Sweden – Russia 3:1 (end) | USA – Finland 4:3 (after OT) | Slovakia – Canada 2:3 (after OT)
Czech Republic – Switzerland 6:1 (end)
final
Czech Republic
6:1 (4:1, 1:0, 1:0)
Switzerland
Monday 08.08.2016, 19:00 • Ice Bors Arena, Břeclav, Czech Republic • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group A
     
    Game over! The co-hosts managed to score one more goal in the third period to finish off a successful start to the tournament.

    Best players of the game: Matyáš Svoboda (CZE) – Marco Lehmann (SUI)

    This is it from us in Břeclav for today, we wish you a good night and see you again tomorrow! (21:02:07)
     
    Game over.
     
    59:18
    In the last minute of the game, Svoboda tries to cut in on Zaetta from the left boards but fails to do so.
     
    58:35
    The Swiss players are holding the puck but the home fans are giving their young heroes a standing ovation.
     
    1522 spectators found their way to the stands here in Břeclav for tonight's game!
     
    57:36
    Novák's dish for Chytil is held by the Swiss defence as the game is quickly coming to a close.
     
    56:33
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    56:21
    Mikyska misses on Svoboda's no-look pass and the Swiss players dump the puck away yet again.
     
    55:28
    The Czechs don't look so sharp on the powerplay this time as their opponents managed to dish the puck to safety twice in a short amount of time.
     
    54:33
    Justin Sigrists (SUI), scorer of the lone Swiss goal, receives a minor penalty for slashing.
     
    54:27
    Gianluca Zaetta holds on for the whistle, a faceoff in the Czech offensive zone will follow.
     
    53:58
    Radim Nečas gets to a rebound of Kvasnička's attempt from the blueline but fails to beat Zaetta from a sharp angle.
     
    53:04
    The pace of this game is getting slower and slower as the final buzzer approaches, now it is too late for the Swiss to start fighting and tie the game up.
     
    52:26
    The co-hosts lose the puck in their own zone after some great forechecking by Sigrist, but Jakub Škarek didn't have to make a save this time.
     
    51:49
    Offside Switzerland.
     
    51:30
    Nečas tries to cut in on Gianluca Zaetta from center ice but loses control of the bouncy puck on the blueline.
     
    49:51
    Hladoník's individual effort on the right wing wins some offensive zone time for the Czechs but Zaetta doesn't have to make a save this time.
     
    49:05
    The Swiss players get hold of the puck after a rare bad passing play by the co-hosts but fail to capitalise on this opportunity.
    48:12
     
    48:12
    Ostap Safin takes no risks and skates back to the defensive blueline with the puck on his stick. However, his pass ends up on yet another icing.
    Commentary by

    Vojtěch Balon

    CZ@VojtaBalon

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Svoboda (Šalda), 15. Zadina (Galvas), 18. Svoboda (Nečas, Kvasnička), 19. Safin (Machala, Galvas), 24. Nečas (Kaut), 44. Chytil – 2. Sigrist (Müller)

    Czech Republic: Škarek (Vomáčka) – Kvasnička, Mikyska, Galvas, Šalda, Bednář, Král, Bukač – Svoboda, Nečas (C), Kaut – Kern (A), Hladoník, Zadina – Machala (A), Kondelík, Safin – Chytil, Škvrně, Dvořák – Novák
    Switzerland: Zaetta (Messerli) – Greisser (C), Le Coultre, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Schüpbach, Wüthrich – Reymondin, Kurashev, Hischier – Simic, Nyffeler, Sigrist (A) – Müller, Döpfner, Lehmann – Tanner, Eggenberger (A), Kobler – Leuenberger
    Referees: Čech, Hribik – Ondráček, Svoboda (all CZE)
    Attendance: 1522