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
Hong Kong
5:0 (1:0, 1:0, 3:0)
Lebanon
Tuesday 06.06.2017, 09:00 • Small arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Skupina B4
     
    Hong Kong added three more goals in the final period to get the easy 5-0 win over Lebanon. Now they will face either team GB or Cayman Islands in semifinal game of B pool championship.

    Best players:
    Matthew Lui (HKG)
    Pascal Malkoun (LEB) (11:09:21)
     
    Game over.
     
    44:31
    Icing of team Lebanon.
     
    43:25
    Offside whistled against the Lebanese. Meanwhile Bassil Boulos returns from the penalty box after his misconduct penalty.
     
    42:56
    Nasrallah tried to tip a long shot right in front of Lui, but couldn't keep it on target.
     
    42:40
    Team Hong Kong is at full strength.
     
    42:12
    Lebanon struggles to set themselves up in the zone with a power play.
     
    40:38
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Bench minor penalty – Too Many Players on the Rink). Penalty served by Clayton Chia.
     
    40:18
    Haddad with some pace on a rush, but still he lacked one more step to go alone.
     
    38:43
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    Now it's five for Hong Kong! Great solo run from JONATHAN YUEH ends up with another one past Malkoun after a good shot from circles. Assisted by Sean Lam.
     
    38:24
    And another great stop on Nguyen's slapper. Now with left pad.
     
    38:03
    Now Hong Kong went into a rush and almost score the fifth one. Fantastic save from Malkoun!
     
    37:48
    Icing from the Hongkongers. Lebanon tries to push to get themselves on board.
     
    35:23
    Nguyen's shot aimed for a blocker side but missed by inches. Malkoun probably got a piece of it.
     
    34:50
    The officials whistled an icing of team Hong kong, but there was a tip mid-way. Face off will take place in centre circle.
     
    33:53
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    It's 4-0! CLAYTON CHIA goes all the way around the goalie and puts it in off the post. Hong Kong quickly doubles their lead. No assist.
     
    32:52
    Penalty for Lebanon (Bassil Boulos – 10 min. misconduct penalty, Abuse of Official by Players / Team Officials).
     
    32:52
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    LOKKI KWAN was right at the crease when Malkoun made a save and puts it past him with a lightning-fast rebound for 3-0. Goal was score with a given advantage. Assisted by Owen Der.
     
    32:29
    Habib had a chance to shoot from a great position, but hesitated a bit and Monaco blocked it with his leg.
     
    31:21
    It's M. A. Haber and it seems like he's done for the game. He probably slipped and fell badly so his teammates had to help him get back to the bench. Hopefully he can recover soon.
     
    31:21
    One of the Lebanese lies on the floor inside the offensive zone of his team and can't get up.
     
    30:59
    Hong Kong has a lot of loud support from the crowd throughout the game.
     
    30:46
    Offside of the Hong Kongese.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    One more goal for team Hong Kong in the second period. Reid scored a goal right after a power play and made it 2-0. Lebanon still struggles to get on board.

    Next period starts at 10:07 CET.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:45
    Malkoun makes a save to stop Chia with a chance.
     
    28:49
    Haddad went after a long clearance, Lui decided to leave his crease and try to poke it out before Haddad gets to it, but he couldn't do so. Haddad then sent the ball onto the open goal, but Nguyen got there just in time to prevent ball from crossing the line.
     
    27:15
    Lam had a backhand shot from a rush and almost surprised Malkoun. He kicks it out while standing. An odd save but he kept it away eventually.
     
    26:00
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    Great passing play from Hong Kong to set up JUSTIN REID for a shot on circle. Malkoun gouldn't get across this time and lets a second tally in – 2-0. Assisted by Jonathan Yueh and Colin Wong.
     
    25:54
    Team Lebanon is at full strength.
     
    25:03
    Chang tried to dangle all the way into the goal but failed with the last deke into backhand. Maybe he should have taken a shot before when in a good position.
     
    24:29
    Hong Kong is at full strength.
     
    24:01
    25 seconds of 4-on-4, then the Hongkongers will play in one-man advantage.
     
