1GE 1:8 1SW | Germany2 - Sweden2 (U18 World Championship)

U18 World Championship

Denmark – Canada2	1:6 (end)	\|	Latvia – Russia	1:6 (end)	\|	Finland – USA	0:4 (end)
Germany2 – Sweden2	1:8 (end)

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Germany2

1:8 (1:1, 0:2, 0:5)

Sweden2

Thursday 12.04.2012, 20:00 • Zimní stadion Znojmo • U18 World Championship

		Welcome. The game beings at 8 pm.
		Starting lineups: Team Germany: Klein (Cupper) – Bender, Moser, Quinlan, Schmid, Tiffels, Stephan, Koberger, Schwarz – Kurth, Palausch, Tiffels – Herpich (C), Ziegler, Kaefer – Kahun, Draisaitl, Eisenschmid – Zientek, Shevyrin, Klopper Team Sweden: Dansk (Hogberg) – Lindholm, Bystrom, Andersson, Arnesson, Djoos, Pettersson, Nilsson – Forsberg (C), de la Rose, Burakowsky – Collberg, Possler, Wennberg – Kalin, Sandberg, Karlsson – Nilsson, Tornkvist, Brehmer Referees: Dremelj (SLO), Salonen (FIN) – Hull (CAN), Pesek (CZE).
		The next game of the first day of IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship 2012 in Znojmo belongs to teams Germany and Sweden. According to pre-games assumptions, Team Sweden will clearly go for the victory. However, Team Germany was on the 6th place at the end of the last year´s championship so they showed that they know how to fight against strong teams. What the game brings, we will see.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:25	German players won the face-off but Sweden players are getting forward thanks to their good for-checking.
	00:56	A hard shot by de la Rose ended above German net. The face will take place in front of Klein.
	01:15	Sweden players totally forgot to defend and their goalie saved the situation alone.
	03:19	Team Sweden is very often in the attacking zone and Germans could take an advantage of the breakaways.
	04:40	Another breakaway of Team Germany. Goalie Dansk had a lot of luck that the shot stroke his pads.
	05:48	Goal for Team Germany! And there it is! Sweden lax defense is punished and just after the face-offs, DENIS SHEVYRIN scored the first goal of this game! Assisted by Tim Bender, Janik Moser.
	07:15	Team Sweden tries to quick answer and Klein has to show his best
	08:25	This score after the first 8 minutes wasn´t expect but Swedes can´t go through German defense.
	09:20	German players have a chance to increase the score, Tobias Tornkvist (SWE) gets a minor penalty for boarding.
	10:01	German players are settled in front of Dansk.
	10:42	Ziegler tries to surprise Dansk with a dangerous shot. However, he wasn´t successful.
	11:20	Team Sweden at full strength.
	12:00	Swedes play more for the effect not for the purpose.
	13:07	Quinlan (GER) gets a minor penalty for holding.
	14:59	Goal for Team Sweden! MATTIAS KALIN skated to the place between circles and noone from German team had attack him. So he had a lot of time to tied the score. Assited by Jesper Pettersson, Christian Djoos.
	16:30	German players are again in front of Dansk.
	17:11	However, they were stopped by their own off-side.
	17:57	A face-off in front of Dansk.
	19:00	One minute to go.
	18:45	Lindholm can score after a good pass but he was blocked by consistent German players.
	19:43	Filip Forsberg (SWE) gets a minor penalty for high sticking.
	20:00	The first period finished.
		This game brings a great drama with an attractive playing styles. Spectators expected that Team Sweden would win without doubts but Team Germany is a tied opponent for them. Swedes have to avoid naive mistakes in defense, also in attack. Shots for a goal: 12/12 The next period begins at 8:33 pm.
	20:01	The second period began.
	20:44	The German power-play is over, Draisaitl Leon (GER) gets a minor penalty for holding the stick.
	21:18	Goal for Team Sweden! ALEXANDER WENNBERG gets a great pass from Collberg and he converts their power-play into a leading goal! Assisted by Sebastian Collberg.
	21:43	Swedes at full strength.
	21:58	Kaefer (GER) gets a two minutes penalty for hooking.
	22:19	Swedes scored again but the goal wasn´t aloud because Filip Forsberg kicked the puck to the net by his foot.
	23:01	The game has been stopped but not the time. Timekeepers had to fix it.
	23:58	Team Germany at full strength.
	24:30	It looks like that Swedes will play so well that Team Germany will not be allowed to go to the chance but the opposite is true. However, German player Draisaitl tipped the puck just in front of Dansk and Swedes had a lot of luck that the puck missed the net.
	25:40	Swedes show a great responsibility in defense. So Germans.
	26:39	Patrick Klopper (GER) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
	27:39	Swedes occupy the attacking zone but without success.
	28:39	Germans at full strength.
	29:37	Goal for Team Sweden! Tobias Tornkvist passed a great pass from behind the net and this great hockey action was used thanks to MATTIAS KALIN. Assisted by Tobias Tornkvist.
	31:38	Icing for Team Sweden.
	31:37	Burakowsky from Team Sweden did a great deke a nd he skated in front of Dansk but he was blocked.
	33:28	Djoos (SWE) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
	33:43	A great combination for Germans and few centimeters were missing for their goal!
	34:53	German loose their power-play because own penalty. Ziegler (GER) gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	35:28	Team Sweden play power-play.
	36:53	Team Germany at five players.
	37:30	Team Sweden is running for the next goal.
	38:00	A shot by Karlsson was blocked by German defense-men.
	38:49	Forsberg was skating forwards but he was fouled and Koberger (GER) gets a minor penalty.
	39:15	Burakowsky tries his luck from the boarder of goal are but Klein´s pads was strong enough to not let the puck pass.
	40:00	The second period finished.
		The second period was under Swedes control. German players didn´t play as quick as their opponent and they got two goals. If they want to dramatize this game, they have to speed up. Shots for goal: 9/14. The third period begins at 9:34 pm.
	40:01	The third period began.
	40:35	Goal for Team Sweden! Team Sweden converted the power-play into the 4th goal! ALEXANDER WENNBERG scored thanks to a great rebound. Assisted by Sebastian Collberg, Calle Andersson.
	42:08	Germans didn´t give up and they won the fight for the face-off in the attacking zone.
	44:21	Kaefer (GER) gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	44:49	German players shot the puck through all lines.
	45:11	Swedes don´t play their power-play well.
	46:02	The rebounded puck got to the stick of German player Furth but Dansk saved by a great save by pads.
	47:05	Another opportunity for German! Ziegler was alone in front of Dansk but he missed.
	47:50	Swedes play as they used to play in the first period and Germans take the advantage of their naive defense.
	49:08	Shevyrin (GER) gets a minor penalty.
	50:03	Goal for Team Sweden! SEBASTIAN COLLBERG scored the 5th goal of his team. Assisted by Alexander Wennberg.
	52:10	Team Germany timeout.
	52:15	The game is moving to Klein.
	52:31	The face-off in front of Dansk.
	53:07	Goal for Team Sweden! Goal by ALEXANDER WENNBERG. Asisted by: Sebastian Collberg, Ludwig Bystrom.
	55:17	Penalty for De la Rose for interference.
	57:29	Kaefer for hooking.
	57:49	Goal for Team Sweden! Scorer is FORSBERG. Assistant Burakowsky, Lindholm.
	58:55	Goal for Team Sweden! Goal by CHRISTIAN DJOOS
	60:00	Game over. (22:10:08)

