Portugal – India 4:3 (end) | Lebanon – Bermuda 3:2 (end) | USA – Switzerland 6:3 (end)
Cayman Islands – Armenia 3:6 (end) | Canada – Greece 5:0 (end) | Hong Kong – Great Britain 3:0 (end)
France – Haiti 4:1 (end) | Slovakia – Czech Republic 1:0 (3:2 after SO)
after shootout (3:2)
Slovakia
1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0 - 0:0)
Czech Republic
Friday 09.06.2017, 21:15 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Semi-Final
     
    Best players of the game:
    Daniel Hnizdil (CZE)
    MIlan Rampacek (SVK) (23:45:33)
     
    Slovakia is still alive in the battle for the golden hattrick after beating Czech Republic 1:0 after the shootout.
     
    Game over.
     
    Slovakia has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    The winning goal scored by PATRIK SVITANA.
     
    7. series
    3:2
    Radim STEPANIK fails.
     
    7. series
    3:2
    Patrik SVITANA scores.
     
    6. series
    2:2
    Tomas FEJFAR fails.
     
    6. series
    2:2
    Boris ORAVEC fails.
     
    5. series
    2:2
    Marek SLOVAK fails.
     
    5. series
    2:2
    Pavel KUBES scores.
     
    4. series
    2:1
    Patrik SVITANA scores.
     
    4. series
    1:1
    Daniel HNIZDIL fails.
     
    3. series
    1:1
    Boris ORAVEC scores.
     
    3. series
    0:1
    Martin KRUCEK fails.
     
    2. series
    0:1
    Jaroslav MARTINUSIK fails.
     
    2. series
    0:1
    Jan BILY fails.
     
    1. series
    0:1
    Milan RAMPACEK fails.
     
    1. series
    0:1
    Tomas WROBEL scores.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    55 minutes behind us, we didn´t see any goals, shootout will take place to determinate the outcome of this match.
     
    55:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    54:52
    Jan Bacovsky hit the post after a great shot from the left side!
     
    54:44
    Timeout for team Czech Republic.
     
    54:44
    Penalty for Slovakia (Radovan Zelenka – 2 min., Hooking).
     
    54:03
    Martin Krucek got to the ball after a scramble in the goal crease, he shoots abouve the barrier.
     
    53:20
    Czech goalkeeper just about gets to the deflected shot from the blue line.
     
    53:00
    Two minutes left in overtime.
     
    52:35
    Heczko comfortably saves the shot from the right by Bors Oravec.
     
    51:30
    Another chance for Wrobel, this time he didn´t manage to shoot the ball.
     
    50:48
    Tomas Wrobel gets a shot of in the last second of the short handed time, hits Petrik´s helmet.
     
    50:32
    Attacking player in the goal crease called against the Slovaks.
     
    50:12
    Slovakia in the attacking half of the rink.
     
    49:35
    Pavol Blahut recieved a pass from the left by Rampacek, hit the ball first time, fired over the barrier behind the net.
     
    48:57
    Czech Republic clear the ball all the way to Petrik´s goal.
     
    48:48
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Radim Stepanik – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    48:06
    Icing Slovakia.
     
    47:30
    Martin Krucek turned around with the ball infront of the goal, got a shot away, only hit the defender.
     
    46:48
    Another great stop by Heczko, this time after Kollar´s shot between the circles.
     
    46:13
    Minarik´s shot from the left side deflected, then it went over the barrier and out of the rink.
     
    45:35
    One of the Czech players got into a great position to score, but he didn´t do so.
     
    45:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Third period has ended without goals. 10 minute overtime with the golden rule will follow.
     
    45:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    44:42
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Richard Peschout – Bench minor penalty, Too Many Players on the Rink).
     
    44:31
    Slovakia clears the ball, 29 seconds left.
     
    43:49
    Czechs attacking, Bily´s shot from the blue goes wide.
     
    43:14
    Kurcek wanted to pass to the far post to his teammate, didn´t succed.
     
    42:51
    Lukas Madera clears right after the faceoff.
     
    42:32
    Slovakia will be shorthanded for the rest of the regular time!
     
    42:32
    Penalty for Slovakia (Pavol Blahut – 2 min., High Sticking + 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    42:01
    Ball went out of play once again in the Slovakian period.
     
    41:35
    Slovakia is getting uder pressure, shot by Martin Krucek blocked and the ball went out of the rink.
     
    41:01
    Shot from the left circle by Fejfar blocked by the defender.
     
    40:32
    Radim Stepanik intercepted the Slovakian pass in the middle third, got onto the right circle, his backhand shot caught by Petrik.
     
    39:15
    Martinusik lost the ball in the corner behind Heczko´s net, then won it back.
     
    38:41
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Ondrej Brezina – 2 min., Roughing).
    Penalty for Slovakia (Ivan Kacer – 2 min., Roughing).
     
    38:41
    Shot by Pavel Kubes hit Petrik´s blocker.
     
    38:18
    Tomas Wrobel was one on one with the keeper, the ball slipped off his stick and he just about got a shot away, Petrik saves.
     
