final
USA
4:1
(1:1, 0:0, 3:0)
Finland
Lucie Mužíková
Goals and assists:
18. Smith (Moss, C. Butler), 44. Smith (Stastny, Faulk), 52. Gionta (Thompson), 60. Smith (Stastny, Moss) – 6. Koskiranta (Pesonen, Hietanen)
Referees: Lars Brueggemann (GER), Brent Reiber (SUI) – Jesse Wilmot (CAN), Ivan Dedioulia (BLR)
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USA:
Gibson (Bishop) – Carle (A), Faulk, Johnson, Hunwick, Trouba, Butler Chris, Petry, McBain – Smith, Moss, Stastny (C) – Butler Bobby, Stapleton, LeBlanc – Gionta, Carter, Thompson (A) – Kristo, Bjugstad, Palushaj. The head coach: Joe Sacco.
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Finland: Raanta (Ortio) – Lepistö, Hietanen, Laakso, Mäntylä, Väänänen, Jalasvaara, Kukkonen (C), Melart – Pesonen, Kontiola (A), Aaltonen – Salminen, Haataja, Koskiranta – Savinainen, Viitaluoma, Pihlström – Hagman (A), Anttila, Hytönen. The head coach: Jukka Jalonen.
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Finland: Raanta (Ortio) – Lepistö, Hietanen, Laakso, Mäntylä, Väänänen, Jalasvaara, Kukkonen (C), Melart – Pesonen, Kontiola (A), Aaltonen – Salminen, Haataja, Koskiranta – Savinainen, Viitaluoma, Pihlström – Hagman (A), Anttila, Hytönen. The head coach: Jukka Jalonen.
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Referees: Lars Brueggemann (GER), Brent Reiber (SUI) – Jesse Wilmot (CAN), Ivan Dedioulia (BLR)
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Team Finland had a great start for this game but doesn´t hold the pace and lost1-4.
Thanks for watching and have a great rest of the day! (21:22:57)
CRAIG SMITH completes his hat-trick with a shot to the empty net! It is finally decided! Assisted by Stastny, Moss.
Aaltonen makes a huge mistake in the neutral zone, loses the puck, which is stolen by Nate Thompson. He takes it into the zone, pass through the zone to STEPHEN GIONTA who fires from the first precise and doubles the lead! Assisted by Thompson.
The 6th goal for Team USA in this tournament and the second goal for CRAIG SMITH in this game. Stastny very well skates to the right circle and make Finnish players to move, then passes to the middle to Smith who fires through two players and between Raanta´s pads. Assisted by Stastny, Faulk.
Raanta gets the first goal during his career in the national jersey. David Moss skates onleft wing, makes a deke to the middle and fires on ice. On the boarder of the goal area this puck was found by CRAIG SMITH who tips it in! Assisted by David Moss, C. Butler.
JARNO KOSKIRANTA takes an advantage from a mistake by Petry who doesn´t handle to send the puck away from the place in front of Gibson. This Finnish forward wins this battle and beats also Gibson! Assisted by Pesonen, Hietanen.
USA: Gibson (Bishop) – Carle (A), Faulk, Johnson, Hunwick, Trouba, Butler Chris, Petry, McBain – Smith, Moss, Stastny (C) – Butler Bobby, Stapleton, LeBlanc – Gionta, Carter, Thompson (A) – Kristo, Bjugstad, Palushaj. The head coach: Joe Sacco.
Finland: Raanta (Ortio) – Lepistö, Hietanen, Laakso, Mäntylä, Väänänen, Jalasvaara, Kukkonen (C), Melart – Pesonen, Kontiola (A), Aaltonen – Salminen, Haataja, Koskiranta – Savinainen, Viitaluoma, Pihlström – Hagman (A), Anttila, Hytönen. The head coach: Jukka Jalonen.
Referees: Lars Brueggemann (GER), Brent Reiber (SUI) – Jesse Wilmot (CAN), Ivan Dedioulia (BLR).