Already at breakfast in the day felt it very strongly in the group. All were tagged and set to it would not be the end already now”, says Luleå’s landslagsmålvakt Sara Grahn after the victory.
” We have put ourselves in this situation, and it is also our responsibility to take us out of it.
Sara Grahn played really well in the third final, and made it difficult for guldjagande Linköping.
“I felt very calm and secure during the match, but it was so very clear that we played really good defense,” says Sara Grahn.
features , Linköping, sweden found it difficult to attract people to the matches, but when the team could win the national CHAMPIONSHIP, got hemmaspelarna really good support.
more than 2.800 people were on the ground in the cold, and slightly worn Stångebrohallen this Sunday afternoon.
When the players came out on the ice, they were met by a standing audience clapped loudly, and the majority of them dreamed of a guldfest.
Linköping had impressed in the first two finals, but in the third CHAMPIONSHIP final was Luleå as a whole the better team.
Luleå’s victory means that there will be at least four finals, before the Swedish champion 2019 can be chosen.
Luleå’s goalie Sara Grahn storspelade. Here she gets the help of lagkamraterna Northern Tulus and Jenni Hiirikoski. Photo: Stefan Jerrevång/TT
fallen at a disadvantage in the first two national hockey league took the reigning Swedish champions Luleå, sweden the early lead in Sunday’s match.
Just over a minute was played when Melinda Olsson scored the match’s first goal.
Five minutes later get the reply message. A really klassmål signed OLYMPIC gold medalist Sidney Morin after good cooperation with Nicoline Söndergaard Jensen.
Linköping and continued to play really good after the goal, but at the end of the period changed the run of the game.
Luleå took over more and more and when they are in the 16:th minute, and had the chance to play the powerplay showed Jenni Hiirikoski that she is one of the world’s best slopes.
With a hard and well-placed shot, she gave Luleå the lead again.
parts of the second period was from Luleå, it is clearly better team, and when Linn Persson in the middle of the period increased the lead to 3-1 in the powerplay, it felt even then as if Linköping guldfest would at least be deferred.
When Petra Nieminen in the middle of the third period scored the 4-1 goal, there was no doubt about it.
Guldfesten was deferred.
” It is clear that there is a pressure to play when we all know that we must win, but I think rather it gave us energy. You can never give up until it is completely exhausted, ” says Luleå landslagsback Johanna Fällman.
the Victory in the third CHAMPIONSHIP final gives Luleå hope, but on Wednesday, they must do the same thing. Then played the fourth-SM-final – then in Luleå.
the game be played the fifth and decisive finals on Thursday.
“We need three wins, and we’ll take three wins,” says Johanna Fällman decided.
” I am absolutely convinced that the whole town will end up and support us, first on Wednesday and then on Thursday.
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Guldfavoriterna Luleå shot in the first CHAMPIONSHIP final
Linköping won also the second final
