France2 – Norway 5:4 (2:1 after SO) | Latvia – Russia 1:4 (end) | Denmark – Czech Republic 4:3 (1:0 after SO)
Belarus – Germany2 5:2 (end) | Slovakia2 – Italy veterans 4:1 (end) | Switzerland – Kazakhstan 6:2 (end)
final
Latvia
1:4 (1:3, 0:1, 0:0)
Russia
Saturday 17.05.2014, 11:45 • Minsk Arena, Minsk • World Championship
     
    58:56
    Sergey Plotnikov for tripping has fairly quickly evened up the numbers making it a four on four hockey game for now
     
    57:45
    Ronalds Kenins for hooking has picked up a penalty meaning that Russia will finish the game on the powerplay
     
    46:34
    For interference Evgeniy Medvedev is off to the penalty box giving Latvia an important powerplay opportunity
     
    28:51
    Alexander Burmistrov has simply been floored by Zemgus Girgensons! And the Latvian for that has received a 5+20 penalty, things are going from bad to worse for Latvia!
     
    19:25
    Latvia do have a powerplay chance out of nothing to get back into the game, Danis Zaripov has been called for interference
     
    17:16
    Rodrigo Lavins for hooking has now been punished giving the Russians another powerplay! Latvia need to stay calm otherwise they could get blown away
     
    11:42
    The Latvians are starting to come under serious pressure and they've given away another powerplay, Maris Jass for tripping has been penalised
     
    04:10
    Juris Stals now for tripping though has picked up the first penalty, giving Russia the chance to put some real pressure on
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 8. Indrasis (Stals) – 11. Tikhonov, 16. Shirokov (Medvedev, Tikhonov), 19. Tikhonov (Plotnikov, Ovechkin), 29. Kalinin (Kutuzov)

    Latvia: Gudlevskis (Masalskis)- Galvins, Pujacs, Vasiljevs, Nizvijs, Cipulis- Lavins, Sotnieks, Daugavins, Kenins, M Redlihs- Jaks, Stals, Berzins, Girgensons, Indrasis- J Redlihs, M Jass, Dzerins, Meija, K Jass
    Russia: Bobrovskiy (Vasilevskiy)- Chudinov, Denisov, Ovechkin, Tikhonov, Plotnikov- Kutuzov, Medvedev, Kulyomin, Shirokov, Anisimov- Belov, Yakovlev, Kalinin, Zaripov- Burmistrov, Dadonov, Kuznetsov
    Referees: Brueggemann, Rantala, Sidorenko, Carnathan, Kilian, Lederer
    Attendance: 14427