Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, Czech Radio
Czechia won the Ice Hockey World Championship with a 2:0 defeat of Switzerland in the final on Sunday night. The Czechs, led by star David Pastrňák, secured the title for the first time in over a decade and a half in front of an ecstatic home crowd in Prague.
Czechia secured gold at the Ice Hockey World Championship when David Kämpf found the net for 2:0 with only seconds remaining on the clock, sparking euphoria on the Czech bench and in the stands at the sold-out O2 Arena in Prague.
Sunday night’s final against Switzerland had been a tense, goalless affair until the 51st minute, when the hosts’ biggest star, David Pastrňák, broke the deadlock with a commanding strike.
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Author: Ian Willoughby, Source: Czech Radio