The captain stepped forward when Sweden needed him.
Emil Andrei scored his fourth goal in the Junior World Cup when he defeated Latvia in the quarter-finals.
He plays at his own level in Sweden, says expert Jonas Andersson at SVT.
Latvia has been the strong team in the JVM and the success story is not over just because the quarter-final against favorite Sweden has begun.
small crowns He made a poor 1-0 lead in the first half, after a period in which Latvia often kept the Swedes out of their area.
Gustavs Ozolins’ well-articulated shot in the second half was enough to be 1-1 on the scoreboard before the last period – a frightening result for Sweden.
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Sweden struggled to create chances and did not help with strong play for five minutes at the start of the last period after a penalty kick against Martins Lavins.
However, the decision came with half of the final period remaining.
Emil Andre made a good break before firing a shot off the blue line that found his way to make Sweden 2-1.
It’s great to see captain Andrei doing this. He’s outstanding, because he’s playing at his own level in Sweden, I think, says expert Jonas Anderson at SVT.
Sweden won the match 2-1 and advanced to the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals, Sweden meets the winners of the quarter-finals between the United States and the Czech Republic.
