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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)

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Armenia

5:2 (1:1, 1:1, 3:0)

Lebanon

Monday 05.06.2017, 11:00 • Small arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Skupina B4

		Welcome. Game starts at 11:00.
		Second game of pool B4 brings together teams of Armenia and Lebanon. Armenia has two points from shootouts win over Honk Kong. On the other side Lebanon is still without points in the tournament which means the same for this group.
		Starting lineups: Armenia: Aumais (Najarian) – Batri, Galliano, Genc, Gennoe, Sadek, M. Vartazarmian, R. Vartazarmian, Yeramian – Belcher, Boghossian, Guergis, Charbonneau, G. Jerjian, H. Jerjian, Kabassakalian, Kalachian, Melkonian, Missakian, Nazarian, Der Ohanessian, Tachejian, Torikian. Lebanon: P. Habib (Malkoun) – Awad, Abboud, J. Boulos, Nehme, Nasrallah, Feghali, Younes, Sabeh – F. Haber, M. Habib, El-Haddad, Boutros, B. Boulos, Sayed, M. A. Haber, Salhany, Eid, Abdulahad, Mohamad, Fadl, Haddad, Ziade. Referees: Simbera, Skrobak.
		Lebanon need to win this one to keep theoretical chance to get into B pool semifinals. If losing, they stay with no points before the final game with Hong Kong and Armenia with 4 points or more.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:49	Armenia with first offensive efffort. Habib makes his first save.
	01:39	Now Aumais got his first stop as well. Offside of Armenia stops the game after that.
	02:16	Another offside from the Armenians. Now it's called as intentional and moved in front of Aumais.
	02:33	Icing of Armenia.
	03:01	Great forechecking by the Lebanese makes the life complicated for Armenia right now.
	03:37	M. Vartazarmian loses the zone on red line.
	04:03	Goal for Team Armenia! ALEX MELKONIAN took the ball and went right into the crease of Lebanon to beat Habib from short distance. 1-0 for Armenia early in the game. No assist.
	05:12	Garo Jerjian took the ball into the zone, but Boutros managed to push him out of shooting position.
	05:49	Glove save from Habib on a long ranged attempt.
	06:34	Lebanon can't get the game past Armenian blue line.
	06:58	Armenia struggles with blue line as well. Another offside.
	07:28	Yeramian passed it too hard and it goes all the way for icing.
	07:48	Fadl gets a shot from forehand, but didn't hit it well enough. Easy glove save for Aumais.
	08:40	There's not much of action really. Both teams defend pretty well and do their best to keep ball out of dangerous positions.
	09:18	Now R. Vartazarmian took a few slap shots from blue line, but none of them found the target.
	09:25	Penalty for Lebanon (Barakat Muhamad – 2 min., Hooking).
	09:56	M. A. Haber takes a big shot from Batri with his body.
	10:40	Pierre Habib with a save. Face off will follow.
	11:09	Lebanon makes a good clearance now.
	11:26	Team Lebanon is at full strength.
	11:39	Ball gets deflected and hits ceiling above Habib's net. Game is moved into neutral zone.
	11:47	Icing of Lebanon.
	11:59	3 on 2 rush from the Lebanese stopped for offside. M. A. Haber made a little shuffle just in front of blue line and Boulos couldn't hold back.
	12:18	Penalty for Armenia (Andrew Belcher – 2 min., Boarding).
	12:49	Haddad had a good chance with shot from right circle after deflection, but Aumais makes a great save!
	13:10	Goal for Team Lebanon! It's even – 1-1! MICHAEL HABIB fired a blast from blue line, the ball went upstairs and in to tie the game at one. Assisted by Alexandre Haddad and Bassil Boulos.
	14:13	Great rush from Armenia with Tachejian for a shot in the middle. Pierre Habib stops it with a blocker!
	15:00	1st period finished.
		First period is over. Armenia took the lead with solo effort from Melkonian but Lebanon managed to get the ground as the game continued and finally equalized on power play thanks to Michael Habib. Next period starts at 11:39 CET.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
	15:26	Penalty for Lebanon (Bakarat Mohamad – 2 min., Interference).
	15:40	Yeramian's slap shot tooks deflection in the scrimmage and hits Habib in mask. He covers the ball then..
	15:57	Unbelievable save from Habib! Hovig Jerjian could have put past him easily with a ball just in front of crease and the Lebanese goalie lying on the floor, but he somehow manages to resist even against multiple rebounds.
	16:30	Lebanon clears the zone.
	16:40	Dump-in covered by Habib for face off.
	16:49	M. Vartazarmian's attempt changed direction mid-air and went just inches away from Habib's left post. A bit of luck for Lebanon.
	17:04	Two offsides from Armenia in span of just a few seconds.
	17:17	Fadl broke away and tried to beat Aumais with a shot on glove side. The Armenian goalie makes the save.
	17:26	Lebanon is at full strength.
	18:23	M. A. Haber went alone from blue line, but lacked a bit of speed, defender got to his back and he had to shoot instead of making a move. He hit Aumais to the chest.
	18:36	Penalty for Armenia (Hovig Jerjian – 2 min., High Sticking).
	18:47	Penalty for Lebanon (Wajih Abboud – 2 min., Tripping).
	18:55	Both teams play with 4 men in. Face off in front of Habib to follow.
	19:17	Haddad pokes it away from Genc Avedissian in neutral zone for a one on one rush. He went from left side and hit the near post with his attempt.
	19:55	Batri blasts a rocket towards the goal, but Habib had no screening and makes a catch with his glove.
