Switzerland vs Russia liveblog

Liveblog of Switerland vs Russia, PostFinance Arena, Bern. 28.04.2009

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• ​​​​​​​12:57 PM: swiss_slapshot Check out @swissinfoExternal link #hockey dossier. Score for Switzerland vs Russia? Oracle of Ostring predicting 4-1 Russia.
• 12:57 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia vs Switzerland #hockey at #iihf championships beginning at 4:15pm Swiss time. #iihfhockey
• 12:59 PM: swiss_slapshot Wondering how early I’ll have to be to not sit on concrete in the peanut gallery at PostFinance Arena in Bern. #hockey #iihf
• 1:48 PM: swiss_slapshot #hockey – Switzerland vs Russia – starts in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Arena empty for now. Ppl handing out Swiss flags. Should be good. #iihf
• 2:36 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia takes to ice to warm up. Crowd boos. A few people cheer. Swiss wearing white today. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:07 PM: swiss_slapshot 8 minutes to game time – Russia vs Switzerland #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:14 PM: swiss_slapshot Less than a minute left to faceoff #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:15 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland vs Russia is on #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:16 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia taking it to Swiss end. Swiss clear, move to Russian zone #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:17 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss get shot on goal. Deflected by goalie. Faceoff in Russian end #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:18 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia scores. Ouch. Less than 2 minutes in #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:18 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia’s goal comes at 2:19. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:20 PM: swiss_slapshot Will Russia run up the score? Or have mercy on Switzerland? #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:21 PM: swiss_slapshot Hard shot on Russian goal by Switzerland. Ref calls faceoff in Russian circle. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:22 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia driving into Swiss end. Switzerland gets it out. Russia back in. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:24 PM: swiss_slapshot Opening jitters over for Switzerland? Hungary losing to Belarus 1-0 in Zurich. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:29 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss man down. Sort of. Back up now. Crowd doesn’t like it. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:30 PM: swiss_slapshot Russian in the box for high-sticking #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:30 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:31 PM: swiss_slapshot Another Russian headed to the box. 2 man advantage. Can Switzerland go ahead? Crowd goes nuts #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:31 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland in the box too… What’s happening? #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:32 PM: swiss_slapshot Was going to say… Switzerland needs to play harder at the net. And then they did. Gardner banged it in. Well done. #hockey #iihf
• 3:33 PM: swiss_slapshot Streit in the box for roughing. Russian too. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:34 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss get 2 on 1 against Russia. Goalie Bryzgalov saves the day though #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:37 PM: swiss_slapshot Russian goalie puts puck into the bleachers. Crowd not happy. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:37 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss almost get a breakaway, by the way. Goalie moves 30 feet out of the crease to kill it though. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:39 PM: swiss_slapshot #Russia gets called for delay of game. Swiss player fans on a perfect point shot. #iihf
• 3:40 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss player shoots rebound over open net. #iihf
• 3:43 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia heading to the box. Vishnevsky gets 2 for cross-checking. What will penalty trouble mean for the #Russia? #iihf #hockey
• 3:43 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! up 2-1 on #Russia #hockey #iihf
• 3:45 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss goal came on delayed penalty call. #hockey #iihf Arena so loud I can’t hear myself think. Fans getting money’s worth.
• 3:45 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss goal came at 17:17. Plüss scored, assisted by Streit and Rüthemann.
• 3:46 PM: swiss_slapshot Another chance in front of the net for Switzerland #hockey #iihf
• 3:47 PM: swiss_slapshot Lots of action in front of #Russia net. #Swiss #hockey team fired up.
• 3:48 PM: swiss_slapshot First period over. Switzerland leading Russia 2-1 #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 3:49 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia have 4 shots on goal, Switzerland 3. #iihf #hockey #iihfhockey
• 3:53 PM: swiss_slapshot Oops. Switzerland had *13* shots on goal. Not 3. #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:05 PM: swiss_slapshot Second period underway. #switerland vs #russia #iihf #hockey
• 4:09 PM: swiss_slapshot Will Switzerland keep attacking or try early to protect the lead? #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:11 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland shorthanded. Ziegler in the box #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:13 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland matching Russia but Russia dealing out the harder hits. #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:15 PM: swiss_slapshot Eight minutes down in the third period, #Switzerland vs #Russia. #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:17 PM: swiss_slapshot Gerber saves as action comes to Swiss net. #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:18 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland having their chances in the Russian zone. #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:19 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia score. Beautiful goal #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:21 PM: swiss_slapshot Kovalchuk get the goal but should thank Zinoviev’s acrobatics. #iihf #iihfhockey #hockey
• 4:22 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland Ambühl in the box. Let’s hope they don’t lose more momentum.
• 4:32 PM: swiss_slapshot Rüthemann puts shot right into Russian goalie. No danger. #hockey
• 4:33 PM: swiss_slapshot A few Russian flags in a sea of red and white in the Swiss capital #iihf #iihfhockey
• 4:34 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland (almost) scores on Russia. Lots of action in front of the net. Crowd is fired up. #hockey #iihf
• 4:36 PM: swiss_slapshot Last minute in the second, Switzerland vs Russia #iihf #hockey
• 4:36 PM: swiss_slapshot Oi. Big danger in front of the Swiss net with 26 seconds left. Gerber finally finds it. #hockey #iihf
• 4:37 PM: swiss_slapshot Shots on goal, second period: Russia 11, Switzerland 7
• 4:53 PM: swiss_slapshot Third period, #Switzerland vs #Russia underway #iihf #hockey
• 4:54 PM: swiss_slapshot Ambühl of Switzerland goes for the five-hole. Russia stops it #hockey
• 4:55 PM: swiss_slapshot Cross-checking penalty coming up against #Switzerland
• 4:56 PM: swiss_slapshot #Russia going to the box. 4 on 4 for 1:45 #hockey
• 5:01 PM: swiss_slapshot #Russia playing strong in #Swiss end. Can Switzerland hold on for overtime (or shootout)? #hockey #iihf
• 5:05 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss getting their chances. Arena getting louder. Fans want another goal. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 5:07 PM: swiss_slapshot Ouch. Russia scores on open net. #hockey #iihf #iihfhockey
• 5:15 PM: swiss_slapshot Russia gets 2 for hooking. Switzerland probably needs to turn up the heat here. #iihf #hockey
• 5:16 PM: swiss_slapshot Holding… not hooking.
• 5:17 PM: swiss_slapshot Big slapshots from the point usually don’t work against Russia. Switzerland needs to be able to take a pass if they want to win. #hockey
• 5:20 PM: swiss_slapshot Four minutes left. Can Switzerland do something? #hockey #iifh Answer…. no, not yet.
• 5:24 PM: swiss_slapshot Time winding down. 2 minutes left. Switzerland putting the pressure on. #hockey #iihf
• 5:26 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland fans. Can’t win with this kind of thing. #hockey
• 5:26 PM: swiss_slapshot Empty net goal for Russia. Game over.

Tournament facts

The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship runs from April 24 to May 12 in the cities of Bern and Zurich.

700 million people are expected to watch on television on at least 70 television channels in over 100 countries.

Each match will be followed by over 20 cameras.

The budget is over SFr31 million.

446,440 tickets are available. 303,000 have been sold.

10,000 students have registered for seats for the games.

150 coaches will gather for a symposium in Kloten.

Organisers will hand out 17,000 fruit to players in dressing rooms and hotels.

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