Finland - Slovakia

27.2.2010 Saturday - Ice Hockey Olympics

For Slovakia the bronze-match is a big achievement but they have achieved it by playing. They have fought well but since Finland is more rested to the match I dare not to play Slovakia even they have been so far the better team.

Finland comes to the match after humiliating 6-0 loss for USA in the first set. They have had good goalkeepers and now it is maybe a bit strange but they allow Kiprusoff to continue on the goal in the bronze-match too. I trust he will gather himself to this match. What comes to the offence of Finland there is no much hooray'ing. Some players start to be slow, they have no real shooters from the blueline. Against tougher teams (Sweden, Czech, USA) they have done only three goals. One to the empty net, one "lucky" goal and their goal against USA when USA was not playing anymore 100%.

Slovakia plays one of the most important match of their history and Finland should also want to win the bronze after the humiliating and for them it means discipline game. I wait no many goals in this battle.

Pick Under 5,5 goals 1.63 4/10