Commentary by

Lucie Mužíková

@LMuzikova

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 6. Shevyrin (Bender, Moser) - 15. Kalin (Pettersson, Djoos), 22. Wennberg (Collberg), 30. Kalin (Tornkvist), 41. Wennberg (Collberg, Andersson), 51. Collberg (Wennberg), 54. Wennberg (Collberg, Bystrom), 58. Forsberg (Burakowsky, Lindholm), 59. Djoos (Sandberg, Possler)

Germany2: Klein (Cupper) – Bender, Moser, Quinlan, Schmid, Tiffels, Stephan, Koberger, Schwarz – Kurth, Palausch, Tiffels – Herpich (C), Ziegler, Kaefer – Kahun, Draisaitl, Eisenschmid – Zientek, Shevyrin, Klopper.

Sweden2: Dansk (Hogberg) – Lindholm, Bystrom, Andersson, Arnesson, Djoos, Pettersson, Nilsson – Forsberg (C), de la Rose, Burakowsky – Collberg, Possler, Wennberg – Kalin, Sandberg, Karlsson – Nilsson, Tornkvist, Brehmer.

Referees: Dremelj (SLO), Salonen (FIN) – Hull (CAN), Pesek (CZE)

1st period
	05:48
	09:20
	13:07
	14:59
	19:43
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:44
	21:18
	21:58
	26:39
	29:37
	33:28
	34:53
	38:49
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:35
	44:21
	49:08
	50:03
	53:07
	55:17
	57:29
	57:49
	58:55
Final