Czech Republic takes Bronze Medal against Russia
One of the wildest games, in terms of scoring goals, is what the bronze medal game between the Czech Republic and Russia turned out to be.
However, the difference maker on the night proved to be Roman Cervanka, who scored twice during the game to out the Czechs in a comfortable position.
In the end, they won the game with a dominating score of 7-4. This effectively gave the Czechs a bronze medal at the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships.
The Russians saw two out of their four goals scored by Ilya Kovalchuk in a game that they lost. The Czechs were absolutely brilliant at the start of the game as they bagged an early lead, with just over three minutes on the clock. After this, things eased
out and it wasn’t until later in the period that the teams stepped on the gas once again.
With less than six minutes remaining in the period, there were quite a lot of attacks made by the two teams. In the end, one of the remaining six minutes was bizarre, as the two teams combined to score three goals during the minute.
The lead was shifting in each team’s direction every now and then but eventually the period ended with Russia leading 3-2, as the teams went into the break.
The Czechs were able to get back on the dominating roads in the second period and constructed some brilliant plays. With the passage of time, things got better for the team and they finally scored a goal.
In fact, the strong attacking play that they displayed saw them scoring three goals to put themselves in a comfortable position. Prucha and Tomas Plekanec both scored their second goals with Prucha finishing the game with three points to his name.
"This was a great group of guys", said Jaromir Jagr. "Last year, we showed that we can win even if we don't have our best players. This year, the NHL players came, too, and the team attitude was still there. Too bad we played against a Swedish team that
just didn't make any mistakes".
However, the Czechs came out strong in the final period that saw them coming out strong once again and giving the opposition a tough time. In the end, the Czechs ended the period scoring two unanswered goals and winning the game 7-4 to win the bronze medal.
"It wasn’t an easy game," said Marek Zidlicky of the Czech Republic. "You know, we just lost one game in the tournament. It was a tough thing for us, but we are so happy that we got the bronze. It was just one bad game in the semi-final, but that’s hockey.
We’re so happy right now".
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