World Cup hockey-2017: Sweden defeated Germany, the second defeat of Belarus

In Cologne and Paris continues the ice hockey world championship in the top division.

The Swedes after the defeat of Russia broke with Germany, which sensationally in the first round defeated the team of the USA. The key to the match was the puck Jonas Brodin, who scored three seconds before the end of the second period and made the score 4:2 in favor of the Scandinavians. In a decisive 20-th minute the Swedes brought the score to indecent.

Slovakia made the first application for withdrawal in the playoffs, winning in overtime Italians. A minute before the end of normal time LIBOR Hudacek scored the equaliser, and at the end of the third minute of overtime Peter Keresnek brought the Slovaks another point.

Group A:

Germany — Sweden 2:7 (1:1, 1:3, 0:3)

Slovakia — Italy 3:2 FROM (1:0, 0:1, 1:1, 1:0)

Standings: Sweden 4, Latvia, Germany 3, Slovakia, Russia – 2, Italy – 1-Slovakia, USA – 0.

Group B:

Czech Republic did not meet any resistance on the part of the Belarusians, who gave one of the worst matches in the history of world Championships.
Suffice it to say that 60 minutes nominal owners honored seven shots on goal the Czechs.

Norway thanks to the double Patrick Thoresen beat France. The hosts of the world Cup by the two goals scored Stephane Da Costa, that has not helped his team to get all the points.

Belarus — Czech Republic 1:6 (0:2, 1:1, 1:3)

Norway — France 3:2 (0:0, 2:1, 1:1)

Standings: Canada, Finland, Norway, Czech Republic – 3, Switzerland – 2, Slovenia – 1, France, Belarus– 0.

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