Hong Kong – Cayman Islands 3:4 (0:1 after SO) | Armenia – Haiti 0:1 (end) | Portugal – Switzerland 3:5 (end)
Finland – Canada 1:7 (end) | USA – Czech Republic 3:2 (1:0 after SO) | Lebanon – Bermuda 2:3 (end)
Slovakia – Greece 3:1 (end)
after shootout (1:0)
USA
3:2 (1:1, 0:1, 1:0)
Czech Republic
Saturday 03.06.2017, 16:30 • World Cup (men) • Group A2
     
    With 1 point, the Czechs now have 7 points, while the Americans have 5, but the USA hold a game in hand in the race for top spot in Group A1. (18:36:46)
     
    Well that's gotta be as exciting as it gets in ball hockey. A dramatic and somewhat controversial win by the USA, and the Czech fans voice their displeasure by whistling over the playing of the US anthem.
     
    Players of the Game:

    CZE – Lukas Heczko, G
    USA – Jonathan Rethage, G
     
    Game over.
    45:00 Warila (USA) - 3:2
     
    45:00
    USA has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    CODY WARILA, the first shooter, scored the only goal of the shootout and gets credit with the game-winning goal.
     
    3. series
    1:0
    Krucek fails.
     
    3. series
    1:0
    Housser fails.
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Fejfar fails.
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Schlegel fails.
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Bily fails.
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Warila scores.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    The excitement isn't done yet, as this game before this big crowd will be settled by a penalty shootout. They're doing the coin toss to decide which team will shoot first.
     
    45:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    44:30
    Czechs pressuring but the Americans clear it.
     
    43:24
    Penalty for USA (Caron – 2 min., High Sticking).
    42:15
     
    42:15
    Shot by Krucek, save Rethage.
     
    41:48
    Now we've got some controversy because a replay appeared to show that the puck hit the crossbar, but there is no video replay in ball hockey. However, the fans have littered the floor with debris and it will take a while to clean this up.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Schlegel (Housser, Gregory), 42. Housser (Rux), dec. goal Warila – 2. Dedic (Soukup, Spacek), 22. Fejfar (Lux)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Warila (USA)
    1:0   Bily (CZE)
    2. series:
    1:0   Schlegel (USA)
    1:0   Fejfar (CZE)
    3. series:
    1:0   Housser (USA)
    1:0   Krucek (CZE)

    USA: Rethage (Sheehan) – Bayne, Caron, Carter, Defazio, Hildreth, Liebers, Zimmick – Daugherty, Gregory, Hackett, Hickey, Housser, Kiesel, Merchant, Pelito, Ruiz, Schlegel, Senecal, Warila, Wilson
    Czech Republic: Heczko (Šimara) – Benedikt, Dědič, Kudela, Pospíšil, Rejthar, Slanec, Švanda, Vlasák – Barnošák, Bílý, Březina, Fejfar, Hnízdil, Bacovský, Kruček, Kubeš, Lux, Peschout, Soukup, Špaček, Štěpáník, Wróbel
    Referees: Ian Hollett, Ray Berezitzky