Slovakia2 – USA 4:1 (end) | Belarus – Switzerland 1:4 (end) | France2 – Germany2 2:3 (after OT)
Czech Republic – Norway 7:0 (end) | Latvia – Finland 2:3 (after OT) | Denmark – Sweden2 2:4 (end)
final/OT
Latvia
2:3 (1:1, 0:1, 1:0)
Finland
Tuesday 14.05.2013, 19:15 • Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland • World Championship
     
    Thank you for following the game with us. We still have Denmark and Sweden live and that will wrap up the coverage of the group stage of 2013 WC. The tournament continues on the 16th with the quarterfinal games. Until next time, goodbye. (21:45:50)
     
    Shots on goal: LAT 6/2 (20), FIN 7/1 (29)
    Penalties: LAT 10 (16), FIN 4 (8)
     
    The Finns victorious in the end despite being dominated in the overtime.
     
    Game over.
     
    63:46
    Goal for Team Finland!
    Although Latvia had the momentum going, one mistake gets punished as Veli-Matti Savanainen passes to ANTTI PIHLSTROM and he beats Gudlevskis with ease into the upper right corner from the left side. The game is over, Finland wins.

    Assists: Veli-Matti Savinainen, Tuukka Mantyla.
     
    63:31
    Latvia putting a lot of pressure on the Finns.
     
    62:57
    Zamgus Girensons circles the net and fires from the right side, it's wide of the net.
     
    62:07
    The Finns get into the zone, but Latvia takes over. No chances, very cautious play by both side and the game has calmed.
     
    61:26
    Team Finland back at full strength. Both teams play cautiously now.
     
    60:54
    Team Latvia is back at full strength.
     
    60:18
    Martins Cipulis fires right after the faceoff from the left side, wide of the net.
     
    60:11
    We're now 3-on-3 as the overtime begins.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    The game is over and we're headed into overtime.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:56
    Finns not able to get into the zone.
     
    59:38
    The Finns get into the zone and then immediately out as Latvia clears away.
     
    59:26
    Juuso Heitanen tripped Lauris Darzins and will spend the next two minutes in the penalty box.
     
    59:15
    Latvia clears the puck and defend deperately.
     
    58:54
    Team penalty for Latvia for too many players on the ice.
     
    58:46
    Latvia takes the time-out.
     
    58:46
    Icing Latvia and the Finns are back before Gudlevskis.
     
    58:32
    Kontiola organizing the offense in the zone.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes to go in the third period.
     
    56:13
    Goal for Team Latvia! This one is getting interesting. ROBERTS JEKIMOVS somehow gets the puck over the line behind Raanta after the faceoff and through traffic. Just as we though it might be over.

    Assists: Gints Meija, Andris Dzerins.
     
    55:24
    Martins Cipulis shoots the puck donw the ice, Janne Jalasvaara picks it up and clears out of the rink. No penalty, faceoff will be in the neutral zone.
     
    54:49
    Lauris Darzins gets the puck in and holds possession for good 15 seconds. The Finns clear it out.
     
    54:24
    Janne Pesonen dekes out a defender on the left side outside the faceoff circle and then goes on the net, but Kristers Gudlevskis makes a brilliant save.
     
    53:06
    Antti Raanta finds himself on the ice on his back after deflecting a shot from between the circles, and the deflection goes to the boards so no threat for his net.
     
    52:28
    Savinainen finds Mikael Granlund on the edge of the faceoff circle and he fires from the left side, but the shot is wide.
     
    51:54
    Krisjanis Redlihs shoots from the slot, Antti Raanta makes the save for the faceoff.
     
    51:21
    Tuukka Mantyla dumps the puck from the middle, Sprukts takes over for Latvia.
     
    50:59
    Icing Latvia, Juris Stals was too slow to beat the icing call.
     
    50:33
    Juhamatti Aaltonen dumps the puck in, Latvia takes over.
     
    49:49
    The Finns take over in their own end, Hytonen leads the attack.
     
    49:08
    The puck is shot out of the rink.
     
