Europe Moves Forward into Gold Medal Game

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Europe Moves Forward into Gold Medal Game

This season’s World Cup has been filled with surprises. From the underperformance of the United States, to the surprisingly strong showings from Europe and Team World, nobody knew what to expect going into the medal round. After Canada defeated Scandinavia by a score of 3-2 in the first semifinal, it was on to a matchup between Team Europe and Team World. After goals from Keiji Toriyama, Felix Zamora, Evgeni Namestnikov, and David Collier, it was tied at 2-2 after the half. The game went on though two overtime periods and into a shootout. It took five rounds of shots until a save from Remy LeBeau on Nikita Lebedev and a goal from Felix Zamora sent Europe to the gold medal game.

“It was incredible,” said European team captain Willem Janssen. “This has to have been one of the most nerve-wracking games I’ve been in, both to play in and to watch. Everyone on both teams really worked hard and I’m glad we were able to get the win today. Having been in a gold medal game before, I know it only gets harder from here. But I know that we as a team can handle it.”