Sweden2 – Russia | 2:5 (end) | | | Finland – Czech Republic | 3:2 (end) |
Finland – Czech Republic | 4:3 (2:1 after SO) | | | Russia – Sweden2 | 2:4 (end) |
Dennis Mende
Goals and assists:
37. Kontiola (Aaltonen), 45. Lepistö (Pyörälä), 55. Lehterä (Enlund) – 14. Petruzalek (Kutlak), 23. Kovar
Referees: Björk, Linde – Pesonen, Saha.
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Penalty missed:
Finland:
Hovinen – Kukkonen, Jaakola, Lepistö, Hietanen, Mäntylä, Karalahti, Väänänen, Marttinen – Immonen, Pihlström, Komarov – Kontiola, Pyörälä, Aaltonen – Lehterä, Salminen, Enlund – Wirtanen, Osala, Hartikainen – Hagman.
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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.
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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.
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Referees: Björk, Linde – Pesonen, Saha.
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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!
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.
A one-timer by Sami Lepistö from the blue line after several fast passes by the Fins went into the right top corner – the referees then were using the video review to determine if another forward touched the puck and if yes if a high stick was involved! And really MIKA PYÖRÄLÄ just got his stick in between to deflect the shot and his stick was just at the same height as the crossbar! The Fins score the 2-2 early in the third period!
Assisted by Sami Lepistö.
Shots on goal: Finland 10 (15) – Czech Republic 7 (15)
Stay tuned for an exciting third period!
A break away cuts the Finnish deficit to the half! After a long pass towards the Czech blue line PETRI KONTIOLA was through alone, deked out Kovar to the right and finnished the job into the wide open net to make it 1-2! What a nice goal!
Asssisted by Juhamatti Aaltonen.
The Czechs do it again in power play! After Hovinen allowed a rebound following a shot was deflected from short distance, JAN KOVAR had the easiest job in the world and made it 2-0 from just one metre distance with the wide open net in front of him!
Shots on goal: Finland 5 – Czech Republic 8
With their first power play of the game the Czechs score the surprising but not undeserved 1-0 lead against Finland! The hosts failed to get the puck out of their own zone and after a nice cross-pass it was JAKUB PETRUZALEK whose one-timer from within the slot found its way into the left bottom corner! No chance at all for Hovinen to stop that shot!
Assisted by Zdenek Kutlak.
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.
For tournament hosts Finland it couldn't be better. After winning all three games of the Czech Hockey games they also beat Russia (4-3) in a close Karjala Cup opener. They currently have a six point advantage in the EHT.
Everything but another win for the Fins with their home fans supporting them would be a little wonder!