– It is a huge victory for us. You will remember this for a long time, says goalscorer Sondre Olden. Just then, the Norwegian national ice hockey team had beaten Canada in sensational and dramatic fashion. – It is absolutely sick. An ice hockey sensation. There is nothing else to say, I am speechless, says Viaplay’s expert Alexander Bonsaksen. – I really have to praise Norway for its efforts. What an effort. It is very strong, says SVT Sports expert Håkan Loob. The drama occurred eleven seconds before full time in the third period with the score 2–1 to Norway. Then Lawson Crouse equalized to 2-2 and ensured “sudden death” in Riga. GOAL: Sondre Olden scored on a penalty. Photo: INTS KALNINS / Reuters Norway created several great chances in extra time, but in the end it all had to be decided on penalties. There, the Norwegian players kept a cool head and secured the victory convincingly. Norway scored on four out of five possible attempts, while Canada missed twice. A real feat by the Norwegian team It is Norway’s first victory over Canada in 23 years. Canada is ranked as the world’s second best national team, second only to Finland. Norway is number 12 on the same list. Towards the referee Just before Canada’s 2-2 scoring, a controversial situation arose. Johannes Johannesen was tripped, but without the referees taking any action. After the game, Norway’s national team coach Tobias Johansson was still angry about the situation. NORWEGIAN CHIEF: Tobias Johansson. Photo: INTS KALNINS / Reuters – I’m still really annoyed with the referees. They are trying to steal the win from us today, but we are so strong mentally and execute the match plan one hundred percent. We have shown in these six matches that we can measure our strength with anyone, says Johansson to Viaplay. – They are completely crazy on the bench. I understand that they are very upset there, says SVT expert Loob. Andreas Martinsen and Sondre Olden scored Norway’s goals in normal time. Milan Lucic reduced it to 2–1 for Canada before the dramatic end to the match. Not until the play-offs Norway cannot reach the play-offs in this year’s WC, but the victory over Canada opens the door for a strong final placing. With victory over Slovakia in the last game, the Norwegian ice warriors can surpass the 13th places from the two previous world championships. Canada has already qualified for the playoffs. Norway have been relatively good defensively with twelve behinds in six games, but going forward things have gone downhill. Seven goals have been scored and three of them came in the first game. The overtime game since the game against Kazakhstan (two goals out of two possible) has been without net knowledge. Well over 50 minutes have been played in games with one more man on the ice. Next year’s WC will be held in the Czech Republic with venues in Prague and Ostrava. Photo: INTS KALNINS / Reuters
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