Slovakia – Great Britain 4:0 (end) | Italy – Canada 1:4 (end) | USA – Czech Republic 0:3 (end)
final
Slovakia
4:0 (0:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Great Britain
Tuesday 06.06.2017, 11:30 • Small arena, Pardubice • World Cup (women) • Skupina W
     
    Gaurikova and Zitnanska doubled the lead in third period and set the final result. Well deserved 4-0 win for the Slovaks who dominated till the opening face off.

    Best players:
    Diana Görögova (SVK)
    Hazel Taylor (GBR) (13:06:44)
     
    Game over.
     
    44:04
    Penalty for Slovakia (Patricia Dzurinova – 2 min., Charging).
     
    43:51
    Hand pass is whistled. Face off will take place inside neutral zone.
     
    43:04
    Culshaw and Towns almost put their side on board with two great shots on Zuziakova now. The substitute goalie makes decent saves for Slovakia.
     
    41:09
    2 on 1 rush from the Slovaks got interrupted with a great backchecking from Paintera on Klucikova.
     
    40:40
    The Slovaks rest their first line as well as Tomcikova. With some players sidelined with injuries, more bruises would be really bad news.
     
    39:25
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    And it's 4-0 now. Hard shot from blue line gets deflected off head of one of the players in front of Quigley and in. GABRIELA ZITNANSKA is announced as the goal scorer. No assist.
     
    39:11
    The Britons clear the ball out of play over glass. Face off in their zone will follow.
     
    38:25
    Slovakia substitution: Zuzana Tomcikova is replaced by Daniela Zuziakova.
     
    37:47
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    3-0 Slovakia! Face off went right on tape of BARBORA GAURIKOVA on the other side and he managed to roofed it past Quigley for third unanswered goal. No assist.
     
    36:51
    The Brits got some time with ball lately. It doesn't look like they would be able to create some pressure in the zone though.
     
    34:36
    Pravlikova couldn't hold her feet on blue line before receiving a long pass. Offside.
     
    33:46
    Gajdosova shoots from left circle. Hits only side net behind goal line.
     
    33:03
    Icing from the Slovaks.
     
    31:53
    Williams' shot from behind blue line was not one of the accurate ones. Ball goes straight into the safety net above glass.
     
    31:14
    Findova with another shot, Quigley with another save.
     
    30:27
    Zaborska makes sure Quigley is fully focused with an early slap shot from distance.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Second period brought two goals and both scored by the Slovaks. They kept pushing until eventually, Görögova and Kochanova managed to get them on the scoreboard with two tallies.

    Next period starts at 12:37 CET.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:55
    Zitnanska slaps a fine shot on Quigley from the boards, but the British goalie is there and ready with a save.
     
    28:28
    The Brits only clear the ball away now whenever they have the chance. Not many offensive plays from them anymore.
     
    27:11
    Icing of team GB. The Slovaks finally started scoring with their pressure around Quigley. This is where the game may have been decided right now.
     
    26:07
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    2-0 for the Slovaks! SILVIA KOCHANOVA scores with a shot from left circle. It went low and far post, maybe Quigley lost her focus for a second. Assisted by Gabriela Zitnanska.
     
    25:45
    Vrskova closed down by Serrel in a 2 on 1 rush from blue line.
     
    25:20
    Team GB is at full strength.
     
    24:58
    Gajdosova stops a clearance with high stick.
     
    23:34
    Frühauf had two decent slap shots in span of a few seconds. First one didn't get through screen, second one is saved by Quigley with left pad.
     
    23:16
    Penalty for Great Britain (Joy Craighead – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
     
    22:39
    Kochanova is active around the goal, but she didn't get the pass so far.
     
    21:52
    Vrskova misses from a good opportunity. Slovakia stays in the zone though.
     
    21:15
    Finally the Slovaks managed to break the goalless score. A well deserved goal.
     
    20:04
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    DIANA GÖRÖGOVA takes the ball deep into middle and scores with a wrister upstairs out of reach for Quigley – 1-0. No assists.
     
    19:49
    Vrskova was close to the opening goal as well as she took a rebound agianst Quigley on the move, but failed as well! Quigley makes an amazing save to keep clean sheet.
     
    19:26
    Findova misses in front of an open net!
     
