1SW 2:1 BLR | Sweden2 - Belarus (World Championship)

World Championship

Germany2 – Slovakia2	2:3 (end)	\|	Switzerland – Czech Republic	5:2 (end)	\|	Finland – France2	3:1 (end)
Sweden2 – Belarus	2:1 (end)

final

Sweden2

2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0)

Belarus

Monday 06.05.2013, 20:15 • Globen Hall, Stockholm • World Championship

		Team Sweden doesn´t let the opponent to get into a pressure and saves this victory. Team Belarus is sad because it almost gets point(s) which absolutely deserves for tonight´s performance. Home players really didn´t impress us at all. We will see, how will they handle this home championship. Thanks for watching and have a nice rest of this night! (22:28:26)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:01	The head coach of the Team Belarus takes a time-out.
	59:00	The last minute of this period.
	58:00	Two minutes left in the 3rd period.
	57:34	Belarussians at full strength.
	57:23	Fransson´s shot only strikes Milchakov.
	56:34	A minute is over from Swedish power-play. It is easy to see that Swedish players don´t rush and don´t want to make a mistake and let the opponent to a break-away...
	55:34	Chernaok (BLR) gets a minor penalty for high sticking.
	54:08	Another Belarussian icing takes the game back in front of Milchakov.
	53:27	The last commercial break in this period.
	51:36	Goal for Team Sweden! FREDRIK PETERSSON fires right after the face-off and he couldn´t aim it better! Just from the left Milchakov´s upper-corner the puck deflects into the net. Team Sweden in a lead! Assisted by Joel Ludqvist.
	51:40	Today's attendance is 10.473.
	51:33	Milchakov rather holds the puck and will face to another face-off in his zone.
	49:56	Eriksson back on ice, home players at full strength.
	49:28	Oh dear. Swedish players are taking an advantage from a tolerant metre by referees. They made 3 fouls in a short while to stop this Belarussian attack... But honestly, the metre is the same on both sides...
	48:03	Chernaok fires from the blue line and behind Enroth is ringing a post again!
	47:56	Absolutely unnecessary foul by Eriksson (SWE), who gets a minor penalty. And Team Belarus is playing a power-play again.
	47:56	A commercial break.
	47:26	Home players in the offensive zone...
	46:34	Home players at full strength.
	46:14	A post of the Swedish net is ringing after Filichkin´s shot.
	45:26	On the other side Oscar Lindberg has his opportunity but his shot is blocked.
	45:05	A good situation after Stefanovich´s shot from the blue line, but Yefimenko doesn´t get to rebounding.
	44:34	An offensive foul for young Landeskog (SWE), who gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	44:00	Shots on goal so far: 24 – 15.
	43:59	Shots on goal in the 3rd period: 4 – 0.
	43:23	Team Belarus at 5 again.
	42:28	Home players hold the zone but no shots are able to get through a forest of bodies in front of Milchakov.
	42:05	Fransson´s shot from the blue line is deflected into a corner.
	41:23	Bot for long. Kitarov (BLR) gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	41:08	Team Belarus at full strength.
	40:39	Danielsson´s projectile from the blue line was blocked by Koltsov, who devotedly jumps into this shot!
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:33	Another great save from Milchakov, who covers the puck and doesn´t let Swedish players to rebound.
	39:28	Belorussians at 4.
	39:24	Fransson fires from the blue line and Milchakov finds a way to see through the board of bodies and saves!
	39:08	Filichkin (BLR) gets a minor penalty for tripping and there is the 2nd power play 5 on 3 for home players!
	38:47	Thornberg fires from the blue line but the shot is blocked.
	38:18	Belorussians send the puck behind Enroth´s net.
	37:40	Jarnkrok fired from a good position only to skates of one of the Belorussians.
	37:28	Graborenko (BLR) gets a minor penalty for slashing.
	36:15	Milchakov writes down another save.
	36:08	Another Belarus icing.
	35:05	Jarnkrok steals the puck after a bad kick-off of the opponent, passes to Danielsson, who is completely alone on the right circle, but Milchakov shows a great save!
	34:48	A Belorussian icing.
	34:35	Milchakov hasn´t a chance to kick-off and rather holds the puck in his glove.
	33:44	A Swedish icing.
	33:32	The second commercial break in this period.
	32:33	Home players at full strength.
	32:47	A good shot by Chernaok, but Enroth on his place.
	32:05	Contrary, Swedish players can go to a lead, but when Milchakov let the puck go through his pads, there was Stas who sends him away in front of the goal line.
	31:39	Team Belarus doesn´t play this opportunity well...
	30:43	Falth (SWE) gets a minor penalty for interference.
	29:57	Fransson rounds the net and tries to find a teammate in front of the cage. Unsuccessfully.
	29:12	Home players lock up the opponent but Team Belorus plays really carefully.
	27:59	Swedish players are really cheered up with the goal and take the activity to their hands again.
	25:40	So the time has to be move backwards and settled to the time of Swedish goal...
	25:40	Goal for Team Sweden! That´s a thing! Referees weren´t sure if during a previous opportunity of home players wasn´t score a goal. And there was! OSCAR LINDBERG sends the puck on the ice to the net and the game is tied! Assisted by Staffan Kronwall.
