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Finland beat Slovakia 2-0 in the semi-finals and now hope to come third time lucky in the Olympic gold medal match on Sunday. Sakari Manninen gave Finland a first-period lead on the counter and although Slovakia pressed they found no way to beat goalkeeper Harri Sateri. Harri Pesonen then wrapped up matters with an empty-net goal 38.6 seconds before the end on Friday. Finland has reached the Olympic final twice before, losing in 1988 to the Soviet Union and in 2006 to Sweden. The three-time world champions will face one of the two again on Sunday as Sweden and the Russian Olympic Committee tea…