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) |
Dennis Mende
Goals and assists:
16. Stepanov (Grabovski, Kalyuzhny), 35. Ugarov (Stepanov), 43. Grabovski (Kalyuzhny, S.Kostitsyn), 45. Platt (Stasenko, Stas), 50. Grabovski (Kostitsyn) – 9. Hospelt, 12. Barta (Schütz, Mauer)
Referees: Gofman (RUS), Vinnerborg (SWE) – Dahmen (SWE), Fluri (SUI)
Attendance:
Penalty missed:
Belarus:
Koval (Lalande) – Korobov, Graborenko, Denisov, Yevenko, Stasenko, Gotovets, Usenko – Kalyuzhny, Stepanov, Grabovski – Platt, Stas, S. Kostitsyn – Ugarov, A. Kostitsyn, Kitarov – Koltsov, Volkov, Kovyrshin – Yefimenko.
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Coach:
Germany2: Zepp (Grubauer) – Braun, Ankert, Kohl, Hördler, Akdag, Krüger, Müller – Schütz, Barta, Mauer – Hospelt, Oppenheimer, Nöbels – Kink, Seidenberg, Pietta – Ehliz, Weiss, Draisaitl – Rieder.
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Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
Germany2: Zepp (Grubauer) – Braun, Ankert, Kohl, Hördler, Akdag, Krüger, Müller – Schütz, Barta, Mauer – Hospelt, Oppenheimer, Nöbels – Kink, Seidenberg, Pietta – Ehliz, Weiss, Draisaitl – Rieder.
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Gofman (RUS), Vinnerborg (SWE) – Dahmen (SWE), Fluri (SUI)
Attendance:
Belarus now have earned 9 points in 5 games while Germany collected 5 points in as many games. For Belarus the quarterfinals are still in reach while Germany is out of competition most likely.
Shots on goal: Belarus 6 (16) – Germany 7 (19)
MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI scores the 5-2 with his second goal of the night! After receiving a pass at the German blue line he was through alone with a break away and deked out Zepp to the right!
Assisted by Sergei Kostitsyn.