Here’s what happened during Day 2.
Of the Top 4, Sweden was the only one with a resting day today. The biggest clash was the one between two title contenders, Finland and Switzerland.
We’ll have a look at all games:
Latvia – Czech Republic
Thailand – Singapore
Finland – Switzerland
Japan – Estonia
Poland – Germany
Denmark – Norway
Latvia – Czech Republic 2-14
The fourth country from the Top 4, the Czech Republic, played an easy game against Latvia. After one period, the score was 5-0 already in Czech’s favor thanks to goals from Eliska Krupnova (2), Adela Bocanova, Tereza Urbankova, and Natalie Martinakova. Only two more goals followed in the (final minute of the) second period, but the Czechs double their amount in the last period. In between, Latvia also found the net twice – and missed a penalty shot – which led to the final score of 2-14.
Highlights can be found here.
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Thailand – Singapore 1-3
These two teams had played against each other twice in the past weeks, at the SEA Games. Both times, Singapore won, but this time it seemed Thailand had the better chances as they were the ones opening the score. However, the number of saves said it all: Singapore 10, Thailand 34. Singapore took more and more shots on target and scored the equalizer halfway the game. In the final period, a powerplay goal brought them the lead, followed by the 1-3 in the last minute.
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Finland – Switzerland 4-7
Yesterday, we wrote you simply can’t stop the Kauppi twins. Well, it turns out Switzerland can. An incredible performance in their second group stage game granted them the victory over Finland. The home crowd cheered their team towards a 6-1 lead, but Finland started to take more risks and decreased the gap to 6-4, before Switzerland’s Scheidegger scored an empty-net goal: 4-7.
WATCH – Corin Rüttimann’s penalty shot
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Japan – Estonia 4-6
Japan took the lead four times, at 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, and 4-3. However, at that time, Estonia increased its pace and scored three times in the final period. They’re now runner-up in Group C, behind Norway. Denmark is #3, Japan is last in line.
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Poland – Germany 4-1
Poland has won the game against Germany with small numbers, but based on the chances in the game, it was a clear victory. A look at the goalkeeper saves says it all: 5 for Poland, 26 for Germany. The Poles scored 1-0 in the first period, 2-0 directly into the second period (at 0:29) en 3-0 in the same way: at 0:33 in the third period. Germany scored with ten minutes left to play, took out its goalkeeper… but a mistake in offense – handing in the ball – led to the 4-1, an empty-net goal.
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Denmark – Norway 4-5
It took Cecilia Di Nardo only 29 seconds to put Denmark in the lead, but Norway equalized shortly after and took the lead right away with a second goal. Rikke Hansen usually gets a lot of attention with her strong gameplay, and today, she showed it again. Norway took a 3-1 lead when Hansen scored her first goal.
With her first assist, she gave Eline Dagestad the opportunity to make it 4-1, before scoring Norway’s fifth goal herself again (powerplay). In between, Maria Olausson scored Denmark’s second goal. In the final period, Denmark managed to bring the score close again – to 4-5 – but a last-minute equalizer wasn’t scored anymore.
Watch – How Cecilia Di Nardo’s rocket put Denmark in the lead
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