Bermuda – Lebanon 1:6 (end) | Finland – France 3:1 (end) | Italy – Haiti 2:0 (end)
USA – Greece 3:4 (after OT) | Cayman Islands – Hong Kong 2:3 (end) | Slovakia – Portugal 4:0 (end)
Czech Republic – India 3:1 (end) | Great Britain – Armenia 4:2 (end) | Canada – Switzerland 5:1 (end)
final
Slovakia
4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0)
Portugal
Thursday 08.06.2017, 16:00 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Čtvrtfinále
     
    Best players of the game:
    Ricardo Pires (POR)
    Martin Kollar (SVK) (17:59:29)
     
    The third period has come to a close, Slovakia take this one and win 4:0, which means they advance to the semis, where they will meet either India or their rivals from the Czech Republic.
     
    Game over.
     
    44:21
    Cruz covers the deflected ball off of the barrier behind is goal.
    44:00 Svitana (SVK) - 4:0
     
    44:00
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    It´s over, Slovakia is in the semi-finals! PATRIK SVITANA got the ball into the empty net from the left side and secures the win for the Slovakian side.
     
    43:19
    Teplicky shot at the empty net but missed.
     
    43:03
    Portugal is playing without a goalkeeper!
     
    42:30
    Slovakia defends again, Blahut got to the ball in the air and cleared it.
     
    41:38
    Chris Creador´s shot from the blue saved by Petrik, Slovakia then clear the ball.
     
    40:50
    Another Portuguese was on the groud after a hard tackle, it was Danny Rocha, but he seems to be ok and is now walking to the bench.
     
    40:50
    Penalty for Slovakia (Martin Kollar – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
     
    39:45
    Lukas Madera got to the rebound after the shot from Boris Oravec, his shot after that only hit the side netting.
     
    38:48
    Miroslav Bozik got around his defender well and tried passing to his teammate in the middle, only found the stick of Arlindo Aragao.
     
    38:27
    Ball went out of play, draw in the centre circle.
     
    37:48
    Petrik saves the shot from the left side from Matthew Leal.
     
    37:15
    The player is Brian Creador. It doesn´t good look at all, he has to be taken off on a stretcher.
     
    37:15
    The player is still on the ground, there is medical staff around him.
     
    37:15
    There is a player on the ground once again. This time it´s someone from Portugal.
     
    37:00
    This powerplay isn´t going Portugal´s way, Slovakia get out of danger once again.
     
    36:40
    The player is Radovan Zelenka, but he is on his feet now and looks to be ok.
     
    36:40
    One of the Slovakian players stays at the ground after a hard tackle by the defender, no foul was given.
     
    36:07
    Matthew David got a shot away from the right, Petrik saves, Slovakian defence than clears the ball once again.
     
    35:45
    Lukas Madera blocked the opponent´s shot and cleared the ball.
     
    35:29
    Penalty for Slovakia (Patrik Svitana – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    34:48
    Ball went out of play in the middle.
     
    34:30
    Timeout for Portugal.
    34:30 Martinusík (SVK) - 3:0
     
    34:30
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    I think we could say it´s over! JAROSLAV MARTINUSIK beat the defender on the left side, was one on one with the keeper and his backhand shot wen right into the top right hand corner! Assisted by Milan Rampacek.
    34:03
     
    34:03
    Boris Oravec got his stick at the rebound but didn´t hit the target with his shot.
     
    33:23
    Slovakia is getting under the pressure, but the coped with it well this time around.
     
    32:09
    Portugal in the attack, Rocha´s shot went wide of the post. Portugal still attacking.
     
    31:01
    Long shot by Queiroga saved by Petrik.
     
    30:37
    Litapk´s interesting shot from the left only flew past the right post of Cruz´s net.
     
    30:11
    Ball went out of play in the middle third, facoff in the center.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots after the second period: 31-14
     
    Third period begins at 17:20.
     
