Slovakia – Sweden 3:6 (end) | Russia – Canada 2:1 (end) | Switzerland – USA 3:4 (end)
Czech Republic – Finland 5:3 (end)
final
Switzerland
3:4 (2:2, 1:1, 0:1)
USA
Tuesday 09.08.2016, 15:30 • Ice Bors Arena, Břeclav, Czech Republic • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group A
     
    59:14
    Messerli races to the bench, the Swiss team is on the power play!
    52:34 Chmelevski (USA) - 3:4
     
    52:34
    Goal for Team USA!
    The puck is in the net, the Americans have a lead for the first time today! Lodnia dumps the puck towards the net where Pastujov's original attempt is blocked but SASCHA CHMELEVSKI finds himself in the right place in the right time and beats Messerli with a baseball-style tip-in! Unassisted.
     
    51:35
    Sascha Chmelevski cuts in on Messerli from the left side and draws a slashing penalty for Yannick Brunner (SUI).
     
    49:39
    Messerli comes up big to catch Chmelevski's wrister from a great position with his glove!
     
    44:27
    The American players are pushing hard for the leading goal, Tommy Miller rings one off the pipe from the blue line!
     
    39:25
    Ben Mirageas (USA) receives a two-minute minor for tripping.
    37:49 Messner (USA) - 3:3
     
    37:49
    Goal for Team USA!
    After the game against Finland, the U.S. coach Clark Donatelli said that his team will never give up. These words seem so fitting now when MICK MESSNER was able to get the game even again! Unassisted.
     
    33:26
    The whistle blows after some pushing and shoving in front of the Swiss net and Mark Kastelic (USA) gets a two-minute penalty for slashing.
    31:20 Leuenberger (SUI) - 3:2
     
    31:20
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    The Swiss retain their lead again! Döpfner finds SVEN LEUENBERGER unmarked on the right wing and the speedy forward finishes his breakaway off with a wicked wrister that ends up in the back of the net! Assisted by: Andreas Döpfner
     
    28:59
    Gianluca Zaetta returns to the bench again as the starting goaltender Joel Messerli makes his way back on the ice!
     
    25:09
    Simic was in a good shooting position, but instead chose to pass to Sigrist, who probably did not expect to receive the puck and failed to direct it into the net.
     
    23:28
    Surprise: Sven Messerli is replaced by Gianluca Zaetta in the Swiss net!
    18:24 Chmelevski (USA) - 2:2
     
    18:24
    Goal for Team USA!
    We have a tie game again! SASCHA CHMELEVSKI cuts in on Messerli from the right wing and his shot from the top of the circle stunns the Swiss goaltender. Assisted by: Austin Pratt, Michael Pastujov.
    Pastujov (USA) - 2:1
     
    08:52
    Goal for Team USA!
    The U.S. team cuts the Swiss lead in half thanks to MICHAEL PASTUJOV, who capitalises from Chmelevski’s pass and beats Messerli. Assisted by: Sascha Chmelevski.
    08:08 Eggenberger (SUI) - 2:0
     
    08:08
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    And it is now 2:0 for the underdogs as NANDO EGGENBERGER gets hold of the puck after a scrimmage in front of the American goal and fires the puck home! Assisted by: Sven Leuenberger.
    Tanner (SUI) - 1:0
     
    07:22
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    The deadlock is surprisingly broken by the Swiss! Müller finds RAMON TANNER in the slot and his one timer ends up in the net! Assisted by: Nicolas Müller.
     
    04:20
    Tyler Inamoto (USA) receives a two-minute holding minor.
    Commentary by

    Vojtěch Balon

    CZ@VojtaBalon

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 8. Tanner (Müller), 9. Eggenberger (Leuenberger), 32. Leuenberger (Döpfner) – 9. Pastujov (Chmelevski), 19. Chmelevski (Pratt, Pastujov), 38. Messner, 53. Chmelevski

    Switzerland: Messerli (24.-29. Zaetta) – Brunner, Greisser, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Widmer, Le Coultre, Reymondin – Simic, Hischier, Kurashev – Müller, Sigrist, Tanner – Zbinden, Lehmann, Nyffeler – Döpfner, Leuenberger, Eggenberger.
    USA: Primeau (Petruzzelli) – Inamoto, Miller, Anderson, Walsh, Phillips, Brickey, Mirageas, Keane – Lodnia, Chmelevski, Pastujov – McManus, Poehling, Miller – Kastelic, Dovorany, Pratt – Seitz, Messner, Dougherty.
    Referees: Hribik, Šír – Ondráček, Svoboda (all CZE)