	20:08	Goal for Team Armenia! GARO JERJIAN got some time at the post of Lebanese goal. He shuffled with the ball and then found a gap somewhere to put it in past Habib for leading goal – 2-1. Assisted by Melih Batri.
	20:54	Both teams at full strength again.
	21:07	Nasser Fadl makes some good job to win a penalty for Lebanon.
	21:07	Penalty for Armenia (Mark Vartazarmian – 2 min., Tripping).
	21:20	Two on one rush for Armenia. Belcher was set up for a finish, but Habib makes another great save!
	21:20	Penalty for Lebanon (Alexandre Haddad – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
	21:58	Batri went for five-hole, but Habib was fast with his knees to shut the space. Then Armenia is sent into neutral zone for a man on crease.
	22:09	Armenia puts everything on Habib to win faceoffs in the zone and so far it works out quite well.
	22:34	Icing from Lebanon. Still 4-on-4 with two players in the penalty box.
	22:53	Penalty for Armenia (Hovig Jerjian – 2 min., Holding the stick).
	23:20	Lebanon now with 91 seconds of standard power play.
	24:08	Great passes around the zone to set Abboud up for a shot. He was in front of goal and went upstairs with his attempt, but Aumais got a piece of it.
	24:29	Armenia clears the zone.
	24:49	Aumais covers the ball and stops the clock. 4 seconds left of the power play for Lebanon.
	25:05	B. Boulos struggled to calm a wild pass and is stopped for off side.
	25:58	Charbonneau gets a shot from a 3 on 2 rush. He hits the side netting as the ball goes behind the goal.
	27:08	Nice solo run from Mohamad. He got some speed in neutral zone and dangled past two d-men for a shot on Aumais.
	27:43	Feghali gets a shot from the slot, but only hits the pads of Aumais.
	27:57	Icing of Armenia. Lebanon tries to get it leveled again.
	28:32	Abdulahad one timed a loose ball off Melkonian and all the way to the ceiling.
	28:35	Goal for Team Lebanon! And it's a tied game again! Boulos win the face off right on stick of MARK ANTHONY HABER between the circles and he blasts it upstairs past Aumais – 2-2. Assisted by Bassil Boulos.
	29:27	Hovig Jerjian gets a shot from left side, but misses on far post.
	29:36	Penalty for Lebanon (Milad Boutros – 2 min., Slashing).
	29:52	Yeramian puts his slap shot only to the legs of Haddad who then could have gone alone on Aumais. Unfortunately for him, he ran out of time.
	30:00	2nd period finished.
		The same happened again. Armenia took the lead with a power-play goal from Garo Jerjian before Lebanon tied it at two with a late strike from M. A. Haber. Next period starts at 12:21 CET.
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
	30:20	Armenia starts with a power play.
	30:57	Goal for Team Armenia! For the third time, Armenia gets ahead! MIKE YERAMIAN got the ball on blue line from Batri and slapped it upstairs to make it 3-2. Assisted by Melih Batri.
	31:53	Lebanon has to crawl back from behind once again.
	32:27	Fadl misses from blue line with snap shot but Lebanon stays in zone.
	33:04	Icing of team Armenia.
	33:42	Armenia takes the ball in front of Habib again.
	34:13	No shot and now Lebanon can give it a go.
	34:56	Bad pass from Mark Vartazarmian ends up with another icing.
	35:08	Habib didn't have the best position and Nazarian noticed. He tried to surprise him with a quick release to near post but missed.
	36:06	Great play from the Lebanese. Haddad crossed the ball towards M. A. Haber for a scoring opportunity, but he couldn't get a shot from it straight away.
	36:46	Goal for Team Armenia! Bad giveaway from Lebanon couldn't go unpunished. Aram Tachejian was served the ball in front of goal and slapped it hard on goal. The ball went to the post and down where CHRISTIAN KALACHIAN tapped it in – 4-2! Assisted by Aram Tachejian.
	37:56	Goal for Team Armenia! And now they have 3-goal lead just like that! Lebanon allowed a 2-on-none rush. Der Ohanessian passes it to HOVIG JERJIAN in front of goal and Habib just couldn't get there on time – 5-2! Assisted by Yeghia Der Ohanessian.
	38:26	Lebanon won't give up just yet.
	38:57	Penalty for Armenia (Yervant Nazarian – 2 min., Holding an Opponent). Penalty for Lebanon (Jad Boulos – 2 min., Slashing).
	39:15	It was a given advantage for Lebanon, but Boulos slashed one of the Armenians and makes it 4-on-4.
	39:47	Penalty for Armenia (Jack Sadek – 2 min., Charging). Penalty for Lebanon (Ricardo Abdulahad – 2 min., Roughing).
	40:29	Both teams continue with 4 men in. Face off in front of Aumais now.
	40:58	Now both teams back at full strength.
	41:23	Nice play by Sabeh who dangled around three guys to get into the zone. Then he passed it to Haddad who took over from there, got past one and around another for a shot. Aumais makes a save.
	42:16	Icing of team Armenia.
	42:57	Lebanon doesn't have much time and still needs at least three goals.
	43:35	Haddad set up Jad Boulos in a good position but he didn't have the stick against the ball and missed on a difficult shot.
	43:38	Penalty for Armenia (Melih Batri – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
	43:38	Time out for team Lebanon.
	44:02	Haddad's shot gets blocked, but Lebanon stays inside the zone.
	44:21	Sabeh fires one after another from his spot on blue line but none goes in.
	44:31	Penalty for Lebanon (Alexandre Haddad – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
		Game over.
		Armenia wins 5-2 in regulation over Lebanon after scoring three times in the final period. Until then, Lebanon made it a tight game and a fun one to watch. Hats off to both teams. Best players: Yeghia Der Ohanessian (ARM) Nasser Fadl (LEB) (12:52:17)

