The Czech national team beat Sweden in the Hockey World Championship match

The Czech national team beat Sweden 4-3 in the group stage match of the Ice Hockey World Championship. The meeting took place on May 18 in Switzerland.

Matej Blumel (4th minute), Dominik Kubalik (13th minute), Jakub Fleck (14th minute) and Jiri Chernokh (24th minute) scored goals for the winners. Juel Persson (16th minute), Simon Holmstrom (18th minute) and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (27th minute) scored for the Swedish team.

Following the meeting, the Czech hockey players scored seven points and now occupy the second place in Group B. Sweden, with three points, is on the fifth line in the standings.

In the next round, the matches of which will be held on May 20, the Czech national team will face the Italian team. The Swedes will have to play a game against hockey players from Slovenia.

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