SWEDEN DEFEATS USA, 5-4, IN GRECO-ROMAN DUAL MEET IN ESLOV, SWEDEN, FEB. 26The National Team from Sweden defeated a visiting team from the United States in a Greco-Roman dual meet, 5-4, in Eslov, Sweden, Feb. 26.
Sweden opened the meet with three straight victories in the lighter weights, and never trailed.
The first U.S. victory came at 152 pounds, when Derrick Mountsier (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) scored a solid 4-0 decision over Peter Johansson.
Competing one weight lower than his normal division, Ethan Bosch (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) edged two-time World bronze medalist Torbjorn Kornbakk, 3-2, in overtime.
After another Swedish victory, Quincey Clark (Eagan, Minn./Minnesota Storm) came back with a 7-2 win over Jorgen Andersson at 187.25 pounds.
In the final match of the evening, Billy Pierce (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) defeated Jan-Ake Forslund, 4-2 at 286 pounds.
The U.S. team was coached by Dan Mello of Daphne, Ala. and Andy Seras of Schenectady, N.Y.
SWEDEN 5, USA 4 at Eslov, Sweden, Feb. 26
54 kg/119 lbs. - Kim Holk, Sweden, dec. Lindsay Durlacher, Champaign, Ill., 4-1, ot
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Peter Stjernberg, Sweden, dec. James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo., 4-1
69 kg/152 lbs. - Mattias Schoberg, Sweden, won by tech. fall over Steven Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo., 11-0
69 kg/152 lbs. - Derrick Mountsier, Ames, Iowa, dec. Peter Johansson, Sweden, 4-0
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo., dec. Torbjorn Kornbakk, Sweden, 3-2, ot
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Martin Lidberg, Sweden, dec. Ray Brinzer, Colorado Springs, Colo., 10-3
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Quincey Clark, Eagan, Minn., dec. Jorgen Andersson, Sweden, 7-2
97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Mikael Ljungberg, Sweden, dec. Jason Klohs, Minneapolis, Minn., 9-0
130 kg/286 lbs. - Billy Pierce, Minneapolis, Minn., dec. Jan-Ake Forslund, Sweden, 4-0
Exhibition bout AT 54 kg/119 lbs. - Henrik Stahl, Sweden, dec. Lindsay Durlacher, Champaign, Ill., 4-1