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Germany – Great Britain	11:1 (end)	\|	Canada – Slovakia	1:1 (end)	\|	Czech Republic – USA	4:4 (end)
Switzerland – Great Britain	11:0 (end)

final

Czech Republic

4:4 (2:1, 1:2, 1:1)

USA

Friday 22.06.2012, 15:00 • World Junior Championship - U20

		Oh, it is fantastic! Unbelievable dramatic end of this famous ball hockey game bring Czech team to the final game! Both teams in the last minute must score a goal and Czechs were happier. Sadness for USA, for Slovakia. Czech team will play on Saturday against Canada in the final, Slovakia against USA in the bronze medal game. See you tomorrow. (16:53:08)
	45:00	Third period finished.
	44:51	Timeout for the US.
	44:50	Goal for Team Czech Republic! How ball hockey could be a nice sport!!! Slovaks are sad on the tribune, they lost their advantage only ten seconds before the end! Americans must score a goal, they put all in to attack, two Czechs were alone in front of Jones and DANKO DEVERI scored his most famous goal of his career. Assisted by Ladislav Bittner.
	44:28	Shot from Carter, saved by Mroviec. Americans control that game. Czech coaches take time-out.
	44:02	Bittner did not catch the pass, last minute of Czech hopes.
	42:57	Nice shot from Zubik, Mroviec made a huge save. Only two minutes and three seconds left.
	42:40	Czechs don´t have quality in their attacks. Time is running amazingly fast.
	41:41	Now we see American icing. Shortly before had a nice scoring chance Deveri but instead of shot, he tried to pass the ball to Krejčík. Young czech forward missed.
	41:01	Deveri did not catch a long pass, it is icing and the game is moving in front of Mroviec.
	40:00	Goal for Team USA! That is catastrophic scenario for Czech team! JONATHAN RUIZ had plenty of space to his breakaway and he did it well. Assisted by: Erik Zimmermann. Slovaks now reaches the final! It is amazing.
	39:30	The game is going to its end, Czechs are concentrating mostly on defense.
	38:27	Uncertain save made by Mroviec, who ran out of his net and hit for-checking american forward. Nothing happened to his team.
	37:36	The game is now totally nervous. There are more and more mistakes on both sides. Face-off in front of Jones.
	36:36	Teams will play at the same strenght. Zvonek made an unnecessary foul and gets two minutes for that.
	36:18	There´ll be a rest for the home team. Crossey gets a minor penalty for cross-checking.
	35:27	Time is running, Czechs are still keeping good score 3:3. But one goal could change everything.
	34:36	Czechs defense looks embarassed. Another mistake and the backhand chance for Brenner, Mroviec made an easy save.
	33:57	Americans hold the ball on their sticks, Holman´s shot went close.
	32:35	Good attack from the Czech team, Jones put the ball into his glove after Vostrčil´s breakaway.
	32:05	We expect quite nervous period, ball is jumping from one side to another one. One goal could be decisive.
	31:00	Czechs are more active in first moments of this period. They know, if they score a goal, final will be on their hand.
	30:01	Third period began.
		We saw very interesting 15 minutes. There were plenty of chances at both sides, Americans were leading for a few seconds but Polívka immediately equalised. Actual result 3:3 is for Czech hopes enough. Americans must score twice in the last period if they want to reach the final.
	30:00	Second period finished.
	29:36	Ingršt made a breakaway, maybe he was fouled but referee Grewall did not whistle. Lucky for the US.
	28:36	Great scoring chance for team USA! Czechs collapsed in the defense but Laperriere missed the net. He had plenty of time and space but he put the ball over the net.
	27:55	This time nice effort from Štěpánik, Jones made a nice save. Czechs determine the pace of the game.
	27:20	Hofmeister tried his luck from sharp angle, he went wide.
	25:58	Průcha hits Jones´s pad from the blueline, USA plays at full strenght.
	25:00	Zvonek tried to rebound in a good position, but he missed. Pity for Czechs.
	24:27	Czechs have another scoring opportunity. Two minutes for interference gets Holman (USA).
	23:27	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Beuatiful match! Short after conceeding a goal, Czechs went forward again and MIROSLAV POLÍVKA beat Jones for the third time this game! Slovaks on the tribune are sad. This time Czechs reaches the final. Assisted by: Dalimil Zvonek.
	23:14	Goal for Team USA! Amazing things here! MIKE DEFAZIO went around surprised czech defensemens and he scored in! USA are leading for the first time!
	21:28	Goal for Team USA! Americans played their power-play extremely strong. At first there were chances from Brenner and Ruiz but into the net went shot from JAMES ZUBIK. Assisted by Nick Carter.
	20:47	Another power-play situation for USA. Although Benedikt was lying on the ground, we have a two minutes penalty for Polívka (CZE) - holding.
	19:58	Štěpánik tried to shot from left circle, he only hit Jones.
