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World Championship

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.
	50:41	Akdag has the puck after the face-off, waiting for his teammates.
	50:17	Nelson broke his stick in good chance, puck ends in the corner.
	49:06	Muller with another nice move behind the net, finds his way in front of goalkeeper but could find a way to send the puck into the net.
	47:49	Gaudreau with another shot, He is playing great match today, but Aus den Birken had no problem this time.
	46:55	High pass into the German offensive zone, but defenders had easy job.
	46:24	Puck is in the neutral zone after a face-off.
	46:03	And another save by experienced goalkeeper.
	45:20	Mauer form the blue line, Thomas with a glove save to block it.
	44:50	Blocked shot went off the rink, its a face-off in front of Tim Thomas.
	44:22	Fine pad save by german goalkeeper against hard shot, puck is in the corner.
	44:00	Aus den Birken with a save, puck is still in the game, but in the neutral zone now.
	42:23	Goal for Team USA! After a review, its a goal by JOHNY GAUDREAU! Hayes didn't hit the post, but he netted the puck in and put his team back in the lead again! Assisted by Jake Gardiner.
	44:00	Team Germany is playing at full strength.
	43:50	Johnson decided to take a shot, it was blocked and no rebounds allowed be Germans.
	42:33	What a beauty by Johny Gaudreau! He got behind two defenders so easily like nobody was standing in his way and hit the post!
	42:00	Aus den Birken was pushed and ended in his own net. Its a minor penalty for Hospelt (GER) who pushed his opponent, which cause Aus den Birken falling to the ice.
	41:33	Stapleton lost the puck and took a hard hit in the corner.
	41:10	Mueller rise quick shot, but the puck took deflection and went behind the net.
	40:55	Another save by Aus den Birken.
	40:31	Craig Smith tried to surprise Aus den Birkend with rounding the net and backhand effort, but German goalkeeper was at his post and left no free space.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Wow! What a change after a goalless first period. We have seen six goals in last twenty minutes of the game and most of them were just pure beauty. Americans took the lead there times with goals by Abdelkader, Shore and Donovan, but Germands alway found their way back with Weiss, Hospelt and Draisaitl scoring the equalizers. Next period begins at 13:23 CET.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:52	Trocheck tried to hide his shot behind defender, but Aus den Birken saw it and blocked the puck.
	39:24	Team Germany is playing at full strength.
	38:22	Team USA is playing at full strength.
	38:21	Oppenheimer left he puck behind his back for Hospelt who fires it on Thomas, but he had a clear view.
	37:46	Petry blocked the shot and his teammates can go on the counter attack.
	37:25	Minor penalty for Team Germany for too many players on the ice. Mauer is going to serve the penalty.
	37:06	And German goaltender has to collect it again.
	36:52	Puck is behind the net of Aus den Birken.
	36:22	Shore (USA) in the box, minor penalty for hooking.
	35:51	Hordler tried a light shot from distance and DeKeyser blocked it with his helmet, puck goes off and its going to be a face-off.
	35:34	Offside by Germans.
	35:26	Thomas holds the puck.
	35:13	Goal for Team Germany! LEON DRAISAITL with another equalizer! Draisaitl received pass from Ankert and skated toward the net, got easily past defender to found himself alone in front of Thomas and shot it between the legs to make it 3:3! Assisted by Tobias Ankert.
	34:24	Game is in the neutral zone.
	34:00	Americans in the zone again.
	32:53	Goal for Team USA! Gaudreau is the man! Johny Gaudreau found some space in the left circle and made another perfect pass through the crease to find unmarked MATT DONOVAN who slapped it past Aus den Birken, who had no chance to stop this one! Assisted by Johny Gaudreau and Jake Gardiner.
	32:10	Really good power-play killing by Germans, who keep the puck at distance from their own net.
	31:38	Puck is in the neutral zone.
	31:02	Ehliz (GER) with a minor penalty.
	30:29	Goal for Team Germany! And the score is even again! Draisaitl changed the puck with Oppenheimer on the right wing and then found KAI HOSPELT with a backhand pass. Hospelt was alone in front of Thomas and smashed it just under the crossbar! Assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Thomas Oppenheimer.
	30:19	Jones collects the puck, feeds it to Mueller and he gets it into the neutral zone.
	29:34	Graig Smith (USA) called for high-sticking.
	29:15	Thomas faced his chest to the shot of Akdag to block it comfortably.
	28:32	German defender have the puck looking for their forwards to get into free space.
	27:37	Donovan back on the ice.
	27:18	Goal for Team USA! What a goal by DREW SHORE! We might not see a better one during this tournament! Shore got puck on the blue line and got past defender with some style while letting the puck go in between his legs, heading to the net and beating Aus den Birken with a shot in between his legs! Assisted by Jeff Petry.
	26:41	Smith took the puck into the offensive zone and spared some time.
	25:44	Americans won the face-off and puck is immediately on the other side of the rink.
	25:37	Donovan (USA) is already in the penalty box, power-play for Germany.
	25:13	Jimmy Hayes didnt want to lose the puck and went for an easy shot from the blue line with no screen in front of Aus den Birken.
	24:46	Icing called against Germany.
	24:32	Gaudreau with some speed in the neutral zone, but he had to wait to cross the blue line.
	23:32	Goal for Team Germany! Its all square again! ALEXANDER WEISS robbed defender of the puck and hurried past the blue line and towards the goal, was fouled, but still managed to score with a backhand effort and equalize! Unassisted.
	23:06	Game is behind the net of Tim Thomas, but he can stay calm this time.
