Sweden never managed to break through Finland's compact defense in the semi-finals and eventually lost 1–0.
Now it's time to recharge so they won't be forced to go home empty-handed from the tournament - and they only have about 17 hours to do it.
- That's the tough part when you've played the late semi-final, it's an incredible advantage for the Czech Republic.
I was at the Olympics in February and it was exactly the same situation then and it is clear that it is a huge advantage for them with the time, the rest and the preparations, says Tomas Montén who did his best to try to make the players realize the value of a bronze medal.
- The last time I was there, we beat Finland in overtime in the bronze medal game and then there were players like Nisse Lundqvist, Rasmus Sandin, Samuel Fagemo, Nils Höglander and David Gustafsson and I told the players right after the game: if you ask them today they will say that it is worth far more to go home with a bronze coin than nothing.
That's the message we've sent, so I hope it can help the players recharge, says Montén.
Liam Öhgren seems to have taken notice of Montén's words:
- It is much more fun to go home with a bronze medal than nothing so we have to focus on forgetting this match and focus on what we can win instead.