The Swedish national ice hockey team defeated Canada in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament in Beijing. Thus, the opponent of the Russian team in the semi-final was determined. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The Swedes defeated their opponents with a score of 2:0. Swedish CSKA forward Lukas Valmark scored the first goal of the match, and Anton Lander scored in the end. In the semi-finals, the Swedes will meet with the Russian team.
The semi-final match will take place on February 18. The start time of the meeting is 16:10 Moscow time. The teams of Finland and Slovakia will meet in the second semi-final. The match will also take place on February 18 at 07:10 Moscow time.
The Russian team in the quarterfinals broke the resistance of the Danish team. Domestic hockey players outplayed rivals with a score of 3:1. Slovakia defeated Team USA en route to the semi-finals. Finland turned out to be stronger than the Swiss team.
The Russian team is the current champion of the Olympic tournament. At the Games in Pyeongchang, Russian hockey players beat Germany in the decisive match.
Source: Lenta
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