FIN 8:0 1GE | Finland - Germany2 (U18 World Championship)

U18 World Championship

Finland – Germany2	8:0 (end)	\|	Czech Republic – Switzerland	2:4 (end)	\|	Latvia – Denmark	3:4 (after OT)
Russia – Canada2	2:4 (end)

final

Finland

8:0 (2:0, 4:0, 2:0)

Germany2

Thursday 19.04.2012, 15:00 • Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav • U18 World Championship

		The other quarterfinal game, between Russia and Canada, will begin in two hours time at 19:00 CET (21:00 MSK, 13:00 ET) (16:59:44)
		Finland advances to play their arch-rival, Sweden, in a semifinal game tomorrow. Germany will play for 5th/6th place on Saturday against the loser of the upcoming RUS-CAN game.
		Players of the game: GER Sven Ziegler, FIN Risto Ristolainen.
		Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): by Finland 7 (37), by Germany 4 (18). Germany was competitive for most of the 1st period, but Finland dominated the 2nd period, took the game firmly in their control, and then were on cruise-control in the 3rd.
	60:00	Game over.
	58:57	Germany will finish the game on the power play. Finland's Mikko Vainonen gets called for tripping.
	58:34	Offside against Germany.
	58:16	Cupper catches a lobbing dump-in and holds it.
	58:04	Hand pass against Germany. Faceoff at centre ice.
	57:41	Icing against Finland.
	55:04	Goal for Team Finland! From in front of the net, HENRIK HAAPALA scores his 2nd goal of the game on a rebound. Assists: Rasmus Kulmala, Esa Lindell.
	52:08	A chance for Germany: Tim Bender's slap shot from the blueline is deflected away by Korpisalo's blocker . . .
	51:47	Icing against Finland.
	51:32	Offside against Germany.
	48:53	Icing against Germany.
	47:43	Icing against Finland.
	47:37	Off the faceoff, a quick German shot is caught and held by Korpisalo.
	47:33	Icing against Finland.
	47:00	Artturi Lehkonen, who has 3 points already, took a breakaway pass, but went to his backhand and the puck slid off his stick . . .
	46:02	Icing against Germany.
	43:30	The Finns are not relenting . . . more shots and a couple more saves for Cupper, play continues . . .
	43:10	Icing against Germany.
		The Germans have made a goaltending change. Marvin Cupper takes over for Patrick Klein to start the 3rd period.
	40:24	Goal for Team Finland! Quickly in the 3rd period, Cupper stopped his first shot, but TUEVO TERAVAINEN grabbed the rebound and went upstairs for Finalnd's 7th goal. Assist: Artturi Lehkonen.
	40:01	Third period began.
		3rd period will begin at 16:28 CET.
		Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): by Finland 19 (30), by Germany 5 (14). The 2nd period was all Finland, and they appear to have a semifinal date securely in their grasp.
	40:00	Second period finished.
	39:17	Goal for Team Finland! Germany simply cannot contain all of Finland's offensive weapons. Just as the penalty was expiring, Terevainen fed ARTTURI LEHKONEN, who redirected the puck upstairs. Assists: Tuevo Teravainen, Ville Pokka.
	37:41	Offside against Finland on the PP. The puck barely came out.
	37:17	Finland back to the power play. Denis Shevyrin (GER) for tripping.
	36:11	A high wrist shot from Teravainen is deflected out of play off the blocker of Klein.
	34:57	Goal for Team Finland! After Klein stopped the initial point shot from Ristolainen, SAMU MARKKULA scored on the rebound with a backhander from a sharp angle. Assist: Risto Ristolainen.
	34:48	A low shot is scooped up by the glove of Klein, who holds it for a faceoff.
	34:18	The puck is again played by a Finnish high stick in the German zone. Faceoff outside.
		Germany's Patrick Klopper appears to have broken his skate blade and needs to go to the dressing room for repairs.
	34:10	A shot from the point is deflected out of play in the German zone, faceoff inside.
	32:47	The puck was played with a high stick by a Finnish player in the attacking zone, faceoff outside.
	32:37	Finland with another opportunity, but the save by Klein and the faceoff in the German zone.
	30:43	Goal for Team Finland! The Finnish power play worked the puck around nicely, setting up a one-time snapper from HENRIK HAAPALA that beat Klein high to the stick side. Assists: Rasmus Kulmala, Esa Lindell.
	29:45	Benjamin Zientek intercepted a cross-point pass and got a shorthanded breakaway, but was denied by Joonas Korpisalo. Faceoff in the Finnish zone.
	29:08	Thomas Schmid (GER) for tripping at the blueline.
	27:33	Icing against Germany.
	25:30	The Finns all over the Germans now . . . big scramble in front, play continues . . .
	24:58	Goal for Team Finland! Klein appeared to stop HENRI IKONEN's shot from point-blank, but it slowly crept through his pads and slid across the line. Assist: Mikko Vainonen.
	23:34	Germany's Patrick Klopper got behind the Finnish defence and had a breakaway on Korpisalo, but shot wide . . .
	21:02	Icing against Finland.
	20:42	Germany came out and got the first shot of the period, but Finland came back and the always-dangerous Teravainen took a high shot that hit Klein in the shoulder . . .
	20:01	Second period began.