    Second period has come to an end, Slovakia scored another goal through Dejneka to make it a two goal game.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:08
    Penalty for Portugal (Eric Camara – 5 min., Roughing + Game misconduct penalty, Roughing).
    Penalty for Slovakia (Stanislav Petrik – 2 min., High Sticking).
    Penalty for Slovakia (Filip Titka – 5 min., Roughing + Game misconduct penalty, Roughing).
    Penalty for Portugal (Eric Camara – 2 min., Interference).
     
    29:08
    A fight went off between two players, there are going to be some penalties.
     
    28:45
    Lukas Madera pulled off a shot from among the circles, Cruz saves.
     
    28:20
    Ricardo Pires led the ball out of Portugal´s third behind the Slovakian net, which then went out of it´s initial position, play is stopped.
     
    26:58
    Another shot for the Slovaks, Bujdak only hit the defending player.
     
    26:15
    Rampacek´s first time shot from the blue locked by Adam Carreira, Slovakia still attacking.
     
    25:49
    Three penalties in less then a minute. Portugal will play in three men, Slovakia in four.
     
    25:49
    Penalty for Portugal (Ricardo Pires – 2 min., Interference).
     
    25:41
    Advantage for Slovakia after a foul on Petrik.
     
    25:18
    Backhand shot by Pires went wide, Portugal still in the attack.
     
    25:04
    Penalty for Slovakia (Lukas Pijak – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    25:00
    Penalty for Portugal (Paul Duarte – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    24:38
    Liptak´s shot from among the circles saved by Cruiz once again.
     
    24:11
    Portugal cleared the ball once again, Slovakia setting up another attacking play.
     
    23:43
    MInarik´s hard shot from the halfway line has been saved by Cruz.
     
    23:06
    Icing Portugal.
     
    22:35
    Pijak blocked the shot by Queiroga very well, Slovakia got into a counter.
     
    21:10
    Tomas Tupy got to the ball and fired it all the way behind the Portugal goal.
     
    20:28
    David shot to the left side of the goal after a pass from the left, Petrik saves once again, this time with his glove.
     
    20:07
    Petrik looks confident after a confortable save after Monteiro´s shot from the left barrier.
     
    19:43
    Penalty for Slovakia (Roman Bujdak – 2 min., Tripping).
    19:18 Dejneka (SVK) - 2:0
     
    19:18
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    Slovakia take a two goal lead! RADOVAN DEJNEKA recieved a pass from the left side and his shot found the bottom corner of the goal! Assisted by Miroslav Bozik, Lukas Pijak.
     
    18:44
    Bujdak´s first time shot from the blue blocked by the defender, who then celared the ball for icing.
     
    17:58
    Portugal is in the attacking zone once again, Slovakia is defending well so far.
     
    16:35
    Oravec got the ball in the middle third to slow down the Portuguese attack.
    16:13
     
    16:13
    Penalty for Slovakia (Roman Bujdak – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    15:57
    Another shot for Slovakia, Marek Slovak got the ball on the left, shot it first time, ball went through the keeper´s pad´s and hit the post!
     
    15:29
    First shot of the period for Slovakia, Pavol Blahut didn´t hit the target.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Next period begins at 16:35.
     
    The first period has ended, Slovakia was better all the way and leads 1:0 deservedly.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:50
    Rampacek recieved the ball on the right, got around his defender and got a shot away, missed the goal.
     
    14:19
    Penalty for Portugal (Justin Cruz – 2 min., Tripping). Penalty served by E.Camara.
    13:41 Svitana (SVK) - 1:0
     
    13:41
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    Slovakia won the faceoff in the attacking third, ball got to PATRIK SVITANA infront of the blue line and his shot found the bottom right corner of the goal! Asssisted by Matus Liptak.
     
    13:25
    Matthew David was fighting for the ball behind Petrik´s net and lost the battle. Slovakia then got into a quick counter, Cruz saves the shot from the blue line.
     
    12:36
    Rampacek got to the deflected ball infront of the net first, tried passing it into the middle but didn´t find any of his teammates.
     
