Slovakia – India 3:1 (end) | France – Great Britain 4:3 (end) | Czech Republic – Switzerland 6:0 (end)
Cayman Islands – Haiti 5:7 (end) | Greece – Canada 3:4 (0:1 after SO) | Armenia – Hong Kong 4:3 (1:0 after SO)
final
Czech Republic
6:0 (3:0, 2:0, 1:0)
Switzerland
Thursday 01.06.2017, 18:00 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Group A2
     
    The host side managed to get an easy 6-0 win in the opener over Switzerland. Heczko with a shutout and Benedikt with his first goal for the national team.

    Best players:
    Pavel Kubes (CZE)
    Stephan Sidler (SUI) (19:47:23)
     
    Game over.
    44:55 Štepánik (CZE) - 6:0
     
    44:55
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    It is the sixth goal after all! RADIM STEPANIK scored his second tally of the game with a strike from the slot as the ball went through Sidler – 6-0! Assisted by Lukas Soukup.
     
    44:50
    Spacek's attempt from between the circles is saved by Sidler with a great save!
     
    44:14
    Now the Czechs are at full strength again.
     
    44:00
    Stucki and Bily exchanged a few bad words on Swiss crease.
     
    43:31
    Team Switzerland is at full strength.
     
    42:51
    One of the referees stops the game for hand pass from the home players. The fans are not pleased.
     
    42:14
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Dominik Barnosak – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    41:31
    Penalty for Switzerland (Alessio Faina – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    40:59
    Slanec made a bad pass, but Stucki's shot from the counter attack was wide.
     
    40:08
    The Czechs have some problems getting into the zone. Now, it's offside against the home team.
     
    This game's attendance is 3 189.
     
    39:09
    Penalty for Switzerland (Gregory Blättler – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    38:36
    Heczko made another save. This Swiss don't want to allow him an easy shutout.
     
    37:03
    Ives Stucki had a great chance to put his team on scoreboard, but Heczko made a brilliant save against his shot from between the circles and kept the ball away.
     
    36:35
    Team Switzerland is at full strength.
     
    34:55
    Benedikt was close to his second goal, but Sidler caught his attempt from bachkand into glove.
     
    34:35
    Penalty for Switzerland (Pascal Kohler – 2 min., Tripping).
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Soukup (Stepanik, Spacek), 11. Pospisil (Krucek), 13. Stepanik (Vlasak), 24. Kubes (Bily), 29. Benedikt (Bily), 45. Stepanik (Soukup)

    Czech Republic: Heczko (Simara) – Benedikt, Dedic, Kudela, Pospisil, Rejthar, Slanec, Svanda, Vlasak – Barnosak, Bily, Brezina, Fejfar, Hnizdil, Bacovsky, Krucek, Lubes, Lux, Peschout, Soukup, Spacek, Stepanik, Wrobel
    Switzerland: Sidler (Brodard, Leuenberger) – Aegerter, Däppen, Hohl, Huber, Kohler, Mermoud, M. Müller, Stäheli – Blätller, Bohnenblust, Döbeli, Faina, Kummer, Mellinger, Y. Müller, Paulik, Röthlisberger, Schildknecht, Sterchi, Stucki
    Referees: Kralovic, Valachovic
    Attendance: 3 189