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
     
    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!!!
     
    59:02
    Now Kovar left his net!
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    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!
     
    44:21
    Goal for Team Finland!


    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.
     
    44:08
    Dangerous back hand attempt from within the slot by Mika Pyörälä but the puck goes just wide!
     
    36:08
    Goal for Team Finland!


    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.
     
    30:06
    Another dangerous shot on goal by the Fins but this time Kovar made a glove save against a shot from within the slot and avoided a rebound!
     
    29:26
    Another blue line shot leads to the by far best opportunity for the Fins in this game! Kovar allowed a rebound after his pad save and Petri Kontiola who stood completely free at the left post twice failed to score with the rebound after spectacular saves by Kovar!
     
    28:16
    Jakub Petruzalek (Czech Republic) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    22:42
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!

    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!
     
    20:45
    Lasse Kukkonen (Finland) gets two minutes for slashing. So far the Czechs are 1 for 1 in power play and scored the only goal of the game with a man more on the ice.
     
    14:38
    Zbynek Irgl (Czech Republic) gets two minutes which gives the hosts their first power play.
     
    13:40
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!

    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.
     
    12:42
    Antti Pihlström (Finland) gets two minutes for hooking.
    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.