TAMMERFORS. Tre Kronor kicked off the World Cup with a convincing 3-1 victory over Austria.
And it was the newcomer to the World Cup who immediately showed the way:
Fun of course. It’s always fun to get a good start, says Joel Kellman, who scored both goals and made assists already in the first half.
Joel Kellmann, 27, made his World Cup debut against Austria, but he certainly didn’t notice it before any nerves at the premiere.
exactly the contrary.
Växjöcentern was behind most things in .’s offensive trajectory three crowns.
First, he clearly hits the net after a good pass from Karl Klingberg.
At the end of the period, Max Freiberg sent in with an open goal and the Frolunda striker easily hit the puck.
Good period on our part, nice to start, we have many good attacks, Kellman tells Viasat.
He himself had to break the deadlock already in the first period of the premiere, and, of course, he was pleased with that.
Fun of course. The fun always gets off to a good start.
But Austria managed to cut back just 30 seconds before the period.
Side shot from the tie
Assistant captain Markus Scheuerblum was “very happy” in the first half of the period
– In the second half we feel a little sensitive and don’t control the puck as we would like. We need to be simpler and more straightforward, he tells Viasat.
There was something to see Kronor at the beginning of the middle period before Austria again took control. They had a lot of good chances to equalize but they didn’t get any closer to the rib.
Alternatively, Tre Kronor, after just over half a match, can stand up and raise the level to 3-1.
Matthias Brome’s shot and Joachim Nordstrom was able to make a comeback.
The result marked in the third period.
“Overall it was a good match, we closed it in third as well, so it was good,” says Hale Rasmus Dahlin.
Sweden’s next match will be tomorrow evening against the Czech Republic.
– We’ll build on this match. There are no big things that we need to change. Get together more as a team and provide small details, says Dahlin.
Delivery time is 19.20 Swedish time.
