After defeating Switzerland 3:2 in overtime, the current Olympic hockey champions, the Finns, qualified for the semifinals of the Olympic tournament in Milan on Wednesday.
Finland, which has won medals at four of the last five Games, was two goals behind (0:2) after the second period, but equalized in the third, after which the match went into overtime, and the deciding goal was scored by Artturi Lehkonen.
Earlier, Slovakia won their place in the semi-finals against Germany and Canada, which also had to play overtime against the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals.
In the last match of the quarterfinals, in the last term of Wednesday, the USA will meet Sweden, and after that match, the pairs of the semi-finals, which are scheduled for Friday, will be known.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
