since then, the nice ice hockey nation had solely received the bronze medal 3 times. The Swedes, alternatively, who had been unbeaten till the semifinals, should proceed to attend for his or her first title since 2018 regardless of a squad full of NHL stars. If additionally they lose to Canada within the match for third place on Sunday (3:20 p.m.), they may go house empty-handed at a World Cup for the fifth time in a row.
The Canadians, for his or her half, didn’t efficiently defend their title for the primary time in eight years. The document world champions needed to admit defeat to Switzerland, who’re within the remaining for the third time after 2013 and 2018 and want to win gold for the primary time.
The crew of long-time coach Patrick Fischer, which misplaced 2:3 to the Canadians within the group stage, dominated the primary interval, not least because of three two-minute penalties from the North People, and took benefit of their energy play. The 2 NHL strikers Kevin Fiala (sixteenth) and Nino Niederreiter, who deflected a Josi shot (18th), scored on the facility play.