Finland defeated Latvia in the World Cup semi-final. In the second period, the team scored six goals in just over 10 minutes.
Jaakko Servo,
Hinn Hirvonen
The Men’s Floorball World Championships will be played in Malmö, Sweden, from December 7 to 15. shows all matches in Finland on its channels.
The broadcast of the Finland-Sweden World Cup final starts on TV2 on Sunday at 16:35.
The men’s national floorball team was clearly better than Latvia in the World Cup semi-final, and eventually won the game with a score of 7–2.
Eemeli Akola was awarded as the best in Finland in the match. Akola scored the first World Cup goal of his career.
– A good and tight game from us. In the first set, it felt like we were going to spend the whole game on a savings flame. In the second set, the gas was tightened.
The team’s second Pori player also managed to score. To the beginning of the second period Juuso Ahola scored Finland’s opening goal. Akola completed the 2–0 hit.
– There’s nothing else like that, when you need the heart of a pot and then the thing works itself out, Akola smiled in the interview, referring to the well-known logo of Pori’s ice hockey team Ässie.
25-year-old Akola moved to the ranks of Växjö, which plays in the Swedish league, for this season. In the final, Akola will face a lot of familiar players, when the western neighbor will face them.
– That’s great. Tomorrow we’ll probably have quite a party here.
Greetings, however, the gambler did not want to send his beloved western neighbor to the Swedish camp.
– Let’s keep quiet, then we’ll get fish, Akola joked.
Sweden defeated the Czech Republic in their own semi-final earlier on Saturday with a score of 6–1.
“The dream comes true”
Esa Jussilan the first tournament The head coach of the Finnish national team culminates in the World Cup final on Sunday. The former player legend has familiar theses for preparing for the final.
– Let’s go to the hotel and eat. Let’s dream about tomorrow’s game a little at this point. Playing in the World Cup final is every player’s dream. That dream is now coming true for many players.
Latvia’s great tournament can end with a bronze medal
Finland was too tough for Latvia in the semi-final. Finnish head coach of the team Heikki Luukkonen according to the better one won.
– Better won. We were already challengers from the start. One set was held and in the second set there were a few annoying hits and then it was “game over”.
Latvia had never advanced to the top four at the men’s World Cup. Luukkonen now highlights the importance of the bronze medal match.
– This is the first time for many of our boys to play for a medal. All stones are turned and we give it our all.
In the bronze match, Latvia will face the Czech Republic. The broadcast of the bronze medal match starts at Areena on Sunday at 1:40 p.m.