The women’s EHT tournament in Hakametsä in Tampere started with a dull loss to the USA for Finland.
Finland lost to the United States 0–4 in the opening game of the EHT women’s hockey tournament in the A group in Tampere.
– In the first set, we played bravely and well, but towards the end we ran out of gas or faith, Finland’s head coach Juuso Toivola comment.
There are a dozen World Cup silver medalists in the USA team, assembled from the university leagues.
The away team played an up-and-down game and settled the match in front of over 1,000 spectators after two scoreless innings in the final in which they scored four times.
Abbey Murphy (2+1) scored two goals, Joy Dunne and Ella Huber one.
Keeper Sanni Ahola saved 29 pucks and kept Finland up for a long time. The last goal was scored by the USA.
– In the second set we slipped a bit and in the third we let the opponent run away. All the opponent’s players play in our league. It tells you how fast and physical this series is, playing for the University of Minnesota team Nelli Laitinen reminded TV5.
In the opening match of Group B, Canada beat Sweden 2–1.
In addition to Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, Canada and the USA are participating in the EHT tournament played in Tampere’s Hakametsä.
In group A, Finland, Switzerland and the USA play.
Canada, Sweden and the Czech Republic are in Group B.
The program of the female lions:
Wed 11.12. Finland–USA 0 to 4
Fri 13.12 Switzerland–Finland at 7 p.m
Saturday 14.12. the pairs of matches to be played are determined based on the initial groups (A3 – B3, A1 – B2 and B1 – A2).
Sunday 15.12. the jumbos of the initial blocks meet again at 11:30. The bronze medal match will be played at 3 pm and the final match of the tournament at 7 pm.