Russia – Finland 7:3 (end) | Canada2 – Switzerland 4:3 (2:0 after SO) | Slovakia2 – USA 2:5 (end)
Czech Republic – Sweden2 5:2 (end)
final
Slovakia2
2:5 (0:4, 2:1, 0:0)
USA
Wednesday 07.08.2013, 17:30 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup
     
    26:47
    Goal for Team USA! Joseph Snively once again uses his speed in the neutral zone. He drops the puck to KYLE CONNOR who gains the blue line, moves to the left wing and fires a hard shot which beats Skorvanek high. Normal service resumed it seems.
     
    22:27
    Goal for Team Slovakia! Two goals in 15 seconds for Slovakia! They make the 4 on 4 play count. CHRISTIAN JAROS fires an absolute rocket from the right point which goes top corner. Can Slovakia come back?
     
    22:12
    Goal for Team Slovakia! ADAM HASCIC scores a beautiful penalty shot. He cut wide left with the puck, moved in on Weyrick and managed to shift his body weight back to the left, and poked the puck in on the forehand. He is mobbed by his teammates on the bench.
     
    19:07
    Goal for Team USA! Two goals in 22 seconds. It's a beat down in Piestany. A complete defensive meltdown for Slovakia and NICK SCHMALTZ bags his second of the game.
     
    18:55
    Goal for Team USA! It's all just too easy. KEEGAN IVERSON takes the puck up the right wing on the counter attack, and fires the shot from the circle which beats Pajpach glove side.
     
    16:24
    Goal for Team USA! There's more ice available on 4 on 4, and NICK SCHMALTZ makes use of it, skating right through centre ice, riding the hit from Christian Jaros, staying on his feet and prodding the puck past Pajpach to give the States a 2-0 lead
     
    13:00
    Goal for Team USA! Slovakia manage to get it to neutral ice but are unable to get a change. Nick Schmaltz brings the puck into the zone with speed, and the Green Bay Gamblers forward cuts from the left wing to centre, and fires a low shot which gets a tip from PAUL BITTNER and trickles across the line.
    Commentary by

    Jon Rowson

    CZ@jonrowson

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 23. Hascic (p.s.), 23. Jaros – 13. Bittner (Schmaltz), 17. Schmaltz, 19. Iverson (Turgeon), 20. Schmaltz (Bittner, Poganski), 27. Connor (Snively)

    Slovakia2: Pajpach, 20. Škorvánek – Maier, Romančík, Koch, Jaroš, Bilík, Ivanič, Moravčík, Bajanik – Paločko, Halama, Holešínský – Haščič, Sukel´, Milý – Krasničan, Kratochvíla, Kundrát – Petráš, Adamčík, Novák. Trenér: Antón Bartánus.
    USA: Weyrick (Nedeljkovic) – Wolff, Carlo, Mantha, Haydon, Nardella, Dougherty, Rosburt, Phelps – Bittner, Schmaltz, Poganski – Connor, Snively, Wahlin – Malmquist, Wagner, Dudek – Milan, Turgeon, Iverson. Trenér: Bob Corkum.
    Referees: V. Baluška, R. Müllner – P. Šefčík, R. Výleta