LBN 2:3 BRM | Lebanon - Bermuda (World Cup (men))

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final

Lebanon

2:3 (1:1, 0:2, 1:0)

Bermuda

Saturday 03.06.2017, 18:00 • Small arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Skupina B1

		Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
		Lebanon played its first game at the Worlds yesterday and lost to Great Britain. Alexandre Haddad put the Lebanese in the lead, but the Brits turned the result around in the 2nd period and managed to defend the narrow margin until the end. For much more experienced Bermuda, this is their 9th appearance in the World Championship competition. In Pardubice, they won their first game over France 4-3 after shootouts. However, the France won over the Brits by one goal margin as well, so we may witness another dramatic closure.
		Starting lineups: Lebanon: P. Habib (Malkoun) – Awad, Abboud, J. Boulos, Nehme, Nasrallah, Feghali, Younes – P. Haber, Sabeh, M. Habib, El-Haddad, Boutros, B. Boulos, Ali Sayed, M. A. Haber, Salhany, Eid, Abdulahad, Mohamad, Fadl, Haddad, Ziade. Bermuda: Holmes (Leclerc) – Rowat, Coleman, Worthington-White, Miller, Smith, Gosse – Katzsch, Estey, Merritt, Luck, Hands Jackson, Cundliffe, Dzurus, Rufiange, Amlong, Beaudion, Talbot, Tremblay, Bailey, Farmer, Bilodeau, Calko. Referees: Kralovic, Simbera.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:58	M. Habib stopped a high pass with his hand, but couldn't battle his way through into the zone.
	01:27	WIth icing of Bermuda, Lebanon gets in front of Holmes.
	02:03	Nasrallah's hard slap shot gets blocked all the way back into the Lebanese zone.
	03:12	Hands Jackson appeared alone with a ball on the slot, but missed the goal. That was a good position for a goal scorer from previous games.
	03:50	Icing of Lebanon.
	04:35	Christopher Merritt went around the goal and tried to shovel the puck in through the five-hole. Habib wasn't sure where the ball is and Merritt pointed towards the goals as if he saw it behind the goal line. However, the referees stopped the game for face off.
	04:45	Penalty for Lebanon (Charly Nasrallah – 2 min., Slashing).
	05:13	Misunderstanding in the build-up phase leads to icing for Bermuda.
	05:45	Habib gets a piece of Coleman's slap shot and puts it behind his goal.
	06:07	Another save done by Habib and the ball goes out of play.
	06:36	Worthington-White almost got the perfect pass in front of an open net, but M. A. Haber made a great poke check just in time and cleared the zone.
	06:45	Lebanon is at full strength.
	07:15	Now it was a glove of Habib that paused the game. Lebanese goalie is pelted with shots right now.
	08:13	Unintentional hand pass is still a hand pass, say the referees.
	08:56	Merritt's shot found Habib, Gosse's attempt got deflected a few meters wide.
	09:31	Habib makes one more save on Merritt and stops the clock.
	10:09	Penalty for Bermuda (Tom Miller – 2 min., High Sticking).
	11:00	Thanks to the power play, Lebanon gets into offense as well. Sabeh's dump in from blue line caused troubles for Holmes, but he managed to cover the ball eventually.
	11:07	Penalty for Lebanon (Bassil Boulos – 2 min., Slashing).
	12:04	Penalty for Bermuda (Jean-Michael Tremblay – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	12:04	Five seconds of 4-on-3 power play for Lebanon, then both teams with four men again.
	12:21	Penalty for Lebanon (Alexandre Haddad – 2 min., Slashing).
	12:21	…or not. Haddad is in the box and Lebanon into three men.
	12:40	Goal for Team Bermuda! Deflected shot from blue line caused chaos on the crease, Estey got to the ball, put it in front of the net and CHRISTOPHER MERRITT buried it for 1-0! Assisted by Jeremy Estey.
	13:08	Goal for Team Lebanon! It's even again! MICHAEL HABIB scores with a precise shot over Holmes' shoulder from left wing side to make it 1-1! Assisted by Noel Feghali and Bassil Boulos.
	14:04	Bermuda is at full strength and will have a face off in front of Habib.
	14:22	Pierre Habib covers a long pass from neutral zone to pause the game just when Haddad left the penalty box.
	14:39	Worthington-White took a loose ball in between the circles and went for a top left corner. He aimed well, but Habib made and excellent save to keep it out.
	14:49	Penalty for Lebanon (Bassil Boulos – 2 min., Hooking).
	15:00	1st period finished.
		Bermuda put Habib under fire in those opening fifteen minutes and took the lead with a 4-on-3 power play goal by Merritt. However, Michael Habib made it even just seconds later with a nice shot. One of a few from his team. Next period starts at 18:39 CET.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
	15:05	Bermuda starts with a power play again.
	15:26	Merritt's hard slap shot was not screened so Habib had it quite easy to put his pad in it.
	16:09	The Lebanese do also a good job with blocking lot of Bermuda's attempts.
	16:17	Penalty for Lebanon (Alexandre Haddad – 2 min., Tripping).
	16:17	Haddad gets called and Bermuda will play short 5-on-4 power play!
	16:53	The ball flies around Habib all the time. No success though for Bermuda so far. Lebanon is back at four men.
	17:59	The ball hits the ceiling so the referees move the game into neutral zone.
	18:17	Haddad is back as well. Good penalty kill by the Lebanese.
	18:51	Abdulahad went 2-on-1 with M. A. Haber and had the ideal pass prepared for him, but Coleman managed to get a piece of it with his stick and saved the moment for Bermuda!
	18:57	Penalty for Lebanon (Ricardo Abdulahad – 2 min., Slashing).
