Sweden suffered its first loss in the JVM of the year.
Junior Crowns came close to overturning a three-goal deficit, but lost 2-3 to USA who won the set.
– We get ourselves into bullshit, says Åke Stakkestad in SVT.
Sweden came close to shocking the USA, which crushed every opposition before tonight’s meet, just over five minutes later.
Åke Stakkestad headed towards the goal, took care of a returning shot, and got a disc with the help of his sled, but failed to score it into the open goal.
– I hardly have time to respond and skate on it. I thought I’d point it inward and not the corner, and then just put it in, says Stakkestad in SVT.
Instead, it was the United States that took the lead in the five against four format.
Brett Berrard had to take a rebound himself and make it 1-0.
– We put ourselves in the bullshit and are not strong enough in front of the guard, says Åke Stakkestad.
Left free in front of the goal
Emil Andre scored two goals against Austria. The Swedish defender was only centimeters away from the equalizer against the United States. After a beautiful movement, Andrei’s shot hit the crossbar.
No Swedish goal came, and the United States continued their lead in the second half, with the Americans doing better.
The goal came 2-0 after that small crowns Again it was not “big enough in front of their vaults”.
Matt Coronato was released and scored his third goal of the tournament.
– It’s very cheap, says commentator Chris Harnstam on SVT Radio.
A fight for second place
A third American goal came in the last half.
After the Swedish neglect in the play-off, Coronato scored 3-0 from the penalty spot on the right cross.
The Americans seemed headed for a certain victory, but the junior crowns created some nerves in the match.
Andre scored Sweden’s first goal with a shot from outside and found its way behind goalkeeper Kaidan Mbiriko.
With just over a minute to go, Stackstad ordered another cut. The Swede was completely free in front of goal and put the rebounding ball there in the match from six to four.
But Sweden failed to score a draw and lost 2-3.
On Tuesday night, the youth crowns play against Germany. Where he becomes the second winner of the group and will face Latvia in the quarter-finals.
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