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Irgl lifts Czechs in OT; Finns blank Belarus

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Thursday, May 18, 2006

RIGA, Latvia -- Zbynek Irgl scored 7:58 into overtime to give the defending champion Czech Republic a 4-3 victory over Russia on Thursday and a semifinal spot at the World Hockey Championship. The Czechs will play Finland, a 3-0 winner over Belarus on Thursday, as defenseman Petteri Nummelin assisted two goals. Olympic champion Sweden plays Canada in Saturday's other semifinal. Russia, which hasn't won a world title since 1993, looked stronger early in the overtime session, when both t ...

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