The Swedish referees were in the spotlight when Finland won the gold medal at the World Cup.
Finland turned around and won the final against Canada after two controversial expulsions.
– It is quite clear that the man threw himself, says Thomas Chabot of the expulsion of match-fixing.
Reidan for the World Cup in Finland and Canada can be seen with Mikael Nord and Linus Hollande in the spotlight.
The first made a big mistake in the World Cup seven years ago when he awarded Finnish Leo Komarov a penalty kick for an incorrect match. Therefore, amazement was aroused when he had to judge Finland in the final.
“What on earth?”The company presented the Finnish financial statement, Ilta-Sanomat.
Criticism of Swedish judges
Even during the final, the Swedes ended up at the center of events.
When Finland turned the match 2-1 through two goals from Mikael Granlund, both goals came in strong. First in the fifth against three and then in the five against four cards after that.
Cole Selinger went on a high club expulsion but replay photos showed it was Miro Heskanen who hit his club in the face.
“Maybe I decided this match”Sportbladet columnist Mats Wienerholm writes about the ruling.
– There were really weird expulsions. Sillinger opens the Heiskanen Club, which puts him in the face. It should not be a parcel. Had the judges taken 2+2, they could have checked the video and removed the ban. But since Nord and Ohlund take a second, they don’t have a chance to watch the video. Therefore, the expulsion remained, says expert Eric Granqvist on TV6.
In the extension came another controversial Canadian expulsion, which then became decisive in the match when Sakari Maninen scored the World Cup gold medal over Finland.
Hannes Björninen fell into a duel with Thomas Chabot and the latter was sent off for suspension.
– It was between the two men. Nothing to talk about. But it’s not good to see what Björnen does in the end. It strengthens the situation, says expert Matthias Norström on TV6.
“I don’t even know what a rule book looks like.”
Marcus Livebee, Sportbladet columnist agrees.
“A judge with a small pond chose a Finn to photograph it.”he is writing Twitter.
The expelled Thomas Chabot was also not happy with the verdict.
– It’s clear that the guy is throwing himself. But after all, I had my team out there and put myself in this situation. It’s hockey and things can happen, Chabot tells TSN, but I think everyone could see it was a bit of a dive.
His colleague Pierre-Luc Dubois resigned.
– You don’t even know what a rulebook looks like anymore, he says.
Even from the Finnish side, there was criticism of the judges – despite the gold. Among other things, when Ilta-Sanomat spoke to former player and coach Veli-Pekka Ketola.
Not many apparent expulsions to Canada occurred when Swedish judges did not dare to whistle, says Willy-Pekka Kitola.