Tre Kronor was flushed from the hockey toilet.
Latvia won 3-1 at home in Riga.
– A major failure for Tri Kronor, says Hakan Loeb at SVT.
Tre Kronor missed his fourth consecutive WC Championship semifinal.
This time – just like last year – I was stuck in the quarter-finals.
Latvia, the motherland, resoundingly beat Tre Kronor 3-1, thanks to a cheering crowd in Riga.
– It’s about as underrated as you can get. You name it. Sweden should beat Latvia regardless of whether it’s in Riga, says SVT’s Mikael Renberg.
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19-year-old Dans Locmelis, who has played on the Luleå junior team in recent years, gave Latvia the lead in the first period.
Timothy Lillegren chirped in with a cross finish at the end of the second half and at the break Tre Kronor had a golden opportunity to take the lead.
Latvia match penalty
Martins Dzierkals conceded a penalty of the match on Pär Lindholm, but Tre Kronor failed to capitalize on a five-minute power play.
Instead Myx Endrasis saved the home side when he beautifully squished Bar Lindholm and found his cross to make it 2-1 five minutes into the third period.
With six minutes remaining the score was 3-1, the puck slowly rolled behind goalkeeper Lacey Johansson.
This is the first time ever that Latvia has qualified for the Hockey World Cup semi-finals.
