SUI 5:2 CZE | Switzerland - Czech Republic (World Championship)

World Championship

Germany2 – Slovakia2	2:3 (end)	\|	Switzerland – Czech Republic	5:2 (end)	\|	Finland – France2	3:1 (end)
Sweden2 – Belarus	2:1 (end)

final

Switzerland

5:2 (1:0, 1:2, 3:0)

Czech Republic

Monday 06.05.2013, 16:15 • Globen Hall, Stockholm • World Championship

		The last period 3-0 makes Swiss really happy. After 3 games they aren´t still beaten and they already played against Sweden, Canada and the Czech Republic. Swiss players teach Czechs how important is an efforts in front of goal areas. They reached from there 3 goals... No one from Team Czech Republic joined Hudler with scoring and there we go... Thanks for watching! (18:26:22)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:39	A face-off in front of Berra.
	59:20	Goal for Team Switzerland! RETO SURI strikes the empty net and it is finally and completely decided!
	59:00	The last minute.
	58:49	Michalek´s shot from the blue line is not precise.
	58:15	Hertl fights in the line of the goal area but the puck ends in Berra´s glove.
	58:09	A Swiss icing.
	58:00	Two minutes left in the 3rd period.
	57:21	Salak is out again.
	57:05	A Czech off-side.
	56:44	Salak is called off and Czechs try their luck with 6 players on the field.
	56:44	And also a time-out for Team Czech Republic.
	56:44	The last commercial break.
	53:22	Goal for Team Switzerland! SIMON BODENMANN finishes a quick counter-attack as the 4th goal of his team after another mess in a goal area of Salak. Czech players don´t manage this situation well and this is the result. Bodenmann rebounds the puck completely alone standing alone in a line of the goal area.
	52:11	Hertl tries to tip the puck in after Tenkrat´s shot, but Berra is on his place.
	51:43	Hudler´s shot ends in Berra´s glove.
	50:59	An off-side of Team Czech Republic.
	50:30	Hertl´s shot in a situation 3 on 2 is blocked and this promising situation ends really poorly.
	49:33	Michalek´s shot is deflected.
	49:10	And the 2nd mistake by Nakladal is the reason why Czechs have to start right from Salak.
	48:28	Nakladal´s pass on the blue line is so not precise, that Voracek has to start another attack from the neutral zone.
	48:10	And again.
	47:51	Swiss players get the puck out of their zone.
	47:44	Hanzal was tripped and Reto Berra (SUI), the goalie, gets a minor penalty.
	47:23	And the second one.
	47:08	An icing by Swiss.
	46:49	Kutlak´s shot from the blue line is deflected into the corner.
	46:25	The first commercial break in the 3rd period.
	45:47	Goal for Team Switzerland! Plüss wins a fighting behind the net for a puck, rounds the net and tries to shot. Salak on his place but only deflects the puck. SIMON MOSER moves forward and sends the puck to the net with his foot. Assisted by Martin Plüss.
	45:16	A Swiss off-side.
	45:11	Hanzal doesn´t kick-off well and just let the puck to Swiss players.
	44:43	Salak rather converts this puck after a shot from the blue line.
	44:17	Novotny´s shot from the left circle is blocked and ends in a corner.
	43:56	Novotny is without a chance against 4 Swiss players.
	42:46	Swiss at full strength.
	42:36	Reto Suri takes an advatange of troubles in Czech kicking-off and appears in a situation 2 on 1. His shot however doesn´t surprise Salak.
	40:46	Simon Moser (SUI) gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:12	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Irgl passes to JIRI HUDLER, his first shot ends on Berry but he doesn´t control the puck. So Czech forward gets to the rebound and makes the score tied! Assisted by Irgl.
	37:05	Hanzal shoots from the blue line but the shot is not getting to Berra.
	36:10	Berra deflects a shot from the neutral zone.
	35:19	However they are stopped because of their off-side.
	35:13	Irgl´s pass isn´t correct and Swiss turn the game to the other side.
	34:35	A situation 2 on 2 in front of Salak, but Plüss loses the puck.
	33:02	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Team Czech Republic scores only during power plays on this tournament. The 4th goal and the 4th in the power play. JIRI HUDLER gets a pass to the middle of the left circle and sends a very good and precise shot. Berra doesn´t stand a chance. Assisted by Tlusty, Voracek.
	32:52	Nakladal´s shot from the blue line is only deflected.
	32:13	Voracek fired from the blue line but Czech players aren´t in front of the net so Berra has an easy work to do.
	32:09	Martin Plüss (SUI) fouled Hertl and gets a minor penalty for interference.
	32:09	The second commercial break in this period.
	31:57	Hertl tries to find Fleischmann in front of the net, but he misses the pass.
	31:13	And an icing.
	30:33	A Czech off-side.
	30:15	Shots on goal during the 2nd period: 5 – 7. Till now: 20 – 21.
	29:34	Another after Hudler´s shot from a circle.
	29:20	Berra on fire. So far he writes down 18 saves.
	28:42	Ambühl takes an advantage after another Czech mistake but doesn´t beat Salak. On the other side, Tlusty manages to go for 2 rebounds but both only strike Barra´s pads.
	28:29	A luck stands with Berra because a Czech shot goes between Berra´s pads but out of the net.
	28:09	Novotny passes back to Hubacek but he doesn´t manage to catch the puck.
	27:49	The first commercial break in this period.
	27:49	Hubacek shot from the right circle and Berra saved.
	26:36	Goal for Team Switzerland! NINO NIEDERREITER scores his 3rd goal in this tournament! Czech players weren´t precise in front of Salak, forgot this player and he beat in face-to-face battle Czech goalie. Assisted by Moser, Plüss.
	26:00	The Czech team at full strength and killed this penalty really well.
