25 Feb 2010

U.S into ice hockey semi after tough match

7:31 pm on 25 February 2010

The United States men's ice hockey team overcame a strong goaltending effort to become the first country to reach the Olympic semi-finals with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Switzerland.

The scores were locked 0-0 until the third period when Zach Parise finally converted two of his shots on goal, with the Americans outshooting the Swiss 44 attempts to 19.