Switzerland – Sweden2 4:3 (end) | Canada2 – USA 3:2 (after OT)
final
Switzerland
4:3 (0:1, 0:1, 4:1)
Sweden2
Thursday 20.02.2014, 13:00 • Olympics - Women
     
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    With a huge third period comeback Team Switzerland makes it a sensational 4-3 win against Sweden and takes the bronze medals at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The biggest success for the Swiss hockey women in their history! After a dominating first period the Swedes never found back into the game and let the medals escape despite a 2-0 lead!

    Shots on goal: Switzerland 13 (26) – Sweden 11 (31)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:16
    Goal for Team Sweden!


    PERNILLA WINBERG receives a pass from behind the net and beats Florence Schelling from short distance – 4-3 only and the game is open again!

    Assisted by Jenni Asserholt and Erika Grahm.
     
    59:05
    The Swedes keep the goalie out of the net and try it again with 6 skaters!
     
    58:53
    Timeout taken by the Swiss coaching staff!
     
    58:53
    Goal for Team Switzerland!

    ALINA MÜLLER stays calm after gettng the puck inside the own third and fires the puck into the wide open net for the 4-2 lead for Switzerland!!!

    Without assist!
     
    58:24
    With a shot from the left circle Phoebe Stanz misses the wide open net! What a chance wasted by the Swiss forward!
     
    58:09
    A one-timer by Emma Eliasson goes wide past the right post.
     
    57:57
    The Swedes take a time out!
     
    57:52
    Swedish goalie Valentina Wallner leaves the ice for an additional attacker! The Swedes go all or nothing already!
     
    57:05
    After a well-timed pass to the right by Jessica Lutz it is Sara Benz who has a free shooting range in front of her but her shot towards the right bottom corner is stopped by Wallner!
     
    56:27
    Huge solo by Alina Müller who dekes out the last defender and the goalie but then isn'table to get a shot on goal from a sharp angle!
     
    55:14
    Icing against Sweden. The Scandinavians look very impressed by the third period performance of Team Switzerland who scored three consecutive goals!
     
    53:43
    Goal for Team Switzerland!

    After a shot by Lara Stalder from the right circle the puck came to Laura Benz who found JESSICA LUTZ waiitng alone at the left post and from there the Swiss forward had no trouble at all to score the 3-2 for Switzerland after Valentina Wallner had been out of position for a moment!!!

    Assisted by Lara Stalder and Laura Benz.
     
    53:08
    Double chance for the Swedes. First one of their forwards tried to battle the puck in from just right to the net and then Lina Backlin's blue line shot went into the glove hand of Florence Schelling.
     
    51:38
    Switzerland with shots form all possible angles but either Wallner or bad luck keep the puck outside.
     
    50:26
    The Swiss are back at full strength.
     
    50:08
    Erica Uden-Johansson who had scored the second Swedish goal in this match just missed the puck in front of the Swiss net after a blue line shot by Lina Backlin.
     
    49:20
    Another long clearance by the Swiss who don't allow the Swedish power play formation to get into position.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 42. S.Benz (Forster, Stalder), 47. Stanz (Stalder, Müller), 54. Lutz (Stalder, L.Benz), 59. Müller – 14. Lowenhielm (Lindh, Ostberg), 39. Johansson (Ostberg, Lindh), 60. Winberg (Asserholt, Grahm)

    Switzerland: Schelling (Anthamatten) – J. Marty "C", Frautschi, Stalder, L. Benz, Forster, Bull – S. Marty, Müller, Stanz – Thalmann, S. Benz, Lutz – Altmann, Raselli, Eggimann – Nabholz, Waidacher, Stiefel. Head Coach: Rene Kammerer.
    Sweden2: Wallner (Martinová-Hasson) – Bäcklin, Andersson, Bäckman, Eliasson, Olofsson, Holmgren, Engström – Asserholt "C", Wester, Winberg – Borgqvist, Grahm, Nordin – Östberg, Lindh, Uden-Johansson – Rask, Löwenhielm. Head Coach: Niclas Hogberg.
    Referees: Hertrich (GER) – Caughey (CAN), Hanrahan (USA).