Canada – in the final. And waiting for Russia? – SPORT – EXPRESS

World Championships. 1/2 finale

in the first semifinal pair of World Cup 2015 Team Canada produced a landslide victory over the Czechs (2: 0).

CANADA – CZECH REPUBLIC – 2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)

Goals: Hall – 1 (Eberle, Crosby), 8:40 – 1: 0. Spezza – 2 (Duchesne, Hemyus), 29:02 – 2: 0.

Goalkeepers: Smith – Pavelets (58:48).

Penalty: 4 – 4.

Throws: 41 (19 + 16 + 6) – 23 (10 + 8 + 5).

Judge: Bulanov (Russia), Vinnerborg (Sweden).

May 16. Prague. “O2 Arena”.

Sergey Yaremenko
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FOR STORM Jagr

From the early morning Prague went to a hockey game. Even before raskatok teams around O 2 Arena began to gather people: collectors of autographs wandered at the service entrance in the hope to cross with someone of the players, speculators with renewed vigor and triple the price to sell tickets to the semi-final battle, and many come here just to gawk at the Ice Palace, which for several weeks has become the main attraction of Prague. The latter include primarily Russians and a small number of fans of the US team, to get to the Czech Republic. And our, and the American team all the previous matches held in Ostrava on provincial roomy, but quite unpretentious CEZ Arena . The scope and scale of the “ O 2″ in contrast felt even more.

Canadian hockey players and their fans to the pressure 17,000th stands no stranger, but his very first minute semifinal had tugovato . The Czech public is joined to the fullest even when declaring the. When the name of the local sounded Ovechkin – Tomas Plekanec, who rushed to the World Cup immediately after the departure, “Montreal”, applause rang out, and the speaker should speak the words “number 68 …”, as well as all real storm began. Not surprisingly, with such emotional nourishment Jaromir Jagr scored six goals and became the hero of the quarterfinal against the Finns. When all around believe that you are capable of miracles, they do themselves.

Hall MAKE Chekhov paused

After starting face tribune O 2 Arena kerf their decibels at full capacity and their pets rushed forward to meet the expectations of the public. At first it seemed that Canadians are about to be swept away. Advocates of “maple leaf” made a mistake after mistake, but to punish them for that Czechs were in no hurry. Cervenka continued a series of blunders black hundred percent of their positions, which began in the CHL playoffs. SKA forward brought face to face with Smith, but he managed to throw past the far corner. Then some millimeters lacked Erato. Great chance missed Vondrka and apogee of the Czech non-realization was the moment Jagr. National hero was flying finishing moves after throwing Plekanec, but the defenders managed to neutralize the threat.

Age Czechs splashed all the energy in the first minute and slowly but surely began to “sink”. Hall warned them that before the end of the period still to play and play, biting throw the bar, but the lesson remained undigested.

Soon the hosts made absolutely incredible failure: Eberle for a couple of restless because Hall playfully started from the blue line that brought the defenders of each meter gap. The result was predictable – out “two in one” Canadians can perform as it should, even with your eyes closed. Hall chalked seventh goal of the tournament. Value for Canadians to lead as full of courage if O2 has evaporated. Completely certainly not silent, but was noticeably quieter.

Spezza TIME

Unlike all other semifinalists, Canadians have done without dozayavok eve of the playoffs. It seems that the potential of collections for “maple leaf” in the commands emitted from the Stanley Cup is enough, but he calmly held two seats in the application and in the mustache does not blow.

Indeed, what someone added if everything is going very well, and huge reserves already involved hiding in the lineup? So far not received optimal stroke Sidney Crosby. From the leader of “Pittsburgh” expected him to lead the Canada to gold, but unlike his teammate Malkin, who broke in the quarterfinals against the Swedes in the achievements in Sid the Kid just three goals in the group stage. Even beating Belarusians (10: 0), he was limited to the role of assistant. And only once. With the score 9: 0 – is as if the arena and did not come out.

An excellent chance to break the silence was scoring Crosby early in the second period, but Nowotny has deprived Canadians the true goal – took the puck off the hook, Named has to throw into an empty corner.

In this World Cup the Canadians another leader – Jason Spezza. I do not disappoint forward, “Dallas” and this time. First, he mocked at Kreychikom on the wing. Departed one to one with the defender, swung to a false move and threw right between the legs. Pavelets did not expect and did not have time to help out the team. After that Spezza had two great moments to score the third goal the Czechs, but the scorer forgave the opponent.

Furthermore, in the middle of the second period, he earned Hall to remove his brother, but the Czechs in the royal gift a majority of four minutes did not use.

The game of unequal structures is still the order of Canadians wore out. Half a minute later after Spezza from the penalty box, they still missed. Nowotny powerfully tossed from the blue line. Koukal shut review Smith, and the puck flew into the net. However, the judges took the controversial decision not to include a goal from the fact that the Czech striker got into the goal area – and thus finally finished off the intrigue in this game. At the end of the match without any problems Canadians fought off the attack hosts and achieved a second consecutive victory in the dry playoffs.