USA – Italy 7:4 (end) | Hong Kong – Lebanon 5:0 (end) | Cayman Islands – Great Britain 4:2 (end)
Switzerland – USA 1:2 (end) | India – Finland 4:1 (end) | Armenia – Bermuda 3:2 (end)
Italy – Portugal 1:6 (end) | Haiti – France 0:1 (end) | Canada – Slovakia 0:3 (end)
final
India
4:1 (1:1, 1:0, 2:0)
Finland
Tuesday 06.06.2017, 14:00 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Skupina A1
     
    Best players of the game:
    India – JK Gill
    Finland – Lauri Viitanen (15:39:16)
     
    India defeated Team Finland 4:1 and got to the quarterfinals, there they will face home team Czech Republic. Finald didnt win any match and now will play to save in A-pool.
     
    Game over.
     
    44:49
    Icing Team Finland, India will take this game.
     
    43:38
    Kangas misses the pass in front of goal, but Finns are still atacking.
     
    43:11
    Blocked shot and buly in front of Kuru. India easily defends the lead.
     
    42:48
    Tommi Kuru easily saves deflected ball.
     
    42:30
    Save for Kuru on the other side, two and half minutes remaining.
     
    42:15
    Another good save for Toor, he is holding the three goal lead for India.
     
    42:05
    Play is stopped beacuse of closing the ball by the hand.
     
    42:00
    Toor catches blocked shot from the air.
     
    41:11
    Kuru catches deflected ball from the behind board.
     
    40:58
    Not a good pass, icing Team Finland.
     
    40:24
    Another job for Kuru, Finns cant get from defending zone.
     
    39:42
    Kuru made another two saves, time for Finns is shorting.
     
    39:00
    Chance for JK Gill, he shoots wide a net.
     
    38:44
    India lost a ball, but no chance for Finns.
     
    37:50
    Another chance for Mallais, Toor saves.
     
    37:15
    Fast Maillais got behind defenders, but he was not able to shoot properly.
     
    37:00
    Icing Team India.
     
    36:05
    India went 2 on 1, but failed.
     
    35:40
    Great save by Toor against Lauri Viitanen!
     
    35:17
    Goal is moved, buly in front of Toor.
     
    34:52
    Big muddle in front of Indian goal, but without scoring.
     
    34:08
    India got from the defending zone.
     
    33:54
    Penalty for India (T. Brar – 2 min., Slashing).
    33:29 D. Brar (IND) - 4:1
     
    33:29
    Goal for Team India!
    It seems, that India will get to quarterfinals! Another goal for DAMPY BRAR. Assist: Harp Kalkat, Smiter Kaila.
    32:51 JK Gill (IND) - 3:1
     
    32:51
    Goal for Team India!
    JK GILL shoots from a blue line and scores between the pads of Kuru. Assist: Marcel Mallais.
     
    32:40
    Viitanen blocks a shot, buly in front of Kuru.
     
    32:22
    Bassi shoots wide a net.
     
    31:55
    Purewal almost hit the ball a scored into empty net, but he missed.
     
    31:11
    Penalty for Finland (Juvani – 2 min., Interference).
     
    30:32
    Harp Kalkat had a big chance, he was alone in front op Kuru, but he didn´t manage to score.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    We saw only one goal in second period. India took the lead, because of nice shot by Sunny Brar. Finns will must do something with the game in last period.

    Next period begins at 15:12 p.m.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:56
    Sami Juvani shoots from right circle, Toor saves.
     
    29:05
    India is playing at full strenght while Finns had to chances to tie, but both shots missed a net.
     
    28:12
    Toor had to make save against shot from Lauri Viitanen.
     
    27:34
    Good chance for JC Gill while short handed, saved by Kuru.
     
    27:05
    Penalty for India (D. Brar – 2 min., Interference).
    26:14
     
    26:14
    Another big chances to tie the game! But Sami Juvani didnt get the deflected ball behing the back if Deepe Toor, he is holding the lead for India!
     
    25:45
    Good chances for Finns, but Toor saves both Pohjola´s shots by great saves!
     
    25:25
    Icing Team Finland.
     
    25:18
    JC Gill went alone from the right side, but shot wide a net. Kuru saved the deflected ball.
     
    25:02
    Atacking player in goal crease of India.
     
    24:33
    Now it´s time for Finns to answer, but Kuru had to make another save.
    23:47 S. Brar (IND) - 2:1
     
    23:47
    Goal for Team India!
    India takes a lead! SUNNY BRAR took the nice pass from Purewal and sent the ball right to the net! Assist: Amrit Purewal.
     
    22:48
    India is playing at full strenght, Kuru had to made a great save at this time.
     
    22:12
    Icing Team Finland, not a good power play for Finns.
     
    22:01
    And again.
     
    21:30
    India throw the ball.
     
    20:48
    Penalty for India (Dhillon – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    20:48
    Chance for Finns, Pohjola was alone between the circhles, but shoots wide a goal.
     
    19:15
    Great save by Kuru on the other side! Mallais went alone on him, but Kuru made nice save and holds the game tied.
     
    18:58
    Good job by Aki Pietsalo, he got from behind of the goal, but doesn´t score.
     