	19:36	Pierre Habib may have just made a save of the day! Amlong deked the ball around him and went for a backhand, but the Lebanese goalie turned on his back and closed the goal!
	20:30	Bermuda settled down in the offensive zone. They still have 30 seconds of a power play.
	20:57	Lebanon is at full strength. Meanwhile Bermuda puts a lot of pressure on Habib and the whole defence.
	21:03	Penalty for Bermuda (Jean-Michael Tremblay – 2 min., Slashing).
	21:22	Bermuda gets the ball out of the zone and just behind red line.
	22:01	Michael Habib had two great shots from right side, but both of them ends on Holmes. The second one may have been deflected.
	23:05	Bermuda is at full strength.
	23:29	One of the Lebanese players got an unintentional punch in face so the game is whistled, but there won't be any penalties.
	23:29	It is Elie Sabeh and it looks like a chin or neck maybe. Hopefully he'll be all right.
	23:33	Goal for Team Bermuda! He won't be happy now though. ROBERT BAILEY won a face off for himself and went for a quick shot. He surprised Habib and found the back of the net – 2-1! No assist.
	23:55	Mark Anthony Haber almost added another lightning-fast answer. He volleyed the ball just in front of goal crease over lying Holmes, but missed the net!
	24:16	Penalty for Bermuda (Dustin Luck – 10 min. misconduct penalty). Penalty for Lebanon (Bassil Boulos – 2 min., Tripping).
	25:07	Dustin Luck gets a personal misconduct penalty, but it's Bermuda to play in a power play as Bassil Boulos goes to the box for the third time in this game.
	25:46	Lebanon clears the ball all the way to Holmes.
	26:07	Goal for Team Bermuda! It's a two-goal game now! Great feed by Bailey for JACOB AMLONG on the circles. Amlong had plenty of time, he picked the top corner and executed with precision – 3-1. Assisted by Robert Bailey and Tom Worthington-White.
	27:28	Habib and the Lebanese defence is still under pressure.
	27:57	Dzurus with a backhand shot, but only into Habib who stops the clock to let his teammates take rest.
	28:10	Long clearance by the Lebanese ends up on goal. Holmes stops the game this time.
	28:31	Penalty for Bermuda (Christopher Hands Jackson – 2 min., Interference).
	29:20	M. A. Haber gets a shot on goal from a close distance. Holmes was on the right place.
	30:00	2nd period finished.
		Second period is over and it looks like it may have been the crucial one. Bermuda took the lead by Robert Bailey and quickly added another one one power play with Jacob Amlong. Next period starts at 19:18 CET.
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
	30:33	Team Bermuda is at full strength.
	31:11	Icing by the Bermudans.
	31:59	It's a bit chaotic at the moment with lots of giveaways from both sides.
	32:19	Penalty for Bermuda (Christopher Hands Jackson – 2 min., Hooking).
	33:05	Feghali's hard slap shot went right into the glove of Holmes. Good save.
	33:58	Goal for Team Lebanon! RICARDO ABDULAHAD was at the right place in the right time, he found a loose ball at the crease and buried it home. Lebanon is back in it – 2-3. Assisted by Antione Ziade and Elie Sabeh.
	34:44	Penalty for Bermuda (Jeremy Estey – 2 min., Interference).
	34:44	And now it's another power play for Lebanon!
	35:40	Michael Habib goes for blocker side, but Holmes makes the save.
	35:58	Penalty for Bermuda (Christopher Coleman – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	36:02	It's a 5-on-3 power play for Lebanon now!
	36:42	Mark Anthony Haber had a wide open goal in front of him, but missed! What a pity for Lebanon.
	37:42	Penalty for Bermuda (Tom Worthington-White – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
	38:01	It's 5-on-4 power play for the Lebanese now. Still a good opportunity to make it even.
	38:32	Feghali made a bad pass. An icing from Lebanon.
	38:54	Fast ground pass on goal from Sabeh gets deflected out of play.
	39:19	Lebanon finally gets into the zone.
	39:44	Bermuda is at full strength.
	40:00	The Lebanese had some shots, both most of them were blocked or missed the target. Simply not good enough to get a goal.
	40:18	Amlong found a loose ball in front of Habib and went with it into backhand. However, he was too close to the goalie and had no space to find a gap.
	41:06	Bermuda is under pressure, but Lebanon can't put the shots on goal.
	41:35	Tremblay was all around the goal crease and had maybe three or four rebounds, but Pierre Habib keeps the margin on one. He lost his stick, but managed to get to his post and shut the door.
	41:48	M. A. Haber got into a solo rush, but couldn't finish it. He lacked a bit of speed in the end and didn't have time for a proper finish.
	41:48	Penalty for Bermuda (Tom Miller – 2 min., Hooking).
	42:26	Maybe one last power play for the trailing side.
	42:45	Bailey poked the ball for him and went alone on Habib. He chose a slap shot on far post, but Habib made a great glove save!
	43:22	Ziade noticed Holmes had some trouble with a shot from blue line, but went too aggressively after the ball. He got into crease and referees stopped the game.
	43:48	Bermuda is at full strength.
	44:03	Another great save by Habib to kill a breakaway. He may be out of net soon if his teammates win next face off.
	44:03	Time out for Lebanon.
	44:07	Penalty for Lebanon (Bassil Boulos – 2 min., Tripping).
	44:09	Bassil Boulos tripped his opponent right at the face off. That probably kills the hopes for Lebanon.
		Game over.
		Bermuda takes three points from this game in the end. Ricardo Abdulahad pulled one down in the third period, but Holmes managed to shut the goal after that despite facing lots of power plays of Lebanon. Best players: Pierre Habib (LBN) Jacob Amlong (BRM) (19:48:01)