	26:12	The first commercial break in this period.
	26:03	Team Belarus sends the puck behind Enroth net, but it is not an icing.
	24:48	Team Belarus again in a situation one-man-short excellent.
	23:06	A shorter variation of power-play for home players.
	22:48	And penalties also on the other side. Kulakov (BLR) gets a minor penalty for hooking. It is playing 4 on 4.
	22:22	Team Belarus shows again that its players have great power-plays. But no shot which were sent wasn´t a surprise one.
	21:06	Home players try to make an active start again but Hjalmarsson (SWE) shows too much enthusiasmus. He gets a minor penalty for slashing.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:15	It could be a 2-goal-lead! However, Enroth catches a good shot by Meleshko with his glove!
	19:00	One minute left in this period.
	17:34	Goal for Team Belarus! From anything to nothing! Home players made a mistake on the offensive blue line, Goroshko stole the puck from them, moves to the offensive zone, passes to his captain KONSTANTIN KOLTSOV who scores with a shot through 2 Swedish players! Assisted by Oleg Goroshko.
	16:17	Dick Axelsson in a situation 2 on 1 takes the responsibility and fires a backhand shot.
	15:26	The pace of this game just slowed down. Now Swedish players are holding the puck but don´t rush anywhere...
	14:48	During a quick counter-attack, Koltsov skates to the left circle and fires. Swedish defenders aren´t so careful and let him to rebound. But Enroth manages also this situation.
	13:30	Now we are watching an up-and-down hockey but without convicting opportunities.
	12:38	Graborenko fired from the right circle and Enroth writes down another save.
	12:15	The second commercial break in this period.
	11:38	The home team at full strength.
	11:15	A good played part of the power play. Kovyrshin finds Graborenko hiding close to the left post and he tries to beat Enroth with two shots. Unsuccessfully.
	10:59	Chernaok stroke an upper-bar from the blue line!
	10:15	But not for long...
	10:00	The visiting team already in the offensive zone.
	09:38	W. Gustafsson (SWE) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
	09:27	An icing by Belorussians.
	09:16	Home players don´t care and try harder and harder.
	08:51	Team Belarus at full strength.
	08:43	Another shot from the blue line by Fransson is blocked to a corner.
	08:13	Team Belarus at 4.
	07:15	Another great opportunities for home players but no goal still!
	06:51	Kitarov (BLR) gets a minor penalty for cross-checking. A power play for home playsrs 5 on 3.
	06:51	That was something! Swedish players try to rebound in 3 players and a big luck stands to Millchakov that he finds the puck in front of the goal line.
	06:13	And also the first power play for home players – Andryushenko (BLR) gets a minor penalty for interference.
	06:13	The first commercial break in this game.
	06:12	An offensive effort by home players is topped because of an off-side.
	05:33	Hjalmarsson back on ice. Team Sweden at full strength.
	05:19	And again. The Belarrusian team play this power play really passively and don´t trouble Enroth at all (except the only one chance).
	04:29	Swedish players send the puck behind Milchakov´s net.
	04:02	After a face-off in the neutral zone, Belarussians speed up and make a 2 on 1 situation. Stas passes to Stefanovich, but Enroth is fast enough to move and save.
	03:33	The first penalty goes for home players – Hjalmarsson (SWE) gets a minor penalty for interference.
	03:31	But it isn´t true now. After another shot by home players Milchakov holds the puck.
	03:27	Shots on goal so far: 1 – 0.
	02:59	Swedish players lock the opponent up in their zone and Tallinder sends a dangerous projectile from the blue line.
	02:25	Falth keeps lying on the ice after a hit from Andryushenko, but no penalties.
	01:48	Home players are better from the very beginning.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Sweden: Enroth (Markström) – S. Kronwall (C), Fälth, Tallinder, E. Gustafsson, Granberg, Fransson – Axelsson, Persson, L. Eriksson – Jämtin, Lundqvist, S. Hjalmarsson – Thörnberg, Danielsson, Järnkrok – Landeskog, Lindberg, J. Ericsson – Pettersson. The head coach: Pär Marts. Belarus: Milchakov (Goryachevskikh) – Kaznadei, Chernaok, Filichkin, Graborenko, Shinkevich, Goroshko, Maslenikov – Kulakov, Meleshko, Kitarov – Ugarov, Koltsov, Kovyrshin – Stefanovich, Yefimenko, Stas – Andryushenko, Demkov, Kisly. The head coach: Andrei Skabelka. Referees: Kaval (USA), Piechaczek (GER) – Schrader (GER), Valach (SVK).
		TEAM BELARUS had also on their account 1 victory and 1 defeat. The defeat came after the first game on the tournament against Czechs 0-2. The second game Belorussians against Slovenes and won 4-3 (goals: Kaznadei, Kitarov, Filichkin and Ugarov).
		TEAM SWEDEN surprisingly lost to Team Switzerland 2-3 (but we know now, that Swiss play amazingly on this tournament, so in today´s context not a surprise at all) – goals: Fransson, Hjalmarsson. The second game played home players against Team Czech Republic and after a great drama won 2-1 (goals: Ericsson and Tallinder).
		Welcome. Game starts at 20:15.

