FIN 4:3 SUI | Finland - Switzerland (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Sweden2 – Slovakia2	11:0 (end)	\|	Finland – Switzerland	4:3 (1:0 after SO)	\|	Canada2 – Russia	3:1 (end)
USA – Czech Republic	5:3 (end)

after shootout (1:0)

Finland

4:3 (0:1, 1:1, 2:1)

Switzerland

Friday 09.08.2013, 15:30 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup

		Welcome. This game to decide 5th/6th place starts at 15:30 CEST/09:30 EDT.
		The teams are taking to the ice. Finland is the designated home team and is wearing white uniforms with double blue trim, blue pants and helmets. Switzerland is wearing red uniforms with black pants and helmets. The national anthems are coming up.
		Starting Lineups: Finland: Voutilainen (Kähkönen) – Rouhiainen, Väinölä, Tervo, Niku, Leppävuori, Keskitalo, Haapanen, Parikka – Lammikko, Lämsä, Rantanen – Jääskeläinen, Honkanen, Kiviranta – Aho, Kalapudas, Hopponen – A. Mäkinen, M. Mäkinen, Kauppinen Switzerland: Fehr (Descloux) – Klopfer, Harlacher, Siegenthaler, Karrer, Maurer, Kindschi, Gurtner – Riat, Suter, Meier – Rod, Malgin, Fiala – Kessler, Privet, Trisconi – Schläpfer, Ritz, Schmidli – Meyer
		The national anthems of Switzerland and Finland have been played and the opening faceoff is moments away.
	00:01	Game started.
	01:26	Offside Finland. That's the first stoppage of the game and we're still waiting for the game's first shot.
	01:36	Now we get it on a Swiss rush, and Kevin Fiala's backhander is stopped and held by Joona Voutilainen.
	02:17	Puck goes out of play along the boards in the Finnish zone, faceoff inside.
	03:03	Icing Switzerland.
	03:14	Icing Switzlerland again--Finland still without a shot on goal.
	04:22	Two shot attempts by Sebastian Aho are both deflected off target, the second one over the glass and into the netting. Finland still has not registered a shot.
	05:10	Wraparound attempt by Sin Schlapfter doesn't go, then Kris Shmidl jams away at it but Voutilainen barely keeps it out.
	05:44	Now a shot for Fiinland, from the point it's Jere Rouhiainen with a wrister, gloved and held by Kevin Fehr.
	07:27	A couple more saves by Fehr on this sequence, one with the blocker and then a pad save. Some of the Finnish players have their sweaters tucked into their pants, making their numbers illegible.
	09:16	Switzerland's Pius Suter reaches for a stretch pass and gets it, but he's watched closely and can't get a shot away and the puck slides harmlessly to Voutilainen, who smothers.
	09:27	Finland's Antti Kauppinen gets this game's first penalty for closing his hand on the puck. Switzerland to the power play.
	10:50	Finnish shorthanded rush, Hoppinen passes to Rouhiainen for the one-timer, hard slapper wide.
	11:22	Now another chance for the Finns shorthanded, it's Lamsa in close but Fehr covers it. :03 left in the penalty.
	11:22	But Lamsa is getting a slashing penalty after the play--he was digging for the puck and apparently slashed the goalie. So the faceoff goes back to the Finnish zone and the Swiss power play will continue--5 on 3 for :03
	11:49	Goal for Team Switzerland! That last Finnish penalty was a costly one and the Swiss cash in quickly, EDSON HARLACHER finishing the play. Assist: Pius Suter The first penalty had ended, so teams are back to full strength.
	13:24	The Swiss going for more, Damian Riat with a breakaway but Voutilainen reaches out with the right pad and stops him.
	14:27	Now the Finns to the attack, shot by Hopponen is gloved and held by Fehr.
	14:48	Fiala with the dish to Suter, he re-directs in just wide of the post.
	15:51	Icing Switzerland.
	16:27	Finland going to the power play for the first time, Noele Triconi of Switzerland gets called for hooking in the neutral zone.
	17:07	Finland's Sebastian Aho trying to quarterback the PP from behind the net, attempts a bank-shot off Fehr but it doesn't go. Finally Fehr covers it.
	18:08	Two big slapshots from the point by Jere Rouhiainen and two saves by Fehr--the second one gloved and held, :19 left in the power play.
