France2 – Austria 3:1 (end) | Belarus – Slovenia2 4:3 (end) | Germany2 – Russia 1:4 (end)
Switzerland – Canada2 3:2 (after SO) | Latvia – USA 1:4 (end) | Norway – Denmark 3:2 (end)
final
Germany2
1:4 (0:0, 0:2, 1:2)
Russia
Sunday 05.05.2013, 15:15 • World Championship
     
    We watched a really interesting game. Russians played their minimalist game without too much effort and were just waiting for mistakes of their opponent. They came and Ilya Kovalchuk proved his qualities.
    Germans were reaching for a score 2-2, but the goal wasn´t confirmed. Then Kovalchuk completed his hat-trick and Russians were able to control the second win in this WC.

    Thanks for watching! (17:28:21)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:40
    Goal for Team Russia!

    DENIS KOKAREV stroke the empty net and ensured the victory of his team! Assisted by Soin, Svitov.
     
    59:35
    Tripp was shot down by his teammate from the blue line and just standing in front of Russian net.
     
    58:57
    Germans don´t give up this game, call off the goalie and try it with 6 players!
     
    58:20
    Goal for Team Russia!

    Russian players should kiss Kovalchuk´s hands! Honestly, this goal goes by 90% to Radulov. He fooled the best defender of the opponent Erhoff like a small kid, passed to ILYA Biryukovwho showed how valuable player he is. Assisted by Radulov, Biryukov.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left in the 3rd period and the game is played in the Russian zone.
     
    57:16
    Russians again slowed down and now are just as an audition watching what German players will do. Not helping Varlamov at all.
     
    56:29
    An icing by Russians.
     
    55:38
    German players feel that a chance to make the game tied is still here and because of Russian lax attitude is coming closer and closer.
     
    54:39
    The situation was that Anisimov took down Erhoff on his own goalie and German player Rankel scored the goal! But it could not be confirmed because of Erhoff in the goal area... It is by European rules, I am sure that in NHL this goal would be confirmed...
     
    53:30
    From nothing almost everything. An inconspicuous action and Tripp fired from the place between circles!
     
    53:05
    Sort of an deaf part of the game...
     
    52:03
    The German net is from its place and the game is interrupted.
     
    50:44
    Endras holds the puck in front of Petrov and another face-off will be on his right arm.
     
    49:33
    After a German shot a fight between Radolov and Gogula. Referees are just in time between them and tear them apart. Without penalties...
     
    47:59
    Hördler´s first shot was blocked but German defender didn´t give up it and won the puck again. His 2nd shot was preciser and Varlamov had also a good luck when the puck ended on his back.
     
    47:17
    Shots on goal during the 3rd period 3-5.
     
    47:05
    Ryasenski fired from the blue line but missed the net.
     
    46:43
    Finally, Russians woke up and tried to get back two-goal-lead.
    Commentary by

    Lucie Mužíková

    CZ@LMuzikova

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 46. Tripp (Wolf) – 24. Kovalchuk (Medvedev), 31. Kovalchuk (Radulov), 59. Kovalchuk (Radulov, Biryukov), 60. Kokarev (Soin, Svitov)

    Germany2: Endras – Erhoff, Hordler, Goc N., Müller, Baxmann, Ankert, Kohl – Rankel, Schutz, Goc M. – Wolf, Ullmann, Gogulla – Kink, Tripp, Seidenberg – Greilinger, Hager, Pietta – Mauer.
    Russia: Varlamov – Nikulin, Biryukov, Tyutin, Medvedev, Denisov, Belov, Ryasenski – Loktionov, Radulov, Kovalchuk – Popov, Perezhogin, Anisimov – Mozyakin, Tereshenko, Petrov – Svitov, Korakev, Soin.
    Referees: Johansson (SWE), Rantala (FIN) – Kilian (NOR), Morrison (USA)