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

		Welcome. Match will begin in 18:00.
		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).
	00:01	Game started.
	01:11	Game takes place mainly in the neutral zone so far.
	02:24	No shot on goal so far.
	03:21	Team Latvia now closed Swedes in their defensive zone but Kulda´s shot went straight into the goalie´s pads.
	04:17	Latvian skaters are more active so far than their opponent. Bukarts´ shot from the left wing went wide.
	04:37	Time-out for Team Sweden. The coach probable wants his players to wake up as they have been outplayed so far.
	04:53	Markus Lindholm gets minor penalty for holding the stick.
	05:59	Swedes´ve managed to throw out the puck twice from their defensive zone so far.
	06:23	Latvians are harmless in this powerplay...
	06:53	Visiting team at full strength.
	07:17	Now probably the first shot on goal in this match by Team Sweden made by Filip Forsberg.
	07:58	Wrist shot from the blue line by Elias Lindholm blocked by one of the Latvian dedensemen.
	09:22	Lindholm on a wraparound did not get to score thanks to good pad save made by Team Latvia back-up goalie Punnenovs.
	10:48	Teams are playing in the neutral zone again.
	11:08	Filip Sandberg´s shot right aftet the face-off was blocked.
	11:20	Icing Team Latvia.
	11:37	Swedes now get five-minutes chance to score. Daniels Riekstins with Game Misconduct Penalty for Kneeing.
	12:59	Team Sweden is dominating the game due to the powerplay. Several shots went wide, though.
	14:06	Filip Forsberg hits the post from the left wing. Sweden skaters could´ve taken the lead.
	15:34	Sebastian Colberg´s shot from the blue line ended in Punnenovs´ glove.
	16:37	Home team team at full strength.
	16:37	Latvians managed not to give up goal on five-minutes long penalty killing mainly thanks to their goalkeeper.
	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.
	17:24	Tornkvist gets minor penalty for tripping.
	18:34	Matiss Gelazis´ one-timer from the blue line was caught by Hogberg.
	19:24	Visiting team at full strength.
	20:00	First period finished.
		Shots on goal 6:10.
		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.
	20:01	Second period began.
	20:42	Colberg takes the first shot in the second period.
	21:30	We can´t say which team is better at the moment. The game haven´t changed much compared to the first period.
	22:59	Mattias Nilsson on a solo breakway but Punnenovs used his stick well in this situation.
	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.
	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.
	27:17	The first goal in Latvian net got Swedes motivated and now they´re making a huge effort to score the second one.
	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.
	28:55	Video referee haven´t confirmed the goal so score is still 1:0 for Team Sweden.
	29:43	Collberg made a shot from the left wing but couldn´t get the puck in the net.
	30:23	Three shots in row by Sweden skaters were all blocked by Team Latvia defensmen.
	30:55	Semi-breakaway by Latvians unsuccessful. Lavrovs´ shot from the right wing was caught by Hogberg.
	32:12	Ludwig Bytrom with a slap shot from the blue line but Punnenovs´ glove was ready.
	33:39	Martin Lavrovs with a chance to score an equalizer but the puck was kicked out by Sweden goalkeeper.
	34:26	Blugers had a breakaway attempt but Hogberg´s left pad was in the right time at the right place.
	35:51	Christian Djoos´ wrist shot from the blue line wasn´t hard enough to surprise the home team goalie.
	36:20	Rinald Rosinskis gets minor penalty for cross-checking.
	37:19	Latvians on a breakaway in the penalty killing. Hogberg made a pad-save to stop the Lavrovs´ shot.
	38:20	Home team team at full strength.
	39:00	Swedens are still in the attacking zone even though their powerplay ended forty seconds ago.
	39:56	Four seconds to go in the second period was made by Arturs Sevcenko.
		Shots on goal 8:21.
		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.
	41:00	Swedes can´t get through the solid Latvian defense at the moment.
	41:48	Icing Team Latvia.
	42:53	Goal for Team Latvia! RICARD KONDRATS has just tied the game with shot under the crossbar on 2-on-1 breakaway. Unassisted.
	43:55	Teodors Blugers - minor penalty for slashing.
	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.
	46:01	Shot from the blue line by Lindholm went wide.
	47:47	Latvians are not giving up. Now they closed Swedens in their defensive zone but Makarovs just misses the net.
	49:22	Latvians in the attacking zone again but Lavrovs´ shot from the right wing was blocked.
	51:01	Erik Karlsson with the well-aimed shot to the left corner of Punnenovs´ net unsuccessful.
	52:51	Neither of teams is dominating the ice at the moment.
	53:42	Erik Karlsson gets two minutes penalty for boarding and Latvians are given chance to tie the game up.
	54:33	Swedens are throwing the puck out of their defense zone without a problem.
	55:00	Latvians unable to take the shot so far.
	55:42	Visiting team at full strength.
	56:58	Elias Lindholm takes the shot right after the face-off. Saved by Punnenovs.
	57:12	Latvians get another chance to score an equalizer. Elias Lindholm get minor penalty for slashing.
	57:12	Home team timeout.
	59:00	Latvian goalie pulled off.
	59:20	The game takes place in Team Sweden´s defense zone.
	59:25	Goal for Team Sweden! ELIAS LINDHOLM sealed the deal by scoring an empty-netter. Assisted by Hampus Lindholm.
	60:00	Game over.
		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)

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