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after shootout (0:1)
Slovakia2
3:4
(1:1, 2:0, 0:2 - 0:0)
Austria
Derek OBrien
Goals and assists:
5. Gapova (Lucova), 26. Ihnatova (Srokova), 27. Mikeskova (Lalikova) – 18. Beiter-Schwarzler (Altmann, Schneider), 46. Meixner (Altmann), 60. Brunner (Altmann), dec. p.s. Beiter-Schwarzler
Referees: Glenn (USA) – Inoue (JPN), Visala (FIN)
Attendance:
Penalty missed:
Slovakia2:
Budajová (Kiapešová) – Raková, Lučová, Klimašová, Lalíková, Žitňanská, Ihnaťová, Turcsanyiová – Sroková, Gápová "A", Kežmarská "A" – Mišková, Veličková "C", Mikesková – Herichová, Jurčová, Pravlíková
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Coach:
Austria: Marchhart (Hornich) – Wittich, Hybler "A", Fazokas, Grascher, Schneider, Kainberger, Hausenberger – Meixner "A", Beiter Schwarzler, Altmann "C" – Hanser, Weber, Kantor "A" – Vlcek, Volgger, Ullrich – Brunner, Lopez
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Coach:
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Coach:
Austria: Marchhart (Hornich) – Wittich, Hybler "A", Fazokas, Grascher, Schneider, Kainberger, Hausenberger – Meixner "A", Beiter Schwarzler, Altmann "C" – Hanser, Weber, Kantor "A" – Vlcek, Volgger, Ullrich – Brunner, Lopez
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Coach:
Referees: Glenn (USA) – Inoue (JPN), Visala (FIN)
Attendance:
After failing to score on 10 power plays in the game, they finally tie it with a numerical advantage with their goalie out. MARLENE BRUNNER put it in from a scramble in front.
Assist: Denise Altmann.
Altmann with a nice pass to ANNA MEIXNER, who puts a perfect wrist shot off the crossbar and in to bring Austria within a goal.
Assist: Denise Altmann.
It took them just 36 seconds to score on the power play. Mikeskova and Lalikova pass back and forth and its MIRIAM MIKESKOVA who finishes it off to give Slovakia a 2-goal lead.
Slovakia rush back the other way, Srokova took the first shot and Marchhart stopped it, but VERONIKA IHNATOVA put in the rebound.
Assist: Lenka Srokova.
Altmann shot the puck from the point and it was deflected in front by ANNA MARIA BEITER-SCHWARZLER as she was knocked to the ice. Budajova made the pad save, but from the ice Beiter-Schwarzler got her stick on the puck and knocked it into the net. Great second effort.
Assists: Denise Altmann, Anna Schneider.
From behind the net, Lucova centred the puck in front to NIKOLA GAPOVA, and she fired a low wrister that beat Marchhant inside the post.