Commentary by

Marek Kratochvíl

@marekratochvil

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 14. M. Habib (Feghali, B. Boulos), 34. Abdulahad (Ziade, Sabeh) – 13. Merritt (Estey), 24. Bailey, 27. Amlong (Bailey, Worthington-White)

Lebanon: P. Habib (Malkoun) – Awad, Abboud, J. Boulos, Nehme, Nasrallah, Feghali, Younes – P. Haber, Sabeh, M. Habib, El-Haddad, Boutros, B. Boulos, Ali Sayed, M. A. Haber, Salhany, Eid, Abdulahad, Mohamad, Fadl, Haddad, Ziade

Bermuda: Holmes (Leclerc) – Rowat, Coleman, Worthington-White, Miller, Smith, Gosse – Katzsch, Estey, Merritt, Luck, Hands Jackson, Cundliffe, Dzurus, Rufiange, Amlong, Beaudion, Talbot, Tremblay, Bailey, Farmer, Bilodeau, Calko

Referees: Kralovic, Simbera

1st period
	04:45	LBN	2	Nasrallah, Slashing
	10:09	BRM	2	Miller, High Sticking
	11:07	LBN	2	B. Boulos, Slashing
	12:04	BRM	2	Tremblay, Holding an Opponent
	12:21	LBN	2	Haddad, Slashing
	12:40	BRM	0:1	Merritt (Estey)
	13:08	LBN	1:1	M. Habib (Feghali, B. Boulos)
	14:49	LBN	2	B. Boulos, Hooking
1st intermission
2nd period
	16:17	LBN	2	Haddad, Tripping
	18:57	LBN	2	Abdulahad, Slashing
	21:03	BRM	2	Tremblay, Slashing
	23:33	BRM	1:2	Bailey
	24:16	BRM	10 OT	Luck
	24:16	LBN	2	B. Boulos, Tripping
	26:07	BRM	1:3	Amlong (Bailey, Worthington-White)
	28:31	BRM	2	Hands Jackson, Interference
2nd intermission
3rd period
	32:19	BRM	2	Hands Jackson, Hooking
	33:58	LBN	2:3	Abdulahad (Ziade, Sabeh)
	34:44	BRM	2	Estey, Interference
	35:58	BRM	2	Coleman, Holding an Opponent
	37:42	BRM	2	Worthington-White, Cross-Checking
	41:48	BRM	2	Miller, Hooking
	44:07	LBN	2	B. Boulos, Tripping
Final