Commentary by

Lucie Mužíková

@LMuzikova

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 26. Lindberg (Kronwall), 52. Petersson (Ludqvist) – 18. Koltsov (Goroshko)

Sweden2: Enroth (Markström) – S. Kronwall (C), Fälth, Tallinder, E. Gustafsson, Granberg, Fransson – Axelsson, Persson, L. Eriksson – Jämtin, Lundqvist, S. Hjalmarsson – Thörnberg, Danielsson, Järnkrok – Landeskog, Lindberg, J. Ericsson – Pettersson. The head coach: Pär Marts.

Belarus: Milchakov (Goryachevskikh) – Kaznadei, Chernaok, Filichkin, Graborenko, Shinkevich, Goroshko, Maslenikov – Kulakov, Meleshko, Kitarov – Ugarov, Koltsov, Kovyrshin – Stefanovich, Yefimenko, Stas – Andryushenko, Demkov, Kisly. The head coach: Andrei Skabelka.

Referees: Kaval (USA), Piechaczek (GER) – Schrader (GER), Valach (SVK)

Attendance: 10.473

1st period
	03:33
	06:13
	06:51
	09:38
	17:34
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:06
	22:48
	25:40
	30:43
	37:28
	39:08
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:23
	44:34
	47:56
	51:36
	55:34
Final