    38:04
    Icing call against the Czech Republic.
     
    37:21
    Slovak´s shot from the left side went above the bar.
     
    36:11
    Lukas Soukup got the ball after the chaos in the goal crease, Petrik lied on the ball and nobody knew where it was.
     
    35:49
    Icing called against Slovakia.
     
    35:43
    Today's attendance is 7,592.
     
    35:12
    Oravec pulled off a shot while falling, ball went over the bar.
     
    34:34
    Rejthar shot from the blue, only hit the defender infront of him.
     
    33:49
    Jan Bily got into a breakaway against the keeper, Petrik saves again.
     
    33:31
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Ondrej Brezina – 2 min., Roughing).
    Penalty for Slovakia (Martin Kollar – 2 min., Roughing).
     
    33:30
    First chance for the Czech Republic in this period and what a chance it was! Ondrej Brezina recieved a great pass amongst the two circles, shot first time, Petrik saves!
     
    32:53
    Czech Republic is only defending so far in the last period.
     
    32:38
    Tomas Kudela cleared the ball that went over the barrier.
     
    31:59
    Slovakia started the period active, another shot, this time by Milan Beniac saved by Lukas Heczko, who is having a great game so far.
     
    31:33
    Svitana´s shot from close range ended up under Heczko´s glove.
     
    30:52
    Hosts are setting up an attack from their own half.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    End of the second period. We haven´t seen a goal yet, even tho there were a few chances, but both goalkeepers are perfect for now.

    Last period will start at 22:30.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:53
    Highsticking by Rampacek on the attacking blue line.
     
    29:00
    What a save by Heczko! Miroslav Bozik got into a counter with his teammate Marek Slovak, Bozik squared the ball to the middle where Slovak was waiting, his first time shot has been saved by the Czech goalie!
     
    28:18
    Shot from the blue line by Pospisil was deflected by Tomas Wrobel infront of Petrik, the ball went just wide of the left post.
     
    27:42
    Krucek got the ball in a great position, shot first time, didn´t hit the target.
     
    27:30
    Stepanik got to the middle from the left side and pulled of a shot, only hit Petrik´s blocker.
     
    27:12
    Long pass from the Czech half of the rink only found the glove of Petrik.
     
    26:42
    Czech Republic clear the ball only as far as Jozef Minarik.
     
    26:18
    Slovaks won the facoff in the middle of the field and are now attacking.
     
    25:08
    Teplicky´s pass from behind the goal only found the stick of the defending Czech player.
     
    24:13
    Kubes somehow managed to get a shot of while facing the goal with his back but he didn´t hit the goal.
     
    23:30
    Slovakia clear the ball and are now back in five men in the rink.
     
    22:58
    Dedic´s shot from the blue blocked by the defender.
     
    22:29
    Another shot, another save, Stanislav Petrik saves a shot from the left.
     
    22:18
    Stanislav Petrik saves a shot from among the two circles.
     
    22:00
    The pass from the left side Tomas Wrobel, he missed the ball while trying to shoot it.
     
    21:30
    Czech Republic get a powerplay! The fans are amazing today, will they see a goal from the Czechs?
     
    21:30
    Penalty for Slovakia (Filip Titka – 2 min., Interference).
     
    21:02
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Ondrej Benedikt – 2 min. + 2 min., Tripping).
    Penalty for Slovakia (Ivan Kacer – 2 min., Abuse of Official by Players / Team Officials).
     
    20:44
    Czech players clear the ball right after the draw in their third.
     
    20:39
    First time shot by Jaroslav Martinusik from the left side saved by Heczko.
     
    20:03
    Another Slovakian shot blocked by the defence, the away side is still attacking.
     
    19:48
    Titka´s shot from the right blocked by the defensive player.
     
    19:23
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Tomas Rejthar – 2 min., Charging).
     
    18:50
    One of the Czech players got the ball in his own period and cleared it heind Petrik´s net, icing called.
     
    18:30
    Lukas Soukup lost the ball in his own third, Slovakia is attacking.
     
    17:48
    Slovakia clear the ball and kill off the Czech powerplay.
     
    17:14
    Another effort from the blue line by Czech Republic, the ball didn´t hit the target this time.
     
    16:54
    Pavel Kubes got to the deflected ball infront of the goal crease, he got the shot off, Petrik saves again.
     
    16:40
    Shot from the blue by Czech Republic goes wide.
     
    15:48
    Penalty for Slovakia (Lukas Madera – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    15:26
    Shot from a hard angle by Martin Krucek easily saved by Petrik.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots after the first period: 6-9
     
    First period has come to a close. Both team had their chances, but none of them managed to convert them, the score is 0:0.

    Second period will behind at 21:50.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:05
    Great chance for the Czech Republic! Radim Stepanik got the ball on the right side, got between the two circles and got a shot away, only hit the right post!
     
    13:29
    Hard shot from the blue line, Heczko saw the ball for the whole time and saved it comofrtably in his glove.
     