    48:08
    Freibergs clears the puck out, Laakso can't get it behind the Finnish net so Latvia gets another possession.
     
    47:13
    Janne Pesonen tries to fire on empty net but misses the puck by inches.
     
    46:29
    Marko Anttila tries to fire from between the circles but his shot is blocked.
     
    46:03
    Kukkonen to Anttila into the zone, Anttila can't get a shot on net.
     
    45:43
    Sprukts dumps the puck in, Finns get possession.
     
    45:11
    Lauris Darzins fires from hard right although Antti Raanta covered the corner. Easy save for the Finnish goalie.
     
    44:53
    The Latvians clear the puck and then get back into their zone.
     
    44:27
    Mikael Granlund gets the puck in and passes to Salminen behind the net.
     
    43:58
    The puck was meant to be sent into the middle but no Finns were there to score.
     
    43:44
    Finland is back at full strength.
     
    43:12
    Girgensons gets the puck in before the Finns clear it out again.
     
    43:01
    The Finns clear the puck.
     
    42:50
    Zemgus Girgensons is called for offside.
     
    42:11
    An open net missed by the Latvians, the shot went wide after Raanta went out of the net.
     
    41:44
    Tripping by Jarno Koskiranta on Miks Indrasis.
     
    41:27
    Another icing Latvia.
     
    41:04
    Icing Latvia.
     
    40:51
    Laakso dumps it in, Latvia takes over.
     
    40:31
    Team Finland not able to keep possession inside the Latvian zone.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Back in Finland for the third period action.
     
    Shots on goal: LAT 6 (12), FIN 11 (21)
    Penalties: LAT 6 (14), FIN 4

    We'll be back in 15 minutes for the third period, stay tuned.
     
    Two goals in the second period, although the second one was disallowed as Sakari Salminen scored with his skate. Interesting second period, but the outcome of the game will be revealed in the third period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:42
    Icing Latvia.
     
    39:31
    Laakso sends the puck up front for the attack but it doesn't get through.
     
    39:13
    Icing Finland.
     
    39:04
    Martins Cipulis is offside.
     
    39:00
    One minute left in the second period.
     
    38:08
    Another shot by Indrasis from the same side but a bit closer to the net this time, Antti Raanta gets the save.
     
    37:46
    Miks Indrasis gets the shot after receiving the pass on the left faceoff circle. The shot is wide.
     
    36:57
    Lauris Darzins keeps possession behind the Finnish goal, Latvia building on offense now.
     
    36:18
    The spectators at Hartwall Arena aren't satisfied with the decision, so their team goes on attacking trying to score that third goal.
     
    36:07
    The goal is disallowed. Salminen scored the goal with his skate.
     
    36:07
    The goal is under review by the referees.
     
    35:58
    Laakso fires, Gudlevskis saves.
     
    35:28
    The Finns circle the puck around the Latvian zone, Redlihs gets it out.
     
    35:07
    Pesonen gets the puck in.
     
    34:19
    The Latvians clear it out, but the Finns get back in the zone immediately.
     
    34:06
    Janis Andersons gets called for interference on Juhamatti Aaltonen.
     
    33:45
    Team Finland is back at full strength.
     
    33:36
    The Finns clear it out.
     
    33:16
    Latvia spending their powerplay inside the Finnish zone.
     
    31:45
    Niklas Hagman will get the gate for tripping.
     
    31:34
    Juha-Pekka Hytonen manages to get a shot and afterwards a bit of brawl going on between the players in front of Gudlevskis.
     
    30:25
    Goal for Team Finland!
    The Finns turn the game around. MIKAEL GRANLUND receives the puck on the left side and waits until getting in the right position to shoot when he scores a powerplay tally to get Finland up front.

    Assists: Sakari Salminen, Teemu Laakso.
     
    30:08
    Arturs Kulda is called for tripping.
     
    29:11
    Now they do, Lepisto had the puck, his shot got blocked and the puck was cleared.
     
    28:56
    The Finns can't get into the zone.
     
    28:21
    Salminen and Granlund keep passing one to another on the left side of the Latvian zone before Latvians clear it out.
     
