Gothenburg. 3–0 to Frölunda on home ice after two periods.
Then Färjestad captain Linus Johansson saw the bet.
– Disaster, Raad Johansson V. C. Moore.
The previous three encounters ended in home victories.
Now Frölunda is on its way to leveling its quarter-final series against Färjestad at 2-2. Two periods later, Göteborg built up a three-goal lead in a boiling Scandinavia.
Senior figure up front: Defender Philip Johansson, 23 years old today.
Johansson scorer
The birthday boy played through Patrick Carlsson to make it 1-0 and shot himself on the power play early in the second half.
Nice to put it there. It was an open target, so it would be hell if I didn’t put it out there,” says Johansson V.C. Moore.
Frölunda continued to lead the match and Mats Roselli Olsen extended it to 3-0 before half of the match had been played.
“I feel so angry”
Then Färjestad, who raised game-wise in the second half of the middle term, got up.
– I get so angry when you’re driving when you’re 3-0 in the back. It’s better to drive when it’s 0-0 or 1-0, says Färjestad captain Linus Johansson at C.Moore.
– It’s a disaster. We’ve talked about craps before and don’t play because we think we’ll outmaneuver them on the left.
Five minutes into the third period, Louis Ericsson extended the lead to 4-0 – played by Philip Johansson.
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