1SW 4:1 1GE | Sweden2 - Germany2 (U18 Women’s World Championship)

U18 Women’s World Championship

Sweden2 – Germany2

4:1 (end)

Switzerland – Russia

2:3 (after OT)

USA – Canada2

0:3 (end)

final

Sweden2

4:1 (0:1, 1:0, 3:0)

Germany2

Saturday 07.01.2012, 15:00 • PSG arena, Zlín • U18 Women’s World Championship

		Now team Sweden receives bronze medals. (17:03:59)
		Three best players of the tournament, who will be reward by the Tissot watch: Sweden - Matildah Andersson, Michelle Löwenhielm and Linnea Hedin. Germany - Anna-Maria Fegert, Kerstin Spielberger and Marie Delarbre.
		The best players of the game: Germany - Laura Kluge, Sweden - Linn Petersson.
		Germany scored an opening goal, but was unable to secure their lead. Sweden improved the play and finally tied the game and decided it in the 3rd. They beat Germany in their final game as well as a year ago in Stockholm. Sweden will end up 3rd, Germany 4th.
	60:00	Match finish.
	59:39	Goal for Team Sweden! ISABELL PALM sends the puck to the empty net. Team Sweden will win the bronze medals. Unassisted.
	59:05	Germany had a good chance, but no rebound came and Swedes managed to clear the puck from their defensive zone.
	58:00	German plays with six players, Albl is at the bench.
	57:23	Kjellbin took a slow shot at Alblb and all the Swedish players went to be shifted.
	56:54	Swedes hold the puck, Germany is getting out of time...
	55:00	The attendance at this game is 310 spectators.
	54:43	Lindberg took a backhand shot and missed a German goal only by a few centimeter. The game could have been decided.
	54:18	Time-out for team Germany.
	54:18	Germans iced the puck.
	52:11	Goal for Team Sweden! There were many players in front of Albl and MATILDAH ANDERSSON rebounded a puck into the net! Assisted by Olivia Carlsson, Anna Kjellbin.
	51:55	Marie Delarbre (GER) - two minutes for hooking.
	50:12	Spielberger plays a great game tonight. She created a great chance for her teammate, but was not understood...
	48:39	Sweden should concentrate more on defence, now Delarbre missed the net just by few centimeters.
	48:10	Sweden continues to put pressure on Germans.
	46:51	Goal for Team Sweden! Great combination for Sweden and MICHELLE LÖWENHIELM sends Sweden into the lead while scoring into the empty net! Assisted by Olivia Carlsson, Malin Wong.
	46:38	Michelle Lubbert (GER) - two minutes for tripping.
	46:20	Lillbäck did notintend it but cleared a puck for icing.
	45:29	Spielberger moved into a good position, but Hjorth deflected her shot with a shoulder.
	44:45	Fiegert took a distant shot and hit a pad of Hjorth.
	44:10	Palm (SWE) - twominutes for women body chcking.
	43:52	Albl was quite unsure but managed to glove the puck.
	43:10	Delarbre searched a teammateon the offensive blue line but nobody was there, soit is an icing call.
	42:30	The play is in the neutral zone. Both teams are afraid to make a mistake.
	41:19	One of the German players seem to be injured, but she is already on her skates and moves towards the bench.
	40:36	There is no space for risky moves, so Albl interrupted the play.
	40:01	Third period began.
		Sweden continued to push Germans and managed to tie the game. However, everything is still open and the bronze medals have still an unknown owners. The shots after the 2nd period are 19-13 for Sweden. The 3rd period will start approximately at 1625 CET.
	40:00	Second period finished.
	39:30	Delarbre was ready for a breakaway, but Lillbäck stopped her in the last moment.
	39:09	Swedish offside.
	38:33	The face off in the German zone to the Albl`s left.
	38:01	Delarbre could have sent Germans into the lad, but did not beat Hjorth.
	37:39	Bäcklin took a shot from long distance and hit the right post! Than Albl managed to saved it.
	37:02	The play happens in a neutral zone. Swedes have problems to gain their offensive zone during their power play.
	35:42	Melanie Haringer (GER) - two minutes penalty for slashing.
	34:26	Linn Peterson (SWE) - two minutes penalty for delaying the game.
	33:24	Kjellbin took two dangerous shots from a blue line.
	32:56	Hedin lost the puck on a blue line and Sweden has to start build their power play positions again.
	32:20	Icing call for Sweden.
	31:50	Laura Kluge (GER) - two minutes penalty for tripping.
	30:38	Goal for Team Sweden! ELIN JOHANSSON took a shot which Albl deflected just in front of her and she sent a repeated backhand shot into the net. An incredible joy by the Swedes! Unassisted.
	29:44	Swedish offside.
	28:19	Lennartsson got in front of Alblb, but her shot went wide.
	27:42	Kluge moved with the puck into the offensive zone but made a bad pass.
	26:33	Palm took a low shot on the other side, but Swedes are not going in front of the German goal for a rebound. Albl can see nost of the shots and that is very important for her.
	26:16	Engel took a low shot, Hjorth had a great save.
	25:41	Löwenhielm took a slow shot and expected somebody will deflected into the net, but it did not happen.
