Sweden national team beat the France team in the fifth round match of the group stage of the 2023 Ice Hockey World Championship.
The Group A match, held in Tempera, ended with the score of 4:0 (4:0, 0:0, 0:0). Fabian Zetterlund scored twice, and Per Lindholm and Jonathan Berggren also scored.
In the parallel match of group B, the Latvian team from Riga beat the team from Kazakhstan – 7:0 (2:0, 3:0, 2:0). Rihards Bukarts, Oskar Batnea, Mārtiņš Dzierkals, Miks Indrašis, Kaspars Daugaviņš and Rodrigo Abols scored two goals.
The Swedish national team scored 14 points and qualified for the quarter-finals of the tournament earlier than expected, the French (4) are sixth. In group B, the Latvians (11) are on the fourth row, the Kazakhstan team (4) is sixth.
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World Championship. Group stage
Sweden – France – 4:0 (4:0, 0:0, 0:0)
Goals: Lindholm, 1:59. Zetterlund, 9:25, 19:54 (bol.). Berggren, 16:26 (bol.)
Kazakhstan – Latvia – 0:7 (0:2, 0:3, 0:2)
Goals: Boukarts, 15:39 (bol.). Batnia, 5:19 p.m. Dzierkals, 21:13. Abols, 29:05, 51:40 (bol.). Indrachis 39:54. Daugavinsh, 49:50.
Source : MatchTV
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