Finnish forward Riikka Nieminen-Valila scored two goals in the third period to give Finland a 2-2 tie with
Sweden on Wednesday.
Sweden, who captured the Olympic bronze medal in February in Salt Lake City, led 2-0 after two periods on
goals by Danijela Rundqvist, but couldn't stop the Finnish attack in the 3rd period.
Swedish goaltender Kim Martin, who is 16 years old, stopped 34 of 36 shots for Sweden. Jenna Moilanen
stopped 16 of 18 shots for Finland. Martin was the young hero who was in goal in February for Sweden's
Olympic bronze, when at the age of 15 she stopped 32 shots in a 2-1 victory.
Finland and Sweden join Canada and the USA this week at the 4 Nations Cup in Kitchener, ON.
Tickets are still available for all games in Kitchener through all ticketmaster outlets or on-line at:
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Players of the Game:
FIN - Rikka Nieminen-Valila
SWE - Danijela Rundqvist
GAME SUMMARY
Box
Score |
Finland |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Box Score |
Sweden |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
First Period / 1re période
|
Scoring/Buts :
1. swe, Danijela Rundqvist (Maria Rooth) 1:48
Penalties/Pénalités :
Helena Tageson SWE (Holding/Retenir) 5:13; Angelica Lorsell SWE (Hooking/Accrocher) 8:10; Satu Hoikkala FIN
(Bodychecking/Mise en echec) 14:31; Katarina Timglas SWE (Roughing/Rudesse) 16:30; Anna Andersson SWE
(Tripping/Trebucher) 19:02 |
Second Period / 2e période
|
Scoring/Buts :
2. SWE, Danijela Rundqvist 17:16 SH
Penalties/Pénalités :
Danijela Rundqvist SWE (Roughing/Rudesse) 1:49; Vilja Lipsonen FIN (Interference/Obstruction) 4:24; Emelie
Berggren SWE (Roughing/Rudesse) 5:40; Emelie Berggren SWE (Tripping/Trebucher) 14:26; Gunilla Andersson SWE
(Bodychecking/Mise en echec) 15:20; Julia Valimaki (Bodychecking/Mise en echec) 19:52 |
Third Period / 3e période
|
Scoring/Buts :
3. FIN, Riikka Nieminen-Valila (Karoliina Rantamaki) 8:29
4. FIN, Riikka Nieminen-Valila 11:23
Penalties/Pénalités :
Anna Andersson SWE (Cross-checking/Double-echec, Roughing/Rudesse) 2.26 ; Vilja Lipsonen FIN
(Tripping/Trebucher) 9:47; Bench/Banc SWE (Too many men/Trop de joueuse sur la glace) 10:43 |
Goaltenders |
Finland |
Jenna
Moilanen |
Goaltenders |
Sweden |
Kim
Martin |
|
|
|
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Final
|
Shots on Goal
by |
Finland |
-
|
-
|
-
|
36
|
Shots on Goal
by |
Sweden |
-
|
-
|
-
|
18
|
|
Officials |
Referee |
Chantal
Champagne |
Officials |
Linesmen |
Geneviève Fagnan, Doris Wiss |
|
Attendance |
3,444 |
|