    27:59
    Janne Pesonen tries to get past Agris Saviels who commits a penalty and is called for holding.
     
    27:28
    Finland is back at full strength.
     
    27:27
    Darzins passes to Cipulis into the middle in front of the net, but he can't get a shot past two Finns.
     
    27:08
    Redlihs gets the puck into the zone.
     
    26:41
    Just as the Latvians get into the zone, the Finnish penalty kill clears it out again.
     
    26:29
    The Finns clear the puck.
     
    25:55
    Lauris Darzins comes back again and fires from the left side near the goal, Raanta saves with his glove.
     
    25:43
    Darzins tries to get the puck in the middle but the Finns read his intentions and intercepted the pass.
     
    25:28
    Although they fired a shot, Veli-Matti Savinainen is called for high sticking. The first penalty for team Finland today.
     
    25:16
    Miks Indrasis took the puck in his own end and went all the way into the Finnish zone, Antti Raanta stops his shot from the right faceoff circle.
     
    24:39
    Antti Raanta makes the save on a Latvian shot from the blue line.
     
    24:20
    Aaltonen fooled himself while trying to deke out a Latvian defender.
     
    23:12
    Armands Berzins kept the puck in the Finnish zone, but the shot wasn't as accurate.
     
    22:19
    The Finns still keep the puck inside Latvian zone.
     
    20:49
    The Finns build up on the attack.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal: LAT 6, FIN 10
    Penalties: LAT 8, FIN 0
    Powerplay: LAT no powerplay, FIN 0 for 4

    We'll be back in 15 minutes, don't go anywhere.
     
    What started as a calm and easy game, turned to be fierce in matters of minutes. All the penalties coming on Latvian players, four of them, but the Latvians score first through Meija. A minute later Salminen gets things straight.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:49
    A late shot from the Latvians from hard right, Raanta deflects the puck.
     
    19:00
    One minute left in the first period.
     
    18:41
    Team Latvia is back at full strength.
     
    18:24
    Janis Sprukts breaks away through the middle with two defenders on his back and under pressure can't get a real shot on net, Raanta makes the deflection.
     
    17:47
    Sami Lepisto fires from the blue line but the shot doesn't get through.
     
    17:09
    Janne Pesonen fires from the slot, Gudlevskis drops the puck but manages to cover up on the rebound.
     
    16:41
    Lauris Darzins is called for high sticking on Ossi Vaananen. Fourth time penalty for team Latvia.
     
    16:17
    Sprukts with the puck behind the net after a shot went over the bar.
     
    15:29
    Team Latvia is back at full strength.
     
    15:16
    Ossi Vaananen tries to shoot one-timed, but doesn't get really what he wanted. The shot gets deflected.
     
    14:57
    Mikael Granlund is whistled down for offside.
     
    14:21
    Janne Pesonen tries a shot from the right side. He took possession for some time and then fired out of the blue, but the shot is wide.
     
    13:45
    The Finns keep passing the puck around the zone before Latvia could clear out.
     
    13:29
    Ronalds Kenins will get the gate for hooking. Third powerplay so far for Finland. Latvia had none.
     
    13:24
    The Latvians clear it out.
     
    12:46
    Janis Sprukts passes the puck in front of the net after skating behind it, no one could tip it in.
     
    12:04
    Teemu Laakso shoots from the blue line, it's wide. Lauri Korpikoski can't get a shot on the rebound.
     
    10:52
    The Finns keep on attacking in the zone, the shot from the right faceoff circle is wide and there was no one on the rebound.
     
    09:18
    Goal for Team Finland!
    The Finns answer immediately. Lauri Korpikoski sent the puck in front of the net only for SAKARI SALMINEN to fire a one-timer into the net and we're tied at 1.

    Assists: Lauri Korpikoski, Tuukka Mantyla
     
    08:19
    Goal for Team Latvia! The Latvians cleared the puck away from their zone, Andris Dzerzins received the puck in the neutral zone and then passed it to GINTS MEIJA as they entered the zone. Him being on the other side fired a one-timer and Latvia is on the board.

