Preview of Sweden VS. Czechia- Going for Bronze
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FrankieAugust 20, 2022 (3:08 PM)
It's day 10 and the final day of the World Junior Championship. First game up is the bronze Medal matchup between Team Sweden and Team Czechia. Czechia had recently defeated the favorite in USA and lost their previous matchup to declare a matchup with Sweden for the Bronze. Let's dig deeper about these two teams.
Bronze Medal Game: Sweden vs. Czechia (4:00 PM ET)
Sweden's defense and goaltending showed up in a major way, they simply could not muster enough offense to win the day. Even behind captain and Flyer's prospect Emil Arae. Finland scored one goal in the second period, beating the Swedes 1-0. Sweden's goaltender, Jesper Wallstedt, who could be the best goalie prospect to date. Did his job stopping 27 out of 28 shots. Just wasn't good enough.
EMIL. ANDRAE. AGAIN.
2-1 SWEDEN. #Flyers pic.twitter.com/pIWtd5oE3y� TLY (@TheLibertyYell) August 17, 2022
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Czechia, the team that was never supposed to get this far. They were unable to complete the Fairy Tale, which started with their shocking 4-2 defeat of the United States in the quarterfinal. Defeating Team Canada would have surely been the greatest Cinderella story in tournament history.
Lines for Sweden vs. Czechia in the bronze medal game. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/GB38kbhzhk� Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) August 20, 2022
To Predict a winner: SWEDEN TAKES BRONZE
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20 AOUT | 31 ANSWERS Preview of Sweden VS. Czechia- Going for Bronze Who will win the Bronze Medal Game? | ||
| Sweden | 19 | 61.3 % |
| Czechia | 12 | 38.7 % |
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