NOR 3:1 BLR | Norway - Belarus (World Championship)

World Championship

USA – France2	4:2 (end)	\|	Switzerland – Denmark	4:1 (end)	\|	Finland – Austria	7:2 (end)
Sweden2 – Slovenia2	2:0 (end)	\|	Germany2 – Latvia	2:0 (end)	\|	Norway – Belarus	3:1 (end)

final

Norway

3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)

Belarus

Saturday 11.05.2013, 20:15 • Ericsson Globe • World Championship

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		Shots on goal: Norway: 6 (31) Belarus 7 (19(
		Best players: Norway: Per-Åge Skrøder Belarus: Alexander Kulakov
		Norway wins 3-1. A solid win for Norway who perhaps made their best game so far. Per-Åge Skrøder scores two goals in this 100th game for Team Norway.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:47	Norway tries to score on the open net but it's blocked twice
	59:33	Puck in neutral zone
	59:16	Belarus wins the faceoff
	59:16	Icing Norway
	58:50	Belarus pulls the goalie and has the puck in offensive zone
	58:27	Timeout Belarus
	58:27	Goal for Team Belarus! ALEXANDER KULAKOV takes the puck into the offensive zone and beats Haugen with a low shot, out of nowhere.
	56:46	A hard shot from Holøs, Spets almost picks up the rebound
	56:14	A shot from Bastiansen is deflected over and a faceoff in Belarus' zone
	56:00	Faceoff in Norway's zone, just waiting for the final buzzer now, noway Belarus comes back from this
	54:18	Goal for Team Norway! ANDERS BASTIANSEN holds the puck at the right wing, skates in a few meters and shoots it in high! Just when Belarus was back to full strength. Assist: Ken Andre Olimb
	53:09	Thoresen with a bad pass and the puck is out of the zone again, Thoresen not having a very good tournament so far
	52:44	Belarus clears it down the ice
	52:19	Hard call when Pavel Chernaok gets two minutes for hooking.
	51:57	Solomonov centers the puck an almost finds a teammate in front but Norway gets it out of danger
	51:39	The clock is ticking fast for Belarus, not many chances for any of the teams in this period.
		Today's attendance is 3 115
	50:31	Kulakov takes the puck into offensive zone and shoots over. Thoresen hooks him a bit from behind and is lucky not to get a penalty
	48:59	Two good chances for Norway. Morten Ask takes the puck in from the right and shoots wide, gets the puck back and finds Spets who almost tips it in at the far post
	48:30	Belarus now in offensive zone. Kristian Forsberg is playing defence for Norway today.
	48:00	But Belarus steals it and goes forward a shot by Kaznadei is easily saved by Haugen
	47:40	Norway with puck control in Belarus' zone now
	46:55	Icing Norway, both teams are having problems getting the puck under control in offensive zone
	46:09	Commercial break. Very careful play by both sides so far in the third period
	44:35	The first real shot of the period when Holøs fires it away from a central position at the blue line, but Belinski sees it and saves
	43:53	Icing by Belarus when the fail to start the play from their own zone
	43:00	Belarus with puck in the offesive zone
	42:30	Spets tries to start a counter attack but he gets hit hard by Graborenko
	42:15	Icing Belarus, teams are waiting eachother out so far
	41:45	Many slashes on Mathis Olimb but no call
	41:02	A chance in front for Stas but he doesn't get his stick to the puck properly
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Teams are returning to the ice for the third period. Can Belarus come back? Norway seems to be a control but a goal from Belarus can change everything.
		Next period begins at approximately 21:46 CET
		Norway still the better team. Shots on goal in second period: Norway: 14 Belarus: 8
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:11	A great chance for Norway when they are free in the slot. But the shot is saved!
	38:41	A cross pass and a hard shot from Norway but it's wide