    11:45
    Boris Oravec got around the Portuguese net and got off a shot, Cruz saves with his pad.
     
    11:18
    Monteiro´s shot from the left side got deflected off of the defender´s stick and went out of the rink.
     
    10:26
    Portugal is playing in full strength, but the Slovaks keep on attacking the net.
     
    09:34
    Portuguese defence blocked the shot, but the Slovaks are still in the offensive half
     
    08:29
    Brian Creador cleared the ball right after the draw, Slovakia setting up another attack.
     
    08:26
    Penalty for Portugal (Joe Pontes – 2 min., Interference).
     
    06:48
    Hard shot from Rampacek didn´t hit the target, Portugal then only cleared the ball as far as Pavol Blahut, who sets up another Slovakian attack.
     
    05:50
    Boris Oravec was in a very difficult situation behind the Portuguese net but he coped with it quite well. Cruz was then forced tto save the ball after a shot from the left side.
     
    04:59
    Pijak´s pass found Marek Slovak wide open on the left side, his shot went wide.
     
    04:40
    Duarte´s pass to the left side wasn´t accurate, but Portugal kept the ball in the attacking third. Rocha´s shot from the blue saved by Petrik.
     
    03:54
    Slovakia is keeping up the pressure, Hrivnak´s shot from the right side forced yet another save from the Portuguese goalie.
     
    03:31
    Icing Portugal, game returns to Portugal´s defensive third.
     
    03:02
    Shot from the blue line by Rocha didn´t hit the target, the ball then went under Petrik´s glove.
     
    02:27
    Petrik´s helmet went off, the play had to be stopped.
     
    01:57
    Shot from the left side by Lukas Madera saved by Cruz, Slovakia is still attacking.
     
    01:32
    Slovakia in the attack again, Portugal is defending well so far.
     
    00:17
    Martin Kollar got the ball in a great position between the two cricles, pulled of a hard shot, Cruz saves with his pad.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

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

    Portugal: Cruz (Medeiros) – Aragao, Carreira, Cerqueira, B. Creador, C Creador, R. Leal, Queiroga, Rocha, J. Cabral, P. Cabral, Camara, Carvalho, David, Daurte, Gallant, Goncalves, M. Leal, MacBeth, Monteiro, Pires, Pontes, Senra

    Referees: Koskuba, Sulo.
     
    Portugal ended up in fourth place in the A2 pool, winning only one match. They won their cross-over game against France 5:2 so they advanced to the quarter-final.

    Most productive players:
    1. Eric Camara 7p. (3+4)
    2. Matthew David 5 (4+1)
    3. Ricardo Pires 5 (1+4)
     
    Slovakia finished first in the A1 pool, winning all of their four matches with the score 12:3. Their last match was against Canada, they won 3:0 after goals from Martinusik, Oravec and Titka.

    Most productive players:
    1. Jaroslav Martinusik – 4p. (3+1)
    2. Lukas Pijak 3 (2+1)
    3. Milan Rampacek 3 (1+2)
     
    Good afternoon from Pardubice! Quarter-finals of the World Championships start today with all four matches, one of those will be Slovakia – Portugal.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
    Commentary by

    David Klier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 14. Svitana (Liptak), 20. Dejneka (Bozik, Pijak), 35. Martinusik (Rampacek), 44. Svitana

    Slovakia: Petrik (Glevnak) – Minarik, Kacer, Titka, Blahut, Budjak, Zelenka, Tupy, Dejneka, Rampacek, Martinusik, Kollar, Hrivnak, Beniac, Madera, Oravec, Teplicky, Slovaki, Skultety, Liptak, Svitana, Bozik, Pijak
    Portugal: Cruz (Medeiros) – Aragao, Carreira, Cerqueira, B. Creador, C Creador, R. Leal, Queiroga, Rocha, J. Cabral, P. Cabral, Camara, Carvalho, David, Daurte, Gallant, Goncalves, M. Leal, MacBeth, Monteiro, Pires, Pontes, Senra
    Referees: Koskuba, Sulo