The score was 1-1 in the World Cup quarter-final between Tre Kronor and Finland. The match went to extra time and there Joel Eriksson Ek decided when the Finnish talent Konsta Helenius was sent off.
A dismissal that the departing Finnish coaching legend Jukka Jalonen believes was completely wrong.
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After the match, he spoke to the referee observer.
– We showed the clip. He saw it a couple of times, three times and never once did he raise the glove. The referee observer is always on the side of the referees. You never admit a mistake, says Jalonen and continues:
– We just wanted him to say it was a mistake, but no. Completely incomprehensible.
The Finn generally thinks that his team received too many expulsions compared to Sweden. He insinuates that the judges were influenced by the fact that Sweden has several big NHL stars in the team.
– Sometimes you wonder whose ass some are licking in the direction of the NHL? For real. I don’t know if I’m wrong, but that’s how it feels, says the three-time WC gold coach.
CUT: Määttä and Hallam pay tribute to Jalonen after the last match
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Finland has left the Ice Hockey World Cup. Now the outgoing national team captain is being celebrated. See clip. Photo: Bildbyrån