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
Slovakia2
4:1 (1:0, 2:1, 1:0)
Italy veterans
Saturday 17.05.2014, 19:45 • Chizhovka Arena, Minsk • World Championship
     
    59:01
    Laco! What a simply stunning save from Jan Laco! A hard wrister from the high slot is deflected deftly right in front of Jan Laco, but he flashes leather beautifully! Wow!
     
    58:35
    And the Italians have taken a timeout, this is an ideal opportunity to at least get a goal for pride! And Daniel Bellisimo has been pulled for the extra skater!
     
    58:35
    Tomas Tatar for roughing has picked up another penalty against the Slovaks!
     
    58:01
    Scandella! A slick move sees Giulio Scandella picked out free at the right hand post, but on the goal line Jan Laco and his defenders somehow manage to keep it out!
     
    57:06
    Karol Sloboda for hooking has now been called as Slovakia do start to get into penalty trouble with time running down
     
    54:40
    Tomas Tatar skates in, waits for the goalkeeper to commit but he takes too long shooting and he can't get the puck out from under his stick! We play on at 4-1!
     
    54:40
    Tomas Tatar is chopped down as he was racing away one on one shorthanded and it's a penalty shot!
     
    52:52
    Andrej Stastny for hooking has been called giving the Italians a powerplay to give themselves a bit of confidence
     
    48:07
    Goal for Team Slovakia! And they do make the five on three count! A real goalmouth scramble erupts on the Italian crease and at the third attempt MICHEL MIKLIK stuffs it into the net! Powerplay goal and it's 4-1! Assists- Tomas Tatar and Miroslav Satan
     
    46:53
    It's yet another penalty! Daniel Sullivan for tripping is now the guilty party and again it's against Italy
     
    46:34
    Alexander Egger for interference has now been sent into the penalty box just after the Italians initially got back to full strength
     
    46:03
    Marcinko! Speeding on to the crease at real pace Tomas Marcinko smashes into the goaltender with the puck! Daniel Bellisimo did well to not let it pass under him!
     
    45:04
    Marek Marincin however has evened up the numbers for hooking
     
    43:42
    Brian Ihnacak for holding though has given the Slovaks a powerplay to try and move out of sight
     
    43:10
    Scandella! The Slovak defence goes AWOL as Giulio Scandella streaks through on the left flank, but he takes too long waiting to shoot! Jan Laco looked a bit suspect there as well!
     
    38:41
    Goal for Team Italy! It's a rather unlikely goal but it's a goal that does give the Italians hope! ALEXANDER EGGER winds up on the left faceoff circle, and it travels through a number of bodies and into the far corner! It's 3-1! Assists- Vincent Rocco
     
    34:19
    Goal for Team Slovakia! That should make their victory safe surely! As the puck comes in from a tight angle on the right TOMAS TATAR gets his stick on it to sneak it past Daniel Bellisimo! It's 3-0! Assists- Michel Miklik
     
    30:37
    Borrelli! Finally the Italians have a real serious chance to score! The puck pops out to David Borrelli, Jan Laco looks already out of the picture but he comes up with a magical save! You don't get many chances better than that!
     
    26:07
    Tomas Marcinko for tripping out of nothing has given the Italians a powerplay to try and change the momentum of the game
     
    25:31
    Two on one now for the Slovaks down the left flank, but the Slovak forward doesn't know whether to pass or to shoot himself and it comes to nothing!
     
    23:05
    Goal for Team Slovakia! They've wasted so many chances already, the second goal was always on the cards! MAREK VIEDENSKY just gets his stick on a long dump into the crease to poke it over the line! It's 2-0! Assists- Marek Daloga and Martin Reway
     
    16:21
    And Brian Ihnacak for elbowing just after that has already now evened up the numbers
     
    16:16
    Tatar! Italy cough up the puck to Tomas Tatar, stripping his opponent he skates through with pace one on one but Daniel Bellisimo makes a wonderful save to deny him! He looked sure to score!
     
    15:47
    Marek Viedensky for tripping has been called giving Italy a powerplay chance to get some shots in on net
     
    11:09
    Now as the Italian defence loses its bearings, Daniel Bellisimo makes a solid save stick side as an opponent from close range had almost the whole net to aim it! Italy just cannot get into the game
     
    10:08
    Goal for Team Slovakia! It's been coming somewhat! A wonderful flowing team move is finished off by MAREK DALOGA who slides the puck home at the left hand post feeding off an excellent pass! It's 1-0! Assists- Karol Sloboda
     
    06:44
    Italy defended solidly on the penalty kill and they're back at full strength. At one moment though Miroslav Satan batted away at the puck almost on the goal line, and somehow it stayed out!
     
    04:44
    David Borrelli for tripping has received the first penalty of the evening against Italy
     
    02:31
    Marcinko! Tomas Marcinko is set up right between the circles, but Daniel Bellisimo's pads are equal to his effort! And from the rebound the netminder has to spread his legs acrobatically out!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 11. Daloga (Sloboda), 24. Viedensky (Daloga, Reway), 35. Tatar (Miklik), 49. Miklik (Tatar, Satan) – 39. Egger (Rocco)

    Slovakia2: Laco (Hudacek)- Daloga, Sloboda, Hrivik, Nagy, Satan- Valach, Svarny, Mikus, Tatar, Miklik- Marincin, Mihalik, Panik, Marcinko, Hascak- Ceresnak, Viedensky, Stastny, Skokan, Reway
    Italy veterans: Bellisimo (Bernard)- Borgatello, Egger, Scandella, Di Casmirro, Kostner- Larkin, Nicoletti, Borrelli, Rocco, Ihnacak- Sullivan, Johnson, Tudin, Gander, Fontanive- Hofer, Insam, Felicetti, Bernard, Bona
    Referees: Bulanov, Nord, Piechaczek, Hull, Puolakka, Semjonov