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Canada

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

Slovakia

Tuesday 06.06.2017, 21:30 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Skupina A1

		Welcome. Game starts at 21:30.
		Highlight of Day 6 will be the evening clash of titans. Canada and Slovakia will take the stage to compete for top of pool A1. Slovakia is there for now with nine points, but Canada has only one point less and ten more goals for.
		Starting lineups: Canada: Flores (Barlow) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastas, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, D. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid, N. Yetman. Slovakia: Petrik (Glevanak) – Minarik, Kacer, Titka, Blahut, Bujdak, Zelenka, Tupy, Dejneka – Rampacek, Martinusik, Kollar, Hrivnak, Beniac, Madera, Oravec, Teplicky, Slovak, Skultety, Liptak, Svitana, Bozik, Pijak. Referees: M. Skrobak, P. Skrobak (both CZE).
		Both teams are now on the floor.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:01	First buly won Canadian team, who soonly get back close to their keeper, where they started a attack.
	00:57	Jaroslav Martinusik ran across the floor to the attacking zone. He was stopped at blue line. But whole team continued with the attack. The ball was stopped in Flores's glove.
	02:09	Canada started a new attack in the corner. Kevin Marchuk went alone across the whole floor and from the right corner, he tried a supriseshot. Stanislav Petrik had this shot knocked out.
	03:29	Slovakia is fighting in the corner, close to Flores, to get out of this zone. Because in every step, they are controlled from Canadians.
	03:58	New Slovakian attack is making up in the centre zone of the floor. It wasn't successful, because Canada stopped it at blue line.
	04:56	Canadian pressure was growing up a lot, so Slovakian send the ball to the icing.
	05:29	Canadian players are still in their attacking area. Everybody there is doing all the best, so there is a fight.
	05:53	Penalty for Canada (Yetman – 2 min., Tripping + 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	06:23	Slovakians are working hard from the beginning to use this long powerplay, very soon Canada send a ball to another side of the floor.
	06:51	Penalty for Slovakia (Zelenka – 2 min., Tripping).
	07:01	Even both teams are in four players, first attack had Slovakian team. But also this attack wasn't successful and Canadians got with the ball back.
	08:01	Patrick O'Keefe won a ball at centre zone and ran throw the Slovakian's keeper. The action looked really good, but he missed.
	08:11	Penalty for Slovakia (Dejneka – 2 min., Slashing).
08:11
	08:51	Slovakia is in four players.
	09:22	Canada is setting up new attack from their defence zone. They ran throw the attacking area, where started the battle about scored goal.
	09:53	Canada is playing at full strength.
	10:11	Slovakia is playing at full strength.
	11:04	Canada is still in attacking zone, where her players made some noise. Stanislav Petrik found from himself very nice save against the shot.
	11:33	The game was returned close to Anthony Flores, where Canada started with lot of passes another attack.
	12:14	Slovakians send the ball to the icing.
	12:20	In the corner, very close to Petrik's net is Canada combinating. Slovakia is trying to control it, but Canada is too fast for them.
	13:23	Canadian defender is standing near his keeper and waiting for good moment for make an attack.
	13:58	Maybe the best chance from Slovakians in this match. Anthony Flores took a very nice save against good shot, which was shoot nearby by Martin Kollar.
	14:32	In the end of this period has the main role in the game Slovakian's team, who is trying to shoot. But not so successful.
	14:59	Penalty for Slovakia (Minarik – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	15:00	1st period finished.
		Beginning of this period was in Canadian's hands, who had a lot of chances. In the end had this role Slovakian team. But nobody of them was able to score, so we've there the result 0:0 after first period.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
	15:02	Slovakia won the buly, but very soon they lost the ball. Canada used this situation just for icing. So the new buly is closer to their keeper, than the ball was.
	15:31	Canada has a second icing in the row.
	15:41	Canada wanted to go to attacking zone. But they were stopped at blue line, after that, they are combinating before it.
	16:59	Slovakia is playing at full strength.
	17:49	Even Slovakia is in full strength, the main attacking team is Canada. Slovakia is just defending yet.
	18:50	After one minute looks the game very similar. Canada is occupying Slovakia's defence zone, but they couldn't shoot, because they are blocked.
	19:27	Slovakians are creating a new attack from the bottom of their net. Very quickly they got into attacking zone, where they were fighting till Canadians shoot the ball to icing.
	20:28	Canada ran from Slovakian's captive and was getting closer and closer to Stanislav Petrik. But they lost a ball and with attack started Slovakian team.
	21:11	Slovakians are finding a right position for score.
	22:26	Goal for Team Slovakia! And they damn it! Very close to keeper's area was standing BORIS ORAVEC, who pushed to ball into free area of the net. Assist: Michal Hrivnak, Martin Kollar
	23:51	Slovakian keeper must properly watch the game. Close to him Canadiens started with shooting. Just now, Slovakians blocked all shots and started their attack.
	23:56	The game is at opposite side. Slovakia won a buly and from the first shoot to Flores. Canadian keeper caught the ball into his glove.
	24:25	Penalty for Slovakia (Slovak – 2 min., Interference).
	24:57	Canadians are in the attacking zone and trying to shoot against Slovakian defence square.
	25:11	Canada is still in a attacking zone. Just now, they didn't make there anything danger.
	26:25	Slovakia is playing at full strength.
	27:07	After short intermezzo is Slovakia back in attack. They are trying to shoot on Anthony Flores, but mostly they missed.
	27:56	Also Canada shown, that they doesn't sleep now. Stanislav Petrik finished his important work there very good. So, after his saves, we have second buly,
	28:04	The game was paused because of hand pass.
	28:15	Jordan Escott won a fast fight against Michal Hrivnak and in the corner he took the ball. Later, Canadians get somehow close to Petrik, who saves the shot from them.
	28:53	Just now is the game after some time close to Flores.
	28:55	Goal for Team Slovakia! Slovakia has lot of happiness tonight. When they became to the attacking zone, they very soon used the Canadian mistake and FILIP TITKA shoot second Slovakian's goal in the end of second period. Assist: Martin Kollar.
28:55 Titka (SVK) - 0:2
	30:00	2nd period finished.
		This part of game was very balanced, too. The reason, why Slovakians win is, that Stanislav Petrik has a very good match and he saved lot of great shots from Canadian's forwards.
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
	30:06	Slovakia is passing in the central zone. Canada is doing everything, not to make them free way to the attacking zone.
	30:49	Canada is finishing attack close to Petrik's net. But Slovakian keeper continues with the good play from previous period.
	32:50	Penalty for Canada (Fortier – 2 min., Slashing).
	33:25	Slovakia works properly in their powerplay.
	33:48	Goal for Team Slovakia! Very soon after the end of power play gets JAROSLAV MARTINUSIK to the score. Assist: Milan Rampacek, Roman Bujdak
	34:10	Penalty for Canada (Szolga – 2 min., Boarding).
	35:10	Canadians were very good defending at her power play.
	36:10	Canada is playing at full strength.
	37:15	Canadians are trying to score, just once. But Slovakians blocked every their chance in the beginning.
	37:22	Penalty for Slovakia (Tupy – 2 min., Tripping).
	37:50	Canada is at the attacking zone, trying to score against the Slovakians defence square.
	38:29	Canada is setting up the new attack, but Slovakia is defending very properly and if they pushed the ball to the keeper, he catch it.
	39:08	In a last attack of Canadians in power play, they missed.
	39:22	Slovakia is playing at full strength.
	39:50	Miroslav Bozik had a very nice chance. The ball was caught by keeper at the goalline.
39:50
	40:38	Canada is trying to make a new attack. But Slovakians blocked all the chances in the centre zone.
	41:28	Canada send a ball to icing.
	41:28	Radovan Dejneka shoot from left side by blue line. Closely he missed.
	42:29	Canada doesn't want to give Slovakian's a ball. They are trying also to get from their defence zone.
	43:01	At last two minutes started a battle of the ball in Canadian defence zone. Not so long later, Canada took the ball out of dangerous place for them.
	44:17	Very fast attack was now by Canadiens. At the attacking area, they were stopped by Slovakian's defence.
	44:46	Slovakia is at last moments holding a ball.
		Game over.
		Best players of the game: CAN: Kevin Reid SVK: Filip Titka
		After balanced first period took the lead Slovakian team, who won in this very important match for both teams. Slovakian team won the A1 group after this win.
		That's from me everything now, I wish you a good rest of this ball hockey day. (23:19:27)

