Head coach Jan Cadieux watched his squad fail to build on an early two-goal advantage at the Veikkaus Arena.
Despite opening the scoring and holding a 2-0 lead through the first period, the Swiss side conceded four unanswered goals to close out the tournament.
Axel Simic struck first for the visitors at the 9th minute with a mid-height shot following an unsuccessful power play. Jan Schwendeler doubled the lead ten minutes later, surprising Czech goaltender Dominik Frodl from behind the net.
The momentum shifted dramatically in the second period as Czechia mounted a comeback.
Switzerland relied heavily on goaltender Sandro Aeschlimann after he returned to the crease in place of Ludovic Waeber. Aeschlimann delivered several key stops during a prolonged penalty kill before Libor Zabransky beat him with a long-range shot that caught a slight deflection off Philipp Kurashev.
The final frame sealed the outcome as Czechia capitalized on defensive lapses. Ondrej Kovarcik scored at the 51st minute to put the Czechs ahead, and Andrej Sustr added an empty-netter with three seconds remaining in regulation.
Malgré la défaite de la équipe, le défenseur Rodwin Dionicio a marqué des points avec l’équipe de Suisse à Helsinki. Le joueur âgé de 22 ans a marqué son premier but en sélection nationale lors d’un match contre la Finlande.
“C’est une sensation magnifique de marquer pour la première fois un but pour la Nati. En plus contre les Finlandais, face auxquels cela avait été si amer pour toute la nation,” said Rodwin Dionicio, [url=https://www.blick.ch/fr/sport/hockey/hockey-rodwin-dionicio-est-le-gagnant-du-match-de-la-suisse/zt6vpej]told SRF[/url].
The Swiss selection will look to rebound when they host the next leg of the Euro Hockey Tour on home ice.
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