	25:18	Swiss players aren´t still able to cross the blue line.
	25:10	And the 3rd time.
	24:48	Czechs get the puck out of their zone for the 2nd time in this one-man-short situation.
	24:00	Hubacek (CZE) gets a minor penalty for boarding and Swiss will play the second power play.
	22:59	Czech coach Hadamczik shaked up Czech roaster and lines and sit down Kovar and let Vrana replaced him. Fleischmann also moved to the another line.
	22:37	Fleischmann could skate into break-away 2 on 1 with a teammate but referees stop this situation and whistle an off-side.
	21:58	Hollenstein fired from the left circle but stroke only Salak´s pads.
	21:37	Swiss are waiting for kick-off.
	20:50	Czechs try to make an active start again but Swiss are already prepared for it.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:00	One minute left in the first period.
	17:56	Goal for Team Switzerland! The first power play is also converted into a leading goal. Gardner passed to ANDREAS AMBÜHL who fired from the middle between circles and through Nakladal and beat Salak. Assisted by Gardner, Josi.
	16:55	Caslava (CZE) gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	16:27	Luca Conti was alone in front of Salak but didn´t score!
	15:41	Hudler was stopped and Berra doesn´t have to save right now.
	14:58	Impossible! Zbynek Irgl didn´t care that he wanted to go through 2 Swiss players, skated through them and was 1 step ahead. Had a little time to aim and stroke only Berra.
	14:35	Swiss start to for-check and Czechs start to have problems.
	14:12	Hubacek was stopped on the blue line and Swiss turn back.
	13:45	An icing by Team Czech Republic.
	13:35	Czechs made a mistake during kicking-off and Hollenstein had a little free space to Salak. Czech goalie deflected the shot.
	13:15	Kovar won a face-off in front of Salak but Czech didn´t find way out.
	13:11	The second commercial break.
	13:11	Salak´s glove on fire. A great save.
	12:44	Suri missed the net on the other side but the puck was stopped on the blue line where came from another shot. Salak on his place.
	11:52	Tlusty´s deflected shot in the safety net. A face-off in front of Berra.
	11:09	Swiss tried to combinate in the Czech zone but they were mostly hunting puck on barriers than in for Czechs dangerous places in front of the net.
	09:59	Swiss don´t make anything difficult up but wait for Czech mistakes and open doors in defence...
	09:45	Jan Kovar passed to Michalek, but his shot was now blocked.
	08:58	Oh! That was a great shot from Michalek from the blue line after Vrbata´s pass. Berra had troubles, he didn´t hold the puck and deflected it.
	08:13	Shots so far: 5 – 11.
	08:04	The first commercial break.
	07:31	The first and really good opportunity for Swiss! Niederreiter passed to Vauclair to the middle between circles. Salak saves!
	06:39	Two more saves for Berra. It is easy to recognize that Swiss goalie can´t be bored so far.
	06:19	The puck rebounded to Irgl, he fired from the line of the goal area but overshot!
	05:59	Smid´s pass is too long. And icing.
	05:35	Swiss were for a short time in the opponent´s zone but now the puck is again on Czech sticks.
	04:59	Shots on goal so far: 1-6.
	04:27	Berra had a bit of his luck, he did not have a clear view and against another Czech shot saved instinctively.
	03:48	An off-side by Czech team.
	03:40	Voracek is stopped on his blue line by Plüss and his great body-check.
	03:11	The first save for Salak after a shot from the blue.
	02:37	Czechs already fired 5times.
	02:37	Another save for Berra, this time after Novotny´s shot.
	02:15	Czechs are really more active, Swiss team did not catch the start of this game.
	01:47	Kutlak fired from the blue line and Hertl tried to tip the puck in. Missed the net.
	01:15	Fleischamnn fired from the left circle, Berra on his place.
	00:50	An icing by Swiss.
	00:30	Voracek hold the puck and passed to Tlusty. Berra wrote down his first tough save of the day.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Switzerland: Berra (Gerber) – Vauclair (A), Seger (C), Blindenbacher, Furrer, Von Gunten, Josi, Blum, Grossmann – Niederreiter, Pluss (A), Moser – Cunti, Bodenmann, Hollenstein – Ambuhl, Suri, Gardner – Trachsler, Bieber, Walker. The head coach: Sean Simpson. Czech Republic: Salak (Francouz) – Michalek (A), Smid, Hejda, Nakladal, Caslava, Kutlak – Tlusty, Hudler, Voracek – Fleischmann, Vrbata (A), Hanzal – Kovar, Tenkrat, Hertl – Hubacek, Novotny (C), Irgl – Vrana. The head coach: Alois Hadamczik. Referees: Croft (USA), Ronn (FIN) – Suominen (FIN), Woodworth (USA).
		TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC still has troubles of shooting goals. Central Europeans faced this problem since the preliminary duels and the situation does not look good even in the tournament. In the first game, the team of coach Hadamczik defeated Belarus 2-0 (Goals: Voracek, Vrbata), but in the very next game lost to home Team Sweden 1-2 (Goal: Hudler). Against strong team of Switzerland Czechs will have really hard work. Moreover, there are more troubles – the health of goalkeepers, when actually the only health is the "Nr. 3" Pavel Francouz. Alexander Salak has a broken ring-finger and Ondrej Pavelec, estimated goalie Czech number one, has problems with his ankle. How do Czechs deal with it?
		TEAM SWITZERLAND has had an impressive entry into the tournament. In perhaps the toughest possible start triumphed 3-2 over Sweden (Goals: Bieber, Niederreiter and Gardner) and then won 3-2 after a shootout against a strong team of Canada (Goals: Hollenstein, Niederreiter, raid: Suri). Will they find a recipe to beat the Czech team?
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:15.

