The news of Herning surprised Sweden and the Czech Republic.
Michael Spacek did not believe in his ears. Pasi Liesimaa
The Danish victory over Canada in the quarter-finals of the Ice Hockey World Cup was such a tough sensation that the Swedish and Czech players were completely struck by the tree.
Czech Michael Spacek initially refused to believe that Denmark advanced to the semi -finals.
Denmark just won Canada. What do you think about it?
– They didn’t win.
They won 2-1.
– No, no.
– Really? Wow.
After the initial confusion, SpaCek forwarded congratulations to the Danes.
– Good thing for them. It’s a big surprise. This is hockey. There are no bad teams here, he said.
Crazy odds
According to Rasmus Andersson, the book could be written about the loss of Canada. Pasi Liesimaa
Swedish captain Rasmus Andersson After all, he believed the result.
“I’d like to see the odds of that result,” Andersson said.
Veikkaus was 17.00 by Veikkaus. The Canadian odds were 1.12.
Andersson’s teammate went to the Canada team Mackenzie Weegar.
– Of course, I never want to see my friends disappear, but in the end there is only one winner. I don’t know what has happened there, but this is one of the games that could almost write a book.
Andersson knew what the secret to Denmark’s success was.
– They have a group whose core has been playing together for a very long time. They surprised everyone, but at the same time I’m really happy for them.
Gift paint
Nick Olesen blew up the bank in Herning. EPA / AOP
Czech Jakub Laukko tossed his own team. The Czech Republic lost to Sweden 2-5 in the quarterfinals.
– Three of the five goals were gift paints. We lost itself today, Lauko said.
– It was the biggest match in the tournament. Doesn’t feel good.
Martin Necas said that the atmosphere at Avicii Arena was not exactly the same as in Prague last spring.
– There was no word in Prague during the game. Nothing can beat it. It’s a bit different here, but the atmosphere was still good. The audience had beautiful yellow colors.