Slovakia – Sweden 3:6 (end) | Russia – Canada 2:1 (end) | Switzerland – USA 3:4 (end)
Czech Republic – Finland 5:3 (end)
final
Czech Republic
5:3 (1:1, 2:1, 2:1)
Finland
Tuesday 09.08.2016, 19:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group A
     
    It's all for today. Lets see how it will go tomorrow and who will follow the Czechs to the smifinals. Have a nice rest of the evening and see you tomorrow. (21:16:18)
     
    Stats of the third period
    Shots: 5 – 7
    Blocked shots: 1 – 0
    Penalty minutes: 4 – 6
     
    Important and really hard three point go to the team Czech Republic. It was really tough game, lot of up-and-down situation and also many changes in the socre. But in the end it was the Czech team winning this game. It means we will see a home time in the semifinals for sure. Finland continues in the group stage still with one point.
     
    Game over.
    59:58 Nečas (CZE) - 5:3
     
    59:58
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    Czech captain MARTIN NECAS socred the empty net goal as he reached the puck in in the Finnish defensive zone couple of second before one Finnish defenceman. Assist: Filip Zadina.
     
    59:30
    Finland without a goalie. But with a huge pressure. Skarek had to make an amazing save.
     
    58:53
    Czech team controls the game. Doesn't seem like they will borrow it to Finland.
     
    58:14
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    58:12
    Another Finnish attack stopped with offside situation.
     
    57:28
    Quick Czech combination in front of Luukkonen. But Zadina's final shot went wide.
     
    57:12
    Moilanen gets two minutes penalty for hooking. In last PK Finland scored a goal. Will this happen again?
     
    56:31
    Break situation for the first Czech line. But Zadina's pass wasn't accurate.
     
    56:22
    And the game continues in the Czech defensive zone.
     
    55:48
    It's gonna be quite tough end of the third period for the Czech team as Finland scored couple of seconds left in the PK.
    54:51 Antalainen (FIN) - 4:3
     
    54:51
    Goal for Team Finland!
    And it's only one goal difference now. ALEKSI ANTTALAINEN found the puck in the scramble in front of Skarek and sent it into the Czech net with a backhand. Assist: Linus Nyman.
     
    54:09
    finland with forechecking. And it's quite successful tactics. Czech team has a problem with this.
     
    53:30
    Czechs control the puck in front of Luukkonen, but no bigger chance is coming. Only passes from there to there.
     
    52:54
    Complication for Finland. Seppala (FIN) gets two minutes for boarding.
    Commentary by

    Karolína Antošová

    CZ@KarolAntosova

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Safin (Kaut, Necas), 30. Zadina (Kern, Hladonik), 31. Galvas (Machala, Kondelik), 41. Kaut (Chytil, Kern), 60. Necas (Zadina) – 16. Moilanen (Nyman), 25. Moilanen (Heponiemi, Talvitie), 55. Anttalainen (Nyman)

    Czech Republic: Skarek (Vomacka) – Kvasnicka, Mikyska, Galvas, Saldar, Bednar, Kral, Bukac – Svoboda, Necas, Kaut – Kern, Hladonik, Zadina – Machala, Kondelik, Safin – Chytil, Skvrne, Dvorak – Novak
    Headcoach: Vaclav Varada
    Finland: Luukkonen (Lehtinen) – Isiguzo, Vaakanainen, Teravainen, Vesterinen, Rasanen, Utunen, Viitasalo, Anttalainen – Nyman, Heponiemi, Moilanen – Virtanen, Talvitie, Parkkari – Paluniemi, Koskenkorva, Engberg – Kerkkanen, Hartikainen, Seppala
    Headcoach: Juuso Nieminem