Hosts Czech Republic and Sweden have accomplished the semifinals of the Ice Hockey World Championship.
The Czech Republic defeated the USA 1-0 (0-0, 1-0, 0-0) in Prague on Thursday night (May 23, 2024). The Swedes, who had been dominant within the first spherical, had an even bigger drawback than anticipated 2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 1:1, 1:0) after further time towards Finland in Ostrava.
Zacha and Dostal are heroes of the Czech Republic
The hero of the night for the Czech Republic was Pavel Zacha, who scored the profitable purpose towards the USA within the twenty seventh minute. Gasteber goalkeeper Lukas Dostal will most likely always remember this recreation after his gala efficiency.
The identical competitors between the highest Scandinavian groups was very thrilling. Rasmus Dahlin gave Sweden a purpose within the 56th minute, however within the final minute Hannes Björninen pressured the favorites into further time. In the 66th minute, Joel Eriksson Ek decided in favor of the Three Crowns.
Czech Republic now towards Sweden
According to the principles of the World Cup, the Czech Republic will play towards Sweden within the semi-finals, in addition to defending champion Canada towards Switzerland who defeated Germany. The semi-final will happen on Saturday in Prague. The third place and closing may also be performed within the Czech capital on Sunday.
The report world champions, Canada, have been in a position to enter the semi-finals with a 6-3 victory towards Slovakia and Switzerland with a 3-1 victory over the German nationwide group.
Lightning begins with McCann and Dubois
Jared McCann (third), Pierre-Luc Dubois (fifth), Nick Paul (24/60), Dylan Guenther (47) and Brandon Tanev (47) drove the leaves in maple in Prague. Peter Cehlarik (eighth), Milos Kelemen (forty eighth) and Marek Hrivik (57th) certified for the Slovaks.
The complete recreation plan
| Closed day, Friday, May 24. | ||
|---|---|---|