IIHF World Championship - 2010 Bashny.Net

These days the German Cologne, Gelsenkirchen and Mannheim have become real centers of ice carnage on a global scale. It is on the ice rinks of the three cities and the world championship is held.

Today started fights knockout stages, so teams play each match like the last. Recall that from the tournament sensationally flew the US team. And so sensational that the Americans had to prove their right to remain in the elite division and take a final 13th place. Surprisingly, a very good game showed the Danes, from which no one expected such a hurried. In the preliminary round, the Danes have conceded only once the hosts of the tournament. Qualify the Danes also have been "a great success" and reached the quarter-finals.
Yesterday were played all Quarterfinal matches. At the end of qualifying the Danes went to the Swedes. "Scandinavian derby" confidently won Sweden, who won the first two periods and allowed Denmark to reduce the third period in a draw. 4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1).

In the second quarterfinal played Finns and Czechs. The match went really stubborn. Only in the shootout by the Czech hockey players managed to snatch victory with a score of 2: 1.

No less tense and turned the game in the third quarter-finals, where they played hosts of the championship and their geographical neighbors - the Swiss team. The first and third periods were "dry", and only in the second period, the Germans managed to throw one goal, which decided the outcome of the confrontation.

But the main event of the day before the championship was the match between Russia and Canada. The Russians really wanted to rematch for the defeat at the Vancouver Olympics. It should be noted that they succeeded wonderfully.
After winning the first two periods outright with a score of 1: 0 and 2: 0 respectively, Russia has allowed himself in the third period, relax a bit and brought the third period in a draw 2: 2. The final score of 5: 2 in favor of our northern neighbors.