    13:03
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Ondrej Benedikt – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    12:51
    Slovakia now got two shots away, both saved by Heczko.
     
    12:16
    After another Slovakian attack without a shot, Jan Bacovský leads the way for the Czechs.
     
    10:58
    Slovakia´s attack didn´t end up well, the home side takes the ball forward.
     
    09:38
    Another shot from the Czechs, Kubes fired just wide of the post.
     
    09:13
    Hard shot from the left side caught by Petrik.
     
    08:26
    First powerplay for the Czech Republic, will they convert it? We´ll see in the next two minutes of play.
     
    08:26
    Penalty for Slovakia (Marek Slovak – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    08:01
    Ball went out of play in the third of Slovakia, faceoff on Petrik´s right side.
     
    06:46
    Slovakia didn´t manage to keep the ball forward for atleast half a minute for the whole half of the first period.
     
    06:10
    Michal Dedic got the ball off the defender, Czech Republic in the attack.
     
    06:03
    Icing Slovakia.
     
    05:20
    Soukup almost found Peschout infront of the goal crease, but the Czech forward didn´t manage to control the ball.
     
    04:50
    Soukup got a shot away from the left side, the ball got deflected into the air, hit Petrik´s glove and went over the bar.
     
    04:03
    Bad passing by Slovakia in their own third might have cost them big time, but the defenders recovered quickly.
     
    03:18
    Czech Republic is putting pressure on the Slovaks, Martin Krucek got to a shot from the left, only hit the side netting!
     
    02:40
    Combination by Peschout and Spacek ended after Spacek´s shot, Petrik got to the post quick enough to stop the ball.
     
    02:18
    Slovaks setting up their attack behind Petrik´s goal.
     
    01:42
    Slovakia got to the attack, only for a little period of time, the home side attacking again.
     
    00:41
    Martinusik got into a breakaway at the right side, his hard backhand shot saved by Heczko.
     
    00:25
    Czech Republic started with an attack, ball then went out of play in the center of the rink, faceoff in the middle third.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

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

    Czech Republic: Heczko (Simara) – Benedikt, Dedic, Kudela, Pospisil, Rejthar, Slanec, Svanda, Vlasak – Barnosak, Bily, Brezina, Fejfar, Hnizdil, Bacovsky, Krucek, Kubes, Lux, Peschout, Soukup, Spacek, Stepanik, Wrobel

    Referees: Berezitzky, Friedli.
     
    Czech Republic
    Czechs beat Switzerland and Italy in their first two games in the tournament, 6:0 and 12:0 respectively. But then USA got in their way and gave them the first and only loss in the tournament so far, the US won 3:2SO.
    India gave the Czech Republic a tough fight in the quarter-finals, but the home side turned around the game from being 0:1 down to winning it 3:1.

    Most productive players:
    1. Radim Stepanik 7p. (6+1)
    2. Jan Bily 6p (2+4)
    3. Tomas Fejfar 4p. (4+0)
     
    Slovakia
    Slovakia got to this stage of the tournament pretty easily. They won their first three games 3:1, the last group game against Canada ended in a 3:0 win for the Slovaks.
    Portugal stood in their way in the quarter-finals, Slovakia beat them 4:0 and advanced to the semis, where they will meet the Czech Republic, they are the favourites for this one, they want to defend their gold medals from the past two years.

    Most productive players:
    1. Jaroslav Martinusik 5p. (4+1)
    2. Lukas Pijak 4p. (2+2)
    3. MIlan Rampacek 4p (1+3)
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 21:15.
    Commentary by

    David Klier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: dec. goal Svitana

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:1   Tomas Wrobel (CZE)
    0:1   Milan Rampacek (SVK)
    2. series:
    0:1   Jan Bily (CZE)
    0:1   Jaroslav Martinusik (SVK)
    3. series:
    0:1   Martin Krucek (CZE)
    1:1   Boris Oravec (SVK)
    4. series:
    1:1   Daniel Hnizdil (CZE)
    2:1   Patrik Svitana (SVK)
    5. series:
    2:2   Pavel Kubes (CZE)
    2:2   Marek Slovak (SVK)
    6. series:
    2:2   Boris Oravec (SVK)
    2:2   Tomas Fejfar (CZE)
    7. series:
    3:2   Patrik Svitana (SVK)
    3:2   Radim Stepanik (CZE)

    Slovakia: Petrik (Misovec) – Minarik, Kacer, Titka, Blahut, Budjak, Zelenka, Tupy, Dejneka – Rampacek, Martinusik, Kollar, Hrivnak, Beniac, Madera, Oravec, Teplicky, Slovak, Skultety, Liptak, Svitana, Bozik, Pijak
    Czech Republic: Heczko (Simara) – Benedikt, Dedic, Kudela, Pospisil, Rejthar, Slanec, Svanda, Vlasak – Barnosak, Bily, Brezina, Fejfar, Hnizdil, Bacovsky, Krucek, Kubes, Lux, Peschout, Soukup, Spacek, Stepanik, Wrobel
    Referees: Berezitzky, Friedli
    Attendance: 7,592