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Italy veterans
1:5 (1:2, 0:2, 0:1)
Sweden2
Monday 19.05.2014, 19:45 • World Championship
     
    55:55
    Goal for Team Sweden!


    Italian goalie Bellissimo struggled to find the puck after a one-timer went through his pads. JIMMIE ERICSSON was the first to react and get the puck over the goal line in the battle for it with a defender. Power play goal number 4 for Sweden in just one game!

    Assisted by Magnus Nygren and Oscar Möller.
     
    55:37
    Trevor Johnson (taly) gets two minutes for tripping. So far 3 of the 4 Swedish goals came in the power play this evening.
     
    43:42
    Oscar Möller (Sweden) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    37:53
    Goal for Team Sweden!


    It's power play goal number 3 for Sweden tonight! NICKLAS DANIELSSON was first to get the rebound after a powerful one-timer by Mattias Ekholm didn't find its way into the back of the net and leaft Bellissimo no chance at all from short distance!

    Assisted by Linus Klasen and Mattias Ekholm.
     
    36:59
    Daniel Tudin (Italy) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    34:24
    Goal for Team Sweden!


    The Northern Europeans make it 3-1 with their second power play goal of the night. After a fast passing combination the puck was sent by Linus Klasen from the right wing into the slot and Nicklas Danielsson passed it on to GUSTAV NYQUIST who had little toruble getitng the puck past Bellissimo for his second of the day!

    Assisted by Linus Klasen and Nicklas Danielsson.
     
    16:32
    Goal for Team Sweden!


    Early in this power play MATTIAS EKHOLM restores the lead for Sweden after a pass by Linus Klasen with a powerful shot from the blue line that goes past everyone and enters the left corner!

    Assisted by Linus Klasen.
     
    15:57
    Thomas Larkin (Italy) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    12:28
    Gustav Nyquist received a long pass at the Italian blue line after being left completely alone by the Italian defense and then he was through with his second break away of the evening but this time Bellissimo stayed the winner in the 1-on-1!
     
    12:00
    Magnus Nygren (Sweden) gets two minutes for cross-checking. Giulio Scandella (Italy) gets two minutes for slashing. We'll see the second 4 on 4 situation of the game.
     
    10:06
    Goal for Team Italy!


    The Swedes left their opponents to much space and they punish it with the equalizer during a 3-on-2 rush! Daniel Tudin carried the puck into the Swedish defensive zone, coming over the right wing, passed the puck to the left to Felicetti who couldn't controll the puck but it was deflected by Swedish defender Mattias Sjogren into the skates of MARKUS GANDER who left Eriksson no chance from short distance!

    Assisted by Luca Felicetti and Daniel Tudin.
     
    08:06
    Oscar Möller (Sweden) gets two minutes for slashing and we'll get to see a long 4 on 4.
     
    07:50
    Joachim Ramoser (Italy) gets two minutes for hooking. It's the first penalty of the game.
     
    00:48
    Goal for Team Sweden!


    GUSTAV NYQUIST receives a pass by Linus Klasen at the Italian blue line, is through with a break away and in the 1-on-1 dekes out Bellissimo to beat him through the five hole for the early 1-0 lead for Sweden! The Italian defense just resisted for 48 seconds!

    Assisted by Linus Klasen.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 11. Gander (Felicetti, Tudin) – 1. Nyquist (Klasen), 17. Ekholm (Klasen), 35. Nyquist (Klasen, Danielsson), 38. Danielsson (Klasen, Ekholm), 56. Ericsson (Nygren, Möller)

    Italy veterans: Bellissimo (Andreas Bernard) – Egger, Nicoletti, Hofer, Borgatello, Sullivan, Larkin, Johnson, Trivellato – Borrelli, Ihnacak, Rocco – Scandella, di Casmirro, Kostner – Gander, Felicetti, Tudin – Insam, Anton Bernard, Ramoser. Head Coach: Tom Pokel.
    Sweden2: Eriksson (Ullmark) – Fransson, Ekholm, Burström, Andersen, Erixon, Gustafsson, Nygren – Axelsson, Möller, Backlund – Järnkrok, Nyquist, Klasen – Hjalmarsson, Sjögren, Ericsson – Lundqvist, Rasmussen, Danielsson. Head Coach: Pär Mårts
    Referees: Gofman (RUS), Šindler (CZE) – Carnathan (USA), Raming (RUS)