The quarter-finals of the Elite Women’s Ice Hockey World Championship are over. We already know the teams that will fight for the medals of this event. The North American favorites and the “always fourth” Switzerland won the promotion. Finland is definitely a surprise.

Czech Republic – Finland 2:1(0:1,2:0,0:0)

Goals: 26′ Mlyńkov27′ Mrazov – 15′ Vainikka

The sensation has become a fact! The Czech players, who performed well in the group stage, were certainly not the favorites in the game against the Scandinavian side, who finished their group unbeaten. The match did not disappoint and was of a good standard. Our southern neighbors beat the Finns in the World Cup for the second consecutive year and qualified for the semi-finals.

Both teams had chances to score from the first minutes on the ice. One of the fastest on the ice in the entire championship, Natalie had a big chance Mlyńkov. However, it was the Finns who started shooting when the pass from Noory Toulouse used vivi Vainikka. The second period was a nightmare for the favourites. The Czechs scored two goals in just 49 seconds, taking the lead. The Finns, even playing with advantage in the third period, could not overcome the phenomenal Czech goalkeeper, Blanka Skodova.

USA – Germany 3:0(1:0,1:0,1:0)

Goals: 19′ Kessel, 32′ Bill48′ Murphy

The American team dominated the game and took a well-deserved victory, but by the standards of this team, quite modest. For the Germans, it was the lowest penalty of today’s game. The Americans entered the game with a 6-0 head-to-head record and a 71-2 goal difference.

In the German goal, despite the lost goals, Sandra defended very well abstract. goalie the European teams defended well and it looked like at least in the first half the Germans would defend to a goalless draw. Unfortunately, in the advantage match, the Americans managed to score a goal and open the scoring. The second half is very similar to the first. The Americans kept the puck but failed to score another goal. At the start of the third period, Laura had a chance to overcome the resistance of the Americans Klugebut his shot was stopped by the defending American goal Aerin frankel. In the end, the Americans confirmed that they deserved this semi-final by scoring another goal and showing that they were the better team.

Switzerland – Japan 5:1(1:1,3:0,1:0)

Goals: 18′ baptize20′muller24′stalder,26′,48′ Enzler – 8′ Toko

The Swiss team drew against all odds in the first half with the Japanese team, who surprisingly scored the opening goal here. Difficult start to the match for the Helweteks. The situation changed completely in the second period, where the Swiss scored three goals and sealed promotion to the top four. The Japanese hopes for a positive result of the game ended when, using the power play, she scored the fifth goal Enzler.

Canada – Sweden 3-2 after additional.(1:0,1:1,0:1,1:0)

Goals: 8′ turnbull33′,64′ Nurse – 38′ Ljunblom60′ Svensson

Unexpectedly, in the championship best four match, the home team and the tournament favorites were quite tired. The first half was tight and we didn’t see many goals. Filming has started Blayre turnbullwho cleverly managed to defeat Emma Soderberg. The Canadians still had a chance to increase their lead, but they couldn’t finish the action Jocelyne Larocque. In the second period, the Canadians and Swedes scored one goal each. What happened at the end took all local fans by surprise. When it looked like the Canadians could celebrate their passage to the semi-finals, unexpectedly with ten seconds remaining, Canadian goalkeeper Hilda Svensson beat and thus led to extra time. It was the first time in history that a team other than the United States forced Canada into overtime. In the end, however, thanks to Sarah Nurse’s shot, there was no sensation and the Housewives will fight for the gold.

Semi-final pairings
United States – Czech Republic
Canada – Switzerland