Norway – Canada2 2:3 (end) | Germany2 – USA 4:5 (end) | Latvia – Switzerland 2:3 (end)
Denmark – Slovakia2 3:4 (end) | Russia – Belarus 2:1 (end) | Czech Republic – France2 5:4 (after OT)
final
Germany2
4:5 (0:0, 3:3, 1:2)
USA
Tuesday 20.05.2014, 11:45 • Minsk Arena • World Championship
     
    We just heard national anthem of the United states of America and its the last thing from this match. Stay tuned for our other online coverages from this day, which decides which team will promote to to QF and which matches are we going to see there. (14:06:59)
     
    Three best German players in this tournament are Hospelt, Hordler and Oppenheimer. Its a bitter fair-well for them as Germany couldn't reach the quarterfinals.
     
    Best players are Alexander Weiss (GER) and Johny Gaudreau (USA).
     
    Its all over now, Team USA takes the win from this game, and it was a fought one. Americans took the lead three times in the second period, but they allowed three equalizers. But they continued to score in the last one and goals of Gaudreau and Abdelkader decided this match, even though Germans managed to pull one back in the last minutes.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:57
    Stapleton from the corner behind his own net with a long effort that ends just inches from the left post! its icing and face-off.
     
    59:26
    Abdelkader misses the open net!
     
    59:09
    Hordler loses the puck on the blue line, its in the neutral zone.
     
    58:50
    Germany again with six players on the ice!
     
    58:03
    Goal for Team Germany!
    Germans pull one back! TOBIAS RIEDER was alone with enough time in the right circle to hit perfect one-timer and burry it past Thomas! Assisted by Draisaitl and Hospelt.
     
    57:15
    Barta with a one-timer from the left side, but the angle was not any good.
     
    57:11
    Germany with six skaters!
     
    56:56
    Probably last chance for Germany to get back into game, Jones (USA) gets minor penalty.
     
    55:44
    Goal for Team USA!
    Gaudreau with another precise pass! Gaudreau, surely MVP in this match, found JUSTIN ABDELKADER on top of the crease and he hit the puck from the air and gave Team USA lead by two! Assisted by Johny Gaudreau.
     
    55:37
    Icing called against Team Germany.
     
    54:50
    Muller with a slapshot from the left circle, but it goes well wide. Lot of errors in last minutes of the game.
     
    53:54
    Murphy is waiting behind his own net. Americans don't need to hurry as they still have the lead which they need.
     
    53:14
    Nelson sends the puck on the boards to Johnson, but he has two opponents on his back.
     
    52:22
    Puck is behind the net of Thomas.
     
    51:30
    Donovan just sent the puck from the neutral zone behind the German net and headed for bench as all his teammates.
    Commentary by

    Lukáš Kratochvíl

    CZ@LukasKratoch

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Weiss, 31. Hospelt (Draisaitl, Oppenheimer), 36. Draisaitl (Ankert), 59. Rieder (Draisaitl, Hospelt) – 22. Abdelkader (Gaudreau), 28. Shore (Petry), 33. Donovan (Gaudreau, Gardiner), 43. Gaudreau (Gardiner), 56. Abdelkader (Gaudreau)

    Germany2: Aus den Birken (Zepp) – Hordler, Braun, Ankert, Muller, Reul, Akdag – Rieder, Mauer, Barta – Hospelt, Oppenheimer, Noebels – Seidenberg, Draisaitl, Pietta – Plachta, Ehliz, Weiss
    USA: Thomas (Leggio) – Jones, DeKeyser, Gardener, Murphy, Petry, McCabe, Donovan – Johnson, Nelson, Smith – Stapleton, Gaudreau, Abdelkader – J. Hayes, Trocheck, Mueller – K. Hayes, MacDonald, Shore – Miele
    Referees: Bulanov (RUS), Frano (CZE) – Fluri (SUI), Kilian (NOR)
    Attendance: 11845