The clash between Sweden and Norway is also known for the first ever power-play goal in the history of World Floorball Championships. When Magnus Nasman from Sweden scored in one-man advantage in 1996 in Skellefteå, 825 spectators saw that goal. Today there were more than three times as many spectators in the arena and they witnessed Swedish domination.
The Norwegian Vikings went into the first period really motivated and showed some offensive floorball. But this also meant quite a few scoring chances for the Swedes. And they utilized three of their opportunities. Especially the second goal was worth seeing. Emil Johansson made a gorgeous pass from the air right on Galante Carlström´s stick, who had an easy job. A sensational goal.
After Rudd’s penalty at the start of the second period, Emil Johansson tripped one of the opponents and sent his team into a two-man disadvantage. But the Norwegian captain used his hand in a forbidden way and Jonas Adriansson increased the Swedish lead to 4-0 from a penalty shot. The Swedes were in control of the match more and more and scored the fifth goal soon when Simon Palmén received a great pass from Wilhelmsson and perfectly solved the face-to-face situation in front of the Norwegian goalie Andreas Falkeid. Albin Sjögren then came with two more goals and the score was 7-0 before the second break.
Of course it isn’t easy when you are seven goals down to concentrate and get back on track. Still the Norwegians showed quite a few promising counter-attacks. However, Mans Parsjö-Tegnér in the Swedish net had a great evening and showed outstanding performance in his World Championship debut. And while Norway still couldn’t score, the Swedes did. Kim Nilsson scored his second of the night and Rasmus Enström added the ninth Swedish goal less than a minute later. When everybody was already expecting a Parsjö-Tegnér’s clean sheet, Christoffer Oistad score a consolation goal for the Norwegians. The Swedish goalie’s shut-out hopes were ruined with just four seconds left in the match.
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