LAT 1:3 1SW | Latvia - Sweden2 (U18 World Championship)

U18 World Championship

Latvia – Sweden2

1:3 (end)

Denmark – USA

0:4 (end)

final

Latvia

1:3 (0:0, 0:1, 1:2)

Sweden2

Sunday 15.04.2012, 18:00 • Arena Znojmo • U18 World Championship

		Team Sweden deserved to win tonight even though Latvian skaters put up a huge fight but finally the quality of roster on the Sweden side decided this match. (20:09:06)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:25	Goal for Team Sweden! ELIAS LINDHOLM sealed the deal by scoring an empty-netter. Assisted by Hampus Lindholm.
	59:20	The game takes place in Team Sweden´s defense zone.
	59:00	Latvian goalie pulled off.
	57:12	Home team timeout.
	57:12	Latvians get another chance to score an equalizer. Elias Lindholm get minor penalty for slashing.
	56:58	Elias Lindholm takes the shot right after the face-off. Saved by Punnenovs.
	55:42	Visiting team at full strength.
	55:00	Latvians unable to take the shot so far.
	54:33	Swedens are throwing the puck out of their defense zone without a problem.
	53:42	Erik Karlsson gets two minutes penalty for boarding and Latvians are given chance to tie the game up.
	52:51	Neither of teams is dominating the ice at the moment.
	51:01	Erik Karlsson with the well-aimed shot to the left corner of Punnenovs´ net unsuccessful.
	49:22	Latvians in the attacking zone again but Lavrovs´ shot from the right wing was blocked.
	47:47	Latvians are not giving up. Now they closed Swedens in their defensive zone but Makarovs just misses the net.
	46:01	Shot from the blue line by Lindholm went wide.
	44:34	Goal for Team Sweden! Sweden skaters capitalized on one-man advantage. Their captain FILIP FORSBERG takes the lead for his team by putting the puck in between Punnenovs´ pads. Assisted by Jacob de la Rose.
	43:55	Teodors Blugers - minor penalty for slashing.
	42:53	Goal for Team Latvia! RICARD KONDRATS has just tied the game with shot under the crossbar on 2-on-1 breakaway. Unassisted.
	41:48	Icing Team Latvia.
	41:00	Swedes can´t get through the solid Latvian defense at the moment.
		Team Sweden finally managed to prove their quality with 21 shots that went on Punnenovs. Kalin scored the first goal in the 26th minute and from that moment on Sweden skaters were outplaying their opponent.
		Shots on goal 8:21.
	39:56	Four seconds to go in the second period was made by Arturs Sevcenko.
	39:00	Swedens are still in the attacking zone even though their powerplay ended forty seconds ago.
	38:20	Home team team at full strength.
	37:19	Latvians on a breakaway in the penalty killing. Hogberg made a pad-save to stop the Lavrovs´ shot.
	36:20	Rinald Rosinskis gets minor penalty for cross-checking.
	35:51	Christian Djoos´ wrist shot from the blue line wasn´t hard enough to surprise the home team goalie.
	34:26	Blugers had a breakaway attempt but Hogberg´s left pad was in the right time at the right place.
	33:39	Martin Lavrovs with a chance to score an equalizer but the puck was kicked out by Sweden goalkeeper.
	32:12	Ludwig Bytrom with a slap shot from the blue line but Punnenovs´ glove was ready.
	30:55	Semi-breakaway by Latvians unsuccessful. Lavrovs´ shot from the right wing was caught by Hogberg.
	30:23	Three shots in row by Sweden skaters were all blocked by Team Latvia defensmen.
	29:43	Collberg made a shot from the left wing but couldn´t get the puck in the net.
	28:55	Video referee haven´t confirmed the goal so score is still 1:0 for Team Sweden.
	28:03	Ilja Makarovs´ one-timer from the slot was behind the Latvian goalie but referees are not sure if it crossed the goal line.
	27:17	The first goal in Latvian net got Swedes motivated and now they´re making a huge effort to score the second one.
	25:46	Goal for Team Sweden! Sweden skaters finally managed to open the score of this match. Good passing by Sandberg was taken advantage of by MATTIAS KALIN. Assisted by Filip Sandberg and Calle Anderson.
	24:16	Team Sweden is little bit more active than in the first twenty minutes but still it isn´t enough to beat well-organized defense of Latvian players.
