Finland crushed Norway in the Under-18 World Cup in Basel with 10-2 goals.
Finland, which had defeated host Switzerland and Latvia in its previous matches, but bowed to the USA, finished the preliminary series with an easy victory over Norway, which remained the jumbo of Group B.
Finland’s best scorers in the match were the captain Kasper Halttunen (2+2) and a defender who provided four goal assists Aron Kiviharjuwhich was also awarded as the best in Finland. Jesse Kiiskinen collected powers 2+1.
Little lions got to celebrate goals at a fast pace. PDO
The win sealed Finland’s second place in Group B, which was followed by USA, Finland, Switzerland, Latvia and Norway.
The order of preference in Group A was Sweden, Canada, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany. Therefore, Finland will face Slovakia in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
– Slovakia suits us very well. We do have the means to topple Slovakia, head coach Lauri Merikivi said confidently in an interview with Discovery+.
Last year, the medal order of the U18 Games was Sweden, USA, Finland. The last time the Little Lions celebrated the world championship was in 2018.