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final

Greece

4:0 (3:0, 1:0, 0:0)

Finland

Monday 05.06.2017, 13:30 • World Cup (men) • Skupina A1

		Welcome. Game starts at 13:30.
		The day 5 in World Championship 2017 in Pardubice will serve for us very important and interesting fight between Greece and Finland! Both teams have no win in this tournament and they will be fighting for place in quarterfinal today!
		Table of group A1: 1. Slovakia 3 games, 9 points 2. Canada 3 games, 8 p. 3. India 3 games, 3 p. 4. Greece 3 games, 1 p. 5. Finland 2 games, 0 p.
		Starting lineups: Greece: Bitsakis (Vrettis) – Adamou, J. Barbas, Goulakos, Hinios, Pinios, Rompotinos, Tzaferis – Alvo, Argiris, E. Arkalis, P. Arkalis, M. Barbas, R. Barbas, Giannoumis, Kakivelos, Karvouniaris, Klitrinos, Kuzmarski, Pitsikoulis, Romano, Vagenas Finland: Kuusamo (Kuru) – Ahola, Kuha, Nieminen, Uusimäki, Väänänen, J. Viitanen, L. Viitanen – Eskola, Juvani, Kangas, Kariniemi, Leppäniemi, Pelto-Arvo, A. Pietsalo, S. Pietsalo, Pohjola, Pukema, Siikavirta, Sirkkala Referees: Černý, Hollett.
		Both teams are ready to play, who will seak the victory today?
	00:01	Game started.
	00:32	First attack of Team Finland was cancelled because of offside.
	01:02	Michael Hinios took a shot from red line, but it was deflected to the corner.
	02:19	We are waiting for bigger opportunity still. Icing call for Team Finland.
	02:47	Quick attack of Greece was destroyed due to inaccurate pass in neutral zone.
	03:24	Finish sent the ball to the icing again. Buly will be held in front of Kuusamo.
	04:45	Spiro Goulakos got the ball in offensive zone a made a great individual action! He got in front of goal, but Kuusamo saved his team by fantastic save.
04:45
	04:58	Penalty for Finland (Pukema – 2 min., Tripping).
	05:33	Two sames of Villehart Kuusamo during few seconds. Finish goalkeeper has a lot of work in the beginning of the match.
	05:44	Goal for Team Greece! Team Greece scored in the power-play a take a lead! CHRIS VAGENAS had a lot of time on blue line, took a shot and hit the goal perfectly – 1:0! Assisted by John Adamou and Kevin Kuzmarski.
05:44 Vagenas (GRE) - 1:0
	06:18	Penalty for Greece (R. Barbas – 2 min., Charging).
	07:07	Goal for Team Greece! Greek scored in power-play and in shorthanded in first period too! PETER KARVOUNIARIS made a fantastic work in offensive zone, he got rid of the defenseman and scored the second goal – 2:0! Assisted by Nicholaos Tzaferis.
07:07 Karvouniaris (GRE) - 2:0
	08:18	Team Greece is playing at full strenght. No shot for Finland in this power-play.
	08:54	Atnoher attack of Greece brings deflected shot by Kevin Kumarski.
	10:12	Finish are under huge pressure, Bitsakis has no save in first period yet.
	10:27	Penalty for Finland (Michael Kuha – 2 min., Slashing).
	11:04	Santtu Sirkkala got from opponent's defenseman great opportunity, but Bitsakis kept two-goals lead for Greece!
	12:27	Finish are at five players.
	12:34	Goal for Team Greece! What a Finnish disaster. Greece scored for the third time seven seconds after Kuhas's comeback! JOSHUA BARBAS made a great work in goal crease and thank to quick rebound sent the ball to the net – 3:0! Assisted by Spiro Goulakos.
12:34 J. Barbas (GRE) - 3:0
	13:38	Attack of Team Greece was ended by attacking player in the goal crease.
	14:12	Jusso Nieminen is injured and leaving the pitch only thanks to doctor.
	15:00	1st period finished.
		Team Greece made a great performance in first period and have three-goals lead! What will happen in the rest of the match?
		Next period begins at 2:11 p.m.
		Shots on goal in the 1st period: 10:9
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
	16:03	Penalty for Greece (Goulakos – 2 min., Roughing) + 10 min unsporting conduct.
	17:40	Ball is outside of the pitch, Finnish will stay in offensive zone.
	18:03	Penalty is over, Bitsakis had no work in this shorthanded again.
	18:55	Rebounded shot by Karvouniaris was saved by Kuusamo.
	19:53	Sirkkala was in the end of quick attack, but his shot was unsuccessful and missed the net.
	21:48	Team Finland is more active in second period, but score didn't change still.
	23:28	What a chance for Peter Karvouniaris! Greek playes took a rebound shot from the right circle, Kuusamo made a great save and caught the ball!
	24:21	The shot by Rompotinos was deflected in front of a goal, but the ball in the end missed the net!
	24:44	Goal for Team Greece! The offensive power of Team Greece is really strong and now we saw the fourth goal in this game! PETER KARVOUNIARIS took a snap shot from the right circle and scored for the second time in this game – 4:0! Assisted by Steve Alvo.
24:44 Karvouniaris (GRE) - 4:0
	26:42	Finnish answer ended in the save net above the net after Pukemas's deflected shot.
26:42
	27:26	Icing call by Team Finland.
	28:52	Scandinavian made a long combination in the offensive zone, but we didn't no shot from them.
	29:36	Penalty for Greece (Adam Romano – 2 min., Too Many Players on the Rink).
	30:00	2nd period finished.
		Next period begins at 2:46 p.m.
		Shots on goal after 2nd period: 23:13
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
	31:11	Great work in shorthanded by Joshua Barbas, who hold a ball in offensive zone for long time.
	31:20	Penalty for Greece (Peter Karvouniaris – 2 min., Tripping).
	31:20	Time out for Team Finland! This team will be play five on three for 16 seconds!
	31:36	Romano is back in the pitch, Greece is playing at four players.
	33:11	Pietsalo's shot from blue line missed the goal.
	33:20	Home team at full strength.
	34:02	Buly will be held in front of Bitsakis. I think the game is already decide.
	35:23	Vaananen deflected Sirkkala's shot, but he missed the goal tightly.
	36:34	Penalty for Greece (Goulakos – 2 min., Hooking).
	37:21	Finish defenseman lost the ball on the red line, all players have to leave offensive zone.
	38:28	Bitsakis saw nothing, but he had a lot of luck! Virtanen missed the net from the circles.
	40:00	Five minutes left in third period. Will we see another goals?
	40:47	Bitsakis is keeping shotout still, he had a lot of work whit Sirkkala's wrist shot now.
40:47
	41:18	Icing call for Team Finland.
	43:03	Jouni Leppaniemi had a great chance to score, but Bitsakis made a fantastic save!
43:03
		Game over.
		Best players of the game: Peter Karvouniaris (GRE) Mikael Kuha (FIN)
		Greece wins 4:0 in regulation over Finland after scoring three times in the first period and made the first win in this tournament. (15:09:09)