	38:25	Andryushenko with a shot from right, Haugen saves it but it bounces right out but Norway can clear it.
	38:11	A missed pass and it's icing by Norway
	37:33	Belinski stops the puck and it's a faceoff
	37:30	Here comes Norway again...
	35:56	Belarus fails to clear the puck of the zone and gives a chance to Norway the shot is blocked wide
	35:43	Bastiansen with a low shot from left, Belinski saves
	34:52	Skrøder lifts it in through traffic but it bounces wide, going for hattrick?
	34:07	Belarus full strength again
	33:53	Holtet hits the post!
	33:18	Holøs with two shots from blue, first is blocked, second one saved
	32:33	Norway with control in Belarus' zone
	32:14	A bad pass by Norway and Belarus clears it down the ice
	32:07	Andrei Filichkin gets two minutes for tripping and another power play for Norway after a commercial break
	31:56	Gavrus tried to go around the net, but misses
	31:47	A shot from the blue and Haugen deflects it away
	31:32	Some coast to coast hockey and Norway goes offside
	30:10	Lars Erik Spets makes a good job and blocks a shot
	29:40	Belarus finally gets the puck out of their zone
	29:32	Norway with a very long attack
	28:44	Bastiansen tries to go around from behind and score but Belinski is there to stop him
	27:12	Commercial break
	25:58	Goal for Team Norway! Norway got some pressure at the end of the power play and held on to it. PER-ÅGE SKRØDER deflects a shot and picks up the rebound himself and lifts it in to the open net when Belinski is down. Assist: Mats Trygg, Patrick Thoresen
	25:36	Belarus back to full strength.
	25:11	Puck is out of play and faceoff in neutral zone
	24:53	Belarus clears it again, not a good power play by Norway
	24:30	Andrei Stas almost gets a breakaway from the left wing but Haugen is big and closes down the angles and saves
	24:09	Belarus clears the puck all the way down to Haugen
	23:36	Ilya Shinkevich, two minutes for holding
	22:58	Morten Ask with a slapshot from the left wing. In the chest of Belinski
	21:56	A bad play by Norway in the neutral zone gives Belarus a chance for a counter attack but Gavrus is pushed out in the corner
	21:24	Not much control of any team so far in the second period
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Norway only has five defenders in this game, leaving Jonas Holøs with 10:54 in ice time in the first period
		Next period begins at around 21:02 CET
		Norway is the better team so far and has a fair 1-0 lead. Belarus had their chance with a five minute power play but didn't move the puck quick enough and didn't create any chances at all. Shots on goal: Norway: 11 Belarus: 4
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:31	Ødegaard takes a shot from far out through traffic, Belinski just saves it
	18:57	Norway at full strength.
	18:37	And again
	18:10	Norway clears it once more
	17:53	And again, only one minute left of the penalty
	17:30	Norway clears it
	17:20	A chance at the slot but it's wide
	17:10	A lot of puck control by Belarus but the move it to slow.
	16:30	Belarus with control again
	15:53	Norway clears it out of their own zone
	15:40	Belarus with the puck, still over three minutes left on the PP
	15:15	Another shot by Shinkevich but no problem for Haugen
	15:03	Belarus takes control of the puck
	14:54	Kitarov takes a shot and we have a faceoff to the right of Haugen
	14:30	Belarus with control in offensive zone
	13:57	A five minute power play will follow for Belarus. Filichkin looks hurt at the bench. The penalty call was boarding, served by Rosseli Olsen.
	13:57	An ugly check by Andreas Martinsen and he gets a game misconduct!
	12:40	Graborenko with a shot from the blueline, but it's blocked before it reaches the goal
	12:04	Commercial break again. Norway has control of the game. Just a few single attacks by Belarus
