Sweden2 – Czech Republic 3:0 (end) | Russia – Finland 5:2 (end)
final
Russia
5:2 (1:1, 2:1, 2:0)
Finland
Sunday 25.05.2014, 20:00 • Minsk Arena, Minsk • World Championship
     
    And that brings the ceremony to a close, and it's a shame that this wonderful tournament expertly hosted by Belarus has come to an end! But Russia have been crowned the 2014 Ice Hockey World Champions after beating Finland 5-2 in an all action final! Sergey Shirokov, Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeniy Malkin, Danis Zaripov and Viktor Tikhonov all got on the scoresheet with Iiro Pakarinen and Olli Palola replying for the Finns. Thanks for following the whole 2014 IIHF World Championship with us, we hope you have enjoyed it just as much as we have! Until next time. (22:48:36)
     
    The Russian national anthem has now been played, with the Russian president Vladimir Putin present inside the arena being cheered noisily!
     
    Rene Fasel, the IIHF president, is now making his speech to the crowd as this fantastic championship has been brought to a close! And to add a personal spot he has even spoken a bit in Russian!
     
    And Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian superstar and captain, has now lifted the beautiful trophy aloft! The Russians are jubilant in celebration and so they should be! All the players are now taking it in turns to all hold aloft the cup!
     
    And now up step the Russians to receive their well deserved gold medals! The Minsk Arena crowd is loving this!
     
    Finland are now stepping up for their silver medals! After the group stages they looked unlikely to get this far, but they have had an excellent tournament that they can be proud of!
     
    And the tournament MVP is the Finn, Pekka Rinne! It's a bit unexpected but he at least has something to smile about tonight!
     
    The medal ceremonies have now started, with the refereeing brigade receiving their prizes for taking charge of the showpiece event!
     
    That's it, Russia are the 2014 IIHF World Champions! And the players come charging out of the Russian bench throwing their sticks and helmets in the air with absolute joy! And Oleg Znarok, the Russian head coach, is being tossed into the air! Fantastic scenes at the Minsk Arena!
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:50
    We're now into the final seconds with Russia about to be crowned champions of the world! They've been a joy to watch at this tournament!
     
    58:38
    But no, it's another penalty against Finland! Jori Lehtera is the latest to get a two minute minor against his name, this time for interference
     
    58:07
    Finland are back to full strength but have surely left themselves too much to do to claw this one back!
     
    57:44
    Anisimov! A dogged and battling skate by Sergey Shirokov down the left flank is picked up by Artyom Anisimov at point blank range, but he only just can't beat Pekka Rinne!
     
    56:07
    The Finns are completely falling apart! Miikka Salomaki for a terrible challenge against Yegor Yakovlev has been called and punished with a 2+10 penalty for checking from behind!
     
    55:53
    Goal for Team Russia! Surely that's the title of World Champions for the Russians! VIKTOR TIKHONOV cleverly deflects in a high attempt on the left of the slot, and Pekka Rinne is left helpless! Powerplay goal and it's 5-2! Assists- Alexander Kutuzov and Nikolay Kulyomin
     
    55:34
    Tikhonov! That could have been that! Viktor Tikhonov on the doorstep can only wrist high and wide! What a chance that was!
     
    55:26
    Russia have a massive powerplay chance to completely finish this game off here! Jori Lehtera has been called in for tripping, that's a terrible penalty to take for Finland!
     
    54:35
    The game is being played at a real high pace, you can see the urgency in the Finns!
     
    53:13
    Alexander Ovechkin gets his stick into an awkward dish into the crease from the right boards, but it gets deflected wide and out of danger
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 11. Shirokov (Zaripov), 28. Ovechkin (Shipachyov), 36. Malkin (Zaripov), 45. Zaripov (Shirokov), 56. Tikhonov (Kutuzov, Kulyomin) – 20. Pakarinen (Lehtera), 27. Palola (Jormakka, Lehtera)

    Russia: Bobrovskiy (Vasilevskiy)- Chudinov, Denisov, Ovechkin, Plotnikov, Shipachyov- Kutuzov, Medvedev, Malkin, Kulyomin, Tikhonov- Belov, Yakovlev, Shirokov, Zaripov, Anisimov- Zubarev, Kalinin, Burmistrov, Dadonov, Kuznetsov
    Finland: Rinne (Koskinen)- Mantyla, Hietanen, Pakarinen, Lehtera, Kontiola- Ohtamaa, Karalahti, Komarov, Haula, Jokinen- Kivisto, Lajunen, Immonen, Jormakka, Palola- Marttinen, T Sallinen, J Sallinen, Salomaki, Huhtala
    Referees: Brueggemann, Kaval, Vinnerborg, Carlson, Schrader, Dahmen
    Attendance: 15112