TAMMERFORS. Fantastic meeting with Finland at the Nokia Arena full of energy.
Then Rasmus Dahlin knows what’s at the top of the wish list:
Silencing this arena is what we want and strive for, says star defender Tre Kronor.
Rasmus Dahlin participated in three of the five goals in the first half against Great Britain. Among other things, he scored his first goal with the national team and was the biggest player to win 6-0.
Now the match he’s really waiting for: home country Finland in a match likely to be about a group win.
– It will be a match not close to the one we played so far. The audience and the emotions, no, it would be really fun. This is the match we have been waiting for. He says every situation means something
Finland has a day off before meeting with Sweden while three crowns game. Finland also rolled on four series, and Sweden on only three.
But Dahlin does not want to hear about the fact that energy will speak for Finland.
– They can rest as much as they want, we like to play and play a lot.
Team captain Oliver Eckmann-Larson is running for his seventh World Cup and has faced Finland several times.
Always special to meet Finland. It will be a tough and boiling arena with many Finnish but also Swedish supporters. A good test and a great measure of the value of this set.
‘Great chances to win’
Finland is the top candidate for gold and just like Sweden comes with three wins in a row:
– Of course they are the favorites in the house, so it is a perfect place for us. Ekman Larson says, “We’ve played hockey well so far
How do you see the possibility of angering Finland?
– Great. We also have a good squad so it will probably be an even match.
Goalkeeper Magnus Helberg has stood up to England and is hoping for a chance against Finland as well:
It’s always fun to meet Finns, especially at home. We know there will be really good pressure on the scene tomorrow and a really tough match.
How beautiful it is to silence a crowded yard?
– I didn’t say no at all.