    23:51
    Penalty for Lebanon (Charly Nasrallah – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    23:51
    Elie Salhany had a great chance with one timer from the slot, but Lui is there with an excellent save to keep his side ahead.
     
    23:27
    Now Lebanon is back inside the zone.
     
    23:07
    Hong Kong clears it all the way behind Malkoun.
     
    22:26
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Lokki Kwan – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    22:17
    Malkoun almost by accident found a loose ball at his right post just on time to cover it before any danger could happen.
     
    21:22
    Lebanon got the ball into neutral zone so Malkoun can take a break for a while.
     
    20:51
    Another icing from the Lebanese.
     
    19:58
    C. Wong's shot took a deflection off Nasrallah's stick and the ball went wide.
     
    19:17
    Icing of Lebanon. All events take place in their defensive zone at the moment.
     
    18:40
    Slap shot from Der goes wide.
     
    17:49
    More action around Malkoun. Hong Kong dominates the game in second period so far.
     
    17:03
    Now T. Pham misses a ball in front of a wide open goal. That would have been tough for Malkoun to get there.
     
    15:57
    Monaco with a one timer against open net but Malkoun moves quickly across to deny him! Chia's rebound attempt ends with the goalie as well
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    First period is over. Hong Kong leads Lebanon 1-0 with a late tally from Lokki Kwan. The display is quite even though, Lebanon even had some chances before, but they couldn't finish it and paid the price.

    Next period starts at 9:41 CET.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:19
    Der's wrist shot founds pads of Malkoun.
     
    13:53
    Jackson gets a shot from middle, but the release was poor.
     
    12:19
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    And the goal is scored on the other end. LOKKI KWAN shoots from right wing and finds back of the net – 1-0. Assisted by Kevin Pon.
     
    11:59
    M. A. Haber served the ball to El-Haddad into a clear scoring chance, but El-Haddad couldn't tap it in for first goal!
     
    10:50
    Hong Kong is under pressure now.
     
    09:53
    Icing of team Lebanon.
     
    09:19
    Both teams play at full strength. Lebanon couldn't cash on their first power play so the game is still goalless.
     
    07:59
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Derrick Wong – 2 min., Abuse of Official by Players / Team Officials).
    Penalty for Lebanon (Alexandre Haddad – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
     
    07:47
    Lebanon still with a power play. The game goes on without any further penalty for now.
     
    07:17
    It looked like Son Pham speared Boulos after the whistle, but no referee actually saw that. Now both teams dispute in front of Lui.
     
    07:11
    Lebanon with their first big chance. B. Boulos' crossing pass stood beneath the pads of Lui and Boulos tried to get a rebound.
     
    06:47
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Sean Lam – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    06:35
    Given advantage to Lebanon.
     
    05:31
    Hong Kong with some pressure now. Malkoun collects some more saves for statistics.
     
    04:48
    Lebanon is at full strength.
     
    04:08
    Hong Kong is at full strength and on a power play. It's the Lebanese who have the ball now however.
     
    04:00
    Just Reid stood in the crease so the referee stopped the game and ordered a face off in neutral zone.
     
    03:51
    Icing of team Lebanon.
     
    02:48
    Penalty for Lebanon (Noel Feghali – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    02:27
    Malkoun makes a save and stops the clock. Both teams with 4 men in at the moment.
     
    02:05
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Trung Pham – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    01:10
    Penalty for Lebanon (Charly Nasrallah – 2 min., Hooking).
     
    01:03
    C. Wong got a shot from between the circles but missed the right post.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    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.

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

    Referees: Sakkas, Friedli (both SUI).
     
    Hong Kong and Lebanon will compete in game day 2 of pool B4. If the Hong Kongese win this one they are through to the semifinals of B pool World Championship. For Lebanon, it's the last game at this tournament and they would love to finally get their first win or at least a point.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 09:00.
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 13. Kwan (Pon), 26. Reid (Yueh, C. Wong), 33. Kwan (Der), 34. Chia, 39. Yueh (Lam)

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