Russia – Sweden2 3:1 (end) | Czech Republic – Finland 0:3 (end)
final
Russia
3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)
Sweden2
Saturday 24.05.2014, 13:45 • Minsk-Arena, Minsk, Belarus • World Championship
     
    The Russian anthem will follow, come back later today for the second semifinal game here at Eurolivescores! (16:05:24)
     
    Oscar Moller (SWE) and Artyom Anisimov (RUS) are named players of the game.
     
    It's game over and the Russians advance to the finals as they are still unbeaten here in Minsk! What a journey it has been and it will conclude tomorrow right here. Sweden will play in the bronze medal game, but they have been great here as well.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:49
    Nilsson is back in the net with the faceoff in the Swedish zone.
     
    59:49
    Mikael Backlund (SWE) gets five minutes and a game misconduct for charging.
     
    59:49
    It was Plotnikov, but now he's on the bench and it looks like he's going to be okay.
     
    59:49
    Now there was a bad hit on a Russian player who seems clearly shaken up and Medvedev was so mad that it looked like he wrestled a ref down to the ice.
     
    59:45
    Another Russian shot misses the net.
     
    59:35
    Big one-timer by Moller blocked by Plotnikov.
     
    59:06
    Now Kulyomin dumped the puck on goal, but just missed it.
     
    58:43
    Kulyomin carried the puck into the offensive zone, but couldn't get a shot away.
     
    58:20
    The referees checked the situation in the goal crease again, but say it was no goal after all.
     
    58:20
    Denis Denisov (RUS) gets two minutes for interference.
     
    58:20
    Moller got the puck on net and a wild scramble ensued in which Jarnkrok scored, but it can't be a good goal as the net was dislodged.
     
    57:54
    Neutral ice faceoff with Backlund playing the puck out of play.
     
    57:22
    Empty net for the Swedes!
     
    57:22
    Timeout for Team Sweden.
     
    57:22
    Hjalmarsson dumps the puck on net, glove save by Bobrovski.
     
    56:46
    Shirokov has the puck and takes a couple of hits on his way through.

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals and assists: 14. Plotnikov (Medvedev, Shipachyov), 18. Shirokov (Zaripov, Medvedev), 32. Belov (Zaripov, Ovechkin) – 1. Moller (Lindstrom, Backlund)


    Russia: Bobrovski (Vasilevski) – Denisov, Chudinov, Kutuzov, Medvedev, Yakovlev, Belov, Zubarev – Ovechkin "C", Plotnikov, Shipachyov – Tikhonov, Malkin, Kulyomin "A" – Zaripov "A", Anisimov, Shirokov – Dadonov, Burmistrov, Kuznetsov – S. Kalinin.
    Sweden2: Nilsson (J. Eriksson) – Fransson, Ekholm, Erixon, Gustafsson, Burstrom, Andersen, Nygren – Lindstrom, Moller, Backlund "A" – Jarnkrok, Nyquist, Klasen – S. Hjalmarsson, Sjogren, J. Ericsson "A" – J. Lundqvist "C", D. Axelsson, Danielsson – Rasmussen.

    Referees: Kaval (USA), Šindler (CZE) – Suominen (FIN), Valach (SVK).

    Attendance: 14,521