Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Finland Oust Russia In Quarterfinals

Finland eliminated Russia in the Winter Olympics ice hockey men's tournament with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday, bringing a stunning end to huge expectations of the Russians. Teemu Selanne scored an early goal and Tuukka Rask made ​​37 countries such as Finland crushed the dreams of winning gold Russian hockey fans in front of the heads. Gorgeous Russian teams won eight gold medals in ice hockey, but none in the last 22 years. Mikael Granlund and Selanne each had a goal and an assist for Finnish Steady, who overcame an early deficit and silenced the Bolshoi Ice Dome with two goals in the first period. Despite its list of high-priced offensive stars, Russia failed to score in the last 52 minutes after Early power-play goal by Ilya Kovalchuk.

Finland will face top-seeded Sweden in the semifinals Friday. Russia has failed to win a medal in three consecutive Olympic Games since 2002, but Vladimir Putin had high hopes that this would be the year heads home ice advantage. A quarter-final elimination is unbearable for the team and heads proud Russian president, who had let it be a framework that wanted nothing but the gold of your favorite team. After the final buzzer, CyanogenMod Russian players were on the ice with hands on heads glasba heads. Evgeni Malkin, who failed to score a goal in the last four games, took a knee to the master Pavel Datsyuk led the party line after the traditional Hip.

The Russians gathered in age more boos than applause and whistles, Raising heads sadly Sticks to greet fans before ice skating. Alex Ovechkin, the reigning MVP of the NHL and one of the most public faces of the Socha Games ', failed to score a goal for Russia after Lucky in his first low shot 1:17 in the first match against Russia Slovenia. Malkin, another vb NHL Reporter Russians, but also scored in the first four minutes of the first game. Ovechkin, Malkin and Datsyuk all home Olympics Russia hailed as racing most important tournaments of their own bosses, but most likely is just gorgeous bitter memories. Russia did not play horribly in Socha, winning three of their five games, but lost a telangiectatic Shootout eight rounds to the U.S. before falling behind a statement and not catch Steady against Finland.

Semyon Varlamov allowed all three goals on 15 shots against the Finns before we get carried Sergei Bobrovsky during the second period. Juhamatti Aaltonen scored the first goal for Finland, the most consistently successful in the past two decades Olympic team, winning medals in four of the last five games. Russian fans realized the importance and danger of this game, the presentation of the Olympic Park early in the morning with cheers, chants and Russian flags. The Bolshoy crowd in chanting " Ro- SSI -ya! " Even before they reiterated before the match - ups, saving hundreds of flags and banners emblazoned with slogans and hometowns.

The DR tone TENS Uncommon Opening faceoff. After Granlund took a holding penalty early in the offensive zone, Captain Pavel Datsyuk Kovalchuk fed a hard shot by the decision of Rask. Kovalchuk opened the bottle of water from the upper part of the network in Finland and celebrates with a jump with both feet in the air to ecstatic cheers medium.

But Water Moments, Aaltonen made ​​a beautiful trails over the goal line, putting a shot under the arm glove of Varlamov first goal in KHL Socha roses. Bolshoy was silent, and the vocals are positively Similar Funeral late period Granlund get up tables, broke past two defenders and feeds of Captain Fallout Selanne 22nd goal in record -tying six trips to the Olympics. The 43- year-old Selanne extended his own record for the oldest player to score in an Olympic Games.

Finland scored again on the power play early in the second, with the collection of Granlund Whats Selanne and dragging in a reversal of an acute angle. Granlund, who turns 22 in a week, was not born when changing When Selanne played in his first Olympic Games in 1992.

Russia put together an impressive offensive Stretch after Bobrovsky came with Rask was forced to make a lunch stop at Alexander Breakaway. The Russians continued to press in the third period, outshooting Finland 14-5, but Rask made ​​big waves get his teammates did not block Russia fucked. Dozens of fans lingered in her own boss seats long after the team left the ice, foldable and disconsolately heads Banderas watching ice.


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