Important points against France in the Ice Hockey World Cup.
But hosts Finland were under great pressure in a 5-3 win.
– I would like to say that France did everything right, says SVT expert Jonas Andersson on the broadcast.
A victory with a strange goal against Germany and a loss against the United States and Sweden. It was not a convincing start to the Ice Hockey World Cup for Finland.
Against France, it started in the worst way when Florian Chakiashvili made it 1-0 after just a minute.
However, Finland turned around and before the third period they were leading 3-2. The lead was extended by five minutes into the period when Teemu Hartikainen smashed the ball into the power play.
Throw out the big star
But the drama was far from there.
France held out, and when Finland’s top star Mikko Rantanen was sent off for a kill, the French managed to press hard. Admittedly, there was no aim in numerical superiority, but shortly after the end of the ejection, Charles Bertrand managed to achieve a corner in the reduction.
Giant Rescue by Larmi
And France has not lacked a level playing field.
The French were close several times and with about three minutes left, Emile Larme made a wonderful save from the equaliser.
But France did not succeed in this. Sakari Maninen made it 5-3 into an empty net with a minute left in the match.
– All credit to France, I think. Finland plays a role in the third stage, but it’s still a bit jerky in the Finnish camp, says SVT expert Mikael Renberg.
