Received from NTB at 20:14.
Gjøvik (NTB): Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Friday, Group A:
Finland - Austria 6-2 (1-0, 2-1, 3-1)
Fjellhallen
3950 spectators
Goals:
1. period: 1-0 (1.31) Marko Palo (Esa Keskinen).
2. period: 2-0 (28.55) Hannu Virta (Marko Kiprusov, Mikko Mäkelä),
2-1 (31.29) Kenneth Strong (James Burton),
3-1 (37.58) Ville Peltonen.
3. period: 4-1 (43.24) Keskinen (Mika Nieminen),
5-1 (48.18) Saku Koivu,
5-2 (53.30) Strong (Gerhard Puschnik),
6-3 (54.50) Raimo Helminen (Mäkelä).
Referee: Petr Slapke, Germany.
Penalties: Finland 9 x 2 min., Austria 11 x 2 min.
Oslonett AS. and Norsk Telegrambyrå.