The match between the national teams of Russia and Sweden, which took place yesterday, ended with a score of 3: 2 in favor of the Russian national team. The Russians managed to beat the Swedes in the shootout and take first place in their group. For the first time in the history of participation in the world ice hockey championships, the Swedes could not get out of the group - they take 5th place with 10 points scored.

The scoring was opened by the Swedish national team player Jesper Vreden in the 9th minute of the first period. Despite the active counterattacks of the Russians, they were able to level the score in this game only in the middle of the 3rd period - Anton Slepyshev scored with an abandoned puck on the 53rd minute.. After just a few seconds, the Russian national team took the lead in the score - Alexander Barabanov scored the puck against Sweden. But in regulation time, it was not possible to determine the winner of this match - the Swedes equalized the score in the 56th minute thanks to a throw by Viktor Olofsson and transferred the game to overtime.

In the shoot-out series, the Russian national team was more fortunate - they defeated the Swedes with a score of 3: 2. Failed to break through the goalkeeper of the Russian national team Alexander Samonov, Ricard Raquell, Victor Olofsson and Markus Sorensen.

The Russian national team became the 3rd guaranteed participant in the playoffs of the Ice Hockey World Championship after the national teams of Finland and the USA. She has yet to play the last match in the group with the national team of Belarus. The Swedish national team, although it is an 11-time world champion, this time for the first time in its history could not overcome the group stage of the world championship. She has already played all 7 matches and is ranked 5th in Group A with 10 points.

Source: prsport. net.