Defeat against Sweden put Team Norways tournament to an end

The last group stage match, Norway-Sweden, in Boys 17 World Championship Tournament in Mikkeli was played on Saturday evening.

There was much at stake but both teams came in firing on all cylinders.

Sweden took an early lead with a spectacular solo raid by Alfred Thunblad, but Norway replied quickly with goals by Sondre Ramstad and Sebastian Mølsted.

The match was played 3x20 minutes due to extreme cold, and Sweden and Lukas Mattsson equalized to 2-2 before the first break.

Ludvig Tejmark, the leading goalscorer of the tournament, put Sweden up front with a successful corner stroke in the beginning of the second period.

A fem minutes later Lukas Mattsson put Sweden up by two goals with another goal from a corner stroke.

After that the match was basically over, and the last goal, scored by Vilgot Lindh, was of non importance.

With the final result 5-2 (2-2) Sweden marches on to the final, where they will be meeting the tournament host Team Finland.

The final at Hännin kenttä will start at 12.00 on Sunday.

The official match stats can be found at https://finbandy.torneopal.fi/taso/ottelu.php?ottelu=22119

And the press conference is available here below. 

Finland shows strength by taking down Sweden

The second day of the Boys 17 World Championship Tournament in Mikkeli started in arctic weather conditions, with the temperature as low as -26 degrees Celcius.

Finland put up a superb effort by beating the swedes with 2-1 (0-0) in a match that was played 3x20 minutes due to the icy conditions.

Finland was the better team throughout the game, and created a lot more scoring opportunities.

It was however Team Sweden that scored the opening goal when Alfons Altersved put the ball in the net after a corner stroke.

- We played a hell of a game and really put Sweden under pressure. We could have won this game with a bigger margin with a little more focus in front of the goal, says Tero Kumela, head coach of Team Sweden.

- Everything i still open but we definitely have to take down Team Norway in order to reach the final. I am confident that we can pull it off, Kumela continues.

Oskari Kokko, Team Finlands best player in the match, scored the equalizing goal and Paavo Simpura made the match winning goal only a minute after the equalizer.

The official match stats can be found at https://finbandy.torneopal.fi/taso/ottelu.php?ottelu=22120

And the press conference is available here below.

Effective Sweden put Finland on the edge

The first day of the Boys 17 World Championship Tournament in Mikkeli ended with the traditional rival game between neighboring countries Finland and Sweden.

This time Sweden was far more effective and won more or less comfortable with 3-0 (3-0).

The first two goals for Team Sweden was scored by Ludvig Tejmark, and Rasmus Lundahl made a nice effort in scoring goal number three.

Finland had two penalty strokes in the last five minutes, but without any luck. The first one was saved by Theo Benkelius and the other one missed the goal.

The result means that Team Finland tomorrow has to beat at least Norway in order to reach the final on Sunday.

The official match stats can be found at: https://finbandy.torneopal.fi/taso/ottelu.php?ottelu=22117

And the press conference is available here below.  

Norway beat Finland in opening game

The opening game of the 2024 tournament was played at 10.00 on Friday morning. 

Team Norway was slightly better than Team Finland and won the game 3-2 (2-0).

The deciding goal was scored by Olav Heyerdal with only seconds left of the game.

Match stats can be found here:  https://finbandy.torneopal.fi/taso/ottelu.php?ottelu=22118

And the press conference is available here below.

Fantastic effort moves Finland close to final

Team Finland took one step closer to the final in Boys 17 World Championship Tournament in Mikkeli by defeating Norway, final result 4-2 (1-0).

The only goal in the first half was scored by Oskari Kokko, and at this stage there were no indications of the five goal firework that occurred in minutes 45-60.

First Norway equalized to 1-1 with Tobias Martensen as goalscorer and then Finland went to 3-1 with one goal each by Oskari Kokko and Simo Huotelin.

Olav Heyerdal gave Norway new hope by reducing to 3-2, but Oskari Kokko punctured the game with his second goal of the match.

- I knew and saw that my guys were running out of energy, and I am so proud of their heroic performance in the second half, says Tero Kumela, head coach of Team Finland.

The evening game between Norway and Sweden will decide which two teams go to the final. Norway needs a victory, after that it can come down two score difference. 

The official match stats can be found at https://finbandy.torneopal.fi/taso/ottelu.php?ottelu=22121

And the press conference is available here below.

Sweden rises to victory against tough Norway

Sweden took on Norway in the second game of the Boys 17 World Championship Tournament in Mikkeli.

Norway put up a tough an splendid effort, but ultimately Sweden was better with final result 4-3 (2-2) on the scoreboard.

Sweden started the match aggressively and scored the first goal (Elias Sjölund) after just four minutes.

Norway bounced back quickly and 1-1 was scored by Olav Heyerdal. Sebastian Mølsted put Norway in the lead with a beautiful goal, but Sweden and Ludvig Tejmark replied before half time.

The Team in blue end yellow dominated the second half, and Alex Gustavsson and Ludvig Tejmark put Sweden ahead with two goals before Olav Heyerdal finalized the match score to 4-3.

All match stats can be found here: https://finbandy.torneopal.fi/taso/ottelu.php?ottelu=22116

And the press conference is available here below. 

Match schedule set
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