		The teams are on the ice and the 2nd period begins in a couple of minutes . . .
		Shots on goal in the 1st period: by Finland 11, by Germany 9. Finland came out strong and quickly got the game's first goal. Germany started getting some chances of their own, but a defensive lapse led to Finland's second goal, which killed their momentum.
	20:00	First period finished.
	19:18	Just off the draw, Ristolainen's point shot is kicked away by Klein . . .
	19:13	Icing against Germany.
	18:30	A heavy low one-timer by Finnish captain Mikko Vainonen is deflected just wide . . .
	18:06	A shot and a save by Klein, forcing a stoppage.
	17:51	Germany is back at full strength, but Finland still with possession in the German zone . . .
	16:49	Finland's power play is looking dangerous, but Klein manages to make a save and cover the puck. 1:02 left in the penalty.
	15:51	First penalty of the game, Finland's top line was on another dangerous-looking rush; Raphael Kaefer broke it up but had to take a hooking penalty to do so. Finland to the power play.
	15:36	From the right wing, Kurth's backhander is stopped and held by Korpisalo.
	14:48	Offside against Germany.
	14:27	A glove save by Klein and a whistle, and a bit of a gathering around the net afterward.
	13:48	Puck out of play at the Finnish bench. Faceoff at the Finnish blueline.
	13:10	Finland's top line is back at it . . . Teravainen fed Ikonen, whose shot Klein got a piece of to deflect away . . .
	10:28	Goal for Team Finland! A German defensive lapse allowed TUEVO TERAVAINEN, Finland's most dangerous player, to get free. He took a pass in the slot and beat Klein with another forehand deke. Assists: Juuso Ikonen, Arturri Lehkonen.
	09:30	From the left wing, Tiffels got a good shot away for Germany that Korpisalo stopped. After a strong start by Finland, Germany has been pushing back lately . . .
		No goal. Faceoff is in the German zone to the left of Klein.
		They are going to video replay for the apparent goal post, but it appeared to be no goal . . .
	09:16	Klein covers the puck in the German crease.
	08:55	Right off the faceoff, Germany hit the goalpost. Play continues . .
	08:52	Icing against Finland.
	07:39	The puck goes over the glass in the Finnish zone, faceoff stays inside.
	07:32	Icing against Finland.
	07:15	Sustained pressure by Finland, Salminen fanned on a shot in the slot . . .
	05:33	Offside against Finland.
	05:25	A high shot hit the glass and landed on top of the Finnish net. Faceoff in the Finnish zone.
	04:47	Offside against Germany.
	04:30	Sven Ziegler of Germany stole the puck at the side of the Finnish goal and got his team's first good chance of the game.
	03:26	Goal for Team Finland! ALEXI MUSTONEN took a breakaway pass and beat Klein with a forehand deke. The Finnish 2nd line is picking up where it left off the last game. Assist: Henrik Haapala.
	02:22	On his second shift, Lehkonen got another chance but shot wide from a sharp angle . . .
	01:06	A Finnish 2 on 1, but Haapala couldn't corral the pass . .
	00:15	On the first shift, Lehkonen was alone in front of the German goal but backhanded the puck wide . . .
	00:01	Game started.
		The teams are on the ice: Finland in blue jerseys with navy pants and blue helmets. Germany in white jerseys with black pants and helmets. The opening faceoff is 2 minutes away . . .
		Starting lineups: Finland: Korpisalo (Aurén) - Pokka, Tikkinen, Ristolainen, Lindell, Lehtonen, Vainonen (C), Makinen - J. Ikonen, Teravainen, Lehkonen - Mustonen, Haapala, Kumala - Barkov, Markkula, H. Ikonen -Huovinen, Salminen, Antonen, Juutinen. Coach: Tapola. Germany: Klein (Cupper) - Bender, Moser, Quinlan, Schmid, D. Tiffels, Stephan, Koberger, Schwarz - Kurth, Palausch, F. Tiffels - Herpich (C), Ziegler, Kaefer - Kahun, Draisaitl, Eisenschmid - Zientek, Shevyrin, Klopper. Coach: Setters. Referees: Gofman (Rus), Sidorenko (BLR) - Lederer (CZE), Shikhanov (RUS).
		Welcome to the first quarterfinal game between Finland and Germany. The game starts at 15:00 CET.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 4. Mustonen (Haapala), 11. Teravainen (J. Ikonen, Lehkonen), 25. H. Ikonen (Vainonen), 31. Haapala (Kulmala, Lindell), 35. Markkula (Ristolainen), 40. Lehkonen (Teravainen, Pokka), 41. Teravainen (Lehkonen), 56. Haapala (Kulmala, Lindell)

Finland: Korpisalo (Aurén) - Pokka, Tikkinen, Ristolainen, Lindell, Lehtonen, Vainonen (C), Makinen - J. Ikonen, Teravainen, Lehkonen - Mustonen, Haapala, Kumala - Barkov, Markkula, H. Ikonen -Huovinen, Salminen, Antonen, Juutinen. Coach: Tapola.

Germany2: Klein (Cupper) - Bender, Moser, Quinlan, Schmid, D. Tiffels, Stephan, Koberger, Schwarz - Kurth, Palausch, F. Tiffels - Herpich (C), Ziegler, Kaefer - Kahun, Draisaitl, Eisenschmid - Zientek, Shevyrin, Klopper. Coach: Setters.

Referees: Gofman (RUS), Sidorenko (BLR) - Lederer (CZE), Shikhanov (RUS)

1st period
	03:26
	10:28
	15:51
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:58
	29:08
	30:43
	34:57
	37:17
	39:17
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:24
	55:04
	58:57
Final