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17.07.2004

Sweden goes home with bronze medal

Thanks to the heroics of forward Daniel Wessner, Sweden completed its collection of IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship medals after winning the bronze medal against Germany in a 3-2, overtime decision in Bad Tölz.

Wessner tied the game at two in the last minute of regulation and then netted the game-winner 3:24 into overtime. It was the lowest scoring game of the championship as the teams combined for five total goals.

It took nearly 20 minutes for either team to register a goal. Sweden broke the scoring silence midway through the second quarter only to have the 1-0 erased less than a minute later when German defenseman Lukas Slavetinsky knotted the game at one.

The second half started as quietly as the first as its took 10:13 for either team to take the lead. German Michael Wolf ended the stalemate, making it a 2-1 game. It looked like Germans would hold on for the 2-1 win, until Wessner got hos first goal with 44 seconds left in the game.

Sweden started the 12-minute overtime on the power-play but took until the 3:24 mark for Wessner to flip the game-winner in on a rebound that went in moments before the net was dislodged.

Sweden won the gold medal in 2002 and got the silver last year. Meanwhile Germany hasn’t won a medal at the championship since getting bronze in 2002.

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