	11:32	Belarus goes on attack and almost gets a good chance but the puck goes into the corner
	10:34	Belarus at full strength.
	10:31	Another shot from Holøs, this time it's over
	10:25	A shot by Holøs hits the side of the goal
	09:31	Patrick Thoresen takes a shot from the right wing that goes wide and out of the zone
	09:15	Norway sets up the power play again
	09:05	Skrøder has a chance from close range but Belinski is at his guard.
	08:55	Norway wins the faceoff and takes control of the puck. Mathis Olimb with a hard shot from just inside the blue but Belinski holds it.
	08:34	Yevgeni Solomonov gets two minutes for hooking
	08:34	First commercial break, Norway much better so far
	08:23	Delayed penalty against Belarus
	07:27	Thoresen finds Ken Andre Olimb but his backhand goes a cross the crease.
	06:03	Belarus has some more offensive now, a shot is deflected wide
	05:11	Belarus wins a faceoff and Filichkin takes a shot from the blue but it's blocked
	03:55	Goal for Team Norway! A very nice goal by Norway. Røymark has the puck behind the net and finds PER-ÅGE SKRØDER in the slot and he beats Belinski with a quick shot at the far post. Assist: Martin Røymark, Kristian Forsberg
	03:45	Another faceoff in Belarus' zone
	03:05	Norway has a lot of puck in Belarus' zone but only in the corners
	02:30	Anders Bastiansen comes from behind the net and tries to shoot but is blocked
	02:22	Norway in offensive zone again
	01:35	Norway holds the puck in offensive zone and almost gets a good chance, but Belarus plays a tight defence
	00:01	Game started.
		National anthems have been performed and the game is a couple of minutes away. Has Belarus recoverd from their hard game against Canada yesterday?
		Starting lineups: Norway: Haugen (Volden) – Holøs, Bonsaksen, Trygg, Ødegaard, Sørvik – Hansen, Skrøder, Røymark – Holtet, Olimb K. A., Thoresen (C) – Bastiansen, Forsberg, Roest, Olimb M. – Spets, Ask, Martinsen, Dahlstrøm, Rosseli Olsen. Coach: Roy Johansen. Belarus: Belinski (Milchakov) – Kaznadei, Chernaok, Filichkin, Graborenko, Shinkevich, Goroshko, Maslenikov – Kulakov, Meleshko, Kitarov – Ugarov, Koltsov (C), Kovyrshin – Solomonov, Yefimenko, Stas – Demkov, Kisly, Gavrus. Coach: Andrej Skabelka. Referees: Rönn (FIN), Johansson (SWE) – Carlson (CAN), Woodworth (USA).
		Welcome to this live coverage from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. We're waiting for the game between Norway and Belarus. Norway has six points and is looking for more points to stay in the race for the quarter finals. Today they have to play without defender Ole-Kristian Tollefsen who is supended again. Belarus only has three points but still have a smal chance to reach the quarter finals if they win all of their remaining games. Artur Gavrus plays his first game of the tournament instead of Mikhail Stefanovich who is scratched.
		Welcome. Game starts at 14:15 EST / 19:15 GMT / 20:15 CET.

Commentary by

Fredrik Pålsson

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 4. Skrøder (Røymark, Forsberg), 26. Skrøder (Trygg, Thoresen), 55. Bastiansen (K.A.Olimb) – 59. Kulakov (Solomonov)

Norway: Haugen (Volden) – Holøs, Bonsaksen, Trygg, Ødegaard, Sørvik – Hansen, Skrøder, Røymark – Holtet, Olimb K. A., Thoresen (C) – Bastiansen, Forsberg, Roest, Olimb M. – Spets, Ask, Martinsen, Dahlstrøm, Rosseli Olsen. Coach: Roy Johansen.

Belarus: Belinski (Milchakov) – Kaznadei, Chernaok, Filichkin, Graborenko, Shinkevich, Goroshko, Maslenikov – Kulakov, Meleshko, Kitarov – Ugarov, Koltsov (C), Kovyrshin – Solomonov, Yefimenko, Stas – Demkov, Kisly, Gavrus. Coach: Andrej Skabelka.

Referees: Rönn (FIN), Johansson (SWE) – Carlson (CAN), Woodworth (USA)

Attendance: 3 115

1st period
	03:55
	08:34
	13:57
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:36
	25:58
	32:07
2nd intermission
3rd period
	54:18
	58:27
Final