Sweden outclassed Finland – ready for the semifinals

It was even – in a halvek. Then stamped Sweden on the accelerator and made for the finals already in the second world CUP match. After the 1-0 in the break did Sweden five goals in the second half and impressive.

– Finland defended well in the first half, but when we got to the second and third early in the second, it will be easy that it flows away, said tvåmålsskytten Joakim Andersson.

against Russia on Sunday and was, understandably, keen on playing. He showed the way by making the only goal in the first half after Johan Esplund taken advantage of one of the few Finnish mistake before the break and played forward.

" I got a little felträff, but it went in anyway. Nice, " said Andersson, who also completed the Swedish målskyttet.

head Coach Svenne Olsson was delighted with victory, with the game and with Andersson.

" We had a different coaching against Russia and then got the ”Jocko” sit. But he has a lot of ice time left in this tournament. He is in terrible shape and we can just put him in the correct positions and so, said the coach, who as well as the players also took the opportunity to pay tribute to the arrangement.

where the torches showed the way into the small isladan, who breathed the tradition and was filled to the last seat with 1.700 spectators. Also many Finnish supporters had come to cheer for a team that many tip to be able to shake the big favorites Russia and Sweden in this world CUP.

Edsbyns 22-year-old snabbskrinnare Tuomas Määttä looked sharp in the first half but got tired, as well as målvaktsveteranen Kimmo Kyllönen, who had let in two quick goals immediately after the break. Johan Esplund scored his second world CUP goal when he was to arrive on a hörnretur and Erik Pettersson itself into the third on a penalty.

Johan Löfstedt celebrating the number five. Foto: Michael Erichsen/Bildbyrån

Just a few minutes later, he did the feat and the straffkanonen was, if possible, even harder. The fifth Swedish goal made by Johan Löfstedt.

Storsegern means that the Swedish gruppsegern is complete and the home team playing the semifinal on Friday. There have probably on paper the most difficult opponents Finland and Russia.

in the meaningless match against Kazakhstan on Wednesday in Vänersborg.

" We want to make a top notch match and do a lot of goals against Kazakhstan. Our goal is to become better and better, " said Svenne Olsson, who got to see he Martin Johansson at the end of the first half, hit by a hörnskott in the face.

After having been sewn, he was able to continue in the second half.

He kissed not so much in the evening, said and smiled.

are Russia, a match that the team must win if it wants to go directly to the semi finals, where you anyway can wait to be with Russia again.

Sweden thanks to the two opening winners and the new tournament format, a much easier trip. It smells already final on hemmafavoriterna.

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