Korea fall to Sweden amid more unity displays


  • Hockey
  • Monday, 12 Feb 2018

Ice Hockey – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women Preliminary Round Match - Sweden v Korea - Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea – February 12, 2018 - Emmy Alasalmi of Sweden in action with Kim Hee-won of Korea. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Korea's unified women's Olympic hockey team suffered their second lop-sided defeat on Monday, as seven different players scored to lift Sweden to an 8-0 win on another night of jubilant displays of goodwill between the two Koreas.

While the scoreboard may not have suggested it, the Korean squad gave their fans far more to cheer about than during their pummelling by Switzerland in their Pyeongchang Games opener, with extended stretches of pressure and a number of quality scoring opportunities.

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