Germany – Switzerland 6:1 (end) | Slovakia – USA 1:4 (end) | Canada – Czech Republic 3:2 (end)
final
Slovakia
1:4 (0:0, 1:3, 0:1)
USA
Saturday 23.06.2012, 14:00 • World Junior Championship - U20
     
    Sadness on the Slovak side, celebrations on the American. USA played today a brilliant second period, in which they made a 3:1 lead and with great performance of goalkeeper Brandon Jones they deserved to get bronze medals. (15:36:24)
     
    45:00
    Game over.
     
    44:48
    Americans at full strenght.
     
    44:22
    Ruiz went on a breakaway, Nguyen stopped that.
     
    44:10
    Last minute of the game, Americans are celebrating their bronze on the bench.
     
    43:58
    Kuzma stood on the blueline and tried to produce some shots but Jones is nearly unbeaten in today´s game.
     
    43:16
    Slovaks even did not pull the goalie, they know that their chances are gone.
     
    42:52
    Great opportunity for Kohútiar, Jones made a brilliant move to stop the shot.
     
    42:18
    Slovaks are shooting from all positions, Lupták twice went over.
     
    41:25
    Ruiz made an excellent job and cleared the zone. Only a little over three minutes for a miracle have the Slovaks.
     
    40:45
    Two dangerous fouls from Dellechiaie, maybe the last chance for the Slovak team! Their players have a four minute power-play.
     
    40:00
    Shot from Fillo was deflected wide. Slovaks can´t find the right way to Jones´s net.
     
    39:27
    Nice job from Zimmermann, he put the ball out of the defending zone. Americans could celebrate bronze medals! It is on 99,9% sure.
     
    38:44
    Nothing interestig on the rink, Americans hold the ball on their sticks, slovakian power-play started right now.
     
    37:46
    Roth gets two minutes penalty for interference.
     
    37:17
    Goal for Team USA!
    There it is! ROBERT ROTH took advantage of the US power-play and now I think it is all over! Assisted by Eric Zimmermann.
     
    36:55
    5 on 3 power-play for the team USA. Kohutiár gets a minor penalty. Big chance to make it all over!
     
    36:47
    Kohutiár tried to get on the breakaway but he did not catch the sharp pass from behind.
     
    35:46
    Another punishment for Slovaks. This time two minutes penalty for Dávid Zluky - slashing.
     
    35:26
    Americans now control the game, ten minutes divide them from bronze medals.
    Commentary by

    Radek Barkman

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 28. Lipovsky (Fillo) - 17. Ruiz (Carter), 22. Fredrickson (Caba), 24. Ruiz, 38. Roth (Zimmermann)

    Slovakia: Nguyen - Zluky, Lupták, Fillo, Holko, Kuzma, Matúš, Dvořák, Červenka, Šibík, Hlaváč, Čavajda, Jurášek, Dírer, Bielený, Borsík, Cebo, Kohútiar, Božík, Lipovský, Paulík.
    USA: Jones - Andreoli, Bliss, Brenner, Caba, Caron, Carter, Crossey, Defazio J., Dellechiaie, Fredrickson, Holman, Laperriere, Roth, Ruiz, Wagner, Warila, Wilson, Zimmerman, Zubik, Defazio M.
    Referees: Šprincl, Polášek (both CZE)