    Assists: Andris Dzerzins, Koba Jass
     
    07:59
    Ronalds Kenins fires from the left side as he entered the zone and skated towards the facoff circle, though his shot is deflected with ease.
     
    07:18
    Agris Saviels shoots from the faceoff circle, but that's not bothering Antti Raanta.
     
    06:31
    Team Latvia is back at full strength.
     
    06:21
    The shot from the blue line from Antti Pihlstrom is wide of the net.
     
    05:51
    Gudlevskis saves the day once more as the Finns play an aggressive powerplay.
     
    05:32
    Granlund gets the puck from behind the net to Lauri Korpikoski in fornt of it whose one-timed shot is saved by Kristers Gudlevskis.
     
    05:12
    Juhamatti Aaltonen gets the pass to the left side and fires, the shot is wide of the net.
     
    04:44
    The Finns are reorganizing for the attack. Kontiola gets the puck into the zone.
     
    04:31
    Cross-checking is called on Ralfs Freibergs. Another powerplay for team Finland.
     
    03:46
    Miks Indrasis fires twice in less than five seconds from between the circles, but Raanta dismisses both shots.
     
    03:24
    Team Latvia is back at full strength. Mikael Granlund fires the last shot of this powerplay, no luck for him as the puck goes over the glass.
     
    02:50
    Sakari Salminen picked up the pass from Lauri Korpikoski in front of the net but couldn't fool out Kristers Gudlevskis.
     
    02:26
    Tuukka Mantyla manages to keep the puck inside the Latvian zone.
     
    01:38
    Amands Berzins breaks away shorthanded and manages to shoot from the right side, Raanta deflects the shot.
     
    01:24
    Arturs Kulda gets called for hooking on Lauri Korpikoski in front of the net and Finland goes on the powerplay.
     
    01:06
    Antti Raanta records the first save of the game as he stops Miks Indrasis.
     
    00:49
    The Finns dump the puck in and lose possession.
     
    00:14
    Team Latvia gets the opening possession.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    All is set and the game should begin shortly.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Latvia: Gaudlevskis (Masalskis) – Sotnieks, Redlihs, Sprukts, Darzins, Cipulis – Freibergs, Kulda, Kenins, Girgensons, Indrasis – Saviels, Andersons, Dzersins, Meija, Jekimovs – Jass M., Berzins, Stals, Sirokovs, Jass K.

    Finland: Raanta (Ortio) – Lepisto, Hietanen, Pesonen, Kontiola, Aaltonen – Laakso, Mantyla, Salminen, Korpikoski, Koskiranta – Vaananen, Jalasvaara, Savinainen, Pihlstrom, Granlund – Kukkonen, Melart, Hagman, Anttila, Hytonen

    Referees: Bulanov (RUS), Piechaczek (GER) – Arm (SUI), Hunnius (GER).
     
    The national anthems are being sung.
     
    The teams are getting onto the ice for the beginning.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:15.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Meija (Dzerzins, K.), 57. Jekimovs (Meija, Dzerins) – 10. Salminen (Korpikoski, Mantyla), 31. Granlund (Salminen, Laakso), 64. Pihlstrom (Savinainen, Mantyla)

    Latvia: Gaudlevskis (Masalskis) – Sotnieks, Redlihs, Sprukts, Darzins, Cipulis – Freibergs, Kulda, Kenins, Girgensons, Indrasis – Saviels, Andersons, Dzersins, Meija, Jekimovs – Jass M., Berzins, Stals, Sirokovs, Jass K.
    Finland: Raanta (Ortio) – Lepisto, Hietanen, Pesonen, Kontiola, Aaltonen – Laakso, Mantyla, Salminen, Korpikoski, Koskiranta – Vaananen, Jalasvaara, Savinainen, Pihlstrom, Granlund – Kukkonen, Melart, Hagman, Anttila, Hytonen
    Referees: Bulanov (RUS), Piechaczek (GER) – Arm (SUI), Hunnius (GER)