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
     
    58:57
    Germany will finish the game on the power play. Finland's Mikko Vainonen gets called for tripping.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    37:17
    Finland back to the power play. Denis Shevyrin (GER) for tripping.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    29:08
    Thomas Schmid (GER) for tripping at the blueline.
     
    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 . . .
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    08:55
    Right off the faceoff, Germany hit the goalpost. Play continues . .
     
    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.
    Commentary by

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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)