Ice hockey-Best of times, worst of times in Anttila's dream run to final
BEIJING : It has been the best of times, and the worst of times, for Finland's Marko Anttila at the Beijing Olympics.
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BEIJING : It has been the best of times, and the worst of times, for Finland's Marko Anttila at the Beijing Olympics.
Finland beat Slovakia in a tightly-contested clash to progress to the men's ice hockey final. In a cagey opening first period, Finland were first on the board through Sakari Manninen, scoring 16 minutes into the game. Ad/> Manninen deservedly put Finland ahead after some clever play, who was found unmarked on the left of a congested goalmouth, shifted the puck to his left and then slid his shot just inside the post from a narrow angle.
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