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final
Slovakia2
3:5
(1:3, 1:1, 1:1)
Latvia
Derek OBrien
Goals and assists:
2. Zaborksky (Kukumberg, Miklik), 37. Surovy (Mezei), 60. Surovy (Vydareny) – 1. Cipulis (Sprunkts), 13. Darzins (p.s.), 18. Girgensons (Kulda), 39. Darzins, 41. Darzins
Referees: Vinnerborg (SWE), Zalaski (CAN) – Blumel (CZE), Jonannes (SWE)
Attendance:
Penalty missed:
Slovakia2:
Staňa (Janus) – Mezei, Sekera, Ďaloga, Sersen, Vydarený, Jurčina, Mihálik – Bližňák, Kopecký (A), Radivojevič (A) – Stümpel, Šatan (C), Hudáček L. – Kukumberg, Mihálik, Záborský – Daňo, Bartek, Surový, Ölvecký.
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Coach:
Latvia: Gudlevskis (Masalskis) – Sotnieks, Redlihs (A), Freibergs, Kulda, Jass, Andersons, Pavlovs – Sprukts (A), Darzins (C), Cipulis – Dzerins, Girgensons, Indrasis – Kenins, Berzins, Jekimovs – Stals, Sirokovs, Jass.
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Latvia: Gudlevskis (Masalskis) – Sotnieks, Redlihs (A), Freibergs, Kulda, Jass, Andersons, Pavlovs – Sprukts (A), Darzins (C), Cipulis – Dzerins, Girgensons, Indrasis – Kenins, Berzins, Jekimovs – Stals, Sirokovs, Jass.
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Referees: Vinnerborg (SWE), Zalaski (CAN) – Blumel (CZE), Jonannes (SWE)
Attendance:
They get one on the power play, but it's far too little, far too late. Rene Vydareny takes the shot from the blueline and it's deflected upstairs by TOMAS SUROVY for his 2nd of the game. Assist: Rene Vydareny
Hat trick LAURIS DARZINS! He takes one shot and Janus makes the save, but two Slovakian defenders can't clear it and he picks it up and puts it into the empty net to make it 5-2. All 3 of his goals have been Unassisted.
LAURIS DARZINS pounces on a loose puck in the neutral zone, skates in on goal, tries to pass across but the puck hits the stick of a Slovak defenceman, then goes off the goalpost an in. It's the 2nd of the game for Dzerins to restore the 2-goal lead. Unassisted.
Slovakia finally capitalizes on one of their chances, as TOMAS SUROVY steps over the blueline and fires a wrister that seemed to hit the stick of a Latvian defenceman and dip pass Gudlevskis to make it a one-goal game. Assist: Branislav Mezei
ZEGMUS GIRGENSONS, the player who was hit to draw the boarding penalty, took a pass at the boards, stickhandled into the middle and fired a wrister that beat Stana high to the stick side for a power-play goal. Assist: Arturs Kulda.
On the penalty shot, captain LAURIS DARZINS dekes Stana to the forehand and scores to give the lead back to Latvia.
Amazingly, yes they can! It wasn't right off the draw, they were actually forced back into the neutral zone, but re-entered with speed and TOMAS ZABORSKY took a pass and quickly fired it past Gudlevskis from the top of the slot. Assist: Roman Kukumberg, Michal Miklik.
The Latvians forced an early attacking-zone faceoff, and right off the draw MARTINS CIPULIS fired it through the legs of Rastislav Stana to get the Latvians on the board first. Assist: Janis Sprunkts.