	19:05	But now most of the time is the ball hopping near Jones´s net. Czechs are taking plenty of that game.
	18:15	Shot from Skřivánek, Jones was ready by his left post.
	18:00	American power-play ends with an icing. Game is moving in front of Jones.
	17:08	But Czechs play shorthanded very well, Americans can not keep in the attacking zone and the time is running against them.
	15:54	Americans remains as active as in the start of first period. They will even play power-play, Bittner gets two minutes.
	15:20	Scoring chance for Zimmermann, his backhand denies Mroviec.
	15:05	The game is on the way again, Americans threw the ball out of the rink.
	15:01	Second period began.
		Czech team was in the first 15 minutes better, their players create more scoring opportunities and from this results the 2:1 lead. Second period will start at 15:40.
	15:00	First period finished.
	14:33	Goal for Team Czech Republic! And Czechs are leading again! Nice play from Roman Krejčí, whose pass find RADEK ŠÍMA and his beuatiful shot hits the net! Assisted by: Roman Krejčí.
	14:22	Americans are much slower than the opponent and they´re making plenty of fouls. Two minutes for Craig Holman.
	13:54	Goal for Team USA! Oooh! It is equalised! Czech defense left JONATHAN RUIZ alone and he scored from the rebound. Czechs don´t exploit their chances and we have a draw!
	13:24	So much work for Jones! American goalie stopped big chance from Zvonek then he denied slapshot from Hofmeister. Quite good moments for him to gain even more confidence.
	12:31	Průcha shooted from the blueline and he hit the crossbar!
	12:05	Dellechiaie gets another penalty for team USA! This time two minutes intereference.
	11:10	Nice play from United States! Brenner was after a clever pass from Muller alone in front of Mroviec, Czech goalie was ready again.
	10:28	Americans are again playing at full strenght, but Czechs remains in the attacking zone.
	9:26	Shot from Bittner went over the net, Zvonek at the bottom of right circle missed the rebound.
	9:00	Penalties on both sides. Defazio (USA) gets two minutes for high-sticking, Kouba (CZE) for diving.
	8:45	Czechs did not play the double power-play bad but their shots went wide, this time Americans are playing at four players.
	8:09	36 seconds left.
	7:45	Interesting situation! Another penalty for team USA. This time two minutes for Jonathan Ruiz! Czechs have 5 on 3 advantage.
	7:24	Czechs made the attacking zone but Zvonek´s rebound went wide.
	6:45	Now we´ll see how Czechs are playing their power-play. Fredrickson gets two minutes for slashing.
	6:28	Shot from Hofmeister, rebound by Vostrčil, Jones made two valuable saves.
	6:20	Home team is controlling the game, their players have most of the time ball on the sticks.
	5:14	Again Czechs in attack! American defense seem quite poor but backhand shot from Deveri went over the net.
	4:33	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Home team is leading, Czech crowd is whistling! MIROSLAV FRANĚK made a breakaway and with a backhand move he beat Jones for the first time!
	3:40	First Czech scoring opportunity in this game. Skřivánek had lots of time and space to shot but Jones made a reliable save.
	2:45	Very good defense from the Czech team. Americans did not have any shot nad Czechs are again at full strenght.
	1:54	Americans in the attacking zone, but it is all without shooting. Mroviec is workless.
	1:04	Americans started the game very active and they get the first power-play. Kouba gets a two minutes minor penalty.
	0:10	Unbelievable! After ten seconds there was the first scoring chance! Zimmermann stood alone in front of Mroviec but Czech goalie made a huge save.
	00:01	Game started.
		Both teams are standing at the blueline, the game will start in a few moments.
		Standings: 1. Canada 3 8:6 4 2. Slovakia 3 6:6 3 3. Czech republic 2 6:6 2 4. USA 2 4:6 1
		Very nice afternoon from Pisek. The fourth game of today´s programme is going to be between Czech republic and United States of America. The winner of this match advances to saturday´s final game against Canada. Slovaks remains in chance only in case of 0:0 draw.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.

Commentary by

Radek Barkman

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 5. Franěk, 15. Šíma (R. Krejčí), 24. Polívka (Zvonek), 45. Deveri (Bittner) - 14. Ruiz, 22. Zubik (Carter), 24. Defazio, 40. Ruiz (Zimmermann)

Czech Republic: Mroviec - Barva, Benedikt, Blasko, Cermák, Hofmeister, Kouba, Krejci, Vasek - Bittner, Deveri, Franek, Ingrst, Krejcik, Polivka, Prucha, Skrivanek, Sima, Stepanik, Vostrcil, Zvonek.

USA: Jones - Andreioli, Caron, Defazio, Dellechiaie, Roth, Wagner, Wilson, Defazio - Bliss, Brenner, Caba, Carter, Crossey, Fredrickson, Holman, Laperriere, Ruiz, Warila, Zimmerman, Zubik.

Referees: Grewall, Lees (CAN)

1st period
	1:04
	4:33
	6:45
	7:45
	9:00
	12:05
	13:54
	14:22
	14:33
1st intermission
2nd period
	15:54
	20:47
	21:28
	23:14
	23:27
	24:27
2nd intermission
3rd period
	36:18
	36:36
	40:00
	44:50
After 3rd period