Commentary by

Marek Kratochvíl

@marekratochvil

Vít Trubička

@VtTrubika

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 23. Oravec (Hrivnak, Kollar), 29. Titka (Kollar), 34. Martinusik (Rampacek, Bujdak)

Canada: Flores (Barlow) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastas, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, D. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid, N. Yetman

Slovakia: Petrik (Glevanak) – Minarik, Kacer, Titka, Blahut, Bujdak, Zelenka, Tupy, Dejneka – Rampacek, Martinusik, Kollar, Hrivnak, Beniac, Madera, Oravec, Teplicky, Slovak, Skultety, Liptak, Svitana, Bozik, Pijak

Referees: M. Skrobak, P. Skrobak (both CZE)

1st period
	05:53	CAN	2+2	Yetman, Tripping+Holding an Opponent
	06:51	SVK	2	Zelenka, Tripping
	08:11	SVK	2	Dejneka, Slashing
	14:59	SVK	2	Minarik, Holding an Opponent
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:26	SVK	0:1	Oravec (Hrivnak, Kollar)
	24:25	SVK	2	Slovak, Interference
	28:55	SVK	0:2	Titka (Kollar)
2nd intermission
3rd period
	32:50	CAN	2	Fortier, Slashing
	33:48	SVK	0:3	Martinusik (Rampacek, Bujdak)
	34:10	CAN	2	Szolga, Boarding
	37:22	SVK	2	Tupy, Tripping
Final