Commentary by

Lucie Mužíková

@LMuzikova

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 18. Ambühl (Gardner, Josi), 27. Niederreiter (Moser, Plüss), 46. Moser (Plüss), 54. Bodenmann, 60. Suri – 34. Hudler (Tlusty, Voracek), 40. Hudler (Irgl)

Switzerland: Berra (Gerber) – Vauclair (A), Seger (C), Blindenbacher, Furrer, Von Gunten, Josi, Blum, Grossmann – Niederreiter, Pluss (A), Moser – Cunti, Bodenmann, Hollenstein – Ambuhl, Suri, Gardner – Trachsler, Bieber, Walker. The head coach: Sean Simpson.

Czech Republic: Salak (Francouz) – Michalek (A), Smid, Hejda, Nakladal, Caslava, Kutlak – Tlusty, Hudler, Voracek – Fleischmann, Vrbata (A), Hanzal – Kovar, Tenkrat, Hertl – Hubacek, Novotny (C), Irgl – Vrana. The head coach: Alois Hadamczik.

Referees: Croft (USA), Ronn (FIN) – Suominen (FIN), Woodworth (USA)

1st period
	16:55
	17:56
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:00
	26:36
	32:09
	33:02
	39:12
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:46
	45:47
	47:44
	53:22
	59:20
Final