	18:57	Finland's best chance so far, Sami Niku with the blueline-to-blueline pass to Mikko Mrantanen, he goes in alone but Kevin Fehr makes a big pad save.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Switzerland got the better start to this game and eventually scored the first goal courtesy Edson Harlacher in the 12th minute. However, Finland was really coming on in the last few minutes--Kevin Fehr had to make a big breakaway save with a minute to go to keep his team in the lead. 2nd period begins at 16:16 CEST, 10:16 EDT.
		The teams are back on the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:52	Play is stopped and Finland is being called for having too many players on the ice. Switzerland power play early in the 2nd, they're 1/3 so far.
	21:23	The always dangerous Kevin Fiala rushes into the zone, his wrister hits Voutilainen in the chest.
	21:50	Harlacher's stick breaks on a one-timer attempt so he has to go to the bench for a new one, Finland ices . . .
	23:00	Finland back to full strength but Swiss had chances, the goal light even came on at one point but that was an error.
	23:07	But now Switzerland's going right back to the power play as Jere Rouhiainen trips a player behind the net.
	24:26	Goal for Team Switzerland! Persistent pressure on the power play finally pays off. It looked like Voutilainen actually had it covered but apparently it was loose and TOBIAS KLOPFER banged it in right at the side of the net. Assist: Pius Suter.
	26:00	After a quiet start to this game the hitting's starting to pick up now. Finns realizing they have to start playing with some urgency.
	26:42	Swiss 2 on 1 gets broken up by a nice defensive play by Sami Niku, who starts a counter-attack.
	28:28	Finland now with a chance on the power play as Cedric Maurer gets called for holding in the corner in his own zone.
	29:20	Nice passing play leads to a one-timer from Teemu Lamsa, his shot labelled for the top corner but Fehr knocks it away with the blocker.
	30:04	Puck deflects out of play in the Swiss zone, :24 left in the penalty.
	30:22	Finland will have a 2-man advantage for :06 as Kevin Fiala gets the stick up trying to check Honkanen, who actually kept the puck for quite a while afterward.
	30:55	Now a one-timer from Honkanen as the first penalty expires, pad save Fehr and the puck is iced.
	31:46	Goal for Team Finland! Fehr stopped the initial one-timer from Lamsa but the whistle never went and finally the puck ends up in the net. MIKKO RANTANEN is getting credited with it. The Swiss are not happy there was no whistle but the referee indicated the puck was free. Asisst:
	32:32	Switzerland is going to the power play again as Aho gets called for slashing, they're 2/5 today.
	33:07	Offside Switzerland, 1:25 left in the penalty.
	34:22	Low shot from Siegenthaler kicked out by Voutiilainen.
	34:40	Finns back to full strength and they start up ice.
	35:17	Finland cashed in on their last power play and now they'll try to tie it as Fiala again goes off, this time for slashing.
	35:32	Clearing attempt goes out of play, referee indicates a deflection, faceoff just outside the Swiss zone with 1:45 left in the penalty.
	36:38	Rantanen tries to cut out from the corner and stuff it in, then Lammikko attempts a wraparound, Fehr keeping everything out.
	37:23	Swiss back at full strength and they have the puck in the Finnish zone.
	37:39	Voutilainen makes a save to get a stoppage.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Teams are back on the ice and the 3rd period will begin shortly.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:55	Physical start to the 3rd period, Kiviranta with a wrist shot on a rush, pad save Fehr.
	41:31	Jarrko Parikka off for interference, Switzerland to the power play.
	42:52	Shots from Malgin and Siegenthaler, Voutilainen covers after the second one. :38 left in the penalty.
