“Sweden beat the Czech Republic and became the best team of the tournament”, — write: sport.ua
In the final match for gold, Sweden and the Czech Republic played, and the Swedish hockey players won the dramatic game with a score of 4:2.
Sweden won 3:0 in the course of the meeting, but in the last minutes of the third period, the Czech Republic managed to win back two pucks, but conceded one more time under the siren and conceded.
The Swedish national team won gold for the third time in history and for the first time since 2012. For the first time since 2019, the trophy went to a European team.
The Canadian team won the bronze medal match.
World Youth Hockey Championship U-20. Final
Sweden – Czech Republic 4:2 (1:0, 1:0, 2:2)
Pucks: 14:46 Justovaara (Berglund) – 1:0, 29:21 Eklund (Berglund, Stenberg) – 2:0, 43:47 Boumedinn (Stenberg, Bjork) – 3:0, 57:37 Irzycek (Fibigr, Nestrashil) – 3:1, 59:36 Kubiesa (Fibigr) – 3:2, 59:52 Stenberg (Eklund, Bjork) – 4:2
Goalkeepers: Harenstam – Orsulak