	21:44	Goal for Team USA! What a beauty by Gaudreau! He lost his defender and headed behind the net, but managed to pass the puck behind his back and find JUSTIN ABDELKADER in front of the net and Abdelkader buried it past Aus den Birken! Assisted by Johny Gaudreau.
	21:18	Craig Smiths shot hit the boards and went out from the rink.
	20:53	AUs den Birken had to be prepared, but he didn't have to make a save in the end.
	20:32	Johnson and Jones solve the situation in their own zone.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		First twenty minutes are over. We haven't seen a goal and frankly, we haven't seen many opportunities to score one. Yannick Seidenberg managed to get the puck behind Thomas, but referees decided, that he kicked it intentionally. McCabe was pretty close on the other side when he hit the post in last moment of the first period, but that was it. Hopefully we will see more ice-hockey in the second part of this match.
		Next period begins at 12:30 CET.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:54	Team USA is playing at full strength.
	19:40	Draisaitl gets rid of the defender with nice move on the blue line, but he loses the puck just second after this.
	19:14	Americans have the puck.
	18:35	2-on-2 went Johnson with Nelson, but Nelson could fond a way to feed the puck to his teammate.
	17:54	DeKeyser (USA) with yet another minor penalty.
	17:39	Ehliz with a Rebound that missed the right post by inches.
	17:07	McCabe hits the post! Out of the blue came his chance when he got past defender and took fine wrister from the left circle.
	16:38	Stapleton got past one defender, but the other one pushed him off his way and into the corner.
	16:13	Puck is in the neutral zone.
	15:35	Game flows without any interruption for some time, but we see minimum of chances.
	14:54	Abdelkader collects the puck and goes behind the net to give his teammates some time.
	14:20	Thomas with another save, his glove was fast enough to keep this one out.
	13:27	Americans had the puck for some time in the zone, but they couldn't find a shooting opportunity and Gaudreaus lost it in the end.
	12:38	Germans with the puck, but they are looking just to get rid of it.
	12:08	Team USA is playing at full strength.
	11:54	Tyler Johnson stole the puck by the boards on the left, skated past two defenders and found himself in a goal-scoring opportunity, but Aus den Birken made a vital save to keep it 0:0.
	11:07	Kai Hospelt could score the first one! He had plenty of time and space in the right circle, faked shot to let defender slide away and went for a placed wristshot, but couldn't beat Thomas!
	10:33	Face-off in the neutral zone after puck left the rink.
	10:08	Smith (USA) called for hooking, another power-play for Germany.
	09:57	Gaudreau with a spin-o-rama behind the net to get rid of his defender, but he didn't see any of his teammates in shooting position.
	09:21	USA is playing at full strength.
	08:53	Tyler Johnson did a fine job keeping the game on the other side if his defensive zone.
	08:31	Puck is in the neutral zone.
	07:44	Muller get the puck in the traffic and Mauer could score on rebound, but he just couldn't reach the puck.
	07:21	McCabe (USA) is heading to the box to serve minor penalty for hooking. Germany have power-play.
	07:16	Tobias Rieder tried snapshot from the left circle, but Thomas made fine save to block this one.
	06:49	Petry slaps it hard, but misses the net by some distance.
	05:54	Nelson tried to find his way past Pietta, but German players didn't let him collect the puck.
	04:46	Seidenberg got puck into the net, but after review, the officials decided he kicked the puck in, so its NO GOAL!
	04:28	Andy Miele tried wristshot from the right side, but puck was deflected.
	03:46	Germany is playing at full strength.
	03:22	Tyler Johnson with a one-timer from the top of the left circle, but his effort went well wide.
	02:35	Nelson was standing by the post, looking to feed the puck to the area in between the circles, but Smith missed the puck.
	02:04	Aus den Birken with first save, puck is still in the game.
	01:46	Akdag (GER) was called for holding, power-play for USA.
	01:26	Cautios start of the game. American defenders have the puck behind their own net looking for options.
	00:28	Hospelt had puck in the zone, but he had no support and couldn't get past double-block.
	00:04	Americans won the face-off, but icing is called after misplaced pass.
	00:01	Game started.
		Germany in black jerseys with yellow shoulders, Americans in white tops with blue shoulders.
		Bison Volat, official mascot of the WCH, is in the rink greeting the fans. Minsk Arena is not as crowded as it was yesterday during Latvia – Belarus game, but we are still expecting another attendance above 10.000 visitors.
		Last five minutes until the opening face-off of the game.
		Starting lineups: Germany: 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) – Flurri (SUI), Kilian (NOR).
		Last games: Russia – Germany 3:0 (0:0, 0:0, 3:0) Goals and assists: 44. Shipachyov (Yakovlev, Plotnikov), 51. Shirokov (Zaripov, Anisimov), 60. Tikhonov (Anisimov) USA – Finland 3:1 (1:0, 0:0, 2:1) Goals and assists: 1. Nelson (Jones), 47. Johnson (Smith), 60. Johnson – 57. Mantyla (Kontiola, Hietanen)
		We are about to see the last game of the group phase for both teams-Germany is already without any chance to promote to QF or relegate, so there will be no pressure at all at German players.Americans, on the other hand, need to win this one and hope that Russia can beat Belarus to secure themselves second place in group B to get to avoid meeting Canada in the first elimination round.
		Welcome. Game starts at 11:45.

Commentary by

Lukáš Kratochvíl

@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

1st period
	01:46
	07:21
	10:08
	17:54
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:44
	23:32
	25:37
	27:18
	29:34
	30:29
	31:02
	32:53
	35:13
	36:22
	37:25
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:00
	42:23
	55:44
	56:56
	58:03
Final