Federation captain Hallam: « Useful match for us »

– Knowing that we can play these tight matches, and be at a disadvantage at the end of the match and come back is very useful for us, he continues.

Last Sweden lost a World Cup match against Austria was 1947. On the paper, Sweden was thus sky-high favorites for Saturday’s match in Avicii Arena.

But really so simple, Hallam does not mean that it is.

– We know what Austria can do. Look at what they did against Finland in Friday’s premiere match (Finland barely won by 2-1), and last year they beat Finland in the World Cup, he says.

– Such a match can get different faces. You can get a dividend directly, and then it can be as it became for us in the premiere against Slovakia. Or it becomes a tight match, where the opponents can lie and wait for a counter -attack.

Just counter -attacks Low behind Austria’s two goals, which seemed to be the victory goal. To Sweden got a good speed and scored a total of three goals within 58 seconds at the end of the match.

In total, each team plays seven group games during an Olympics. The top four in the two different groups move on to the quarterfinals.

Three Kronors Star forward Filip Forsberg praises Austria.

– They made it difficult for us, and their goalkeeper stood on their heads for a while. They are good, he says.

Forsberg has had to leave the ice speechless in the first two World Cup matches.

– You always want to contribute, whether it is with a tackle or with goals, he says.

On Monday night he gets another chance to both be tackled, and score. Then Sweden meets Finland in the third group game match.