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
     
    59:25
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    ELIAS LINDHOLM sealed the deal by scoring an empty-netter. Assisted by Hampus Lindholm.
     
    53:42
    Erik Karlsson gets two minutes penalty for boarding and Latvians are given chance to tie the game up.
     
    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.
     
    36:20
    Rinald Rosinskis gets minor penalty for cross-checking.
     
    34:26
    Blugers had a breakaway attempt but Hogberg´s left pad was in the right time at the right place.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    17:24
    Tornkvist gets minor penalty for tripping.
     
    14:06
    Filip Forsberg hits the post from the left wing. Sweden skaters could´ve taken the lead.
     
    11:37
    Swedes now get five-minutes chance to score. Daniels Riekstins with Game Misconduct Penalty for Kneeing.
     
    04:53
    Markus Lindholm gets minor penalty for holding the stick.
    Commentary by

    Valerián Lukačko

    CZ@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)