	24:53	Sweden puts Germans under pressure, but Germany is still one goal ahead.
	24:19	Offside for team Germany.
	23:23	Swedish 1st line combined well and also a shot came after three fast passes, Albl saved it.
	22:24	Spielberger again shoots, Hjorth deflected the shot in front of her.
	21:51	Petersen took a shot from angle and missed the net by few centimeters.
	21:35	Bäcklin did not handle the puck well and Swedes lost their offensive zone.
	20:34	A chance on the other side. Delabre took a shot, Hjorth saved with her pad.
	20:13	This time it was Team Sweden who won the opening face off seized the offensive zone.
	20:01	Second period began.
		Swedes outshot Germans 10-7 in the 1st period, but Germans are 1-0 ahead. They scored on a power play. Germany had a better start, but after an opening goal, Swedes took over and fight to reach an equalizer. The 2nd period will start approximately at 1542 CET.
	20:00	First period finished.
	19:42	Swedes put Germans under the pressure, but still without real scoring chances.
	19:01	Löwenhielm sent the puck in front of a German goal, but no rebound came.
	18:28	Swedes keep working hard for tying the game.
	17:24	Swedes are at full strength, but still in defense.
	16:55	Spielberger took a shot from a blue line but hit a first player standing in front of her.
	15:55	Ujcik did not win the puck over Bäcklin, the Swede iced the puck.
	14:49	German team needed this power play to even the game, but the expectation of creating chances has not been fullfilled so far.
	14:12	Cajsa Lillback draw a penalty for delaying the game.
	13:18	Löwenhielm received a pass at the top of the circle from behind the net, Albl saved it.
	12:46	Sweden took two shots in a short period of time, but Albl saved both.
	11:32	Swedes worked hard in front of a German net and Albl hide puck under her glove
	11:20	Sweden is not under German pressure anymore, but hardly creates any scoring opportunity.
	9:56	Finnish team, who sit just behind us, support team Germany.
	9:15	A short power play for Germany.
	8:48	Ujcikova took a slow shot, Hjorth had no problem with that.
	8:01	Spielberger went alone and managed to create a scoring chance for herself. However, Swedish defence took a puck from her in the last moment.
	07:38	Lina Bäcklin (SWE) - two minutes penalty for tripping. 4/4.
	7:05	Bernadette Karpf (GER) will serve the penalty for too many players on ice.
	6:45	Germans continue in the offensive tries, they are a better team so far.
	4:40	Goal for Team Germany! Delarbre and KATRIN SPIELBERGER are signed under most of the German goals at this championship. This time Delarbre found wide open KERSTIN SPIELBERGER at the right circle and she fired a fast shot into the left upper corner. Assisted by Marie Delarbre, Jessica Ujcik.
	3:44	Reimann moved forward from the blue line and took a dangerous shot, but it went into the middle of the goal.
	2:34	Isabell Palm (SWE) - two minutes penalty for women body check. The 1st power play of the game.
	2:18	Fridh led the 1st Swedish attack, she lost the puck behind the goal.
	1:02	Swedes stopped the first German attempt to get into the offensive zone.
	0:30	Germans won the opening face off, they control the puck behind their own goal.
	00:01	Match started.
		The bronze medal game will be rematch of the 5th place game from the last year`s championship in Stockholm. It that game Sweden won 2-0. Also these years they are favorites of this game.
		Starting line-ups: Sweden: Hjorth (Bessseling) - Kjellbin, Hedin, Lillback, Backlin, Ekstrom, Fridh, Markstrom, Alasalmi - Andersson, Lowenhielm, Carlsson - Peterson, Lindberg, Yucel - Johansson, Lennartsson, Kuller - Eidenstein, Palm, Wong. Germany: Albl (Fuchs) - Ujcik, Fiegert, Wagner, Fritz, Reimann, Scheuerlein, Bartsch, Voog - Delarbre, Kluge, Spielberger - Haringer, Seitz, Engel - Lubbert, Karpf, Schmid - Bauer, Gasde, Swikull. Referees: Gage (CAN) - Cerhitova (SVK), Stefkova (CZE).
		Welcome. Match will begin in 15:00.

Commentary by

David Schlegel

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 31. Johansson, 47. Lowenhielm (Carlsson, Wong), 53. Andersson (Carlsson, Kjellbin), 60. Palm - 5. Spielberger (Delarbre, Ujcik)

Sweden2: Hjorth (Bessseling) - Kjellbin, Hedin, Lillback, Backlin, Ekstrom, Fridh, Markstrom, Alasalmi - Andersson, Lowenhielm, Carlsson - Peterson, Lindberg, Yucel - Johansson, Lennartsson, Kuller - Eidenstein, Palm, Wong.

Germany2: Albl (Fuchs) - Ujcik, Fiegert, Wagner, Fritz, Reimann, Scheuerlein, Bartsch, Voog - Delarbre, Kluge, Spielberger - Haringer, Seitz, Engel - Lubbert, Karpf, Schmid - Bauer, Gasde, Swikull.

Referees: Gage (CAN) - Cerhitova (SVK), Stefkova (CZE)

Attendance: 310

1st period
	2:34
	4:40
	7:05
	07:38
	14:12
1st intermission
2nd period
	30:38
	31:50
	34:26
	35:42
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:10
	46:51
	51:55
	52:11
	59:39
Final