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joins in a Swedish goal celebration in the semifinal game vs Czech Republic Friday, May 13, 2011. (Photo by Jukka Rautio font> Visit the IIHF World Championships website IIHF Stats - Schedule Rosters: and the rest of Team Canada were eliminated from medal contention Thursday, the only Oiler with a chance for gold is Sweden's Magnus PaajarviOn- and off-ice officials were able to ease their way i football manager nto the game, thanks to an uneventful first period that produced no goals, no penalties, and a 14-9 shot advantage for the Czechs.But things got interesting early in the second: only 46 seconds into the frame, Marek Zidlicky fired a breakout pass to Milan Michalek, who soared up the right wing and then backhanded the puck over to Patrik Elias. Elias directed it past Viktor Fasth to give the Czech football manager Republic a 1-0 lead.Roman Cervenka took the game's first penalty, a hooking minor, three minutes later, and one minute into the power-play, Sweden evened it up.Although Patrik Berglund's initial slapshot was blocked, the puck bounced back out to him and he wired it through a crowd and past goalie Ondrej Pavelec to tie the game at one.Sweden continued to dominate as the period progressed, outshooti football manager ng their opponent two to one. The pressure paid off with less than five minutes remaining in the frame, as Mikael Backlund grabbed a loose puck in the Swedish zone, exploded up the ice, and fooled Pavelec with a sharp-angle shot to give Sweden a 2-1 lead.A penalty shot miss by Loui Eriksson kept the Czech Republic within one, but the distance soon increased in the third period. Goals by Jimmie Eri football manager csson and Marcus Kruger gave Sweden a commanding 4-1 lead with less than eight minutes left in regulation. Although Elias narrowed the gap with his second of the game at 14:22, an empty-netter for Berglund (also his second of the game) gave Sweden a 5-2 win and berth in Sunday's gold medal game.On an individual note, Paajarvi finished -1 with two shots in 14:47 of ice time. Will Magnus Paajarvi football manager (all times mountain)Friday, May 13: Gamesheet | PhotosSweden 5 | | Photos(all times mountain)Thursday, May 12: - Canada 1 Gamesheet Recap Photos Highlights - Norway 1 Gamesheet Recap Wednesday, May 11: - USA 0 Gamesheet Recap Sweden 5 | | Photos (all times mountain)Monday, May 9: - Sweden 2Gamesheet Recap | Sweden 2 | | PhotosSaturday, May 7: - Norway 2Gamesheet Recap Friday, May 6: football manager - USA 3 (SO) Gamesheet Recap | Sweden 4 | | PhotosROUND ROBIN SCHEDULE - RESULTSSweden 6 | | PhotosCanada 4 | | Photos HighlightsMonday, May 2:- Austria 0Gamesheet Recap Canada 9 | | PhotosNorway 5 | | PhotosCanada 4 | | Photos Highlights football manager
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