Finland Oona Kauste and Battery Cases paved the way for the playoffs in the paricurling Olympic qualifiers in the Netherlands, when Japan narrowly crashed 9-8 in the group stage final round.
Finland is thus two wins away from the venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Japanese couple Chiaki Matsumura / Yasumasa Tanida escaped to the 5-0 lead and led 7-2 after the 4th end.
However, the seasoning did a great job with Kirin rising to an 8-7 lead, but Japan still pushed to levels. At the decisive end, however, the Finnish duo succeeded again, and the victory that sustained the Olympic dream came out of the exciting match.
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