 
<translate> Tụlee ajụjụ ahụ. Maka egwuregwu mbụ nke okirikiri nrite, United States na ndị Soviet na-egwuri egwu. Ka ha mechiri oge nke mbụ na 2 - 2, ndị Soviet na-eduga 3 - 2 na-esote nke abụọ, ndị otu US gbara goolu abụọ ọzọ iji bute ụzọ nke mbụ ha n'oge nke atọ na nke ikpeazụ, na-emeri egwuregwu 4 - 3 na nnukwu nsogbu megide onye iro Agha Nzuzo. Mgbe egwuregwu ahụ gasịrị, United States gara n'ihu iji merie ọla edo site na imeri Finland na egwuregwu ikpeazụ nke asọmpi ahụ. N'otu aka ahụ, Soviet Union nwetara ihe nrite ọlaọcha site n'imeri Sweden.  Onye meriri n'egwuregwu hockey n'etiti United States na Russia? Ọ bụrụ na azịza ya bụ 'Òtù egwuregwu United States'; kọwaa ihe kpatara ya: <eng> Consider the question. For the first game in the medal round, the United States played the Soviets. Finishing the first period tied at 2 -- 2, and the Soviets leading 3 -- 2 following the second, the U.S. team scored two more goals to take their first lead during the third and final period, winning the game 4 -- 3 in a major upset against the Cold War rival. Following the game, the U.S. went on to clinch the gold medal by beating Finland in their final match of the tournament. Likewise, the Soviet Union took the silver medal by beating Sweden.

Who won the hockey game between united states and russia?
 If the answer is 'the U.S. team'; explain the reasoning: 