The Lions were knocked down by Czech, Barkov and Lundell on the sidelines

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Finland–Czech Republic 3–2

Finnish Nujersi beat the Czech Republic 3–2 in the EHT match in Sweden.

The Lions quickly took the lead. Defender Vili Saarijärvi shot the opening goal with his wrist in 4:44.

Aatu Räty served a nice pass to hit. Got the second assist point Lenny Hämeenaho.

Leijonat increased the lead in 14:39 when Aatu Rädy’s older brother Aku Räty hit the puck that bounced off the end into the goal.

Finland led the match 2–0 after the first set.

In the second set, Finland’s lead evaporated like smoke into the air. The Czech Republic hit the narrow with a two-man advantage when Sakari Manninen and Walter Merelä went after each other to the ice shelf. Dominic Cuban your painting.

The Czech Republic rose to level 2–2 in 32:32 with David Tomas on the finish line.

Finland decided the victory in the third set. Defender Mikko Lehtonen shot with superiority from the blue line for a 3–2 goal in 44.21. Hämeenaho (powers 0+2) was the scorer.

Lehtonen was lucky to be on the sidelines Alexander Barkov Finland’s captain.

Angelholmin There was already a significantly larger audience in the Catena arena during the day on Saturday than in Thursday’s Switzerland match, which Finland played to almost empty stands. The number of spectators for Saturday’s day game was reported to be 1,576.

Konkar played in Finland’s goal Harri Säteri.

The NHL goalkeeper who played against Switzerland on Thursday Justus Annunen was not in the lineup. At the end of the bench sat Walter Ignatjew.

Lions’ number one stars Barkov and Anton Lundell were left out of the lineup. The head coach Antti Pennanen told HBO that Barkov and Lundell will be rested and will play Sunday against Sweden.

It is likely that Annunen will also play on Sunday.

The Mother’s Day Sweden match is Finland’s last match before the World Cup, which starts on Friday next week.

The World Cup will be played in Switzerland from the 15th to the 31st. May.