	43:37	Finland back at full strength, they dump it in and get a change.
	44:27	Icing Switzerland.
	45:47	Shots from Makinen and Leppavuori, Fehr kicks them both out.
	49:23	Shot attempt gets deflected out of play in the Finnish zone, faceoff inside.
	49:38	Goal for Team Switzerland! From the corner Kindschi finds PIUS SUTER in front of the net, who re-directs it past Voutilainen and restores Switzerland's two-goal lead. Assist: Simon Kindschi.
	50:40	Finland comes back with a push and Jonas Siegenthaler takes out a man in front of the net and is called for interference. Big power play for Finland.
	51:33	Goal for Team Finland! The Finns get a big power-play goal. Lamsa plays with the puck for a while and then finds JUHO LAMMIKKO at the far post, who puts it in to bring his team back to within one. Assists: Teemu Lamsa, Mikko Raantanen.
	53:13	Icing Finland.
	55:52	Swiss trying to keep the puck as far away from their net as possible, force Voutilainen to cover the puck.
	57:10	Swiss continue to do a good job keeping the Finns pinned.
	57:26	Goal for Team Finland! And just as I say that the Finns come up the ice and score. WALTERRI HOPPONEN takes a pass and fires a beautiful wrist shot that beats Fehr just inside the post to tie this game. Assist: Mikko Rantanen.
	57:59	Offside Switzerland.
	58:36	Switzerland's Roger Karrer launches a shot from the point that goes over the glass untouched and out of play. Faceoff outside.
	59:07	Markus Haapanen takes a high wrist shot that Fehr catches and holds.
	59:40	Swiss threaten late, Hopponen with a quick shot and Fehr has to kick it out.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
		Well the Swiss were the better team most of this game but the Finns score twice in the last 8 minutes to force overtime. We'll play 5 minutes of 4-on-four sudden-death overtime to decide 5th and 5th place. If nobody scores, we'll go to a shootout.
	60:01	Overtime began.
	60:20	Swiss with the first chance early in ovetime.
	62:00	Swiss with control in the Finnish zone around the perimeter but not getting shots.
	63:07	Hopponen gets a shot for Finland at the side of the net, stick save Fehr.
	64:35	Slapper from the point from Joel Fiviranta, big pad save Fehr and the puck is loose in the slot for a while. Finally Swiss clear it.
	65:00	Overtime finished.
		The entire 5-minute period was played without a whistle, and now we go to a shootout to decide 5th place.
		Switzerland's first shot is Sin Schlapfter tries to go wide to the forhand on Voutilainen but runs out of room.
		Finland's first shooter, Annti Kalapudas is also denied on the deke attempt.
		Switzerland's Edson Herlacher tries to go high but is stopped.
		Finland's 2nd shooter, Mikko Mrantanen, scores the 1st goal with a high wrister.
		Switzerland's 3rd shooter, Roger Karrer, misses the net on the backhand deke, ending this game.
		Game over.
		Goal for Team Finland! MIKKO RANTANEN gets credit with the game-winning goal in which Finland clinches 5th place in the shootout. (17:44:17)

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 32. Rantanen (Lammikko, Lamsa), 52. Lammikko (Lamsa, Raantanen), 58. Hopponen (Rantanen) – 12. Harlacher (Suter), 25. Klopfter (Suter), 50. Suter (Kindschi)

Finland: Voutilainen (Kähkönen) – Rouhiainen, Väinölä, Tervo, Niku, Leppävuori, Keskitalo, Haapanen, Parikka – Lammikko, Lämsä, Rantanen – Jääskeläinen, Honkanen, Kiviranta – Aho, Kalapudas, Hopponen – A. Mäkinen, M. Mäkinen, Kauppinen

Switzerland: Fehr (Descloux) – Klopfer, Harlacher, Siegenthaler, Karrer, Maurer, Kindschi, Gurtner – Riat, Suter, Meier – Rod, Malgin, Fiala – Kessler, Privet, Trisconi – Schläpfer, Ritz, Schmidli – Meyer

1st period
	09:27
	11:22
	11:49
	16:27
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:52
	23:07
	24:26
	28:28
	30:22
	31:46
	32:32
	35:17
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:31
	49:38
	50:40
	51:33
	57:26
After 3rd period
Overtime
before shootout
after shootout