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
     
    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)
     
    Finland's 2nd shooter, Mikko Mrantanen, scores the 1st goal with a high wrister.
     
    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.
     
    59:40
    Swiss threaten late, Hopponen with a quick shot and Fehr has to kick it out.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    41:31
    Jarrko Parikka off for interference, Switzerland to the power play.
     
    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.
     
    32:32
    Switzerland is going to the power play again as Aho gets called for slashing, they're 2/5 today.
     
    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:
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    26:42
    Swiss 2 on 1 gets broken up by a nice defensive play by Sami Niku, who starts a counter-attack.
     
    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.
     
    23:07
    But now Switzerland's going right back to the power play as Jere Rouhiainen trips a player behind the net.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    16:27
    Finland going to the power play for the first time, Noele Triconi of Switzerland gets called for hooking in the neutral zone.
     
    13:24
    The Swiss going for more, Damian Riat with a breakaway but Voutilainen reaches out with the right pad and stops him.
     
    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.
     
    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
     
    09:27
    Finland's Antti Kauppinen gets this game's first penalty for closing his hand on the puck. Switzerland to the power play.
     
    05:10
    Wraparound attempt by Sin Schlapfter doesn't go, then Kris Shmidl jams away at it but Voutilainen barely keeps it out.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    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