Commentary by

Marek Kratochvíl

@marekratochvil

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 5. Melkonian, 21. G. Jerjian (Batri), 31. Yeramian (Batri), 37. Kalachian (Tachejian), 38. H. Jerjian (Der Ohanessian) – 14. M. Habib (Haddad, B. Boulos), 29. M. A. Haber (B. Boulos)

Armenia: Aumais (Najarian) – Batri, Galliano, Genc, Gennoe, Sadek, M. Vartazarmian, R. Vartazarmian, Yeramian – Belcher, Boghossian, Guergis, Charbonneau, G. Jerjian, H. Jerjian, Kabassakalian, Kalachian, Melkonian, Missakian, Nazarian, Der Ohanessian, Tachejian, Torikian

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

Referees: Simbera, Skrobak

1st period
	04:03	ARM	1:0	Melkonian
	09:25	LBN	2	Muhamad, Hooking
	12:18	ARM	2	Belcher, Boarding
	13:10	LBN	1:1	M. Habib (Haddad, B. Boulos)
1st intermission
2nd period
	15:26	LBN	2	Mohamad, Interference
	18:36	ARM	2	H. Jerjian, High Sticking
	18:47	LBN	2	Abboud, Tripping
	20:08	ARM	2:1	G. Jerjian (Batri)
	21:07	ARM	2	M. Vartazarmian, Tripping
	21:20	LBN	2	Haddad, Cross-Checking
	22:53	ARM	2	H. Jerjian, Holding the stick
	28:35	LBN	2:2	M. A. Haber (B. Boulos)
	29:36	LBN	2	Boutros, Slashing
2nd intermission
3rd period
	30:57	ARM	3:2	Yeramian (Batri)
	36:46	ARM	4:2	Kalachian (Tachejian)
	37:56	ARM	5:2	H. Jerjian (Der Ohanessian)
	38:57	ARM	2	Nazarian, Holding an Opponent
	38:57	LBN	2	J. Boulos, Slashing
	39:47	ARM	2	Sadek, Charging
	39:47	LBN	2	Abdulahad, Roughing
	43:38	ARM	2	Batri, Cross-Checking
	44:31	LBN	2	Haddad, Cross-Checking
Final