    18:45
    Icing by Team India.
     
    18:12
    Good job by Purewal, he stopped Kangas in defending zone.
     
    17:25
    Nice save by Kuru.
     
    17:00
    Team Finland is playing at full strenght.
     
    16:50
    Another blocked shot.
     
    16:10
    Finland throw from the defending zone. And again.
     
    16:03
    Mahil´s shot is blocked.
     
    15:46
    Dampy Brar misses the pass in front of goal.
     
    15:12
    Finns threw from the zone, buly in front of Toor.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The game is tied after first piriod. Dampy Brar scored at first, but Lauri Viitanen answered in power play. India will play power play at the start of second period.
     
    Next period begins at 14:37 p.m.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    15:00
    Penalty for Finland (Uusimäki – 2 min., Holding the stick).
     
    14:08
    Finns ar atacking again at time.
    13:24 L. Viitanen (FIN) - 1:1
     
    13:24
    Team Finland with just scored a goal!
    We have tied game! Finns scores in a power play, nice shot by LAURI VIITANEN, Toor had no chances. Assists: Aki Pietsalo, Arto Siikavirta.
     
    12:53
    India got the ball away, but there is buly in front of Toor.
     
    12:28
    Penalty for India (D. Brar – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    12:22
    India is only defending now.
     
    11:15
    High stick, Inds got of the zone.
     
    11:09
    Toor saves the pass in front of goal.
     
    10:55
    One more save for Deepe Toor. But Finns are not playing badly!
     
    10:39
    Sami Pietsalo shoots, but is is blocked.
     
    10:26
    Toor saves the ball, buly in front of him.
     
    09:54
    It could be tied! Leppäniemi found Kangas, but he missed the empty net!
     
    09:18
    India is playing at full strenght.
     
    09:11
    And again throw the ball away from the defending zone.
     
    08:44
    India got off the zone.
     
    08:16
    And one more, he is holding the one goal lead for India.
     
    08:10
    Another brilliant save by Deepe Toor!
     
    08:00
    Nice shot by Aki Pietsalo, saved by Toor.
     
    07:18
    Penalty for India (JK Gill – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
     
    06:54
    Icing by Finns.
     
    06:20
    Tony Brar tried to find his brother Dampy in front of the goal, unsuccessfully.
     
    05:31
    Closing the ball in hand.
     
    05:03
    Blocked shot by Mahil.
     
    04:56
    Icing team Finland.
     
    04:26
    Jagpal Sandhu managed to shoot from the blue line, only hit the defender.
     
    03:58
    Kuru pulls of a save after a shot from the left barrier.
    03:35 D. Brar (IND) - 1:0
     
    03:35
    Goal for Team India!
    India take the lead! Harp Kalkat got to the ball infront of the defender and found DAMPY BRAR infront of the goal, who managed to get the ball through Kuru. Assisted by Harp Kalkat
     
    03:00
    Manu Mahil´s shot from the blue line deflected of off Kuru´s pad, the defence then cleard the ball only to be called for icing.
     
    02:18
    India put pressure on Finland´s combination and got the ball in the middle third.
     
    01:46
    Finland defended well and is starting the attack.
     
    01:26
    Chance for India, shot from the left side hit Kuru´s pad, the ball then bounced infront of the net, one of the defenders managed to clear it.
     
    00:33
    Finnish defence defended well, went to attack but lost it there, India with the ball once again.
     
    00:15
    The game is stopped because of a offside.
     
    00:04
    First period has started, first draw went India´s way.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    India: Toor (Mangat) – H. Kalkat, S. Kaila, Sandhu, Mahil, R. Kaila, Khlon, J. Gill, T. Brar, D. Brar, Mallais, JK Gill, JC Gill, Purewal, Bassi, Dosanjh, Chima, Sidhu, S. Kalkat, S. Gill, S. Brar, Dhillon

    Finland: Kuru (Kuusamo) – 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: Horsky, Kralovic.
     
    In first match, India lost against Slovakia 1:3, but then surprisingly defeated Team Greece 3:0. Last match, India was really behind and lost to Canada 0:8. They will have to win now to get to quarterfinals.

    Finlans is still waiting for first points and now they have last chance. Finns lost all three games. First against Slovakia 1:3, second versus Canada 1:7 and the last one yesterday 0:4 against Greece.
     
    Welcome. Match between India and Finland starts at 14:00.
    Commentary by

    Matěj Vybíral

    CZ@Matavyb

    David Klier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. D.Brar (Kalkat), 24. S. Brar (Purewal), 33. JK Gill (Mallais), 34. D. Brar (H. Kalkat, S. Kaila) – 14. Viitanen (A. Pietsalo, Siikavirta)

    India: Toor (Mangat) – H. Kalkat, S. Kaila, Sandhu, Mahil, R. Kaila, Khlon, J. Gill, T. Brar, D. Brar, Mallais, JK Gill, JC Gill, Purewal, Bassi, Dosanjh, Chima, Sidhu, S. Kalkat, S. Gill, S. Brar, Dhillon
    Finland: Kuru (Kuusamo) – 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: Horsky, Kralovic