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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
    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.
    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.
    41:00 Dvořák (CZE) - 4:2
     
    41:00
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    It was quite quick. Czech team had a pressure in the beggining of the last period and scored a goal. MARTIN KAUT found a small space under Luukkonen's pads and made it 4 -2. Assists: Filip Chytil, Jan Kern.
    30:34 Galvas (CZE) - 3:2
     
    30:34
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    And Czechs are in the lead again. Luukkonen didn't catch the puck after angle shot so JAKUB GALVAS found it and sent it to the empty net. Assists: Ondrej Machala, Jachym Kondelik.
    29:11 Zadina (CZE) - 2:2
     
    29:11
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    But FILIP ZADINA didn't give up. This time his backhand deke succeeded. The score is tied again. Assists: Jan Kern, Jan Hladonik.
    24:11 Moilanen (FIN) - 1:2
     
    24:11
    Goal for Team Finland!
    And after few good passes the puck ended on SAMI MOILANEN'S stick. Afetr his one timer it's 2-1 Finnish leading. Assists: Aleksi Heponiemi, Aame, Talvitie.
    15:01 Moilanen (FIN) - 1:1
     
    15:01
    Goal for Team Finland!
    But Czech leading didn't lasted even a minute. For team Finlad scores SAMI MOILANEN. Assist: Linus Nyman.
    14:30 Safin (CZE) - 1:0
     
    14:30
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!

    Finns were in the full strenght but Utunen and Koskenkorva didn't have time to skate to the defensive zone as OSTAP SAFIN sent the puck straight behind Luukkonen. Assists: Martin Kaut, Martin Necas.
    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