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
     
    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
     
    35:20
    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.
     
    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.
     
    29:30
    Josh Merchant ran across whole floor with the support of the Portuguese. Thanks to them, he missed a lot.
     
    26:33
    Goal for Team USA!
    Really nice goal by JONNY RUIZ. Carreira lost the ball in the blue line, when he wanted to pass and Ruiz ran alone across the whole floor and he scored. Without assist.
     
    25:24
    Penalty for USA (Warila – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    23:03
    Even Denny Schlegel wasn't able to shoot over three Portugal players, sent the ball to Andrew Hildreth, who shoot from a blue line. Hardly, but not in the places, he expect them.
     
    20:48
    Really hard shot from Jim Daugherty, who sent it after the place between the circles.
     
    18:25
    Goal for Team Portugal!
    But Portugal don't want to let the game be and scored quickly too after the action from MATTHEW DAVID. Assist: Dustin MacBeth
     
    16:38
    Goal for Team USA!
    Another US goal in very small time was scored by JORDEN SENECAL, who ran to the cage in very short time. Assist: Michael Bayne, Jonny Ruiz
     
    16:19
    Goal for Team USA!
    After big Portugal mistake took the ball very close to cage JOSH MERCHANT, who sent the ball up to keeper's back. Assist: Jonny Ruiz
     
    15:08
    Daniel Medeiros stopped the ball with his foot in to a score line after US shot.
     
    13:57
    Portugal is trying to make a danger situation before Rethage, but they didn't make anything like this, but americans at other side did.
     
    10:33
    Jorden Senecal ran alone across the whole floor, but in the corner, he lost the ball. Even that, he successfully passed to his teammate.
     
    09:46
    Another save from Daniel Medeiros. He caught the ball from the stick of US striker.
     
    08:22
    Michael Bayne sent a shot the Daniel Medeiros, but the shoot it badly, so the ball flight over the cage.
     
    03:35
    Single attack from Chris Creador. He ran alone across the floor and in the end, he tried to score, but Rethage caught it into the glove.
     
    00:47
    Andrew Hildreth wanted to send a ball to the cage, but he hit his national flag under the roof.
    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