Czech Republic – Sweden2 1:4 (end) | Canada2 – Switzerland 13:1 (end) | USA – Russia 8:0 (end)
Finland – Germany2 3:0 (end)
final
Czech Republic
1:4 (0:2, 1:1, 0:1)
Sweden2
Saturday 31.12.2011, 13:00 • PSG Arena, Zlín • U18 Women’s World Championship
Pre-game odds
     
    A great first game at the 2012 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in Zlín. Thank you for reading our online commentary, and be sure to follow the remainder of the tournament. (14:58:03)
     
    Shots on goal in the 3rd period: CZE 5, SWE 7. Total shots in the game: CZE 22, SWE 28.
     
    Players of the game: From CZE Veronika Hladikova. From SWE Michelle Lowenhielm.
     
    60:00
    End of the game.
     
    58:19
    Hladikova stops a long shot and covers the puck.
     
    58:00
    Now into the last 2 minutes of the game.
     
    56:43
    Hedin and Kjellbin both take big slapshots from the point, but Hladikova keeps them out. :12 left in the penalty.
     
    55:24
    Offside against the Czech Republic.
     
    54:55
    Samantha Kolowrat of the Czech Rep takes her opponent out along the end boards and gets called for bodycecking. Power play for Sweden.
     
    54:00
    Sweden has killed off the penalty, but the Czechs maintain the pressure.
     
    53:00
    Sweden relieves the pressure and ices the puck on the penalty kill.
     
    51:51
    Sweden's Caroline Markstrom gets a penalty for slashing.
     
    51:47
    Another great effort from Ledlova in front, but Besseling keeps it out.
     
    51:11
    The Czechs shoot the puck out of play from their own end, but it hits the glass, so no penalty.
     
    51:01
    Hladikova covers a loose puck at the side of the goal.
     
    48:52
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    Linn PETERSON scores against the run of the play, after Sweden had just killed off a furious Czech attack. This is a hearbreaker for the Czechs.
     
    48:37
    Sweden managed to withstand the pressure and kill off the penalty.
     
    47:44
    More pressure from the Czechs, and Besseling freezes the puck. The crowd cheers the Czech power play.
     
    47:30
    A great individual play by Ledlova, who worked out from the corner, but her backhand was stopped, and so was the rebound.
     
    46:37
    Sweden's Caroline Markstrom runs a pick at the blueline and gets called for interference. Czechs to the power play.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 35. Mazankova (Krizova) - 8. Lowenhielm (Hedin), 17. Kuller (Johansson), 31. Lennartsson, 49. Peterson

    Czech Republic: Hladíková (Craigová) - Tejralová, Výtisková, Kubátová, Hudečková, Kolowratová, Nováková, Vaňoučková, Pelikánová - Křížová, Mazánková, Chmelová - Lásková, Kuželová, Pecinová - Lédlová, Vanišová, Vopravilová - Sadílková, Nešutová, Přibylová.
    Sweden2: Besseling (Hjorth) - Kjellbin, Hedin, Lillback, Backlin, Ekstrom, Fridh, Markstrom, Alasalmi - Anderson, Lowenhielm, Carlsson - Peterson, Lindberg, Yucel - Johansson, Lennartsson, Kuller - Eidensten, Palm, Wong.
    Referees: Ugaijn (JPN) - Inoue (JPN), Majapuro (FIN)