Russia – Finland 3:1 (end) | Switzerland – Canada2 0:6 (end) | Slovakia2 – USA 5:5 (end)
Czech Republic – Sweden2 3:5 (end)
final
Czech Republic
3:5 (3:2, 1:0, 2:0)
Sweden2
Wednesday 10.08.2011, 19:00 • AlcaPlast Arena, Břeclav • Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Pre-game odds
     
    Friday's semifinals will be Russia-Canada in Piestany and Sweden-Finland in Breclav. Czech Republic and USA will play for 5th in Breclav, Slovakia and Switzerland for 7th in Piestany. (21:14:29)
     
    Players of the Game: For Czech Rep, Tomas Franek. For Sweden, Sebastian Collberg.
     
    Sweden wins Group A with 9 points, followed by Canada 6, Czech Rep 3, Switzerland 0. Group B is Russia 7, Finland 6, USA 3, Slovakia 1.
     
    60:00
    End of the game.
     
    59:45
    Tempers flaring, the Czechs are going to come out of this short handed, and angry fans are littering the ice with debris.
     
    48:24
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    ERIK KARLSSON scores an empty-net goal to secure the game for Sweden.
     
    58:08
    And now it's Sweden's turn with the man advantage. Richard Zehnal gets hooking.
     
    47:30
    A wild scramble in front of the Swedish goal, but the Czechs can't bury it on the PP.
     
    45:50
    Czech Rep goes back to the PP. Sweden's Ludwig Bystrom is called for slashing.
     
    43:14
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    FILIP FORSBERG scores his 2nd of the game on the PP to give Sweden the lead.
     
    42:16
    2 seconds later, Petr Sidlik gets elbowing, 4-on-3 Sweden.
     
    42:14
    fornell gets the extra 2 minutes.
     
    42:14
    A fight between Czech Dominik Volek and Swede Marcus Fornell. Punches thrown, helmets pop off.
     
    41:42
    Sweden's Malte Stromwall gets called for hooking
     
    40:01
    Third period began.
     
    40:00
    Second period finished.
     
    35:24
    Petr Sidlik gets called for holding, which ends the lengthy Czech PP. 4-on-4 for :03, then Swedes to the PP.
     
    31:29
    Timeout Sweden.
     
    31:29
    Sweden's Sebastian Collberg gets 2 penalties on 1 play, holding the stick and tripping. It'll be 5-on-3 for :05, then almost 4 mins of 5 on 4.
     
    31:12
    Richard Zehnal is sprung on a breakaway, but Dansk makes a right pad save.
     
    29:34
    Sweden's Philip Sandberg is called for tripping.
     
    27:55
    Sweden's Erik Karlsson hit the goalpost.
     
    25:53
    The Czechs are making a goaltending change. Patrik Polivka is out and Marek Langhammer is in.
     
    25:53
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    FILIP FORSBERG scores on the PP to tie the score.
     
    23:34
    Power play for Sweden. Petr Sidlik gets called for high sticking.
     
    20:32
    Sweden's Jesper Pettersson is called for cross-checking Tomas Franek.
     
    20:01
    Second period began.
     
    20:00
    First period finished.
     
    16:32
    Goal for Team Czech Republic! RICHARD ZEHNAL scores the go-ahead goal on a goalmouth scramble.
     
    16:03
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    MALTE STROMWALL ties the game just 11 seconds later.
     
    15:52
    Goal for Team Czech Republic! Scorer is TOMAS FRANEK.
     
    05:59
    Sweden's Kalin gets a minor for high sticking. It's now 4 on 4 for :53
     
    07:14
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    EUVSTATHIO SOUMELIDIS ties the score.
     
    04:52
    Czech Dominik Simon takes the game's first penalty. Sweden is on the power play.
     
    01:18
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    ERIK KARLSSON opens the scoring with a high wrist shot that beats Polivka.
     
    00:01
    Match started.
     
    A moment of silence before the game for Oldřich Machač.
     
    Welcome. The match will begin at 19:00 CET.

    Derek OBrien

    Goals and assists: 8. Soumelidis (Nejezchleb), 16. Franek (Machač), 17. Zehnal (Slováček) - 2. Karlsson (Kalin, Pettersson), 17. Stromwall (Sandberg), 26. Forsberg, 44. Forsberg, 49. Karlsson


    Czech Republic: 1 Patrik Polívka (30 Marek Langhammer) - 4 Petr Šidlík, 10 Karel Plášil, 3 Michal Plutnar, 5 Jan Košťálek, 6 Jakub Houfek, 7 Ronald Knot, 8 Adam Hawlik - 20 Eustathio Soumelidis, 23 Richard Zehnal, 14 Martin Matějček, 22 Dominik Simon, 19 Dominik Volek, 16 Richard Nejezchleb, 9 Jan Schleiss, 11 Patrik Machač (C), 24 Jan Hudeček, 15 Ondřej Slováček, 29 Tomáš Franek, 12 Pavel Sedláček, 18 Matěj Zadražil.
    Sweden2: 1 Oscar Dansk (30 Marcus Högberg) - 2 Amil Krupic 3 Ludwig Byström, 4 Calle Andersson, 5 Linus Arnesson, 6 Jesper Pettersson, 7 Anton Cederholm, 8 Wilhelm Westlund - 9 Gustav Rydahl, 12 Filip Forsberg (C), 13 Marcus Fornell, 14 Mattias Kalin, 16 Malte Stromwall, 18 Jacob de la Rose, 19 Lucas Wallmark, 20 Henrik Nyberg, 21 Philip Sandberg, 22 Elias Lindholm, 23 Erik Karlsson, 24 André Burakowsky, 26 Sebastian Collberg.

    Referees: Fraňo, Jeřábek

    Attendance: 1402