final
Sweden
3:6
(0:4, 2:1, 1:1)
Russia
Derek OBrien
Goals and assists:
28. Arterius (Sylvegard), 39. Bemstrom (Brannstrom, Zetterlund), 54. Hugg (Lundestrom, Liljegren) – 4. Svechnikov (Lipanov), 6. Chekhovich (Baranov, Svechnikov), 11. Lobanov (Shashkov), 16. Svechnikov (Lipanov, Samorukov), 26. Marushev (Lobanov, Samorukov), 48. Kostin (Bitsadze)
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Sweden:
Söderblom, 11. Eriksson – Liliegren, Björkman, Walfridsson, Brännström (A), Dahlin, Hedberg, Aterius, Berg – Zetterlund, Hugg (C), Lundeström – Elvenes, Miketinac, Wernblom – Johansson, Tjernström, Sylvegård – Ringsby, Bemström, Wennlund.
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Russia: Raiko (Melnikov) – Samorukov, Baranov, Galeniuk, Rubinchik (A), A. Alexeyev (A), Kalabushkin, Anokhovsky, Liakhov – Svechnikov, Lipanov, Chekhovich – Kostin (C), Bitsadze, Y. Alexeyev – Toropchenko, Demin, Muranov – Shashkov, Marushev, Lobanov
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Russia: Raiko (Melnikov) – Samorukov, Baranov, Galeniuk, Rubinchik (A), A. Alexeyev (A), Kalabushkin, Anokhovsky, Liakhov – Svechnikov, Lipanov, Chekhovich – Kostin (C), Bitsadze, Y. Alexeyev – Toropchenko, Demin, Muranov – Shashkov, Marushev, Lobanov
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Attendance:
SWE – Max Wennlund
RUS – Andrei Svechnikov
Sweden will be 2 men short for :20.
They move the puck around nicely, Liljegren to Lundestrom to RICKARD HUGG, and the Swedish captain makes a nice move to his backhand and scores. Power-play goal.
Assists: Isac Lundestrom, Timothy Liljegren.
Bitsadze dropped a pass to KLIM KOSTIN, and the Russian captain made an absolutely brilliant move waiting for Eriksson to commit and wrapping it around him to restore Russia's 4-goal lead and greatly hurt Sweden's comeback attempt.
Assists: Mikhail Bitsadze, Yaroslav Alexeyev.
Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): SWE 10 (16), RUS 13 (24).
3rd period begins at 16:28 CET, 17:28 MSK.
Brannstrom had the initial shot from the right wing boards, Raikov tried to catch it but couldn't hold it and it got away to EMIL BEMSTROM. He put it in the open side to bring the Swedes within 3.
Assist: Erik Brannstrom, Fabian Zetterlund.
Long pass from Sylvegard at the Swedish goal line to ERIK ARTERIUS at the far blueline, he skates in and scores to get the Swedes on the board.
Assist: Marcus Sylvegard
Off the faceoff, Lobanov's low wrister from the point is deflected in front by MAXIM MARUSHEV.
Assists: Dmitri Samorukov, Daniil Lobanov.
Still 6 seconds remain in the penalty to Chekhovich, then Russia will be back at full strength.
Shots on goal in the 1st period: SWE 6, RUS 11.
2nd period beginats at 15:45 CET, 16:45 MSK.
Yet another Russian goal on another odd-man rush. Lipanov across to ANDREI SVECHNIKOV and he makes no mistake for his second goal of the game.
Assists: Alexei Lipanov, Dmitri Samorukov.
The Swedes had a chance at one end but he Russians were quick on the counter. On the 2 on 1, Shashkov fed DANIIL LOBANOV and he fired it in before Soderblom could move across.
Assist: Nikita Shashkov.
They were pressing hard on the power play, and at the side of the net IVAN CHEKHOVICH took several whacks at the puck and managed to force it past Soderblom for the second Russian goal. Power-play goal.
Assist: Veniamin Baranov, Andrei Svechnikov.
ANDREI SVECHNIKOV has been Russia's most dangerous sniper all tournament and he shows why there, carrying the puck over the blueline and snapping it past Soderblom.
Assist: Alexei Lipanov.
Sweden: Söderblom (Eriksson) – Liliegren, Björkman, Walfridsson, Brännström (A), Dahlin, Hedberg, Aterius, Berg – Zetterlund, Hugg (C), Lundeström – Elvenes, Miketinac, Wernblom – Johansson, Tjernström, Sylvegård – Ringsby, Bemström, Wennlund.
Russia: Raiko (Melnikov) – Samorukov, Baranov, Galeniuk, Rubinchik (A), A. Alexeyev (A), Kalabushkin, Anokhovsky, Liakhov – Svechnikov, Lipanov, Chekhovich – Kostin (C), Bitsadze, Y. Alexeyev – Toropchenko, Demin, Muranov – Shashkov, Marushev, Lobanov.
Sweden is designated as the home team and wearing yellow uniforms with blue trim. Russia is designated as the visiting team and wearing red uniforms with blue and white trim.
Sweden finished 1st in the Bratislava Group with 6 points. Yesterday they lost 2-1 in overtime to the Czech Republic in Břeclav in the semi-finals to arrive in this game. Russia finished 2nd in the Bratislava Group with 6 points. Yesterday they lost 4-3 in overtime to the United States in the semi-final here in Bratislava.