We start a little shaky but we get into it, and in the second and third periods I think we play well, Larsson continues.
Sweden has had major problems with numerical disadvantage in recent matches. Finland's 1–0 goal in the match came during a Finnish power play in the first period.
It's something we need to step up a bit with, but we don't get that many practices beforehand so we don't have time to play together that much, we have to try to get better, Erik Brännström said to SVT after the first period about the team's weak box play.
It didn't take long before things looked better. In the second period, Lukas Bengtsson's 2-1 goal came in a numerical deficit after a Swedish conversion.
It was just "close your eyes and shoot", and it went in, says Bengtsson about the goal.
It was Patrik Puistola who opened the scoring for Finland, before Erik Brännström equalized for Sweden a few minutes later.
In the final minutes, Max Friberg scored 3–1 into an empty net. With seconds left on the clock, Finland reduced the deficit to 2–3 through Mikko Lehtonen, a goal that was upheld after a lengthy video review. Despite that, Sweden managed to score a fourth goal, once again into an empty net, when Marcus Sörensen scored with a second left.
Tre Kronor continues its strong form after winning all three matches during the Finland Hockey Games, when they emerged victorious from the tournament.
The Swiss Ice Hockey Games opened with a victory against Switzerland on Thursday. On Sunday, Tre Kronor will conclude the tournament with a match against the Czech Republic.
