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GO EAT SOME COOKIES, KESSEL! >=[

"Yeah, well, um, okay."

 

[KillerMan91]

Referees are going to ruin this match (for both sides).

 

[zroid]

wot

Lundy pooped the puck

 

[Ardenyal]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GSG Flash]

That looked like a legit goal...

 

[Rad-]

YEAH

 

[Juz]

This has to be a goal.

 

[RoadHazard]

Because Finland have been looking really good for the whole tournament (the game against Russia only being one part of that) whereas we have been underperforming radically since the first period against the Czechs. Going into this game, Finland had been looking objectively much better than us. So this is a positive surprise.

This is also the first game since the first that Sweden has faced a proper challenge (well, the Swiss aren't bad per se either, but still). It's no surprise that they haven't played their best hockey against the likes of Latvia and Slovenia.

 

[Elvin Atombender]

That has to be a goal.

 

[A Serious Man]

That is a legal goal.

 

[Drazgul]

Legit goal for sure.

 

[RoadHazard]

Well, shit.

 

[Uncle]

This is just evil.


Woooooooo!

 

[robertsan21]

I think sweden started very well, and looked like a lot stronger team, but its Finland we are playing so its a very up and down team imo, at the moment they are getting better chances and sweden cant seem to score on theirs... we will see what happens now after 1-0 finland if sweden picks up the slack and starts producing even more.

 

[Ardenyal]

Den glider in!

 

[Rad-]

Olli "sexy beast" Jokinen.

 

[thejpfin]

YES! It's goal. Close call.

 

[UberTag]

Finland has been super-consistent all playoffs but I can't help but feel that Rask being out is a break for the Swedes. Lehtonen has been solid so far. And now they've got themselves a lead.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Olli "sexy beast" Jokinen.

 

[Rocky_Balboa]

So lucky but we'll take it!

 

[Uncle]

Den glider in!

Haha, it really did.

 

[GSG Flash]

Sweden really needs to turn it up now because the Finns will be clamping down and playing the neutral zone trap.

 

[yuraya]

Terrible to give up a goal like that in the semifinals lol

 

[KAOz]

Shit.

Come the fuck on Sweden, step it up.

That was tense as hell though, even if one could see from a mile away that it was a legit goal.

 

[Rad-]

Sweden losing it. Vatanen just draws penalties.

 

[repeater]

This is also the first game since the first that Sweden has faced a proper challenge (well, the Swiss aren't bad per se either, but still). It's no surprise that they haven't played their best hockey against the likes of Latvia and Slovenia.

Right, so Sweden's status was completely unpredictable on the basis of these games. At the same time, Finland have been performing great against both Canada and Russia. I'd bet on the team with the latter kind of track record any day of the week, even though it's certainly always a logical POSSIBILITY that the underperforming team will somehow wake up (as they seem to have done now, but let's see how it goes now that we're chasing with one goal down..).

 

[zroid]

come on, Sweden

 

[RoadHazard]

Stop it with the unnecessary penalties, FFS...

 

[Uncle]

Damn what a missed opportunity again...

 

[Unhandled Exception]

For all the ballwashing going on in here over Lundqvist he sure knows how to give up softies in the semis.

 

[robertsan21]

Wow stop it with these unnecessary penalties Sweden! God damn!

 

[RoadHazard]

YES! So fucking fair.

 

[MBR]

OJJJJJJJJJ

 

[robertsan21]

YES! 1-1

 

[GSG Flash]

Wow, great goal!

 

[zroid]

and it's a game!

 

[Uncle]

Shiiiit... Beautiful goal, though.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

What a goal.

 

[PuppetSlave]

fuuuu had to do some actual work and come back to this.

AND THEN THEY SCORE THE GLORIOUS BASTEARDS!!!

 

[KAOz]

Finally. Beautiful.

Shit is getting real.

 

[robertsan21]

Hopefully this will get sweden back to what they was in first period!

 

[pringles]

Much needed goal, Finland with a lead is just a horrible thing.,

No more stupid penalties now please.

 

[repeater]

Even Mårts smiled at that goal.

 

[RoadHazard]

And that's how you do it in PP!

 

[Uncle]

Fuuuu.....

 

[GSG Flash]

NORRISSONNNN!

 

[zroid]

karlssonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

 

[robertsan21]

Karlsson is so fucking awesome!

 

[Majine]

2-1!!!

 

[MBR]

Haha, YES!