– It was a bit too stressful at times, but it was nice to win. We stuck together as a group and knew we could turn around even if we were down 2–1, says the team’s youngest player Viggo Björck to SVT Sport.
The Djurgårdsplayer is 17 years old – born March 12, 2008.
Just like in the opener against Slovakia, where the score was 3–2, the Swedish players were pressed almost to the final whistle.
The Swiss goal was empty in the final minutes.
A couple of minutes after the equaliser, Lucas Pettersson got hold of the puck near the goal and via the goalkeeper he made it 3–2. He also scored 4–2 in an empty cage.
– It was nice to score a goal, maybe there will be a ketchup effect now, Pettersson thinks.
Powerplay when Sweden equalised
Just like in the first period, Sweden scored within the first minute of the third.
The Swiss player had not made it in from his sending off when Alfons Frej feinted a shot and passed to player of the match Viggo Björck, who held onto the puck and slid into the lane to find space to make it 2-2.
– Affe gets the puck and plays over it and then I get to shoot at some point, smiles Björck.
– I can look at that 30 times, says expert Jonas Andersson enthusiastically.
By then, 57 seconds had passed in the third period.
Switzerland 2–1 video granskades
At the end of the second period, Switzerland took the lead. Lars Steiner shot high and the kneeling Love Härenstam, who had to stand again, saw the puck go in and bounce out directly via the inner frame in the goal.
The sequence was video reviewed before the 2–1 was approved by the referee as a “good goal”.
Otherwise, Sweden got a good start.
Swedish lead goal after 53 seconds
Already after 53 seconds, Sweden took the lead. Leo Sahlin Wallenius grabbed the puck from his own zone and played to Eric Nilson, who got a half-hit and had to see the puck go in the far post.
Nilson tapped the ice with the stick to call attention in Minneapolis (St Paul).
– It’s a very nice ride by Sahlin Wallenius who finds the perfect fit, says SVT’s expert Håkan Loob.