    18:50
    Towns looked for Culshaw in a 2 on 1 rush of the Brits, but Frühauf got back just on time to stop the crossing pass.
     
    17:47
    Kochanova beats Quigley with backhand but hits only top post! Then the ball goes out and the Brits clear it away.
     
    17:16
    Another clearance for icing from Great Britain. Start to second period looks the same way as with the first one.
     
    15:49
    Icing from the Britons.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    First period ends with no goals. Slovakia dominated in the opening minutes and had handful of chances but couldn't put it in. With time passing by, the Britons managed to get some action as well.

    Next period starts at 12:04.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:17
    Bouncing dump-in from neutral zone ends in glove of Tomcikova.
     
    13:24
    A ball out of play and on the bench of GB.
     
    12:34
    And two more shots from the Brits right after faceoff. Lowe's attempt wasn't bad, but Tomcikova blocks it with chest and then covers the ball on ground.
     
    12:27
    Hopkinson Ward gets maybe first or second shot on Tomcikova. Not one that would make her any troubles though.
     
    11:04
    Team GB is at full strength.
     
    10:59
    A misunderstanding among the Slovaks and another offside.
     
    10:27
    A blocked pass goes straight up and into the ceiling for a face off in front of Quigley.
     
    09:53
    The Brits clear the ball out of play.
     
    09:04
    Penalty for Great Britain (Daisy Howell – 2 min., Women Body-Checking).
     
    08:05
    Tomcikova stops a clearance behind her own goal. That's about it for her action so far in the game.
     
    07:38
    Icing of team Great Britain.
     
    07:07
    Another finish from Dzurinova goes straight to the pads of Quigley.
     
    06:36
    Now Stasova got into a solo breakaway. She went for a deke into backhand, but sent it over the bar.
     
    06:19
    Team GB gets the game around Tomcikova for some time.
     
    05:06
    Maria Gajdosova found a loose ball on crease and all she had to do was to bury it into a wide open net. However, for some reason, she missed.
     
    03:26
    Zaborska fires wide. It seems like Slovakia is on power play since the game started.
     
    02:25
    Krajnakova suffered a leg injury and has to be literally carried away. Bad fortune for Slovaks as they had lots of injuries in first games of the Championship.
     
    02:02
    Another chance for Görögova, this time Quigley makes a great save! It seemed like she didn't even see the ball, but she had the glove just on the right spot.
     
    01:36
    Görögova was in a good spot, but missed on the near post.
     
    00:46
    Pravlikova shoots from blue line. Quigley probably got a piece of it with glove. Ball goes wide either way.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Slovakia: Tomcikova (Zuziakova) – Zaborska, Frühauf, Horvathova, Lalikova, Pravlikova, Gaborcikova, Zitnanska, Kezmarska – Gaurikova, Kochanova, Krajnakova, Dzurinova, Vrskova, Görögova, Gajdosova, Stasova, FIndova, Klucikova.

    Great Britain: Quigley (Jackson) – Pearce, Lowe, Croxall, Serrel, Hehir, Paintera, Howell, Mason – Kasner, Campbell, Williams, Murdoch, Towns, Hopkinson Ward, Craighead, Parker, Cuglietta, Taylor, Laing, Culshaw.
     
    Slovakia lost two consecutive games to USA and the Czech Republic. They need to win over Great Britatin now or they move to fifth place with a game against Italy for good. The Britons managed to defeat Italy in regulation on Monday.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 11:30.
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Vít Trubička

    CZ@VtTrubika

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 21. Görögova, 27. Kochanova (Zitnanska), 38. Gaurikova, 40. Zitnanska

    Slovakia: Tomcikova (Zuziakova) – Zaborska, Frühauf, Horvathova, Lalikova, Pravlikova, Gaborcikova, Zitnanska, Kezmarska – Gaurikova, Kochanova, Krajnakova, Dzurinova, Vrskova, Görögova, Gajdosova, Stasova, FIndova, Klucikova
    Great Britain: Quigley (Jackson) – Pearce, Lowe, Croxall, Serrel, Hehir, Paintera, Howell, Mason – Kasner, Campbell, Williams, Murdoch, Towns, Hopkinson Ward, Craighead, Parker, Cuglietta, Taylor, Laing, Culshaw