	22:59	Mattias Nilsson on a solo breakway but Punnenovs used his stick well in this situation.
	21:30	We can´t say which team is better at the moment. The game haven´t changed much compared to the first period.
	20:42	Colberg takes the first shot in the second period.
	20:01	Second period began.
		In the first period Latvians played surprisingly better than their opponent. We saw defensive game on both sides with no goal. Swedes didn´t manage to capitalize on the five-minutes long powerplay during which Team Sweden captain Filip Forsberg hit just the post and that´s why the score after the first twenty minutes is tied 0-0.
		Shots on goal 6:10.
	20:00	First period finished.
	19:24	Visiting team at full strength.
	18:34	Matiss Gelazis´ one-timer from the blue line was caught by Hogberg.
	17:24	Tornkvist gets minor penalty for tripping.
	17:11	Ludvig Nilsson was passing from behind the net to Anton Brehmer who was face-to-face to the goalie but couldn´t score.
	16:37	Latvians managed not to give up goal on five-minutes long penalty killing mainly thanks to their goalkeeper.
	16:37	Home team team at full strength.
	15:34	Sebastian Colberg´s shot from the blue line ended in Punnenovs´ glove.
	14:06	Filip Forsberg hits the post from the left wing. Sweden skaters could´ve taken the lead.
	12:59	Team Sweden is dominating the game due to the powerplay. Several shots went wide, though.
	11:37	Swedes now get five-minutes chance to score. Daniels Riekstins with Game Misconduct Penalty for Kneeing.
	11:20	Icing Team Latvia.
	11:08	Filip Sandberg´s shot right aftet the face-off was blocked.
	10:48	Teams are playing in the neutral zone again.
	09:22	Lindholm on a wraparound did not get to score thanks to good pad save made by Team Latvia back-up goalie Punnenovs.
	07:58	Wrist shot from the blue line by Elias Lindholm blocked by one of the Latvian dedensemen.
	07:17	Now probably the first shot on goal in this match by Team Sweden made by Filip Forsberg.
	06:53	Visiting team at full strength.
	06:23	Latvians are harmless in this powerplay...
	05:59	Swedes´ve managed to throw out the puck twice from their defensive zone so far.
	04:53	Markus Lindholm gets minor penalty for holding the stick.
	04:37	Time-out for Team Sweden. The coach probable wants his players to wake up as they have been outplayed so far.
	04:17	Latvian skaters are more active so far than their opponent. Bukarts´ shot from the left wing went wide.
	03:21	Team Latvia now closed Swedes in their defensive zone but Kulda´s shot went straight into the goalie´s pads.
	02:24	No shot on goal so far.
	01:11	Game takes place mainly in the neutral zone so far.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Latvia: Punnenovs (Grinfogels) – Skuratovs, Augstkalns, Rosinskis, Kalvitis, Gelazis, Makarovs, Freimanis, Zemitis – Ozolins, Golovkovs, Kulda – Bukarts, Lavrovs, Blugers – Jevpalovs, Jelisejevs, Lipsbergs – Kondrats, Sevcenko, Riekstins. Sweden: Hogberg (Dansk) – Lindholm, Bystrom, Andersson, Arnesson, Djoos, Pettersson, M. Nilsson – Forsberg, Lindholm, Burakowsky – Collberg, Possler, Wennberg – Kalin, Sandberg, Karlsson – Tornkvist, Brehmer, de la Rose – L. Nilsson. Referees: Gebei (HUN), Hribik (CZE) – Hull (CAN), Pešek (CZE).
		Welcome. Match will begin in 18:00.

Commentary by

Valerián Lukačko

@vlukacko

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 43. Kondrats - 26. Kalin (Anderson, Sandberg), 45. Forsberg (de la Rose), 60. Lindholm E. (Lindholm H.)

Latvia: Punnenovs (Grinfogels) – Skuratovs, Augstkalns, Rosinskis, Kalvitis, Gelazis, Makarovs, Freimanis, Zemitis – Ozolins, Golovkovs, Kulda – Bukarts, Lavrovs, Blugers – Jevpalovs, Jelisejevs, Lipsbergs – Kondrats, Sevcenko, Riekstins.

Sweden2: Hogberg (Dansk) – Lindholm, Bystrom, Andersson, Arnesson, Djoos, Pettersson, M. Nilsson – Forsberg, Lindholm, Burakowsky – Collberg, Possler, Wennberg – Kalin, Sandberg, Karlsson – Tornkvist, Brehmer, de la Rose – L. Nilsson.

Referees: Gebei (HUN), Hribik (CZE) – Hull (CAN), Pešek (CZE)

1st period
	04:53
	11:37
	17:24
1st intermission
2nd period
	25:46
	36:20
	42:53
	43:55
	44:34
	53:42
	59:25
Final