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20 апреля. Швеция — Финляндия 7:3 (1:1, 2:2, 4:0)
0:1 — Финляндия. Арттури Лехконен (Туво Теравайнен), 03:18 в большинстве
1:1 — Швеция. Якоб де ла Роуз (Густав Посслер, Александер Уиннберг), 16:41
2:1 — Швеция. Густав Посслер (Филип Форсберг), 21:12
3:1 — Швеция. Эрик Карлссон (Якоб де ла Роуз), 26:52
3:2 — Финляндия. Арттури Лехконен (Расмус Кулмала), 29:50
3:3 — Финляндия. Расмус Ристолайнен (Эса Линделл, Хенрик Хаапала), 31:50 в большинстве
4:3 — Швеция. Джеспер Петтерссон (Тобиас Торнквист), 45:46
5:3 — Швеция. Филип Форсберг (Кристиан Коллберг, Александер Уиннберг), 52:33 в большинстве
6:3 — Швеция. Кристиан Коллберг (Александер Уиннберг, Густав Посслер), 57:18
7:3 — Швеция. Кристиан Коллберг (Густав Посслер), 59:13 в большинстве
Броски: 41-44 (12-12, 12-18, 17-14).
Вратари: Оскар Данск — Йонас Корписало.
Штраф: 18-14. Голы в большинстве: 2-2. 520 зрителей.
Позволив сборной Финляндии отыграть две шайбы во втором периоде,
шведская команда забила четыре безответных гола в заключительной трети
и в третий год подряд вышла в финал чемпионата мира. Великолепно
провела поединок тройка «Тре Крунур» Себастьян Коллберг (2+1) — Густав
Посслер (1+3) — Александр Уеннберг (0+3), забросившая 3 шайбы и
набравшая в сумме 10 очков.
20 апреля. США — Канада 2:1 (1:1, 0:0, 1:0)
1:0 — США. Джей Ти Комфер (Мэтт Лэйн, Сет Джонс), 10:36
1:1 — Канада. Гемел Смит (Дамон Северсон), 15:23
2:1 — США. Кайл Остерберг (Сет Джонс), 46:26
Броски: 27-22 (8-7, 10-5, 9-10).
Вратари: Коллин Олсон — Мэтт Мюррэй.
Штраф: 6-10. Голы в большинстве: 0-0.
Три дня спустя после победы над канадцами на предварительном этапе,
сборная США снова обыграла своих северных соседей, получив шанс
защищать свои титул чемпионов в финальном поединке против Швеции. Как и
в первой встрече, судьба второго матча между США и Канадой решилась в
заключительном периоде. Автором единственного гола на 47-й минуте стал
американский форвард Кайл Остерберг, побившийся успеха атакой из-за
ворот.
IIHF.com. U.S. wins North American tilt
In a tightly-contested match marked by clean hits and strong physical
play, the United States prevailed 2-1 over Canada to set up a third
straight rematch against Sweden in the final of the 2012 IIHF Ice
Hockey U18 World Championship.
Kyle Osterberg scored the game-winning goal as the U.S. overcame a
spirited effort from the Canadians to set the stage for a potential
fourth straight gold medal.
“There’s no greater feeling than getting one up on Canada…there’s
really no words to describe it,” said Osterberg after the game.
The Americans defeated Canada 5-3 in their final preliminary round game
Tuesday, earning a bye into the semis after finishing the preliminary
round first in Group A with an unbeaten record. Canada beat Russia 4-2
in the quarter-finals to earn a rematch with their North American
rivals.
As in their first game, the teams came into the third period with the
score tied. A big open-ice hit by Canadian captain Matt Dumba on Andrew
Copp at the blue line got a loud response from his team bench near the
start of the frame, hoping to shift the momentum to the Canadian side.
But only minutes later U.S. captain Seth Jones blasted a puck from the
high slot area. The shot missed wide of the Canadian net but was picked
up by teammate Kyle Osterberg behind the net, who slotted it home on
the wraparound for the go-ahead goal.
Down 2-1 and facing elimination, Canada began to play with a sense of
urgency, which meant giving up more than a few odd man rushes to the
U.S. The Canadians had the best chance to tie at 6:37 when Ryan Hartman
was called for interference on a hit against Felix Girard, but the team
could not capitalize.
“It was exactly what we expected, a tight game against a great team
with a lot of good players,” said Team Canada head coach Jesse Wallin.
“I thought their defence did a great job keeping us to the outside and
they were tough to forecheck.”
“The last goal was a tough goal to give up,” said Wallin. “We didn’t
finish our check in the neutral zone, if we finish that check and
eliminate their defenceman then the puck doesn’t end up in our zone,
but it’s those little details that are the difference, and they were a
little better at the details than us tonight.”
The game started in typical fashion for a Canada-USA match. The
Americans tested goaltender Matt Murray early and often and both teams
delivered a steady stream of body checks on one another as they battled
for puck possession. The United States drew first blood at 10:36 when
Matt Lane won the puck along the boards and then dropped a pass down to
JT Compher. Compher beat Murray with a shot from the side of the net
from a tough angle to score.
The game took a bizarre turn near the end of the period, when U.S.
forward Andrew Copp got checked into the netting behind Murray’s goal.
Compher’s facemask got caught in the netting, and he had to remove it
and go to the bench. In the meantime Canada found itself on an
impromptu 5-on-4, and Gemel Smith scored with a long shot from the blue
line to tie the game 1-1 going into the first intermission.
"I’ve never had that happen to me before,” said a relieved Copp after
the game. “I was panicking and trying to figure out what to do, then I
just took it off and left it there and sprinted for the bench. I was
hoping they weren’t gonna score but that’s exactly what happened, but
fortunately it ended well.”
The U.S. held the puck for most of the second frame but neither team
could find the back of the net. Both goaltenders caught a few breaks,
first Murray whose crossbar deflected a high shot away from the net,
and with Olson who was beaten on a shot that hit the right post and out.
Canadian discipline broke down near the end of the period, with
consecutive penalties on Adam Pelech and Felix Girard forcing the
penalty killers to be on the ice for the final four minutes. But the
team held on and the score remained 1-1 going into the second
intermission.
The victory means the three time defending champions will take on
Sweden on Sunday for the gold medal. In the last two championship
finals, the U.S. beat the Swedes each time to claim gold. Canada will
face Finland in the bronze medal game, also on Sunday. |