The Finnish ice hockey team defeated the Slovakian team in the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament in Beijing. The meeting ended with the victory of the Finns with a score of 2:0.

Wards Jukka Jalonen opened the scoring in the first period. Sakari Manninen (16th minute), assisted by Petteri Lindbom and Sami Vatanen, delivered an accurate shot on Patrick Rybar's goal.

The final score of the meeting was set by Harri Pesonen (60th minute), sending the puck into the opponent's empty net.

Russia is the champion and not the favorite. What to expect from the semi-finals of the Olympics in hockey Olympics 2022 In the final of the tournament, Finland will meet with the winner of the Russia-Sweden pair.

At the group stage, the Finns took first place in Group C, beating Sweden (4:3 in overtime), Slovakia (6:2) and Latvia (3:1). Finland beat Switzerland 5-1 in the quarterfinals.

Finnish hockey players for the third time in history will play in the final of the Olympics. They reached the decisive match in 1988 and 2006, but lost both times (USSR and Sweden, respectively).

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