Canada2 – Sweden2 3:2 (after OT) | USA – Finland 3:1 (end) | Czech Republic – Norway 1:0 (end)
Russia – Germany2 3:0 (end)
final
Czech Republic
1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)
Norway
Sunday 18.05.2014, 19:45 • Chizhovka Arena, Minsk, Belarus • World Championship
     
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    Time for "Kde domov můj", the Czech national anthem.
     
    Best players of each team:

    NOR – Jonas Holos (D)
    CZE – Alexander Salak (G).
     
    Shots on goal: CZE 11 (39), NOR 8 (21)
    Penalties: CZE 4 (8), NOR 2 (8)
    Powerplay: CZE 0/4, NOR 0/4.
     
    After more than an entertaining and action-packed game, the Czechs walk off with a win and new three points. In the end the Norwegians emerged out and started putting pressure, but it wasn't enough to beat Salak. The Czechs, on the other hand, were so unlucky to hit a number of posts and miss clear opportunities.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:53
    The Czechs again take the puck out, but can't strike it in.
     
    59:22
    The Czechs are trying to get the puck and strike into the empty net. The Norwegians keep pressure up in the attacking zone.
     
    59:05
    Steffen Soberg leaves the net and Norway will go for the extra attacker.
     
    58:00
    Team Czech Republic back at full strength. Two minutes left in the third period.
     
    57:57
    Another clearance, nothing of the powerplay from Norway.
     
    56:44
    Norway keep the puck in the offensive zone before the Czechs took it away and tried to clear – but made a mistake bumping into each other. In the end they finally kill it and clear.
     
    56:00
    Jaromir Jagr (CZE) will take the penalty for slashing.
     
    55:09
    Jagr is all over the place now, taking the ice as often as he can trying to help his team. Though he can't find a feed getting behind the net and exitting on the left.
     
    53:51
    Jan Kovar finds Tomas Rolinek in the middle and centers the puck in, the shot coming off a one-timer hits Soberg and deflects wide to the left.
     
    53:17
    Ken Andre Olimb gets a shot on net from the right post, Salak is there to cover the gaps and keep his net untact.
     
    52:44
    Sekac and Hudler looking for a way to beat Soberg, but all they can is send a shot into him for a deflection.
     
    51:17
    Jagr alone with three defensemen tries to find space from the left getting towards the crease, but even him can't battle that kind of pressure.
     
    Ask got up and left the rink to be treated by the doctor by the boards, hopefully he'll be back into the game.
     
    51:05
    Morten Ask takes a hard slapper to the face as Jan Kovar fires a one-timer fed in from behind the net. Team Norway's doctor is on the ice and let's hope Ask will be okay. This for sure didn't look nice and was hard to take.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Sobotka (Hertl, Jagr)

    Czech Republic: Salak (Kovar) – Nemec, Vitasek, Sobotka, Hertl, Jagr – Kindl, Jordan, Cervenka, Klepis, Vondrka – Zamorsky, Kolar, Novotny, Hudler, Sekac – Sevc, Zatovic, Kovar, Roline, Petruzalek
    Norway: Soberg (Haugen) – Holos, Bonsaksen, Hansen, Roymark, Forsberg – Trygg, Odegaard, Bastiansen, Olimb K. A., Olimb M. – Sorvik, Espeland, Olden, Skroder, Ask – Lovlie, Martinsen, Roest, Dahlstrom, Thoresen
    Referees: Ronn (FIN), Vinnerborg (SWE) – Dahmen (SWE), Semjonov (EST)