Commentary by

Petr Dejnožka

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 6. Vagenas (Adamou, Kuzmarski), 8. Karvouniaris (Tzaferis), 13. J. Barbas (Goulakos), 25. Karvouniaris (Alvo)

Greece: Bitsakis (Vrettis) – Adamou, J. Barbas, Goulakos, Hinios, Pinios, Rompotinos, Tzaferis – Alvo, Argiris, E. Arkalis, P. Arkalis, M. Barbas, R. Barbas, Giannoumis, Kakivelos, Karvouniaris, Klitrinos, Kuzmarski, Pitsikoulis, Romano, Vagenas

Finland: Kuusamo (Kuru) – Ahola, Kuha, Nieminen, Uusimäki, Väänänen, J. Viitanen, L. Viitanen – Eskola, Juvani, Kangas, Kariniemi, Leppäniemi, Pelto-Arvo, A. Pietsalo, S. Pietsalo, Pohjola, Pukema, Siikavirta, Sirkkala

Referees: Černý, Hollett

1st period
	04:58	FIN	2	Pukema, Tripping
	05:44	GRE	1:0	Vagenas (Adamou, Kuzmarski)
	06:18	GRE	2	R. Barbas, Charging
	07:07	GRE	2:0	Karvouniaris (Tzaferis)
	10:27	FIN	2	Kuha, Slashing
	12:34	GRE	3:0	J. Barbas (Goulakos)
1st intermission
2nd period
	16:03	GRE	2+10 OT	Goulakos, Roughing
	24:44	GRE	4:0	Karvouniaris (Alvo)
	29:36	GRE	2	Romano, Too Many Players on the Rink
2nd intermission
3rd period
	31:20	GRE	2	Karvouniaris, Tripping
	36:34	GRE	2	Goulakos, Hooking
Final