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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.
41:48 2:2
	41:48	Goal for Team USA! An interception near centre and a 2 on 1, Rux fed across to BOBBY HOUSSER, who beat Heczko upstairs to tie the score.
	40:54	Spacek just misses a tap-in in front of the US goal. Icing USA.
		Today's attendance: 5,836. Amazing.
	40:24	Icing Czech Republic
	39:33	Czechs back at full strength, faceoff in their zone.
39:16
	39:16	Heczko is now up. It was Dedic who checked an American player into his goalie. :16 left in the US power play.
	39:16	Now a big collision near the Czech net, a player lands on Heczko and he's down. The trainer is out tending to him.
38:55
	38:55	Wild scramble in the Czech crease, play is stopped because Heczko's mask came off while the ball was still loose.
	37:50	Puck out of play in the Czech zone, faceoff inside.
	37:32	Penalty for Czech Republic (Brezina – 2 min., Tripping).
	37:25	Americans now buzzing in the CZech zone.
	36:47	Both players return to the floor just as the Americans are called for icing.
	34:43	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for USA (Kiesel – 2 min., Slashing).
	34:43	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for Czech Republic (Pospisil – 2 min., Slashing).
	34:20	Big blast from Pospisil whistles just wide of the post.
	32:09	Shot by Spacek caught and held by Rethage.
	30:30	Czech rush, shot by Hnizdil beats Rethage. He thinks its in, referee says no. Play continues . . .
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are on the floor and the third period will begin shortly.
		The Czechs get the only goal of the 2nd period of an intensely played second period, but with the score 2-1, the outcome is still very much in doubt with still 15 minutes to play. 3rd period begins at 17:57 CEST.
	30:00	2nd period finished.
	29:34	A US clearing attempt hit the bottom of the scoreboard and play is stopped. Faceoff back in their zone.
	28:40	Offside Czech Republic.
28:10
	28:10	Puck out of play in the Czech zone, faceoff inside.
	27:20	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for Czech Republic (Spacek – 2 min., Roughing).
	27:20	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for USA (Hickey – 2 min., Roughing).
	27:20	Long shot by Black deflected out of play, and we get more pushing and shoving after the whistle.
	26:38	Icing Czech Republic.
	26:15	The ball is cleared the length of the rink that that will kill the rest of the penalty.
26:08
	26:08	Long shot by Hildreth, caught and held by Heczko.
	25:53	The ball goes out of play in the Czech zone, faceoff inside with :27 left in the US power play.
	25:30	Slanec out of the box and he gets the ball, able to kill some time with the Czechs still down one man.
	24:20	Pospisil got an extra 2 minutes, so the US will have a 5-on-3 for 56 seconds.
	24:20	Penalty for Czech Republic (Pospisil – 2 min., High Sticking).
	24:20	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for Czech Republic (Pospisil – 2 min., Roughing).
24:20 Warila (USA), Kudela (CZE), Pospíšil (CZE)
	24:20	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for USA (Warila – 2 min., Roughing).
	24:20	American pressure, Heczko makes the save, and now we've got a mix up in the corner with players pushing and shoving. We'll have penalties.
	23:40	Long wrister from Hildreth, pad save Heczko.
	23:17	Penalty for Czech Republic (Slanec – 2 min., Interference).
	22:29	Czechs pressuring again, play whistled as a Czech player closed his hand on the ball, faceoff outside.
21:44 Fejfar (CZE) - 1:2
	21:44	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The play was behind the US goal but it was fed in front to TOMAS FEJFAR at the top of the crease, who fired it home. Assist: Ondrej Lux.
21:20
	21:20	Offside Czech Republic, as Spacek was just ahead of the ball, otherwise he would have had a breakaway.
	20:56	Americans attacking hard, the Czech goal is dislodged and the faceoff will be inside.
	19:54	Back the other way the ball rolls to Heczko, who covers.
	19:41	Shot from the point by Rejthar, caught and held by Rethage.
	17:25	2-on-1 rush for the Americans, tipped just wide by Cody Black, who then collides with the goalie Heczko. Play is stopped, faceoff outside.
16:52
	16:52	And now the Czechs attack but it's US goalie Rethage's turn to shine.
	15:54	What a chance for the Americans right at the start of the 2nd period, but Heczko comes up huge from point-blank range.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The teams are on the floor and the 2nd period will start shortly.
		There were a lot of penalties in that opening period and each team scored once, as these two teams are putting on a show for this big crowd, as expected.
	15:00	1st period finished.
	14:29	Goal for Team USA! It took them just 4 seconds to cash in on the power play, on DENNY SCHLEGEL's bi g blast from the point. Assists: Bobby Housser, Steve Gregory.
Schlegel (USA) - 1:1
	14:25	Penalty for Czech Republic (Dedic – 2 min., Bodychecking).
	13:05	The US back at full strength as they clear the zone.
	12:37	Czechs with control around the perimeter, the ball bounces out of play, faceoff in the US zone with :28 left in the penalty.
	11:05	Penalty for USA (Hildreth – 2 min., Interference).
	09:55	A Czech player was trying to get to the net but he was upended. No call and the fans don't like it.
	09:30	Czechs buzzing on the power play but the U.S. penalty killers blocking shots.
	08:06	Penalty for USA (Ruiz – 2 min., Interference).
	06:28	Penalty for Czech Republic (Kudela – 2 min., Interference).
05:19
	05:19	Scramble around the USA goal, the Czech player backhands it into the net but it doesn't count because the net moved out of its location before the ball crossed the goal line.
04:21 Rejthar (CZE)
	04:21	Penalty for Czech Republic (Rejthar – 2 min., Interference).
	03:58	Penalty for USA (Dougherty – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	01:59	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Big blast from the point by MICHAL DEDIC, and this big crowd goes nuts. Assisted by Lukas Soukup, Martin Spacek.
01:59 Dědič (CZE) - 0:1
	01:14	Penalty for USA (Hackett – 2 min., Interference).
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: 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.
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:30.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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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

1st period
	01:14	USA	2	Hackett, Interference
	01:59	CZE	0:1	Dedic (Soukup, Spacek)
	03:58	USA	2	Dougherty, Holding an Opponent
	04:21	CZE	2	Rejthar, Interference
	06:28	CZE	2	Kudela, Interference
	08:06	USA	2	Ruiz, Interference
	11:05	USA	2	Hildreth, Interference
	14:25	CZE	2	Dedic
	14:29	USA	1:1	Schlegel (Housser, Gregory)
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:44	CZE	1:2	Fejfar (Lux)
	23:17	CZE	2	Slanec, Interference
	24:20	USA	2	Warila, Roughing
	24:20	CZE	2	Pospisil, Roughing
	24:20	CZE	2	Pospisil, High Sticking
	27:20	USA	2	Hickey, Roughing
	27:20	CZE	2	Spacek, Roughing
2nd intermission
3rd period
	34:43	CZE	2	Pospisil, Slashing
	34:43	USA	2	Kiesel, Slashing
	37:32	CZE	2	Brezina, Tripping
	41:48	USA	2:2	Housser (Rux)
	43:24	USA	2	Caron, High Sticking
After 3rd period
Shootout
	45:00	USA	3:2	Warila (dec. goal)
after shootout