Bermuda – Hong Kong 0:3 (end) | Armenia – Lebanon 5:2 (end) | Greece – Finland 4:0 (end)
France – Cayman Islands 5:3 (end) | Haiti – Great Britain 4:1 (end) | Czech Republic – Portugal 1:0 (end)
USA – Italy 7:4 (end)
final
Bermuda
0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1)
Hong Kong
Monday 05.06.2017, 08:30 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Skupina B4
     
    Best players:
    Derrick Holmes (BRM)
    Justin Reid (HKG) (09:59:33)
     
    Game over.
     
    43:24
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    And that is it! ANDREW GRAHAM got a good pass in between circles and snipes it just below the pipe – 0-3. Assisted by Brandon Sullivan and Derrick Wong.
     
    42:56
    Penalty for Bermuda (Tom Miller – 2 min., Interference).
     
    42:15
    Lui is the calm power behind the lead. Bailey makes a run from the corner and into to crease where he tries to put it past goalie with multiple swings, but Lui stays at his right post.
     
    41:50
    Merritt with another attempt and another block by defense.
     
    40:48
    Hong Kong with the ball. They won't let this one slip away.
     
    39:57
    Holmes hides a long pass and stops the clock.
     
    39:02
    Nice move by Sullivan in neutral zone to get rid of his marker. Now Hong Kong can go forward.
     
    38:06
    Bermuda is at full strength.
     
    37:16
    Derrick Wong shoots from blue line but the shot is not screened and goes right to the chest of Holmes.
     
    36:20
    This is exactly what the Hongkongers need right now. To keep the ball as far as possible from Lui and under control.
     
    35:59
    Penalty for Bermuda (Adam Smith – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    34:19
    Merritt makes a nice play. He jumped high in neutral zone to reach for high ball in the air, put it down on his tape made a run and sent it on Lui. He makes a save.
     
    33:22
    Bermuda is at full strength.
     
    33:01
    The Bermudans makes a clearance and send fresh players in.
     
    32:01
    D. Wong fires a blast from blue line but the ball takes deflection and goes way above the goal.
     
    31:21
    Penalty for Bermuda (Jean-Michael Tremblay – 2 min., Charging).
     
    30:20
    Hong Kong is at full strength.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Hong Kong doubled their lead in second period with another tally from Justin Reid. With a potential win they move to first place of B4 pool for now with 5 points. If Bermuda manages to turn the scoreline in their favor, they secure themselves a spot in semifinals of B run.

    Next period starts at 9:36 CET.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:58
    Hard shot from Hands Jackson gets blocked away by Jackson who sacrificed himself this time.
     
    29:41
    Lui's always there when he's needed. Now Coleman tried his luck from right side but the ball always seem to hit the pads of goalie.
     
    28:20
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Derrick Wong – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    28:11
    Estey had a nice shot and managed to get a rebound from air after the ball hit glass behind goal. Lui stays with clean sheet.
     
    27:06
    Tremblay went around the goal, but Lui was ready for it.
     
    26:30
    Icing Hong Kong.
     
    26:11
    Chia got some space on left circle and tried to go for far post. He missed by inches.
     
    25:37
    Bermuda can't really get the play out of their defensive zone.
     
    23:36
    Hong Kong moves better and that gives them a lot of loose balls.
     
    22:30
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    It's 2-0 and it's from JUSTIN REID again! Graham won the ball for Reid who took no time to shoot in between circles. On a second attempt he fired it past Holmes and in the net. Assisted by Andrew Graham.
     
    21:56
    Hong Kong is back in offensive zone after a successful penalty kill.
     
    20:44
    Hong Kong is at full strength.
     
    20:32
    Even though Bermuda locked Hong Kong deep in the zone, they seem to have a trouble to get the ball fully under control. A lot of bounces here and there.
     
    19:39
    Worthington-White with a big backswing on a blue line but out of target again.
     
    18:44
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Jared Jackson – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    17:51
    Luck made a good poke on his blue line and could have gone all the way, but he lacked speed and one of the d-men managed to close him down.
     
    16:53
    Yueh took a touch of loose ball on crease but only hit chest of Holmes. Then slashed him a bit in effort to get a rebound, but nothing big.
     
    16:22
    Chia had two teammates making a run in front of goal, but his pass went just in between of both.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Hong Kong got the first goal early from Reid and keeps the lead after first period. Bermuda had a handful of chances to put themselves on board as well, but Lui is flawless so far.

    Next period starts at 9:04 CET.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:19
    Trung Pham and Trembley got into a bit of action with each other just before the face off. No penalties given for now.
     
    14:15
    Now the ball goes to the bench of Hong Kong for another neutral zone face off.
     
    13:50
    With ball out of play, the referees will throw face off in the centre circle.
     
    12:32
    Bailey with a shot and Estey with a rebound. Two more great stops from Lui. He seems to be getting into the right flow.
     
    12:14
    Great crossing pass from Worthington-White to Bailey, but he just couldn't calm the ball on his stick and loses a great opportunity.
     
    11:37
    Good press from Hong Kong. They seem to be the dominant side so far. A dislocated goal gives Bermuda a chance to change lines after a while.
     
    09:53
    Good blue line shot from Son Pham, but Holmes flashed his glove to keep it outside.
     
    08:29
    An odd man rush from Hong Kong. Kwan passed it to Chung who had it on backhand and almost out of reach. Difficult position and he couldn't put it in behind Holmes.
     
    08:06
    Merritt's attempt go off mask of Lui and out. Lui then makes another stop on crease against rebound from Merritt.
     
    07:10
    Nguyen's slap shot forced Holmes to work finally, but didn't end up in net. Bermuda is at full strength now.
     
    06:39
    Lui helps out with his stick now.
     
    06:15
    Couple of shots from Hong Kong, but none hits target.
     
    05:49
    D. Wong opens the zone for his team.
     
    04:57
    Penalty for Bermuda (Shannon Gosse – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    03:39
    Another bad give away from Hong Kong and Merritt was alone between the circles. Lui with another excellent save to keep his clean sheet for now.
     
    02:22
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    And it's a goal on the other side. 2 on 1 rush executed with precision. Chia for JUSTIN REID who buries it in the net – 0-1. Assisted by Clayton Chia.
     
    02:10
    Calko had a great opportunity with a lucky bounce, but Lui denies him as well with a fine save.
     
    01:20
    Rufiange got a good chance to score an early goal with lots of space in front of Lui. The goalie of Hong Kong makes to very good saves against both shot and rebound.
     
    00:13
    Chia tried to dump the ball out of the zone with the help of boards, but threw it on the timekeeper's bench.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    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.

    Hong Kong: Lui (Banh) – Dang, Jackson, Monaco, Nguyen, S. Pham, Winia, C. Wong, D. Wong – Der, Graham, Chang, Chia, Chung, Kwan, Lam, Lee, T. Pham, Pon, Reid, Sullivan, Yueh.
     
    Pool B4 starts today with Bermuda facing the Hong Kong. Bermuda was close to slip into B3, but lost to team GB yesterday (5-3) and placed third in its opening group. Bermuda starts with 3 points with a win over Lebanon, Hong Kong has 1 point from Armenia game.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 08:30.
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 3. Reid (Chia), 23. Reid (Graham), 44. Graham (Sullivan, D. Wong)

    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
    Hong Kong: Lui (Banh) – Dang, Jackson, Monaco, Nguyen, S. Pham, Winia, C. Wong, D. Wong – Der, Graham, Chang, Chia, Chung, Kwan, Lam, Lee, T. Pham, Pon, Reid, Sullivan, Yueh
    Referees: Koskuba, Sulo