Sweden2 – Russia 2:5 (end) | Finland – Czech Republic 3:2 (end)
final
Finland
3:2 (0:1, 1:1, 2:0)
Czech Republic
Saturday 09.11.2013, 15:30 • Euro Hockey Tour
     
    That's it from day 2 of the Karjala Cup in Helsinki! Thank you for following the event with us! (17:44:38)
     
    Jakub Kovar (Czech Republic) and Jonas Enlund (Finland) get the individual awards as best players of their team today!
     
    The Finns dominated also the third period and in the end they were rewarded with two goals that gave them a 3-2 win!

    The Finns now collected 6 points during Karjala Cup and a perfect 15 points during the 2013-14 Euro Hockey Tour while the Czechs remain last in both categories!
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:48
    Incredible scoring opportunity for the Czechs!!!! With 12 seconds left on the clock a one-timer by Nedorost from three metres distance towards the left bottom corner is stopped by Hovinen with a huge pad save! WOW!!!
     
    59:22
    The Czechs have the puck inside the right corner of the Finnish third but the defense forces them towards the boards.
     
    59:02
    Now Kovar left his net!
     
    58:25
    The Finns play with high pressure and avoid that Czech goalie Kovar can leave his net for an additional attacker.
     
    57:00
    The Czechs try to get the momentum but it is difficult after playing very defensive hockey for the last 30+ minutes.
     
    54:45
    Goal for Team Finland!


    The Smolenak penalty could have just decided the match! After the Finns won the face off, Kovar was able to stopp the first shot but the rebound was used by JORI LEHTERÄ to make the comback perfect and to make it 3-2 Finland!

    Assisted by Jonas Enlund.
     
    54:40
    Radek Smolenak (Czech Republic) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    54:40
    A long clearance by the hosts gives them some time to teake a breath.
     
    53:44
    A penalty against Juhamatti Aaltonen (Finland) gives the Czechs their third power play of the afternoon. They are 2 for 2 to this point so that the Finns should be warned!
     
    53:44
    Irgl with a hard check against Lepistö behind the Finnish net, using his stick, and the Finn is not really happy about it. Both then went for a fight that ended fast when one of them slipped. The two players get five minutes each for the fight and the Finn gets additional two minutes for provoking the fight.
     
    52:44
    The Fins with a lot of space within the slot but fail to stop the puck at the blue line and the chance for them is over again...
     
    51:00
    11,801 fans are enjoying the game inside the arena.
     
    50:03
    A pass from the right circle almost is deflected into the net from short distance but Kovar is in between and blocks the puck to the side!
     
    49:28
    A long shot by Petruzalek from the right wing misses the left bottom corner – that was close!
     
    49:13
    Dangerous turnover by the Czechs in their own third but Kovar can clear the situation.
     
    48:35
    The home fans are happy with the performance of their team – and by now more and more also with the result on the scoreboard – and they are sending laola waves through the arena.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 37. Kontiola (Aaltonen), 45. Lepistö (Pyörälä), 55. Lehterä (Enlund) – 14. Petruzalek (Kutlak), 23. Kovar

    Finland: Hovinen – Kukkonen, Jaakola, Lepistö, Hietanen, Mäntylä, Karalahti, Väänänen, Marttinen – Immonen, Pihlström, Komarov – Kontiola, Pyörälä, Aaltonen – Lehterä, Salminen, Enlund – Wirtanen, Osala, Hartikainen – Hagman.
    Czech Republic: Kovář – Doudera, Kaberle, Nakládal, Krejčík, Krajíček, Kutlák, Piskáček – Smoleňák, Nedorost, Rolinek – Petružálek, Vrána, Sekáč – Irgl, Jan Kovář, Hubáček – Kašpar, Roman, I. Rachůnek – Buchtele, Kousal.
    Referees: Björk, Linde – Pesonen, Saha.