Norway loss for Belarus last World Cup match – Dagbladet.no

Norway’s hockey team finished the World Championships in the Czech Republic with 2-3 loss to Belarus after again being severely punished outnumbered.

Victory for Belarusians means they are ready for the quarterfinals. It was clear before the match started that Norway got there whatever the outcome in CEZ Arena in Ostrava on Tuesday.

Norway is the country that has suffered most tominuttere during the base game in the elite World Cup, and it is made also been severely punished for. Norway is also made with the weakest outnumbered percent.

So it was also against Belarus on Tuesday. It did not help to be as good and better in game five against five, when the upper and lower numbers game becomes so decisive.

– We led the match but scored only two goals and we were severely punished for our penalties . All in all I think we did a good championship. We are doing well on the assumptions, said national coach Roy Johansen to MAX.

1-2-3

0-1-goal to Belarus came after 7.29 minutes. When played Belarusians with one man more on the ice after Morten Ask was sent off a minute before. The goal was captain Alexei Kaljutsjnij behind. It was Belarus’ second goal in the power play during the championship.

The third and fourth came midway through the 2nd period. First scored Dmitry Korobov after 29.01 minutes when Alexander Bonsaksen was out with two minutes and 0-3 came just three minutes later when Andrei Kostitsyn. Then it was captain Ole-Kristian Tollefsen which was sent in the freezer.

All three goals came from the team effective 1 range. No nation has been more målkåt variety than this so far in the championship.

Norway’s first reducer 1-3 came just 17 seconds later. Patrick Thoresen did his fourth goal in the championship. Again there were numerous fellow Mathis Olimb who assisted. It was the upcoming Jokerit player’s seventh assist in the seven games Norway got the championship in the Czech Republic.

Secure

2-3 came after a stiff five minutes of play in the 3rd period. Youngster Mattias Nørstebø sent away a wrist shot as he was credited for. It was 19-year-old’s third goal in CEZ Arena. Once again Mathis Olimb assistant, as was Patrick Thoresen.

Norway also met with Belarus in two friendly matches before the World Cup weekend started. The first missed the 1-5, while there were victory 3-2 in the final.

This time it was a new defeat against nation mustered a squad of ten players from Dinamo Minsk. It has been the club to Lars Haugen recent seasons. Haugen will play for Färjestad in SHL coming season.

Norway was ensured continued place in the elite World Cup before the final battle on Tuesday. Meanwhile were also made with no chance of reaching the quarterfinals. For Norway acted therefore not so much more about this year’s World Cup but more ranking points and coming Olympic qualification. The better ranked, the easier opponent in the upcoming Olympic qualifying.

(NTB)