Finland – Italy 6:3 (end) | India – Switzerland 0:5 (cont.) | Czech Republic – Greece 4:3 (end)
USA – Portugal 8:2 (end) | Slovakia – Canada 6:4 (end)
final
USA
8:2 (0:0, 3:1, 5:1)
Portugal
Saturday 10.06.2017, 15:00 • Small Hall, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • For 5.-6. place
     
    Best players of the game:

    USA: Bill Sullivan
    POR: Brian Creador (16:21:09)
     
    After sleepy first period started a really big shootout in another periods. So, United States won after good performance the fifth place.
     
    Game over.
     
    43:50
    Goal for Team USA!
    USA don't have enough with the goals. MICHAEL BAYNE used the pressure before Medeiros cage and scored for the eight time. Assist: Steve Gregory.
     
    42:06
    Goal for Team USA!
    From right sent the ball under the cage post JORDEN SENECAL, who improved this big US win today. Assist: Nick Carter
     
    38:14
    Goal for Team Portugal!
    CHRIS CREADOR was standing between the circles. After he took the pass from Duarte, he scored for second time. Assist: Paul Duarte, Dustin MacBeth
     
    36:16
    Goal for Team USA!
    After another 10 seconds we've there another US goal. From the face-off took the ball BILL SULLIVAN, who scored secondly in the row. Assist: Jim Daugerthy, Michael Bayne
     
    36:06
    Goal for Team USA!
    Soon they used it, after BILL SULLIVAN found a good position, he scored fifth US goal in this game. Assist: Andrew Hilbreath
     
    35:41
    United States moved into the attack zone in the power play.
     
    35:20
    Penalty for Portugal (Creador – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    34:19
    Goal for Team USA!
    Fourth US goal today. Americans used their pressure really close to the cage and DENIS HICKEY sent the ball after Medeiros back. Assist: Jonny Ruiz, Bobby Housser.
     
    33:57
    Portugal is starting their new attack behind their cage.
     
    32:32
    Jeff Gallant wanted a lot catch the ball, which was hold by Michael Defazio. But when Gallant was closert, DeFazio sent the pass to Denny Schlegel.
     
    31:47
    Long combination of USA was used by Josh Merchant, but he missed.
     
    30:19
    Really big chance from Denny Schlegel. He ran alone across the floor and he sent a shot the Medeiros. Portuguese keeper blocked this shot.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Second period was more active, then the first one. That's shown at the score line. United States scored for three times. Portugal just once.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:30
    Josh Merchant ran across whole floor with the support of the Portuguese. Thanks to them, he missed a lot.
     
    28:44
    Andrew Hildreth sent the ball to the attack zone, but his pass met Portugal player.
    Commentary by

    Vít Trubička

    CZ@VtTrubika

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 17. Merchant (Ruiz), 17. Senecal (Bayne, Ruiz), 27. Ruiz, 35. Hickey (Ruiz, Housser), 37. Sullivan (Hilbreath), 37. Sullivan (Daugerthy, Bayne), 43. Senecal (Carter), 44. Bayne (Gregory) – 19. David (MacBeth), 39. Creador (Duarte, MacBeth)

    USA: Rethage (Erb) – Bayne, Caron, Carter, Defazio, Hildreth, Liebers, Zimmick – Black, Daugherty, Gregory, Hackett, Hickey, Housser, Kiesel, Merchant, Petito, Ruiz, Schlegel, Senecal, Sullivan, Warila, Wilson
    Portugal: Medeiros (Cruz) – Aragao, Carreira, Cerqueira, Creador C., Leal R., Queiroga, Rocha – Cabral J., Cabral P., Camara, Carvalho, David, Duarte, Gallant, Leal M., MacBeth, Monteiro, Pires, Pontes, Senra