1SV 1:2 RUS | Slovakia2 - Russia (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Finland – USA	3:2 (after OT)	\|	Switzerland – Sweden2	3:2 (end)	\|	Slovakia2 – Russia	1:2 (end)
Czech Republic – Canada2	0:4 (end)

final

Slovakia2

1:2 (0:0, 1:2, 0:0)

Russia

Monday 05.08.2013, 17:30 • EASTON Arena • Hlinka Gretzky Cup

		M.V.P. for Team Russia – Kirill Pilipenko. He's back on the ice, albeit missing his helmet, gloves and stick, after going off injured late in the third period. (19:40:26)
		M.V.P for Team Slovakia – Maximillian Pajpach
		The final buzzer goes and after Day 1 of the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup it is Russia who sit top of Group B. Kirill Pilipenko's 39th minute goal is the difference, as Slovakia, led by a stunning performance in goal by Maximillian Pajpach impress but eventually fall short.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:33	Slovakia are unable to get the puck out of their zone at all. Nasybullin fires a rocket of a one timer from the point but is denied.
	58:35	Pajpach makes yet another save, this time stopping a Lauta wrist shot from the left wing circle.
	58:08	That might just be all she wrote. Filip Adamcik takes a two minute hooking penalty with 1:52 left to go in the third period.
	58:00	Final two minutes in the third period.
	57:25	Novak shoots high and wide when presented with a great chance for a Slovak equaliser.
	55:51	It's getting gritty now. A fair few glove punches thrown between players after Pajpach gloves the puck in a scramble.
	54:26	Slovakia win the draw and Patrik Koch has a shot from the point, which is saved by Korobov without a rebound.
	54:16	The puck sails out of play after Ryzhkov's penalty expires.
	53:12	Great powerplay movement by the Slovaks. The puck is worked behind the goal and then Ladislav Romancik is given the puck skating in the puck, but a great pad stop by Korobov denies the Slovak defenceman.
	52:22	Slovakia back to full strength.
	52:16	Penalty against Russia. Maxim Ryzhkov is given a two minute interference penalty for retaliating against Dominik Novak.
	52:04	Huge hit by Adam Hascic in front of the Slovak bench.
	51:43	The play looked to be opening up for Russia, but just as the shot is fired from the left wing circle, Maxim Lazarev is called for being in the crease.
	51:02	Slovakia clear to neutral ice with a minute left on the five minute Russia powerplay.
	49:00	Save by Pajpach on a point shot by Damir Sharipzyanov. Slovakia then clear the puck from their own zone.
	48:35	Kirill Pilipenko is down on the ice and is not moving at all after being hit in open ice in the Slovak zone. He is able to get off the ice under his own steam but is looking worse for wear.
		Confirmation of Holesinsky's penalty as 5+game for kneeing.
	47:22	A hard knee on knee hit by Adrian Holesinsky sends Eduard Nasybullin crashing to the ice and he's slow to get up. Holesinsky is sent straight to the locker room, while Nasybullin is helped off the ice by his teammates.
	47:02	Pushing and shoving after the whistle. No penalties forthcoming.
	47:02	A hard blast by Dominik Novak as he gains the blue line is deflected over the glass by the blocker of Sergei Korobov.
	45:18	Blocker save by Korobov on Christian Jaros' wrist shot from the point.
	44:20	A two on one odd man rush at the other end but the puck sails over the top of Pajpach's goal.
	43:57	A two on one chance for Slovakia develops. Patrik Kratochvila opts to go alone though and Korobov makes the save.
	43:19	Filip Kundrat takes it upon himself to generate a scoring chance, skating all the way through the neutral zone, cutting right and firing a shot which Korobov gloves.
	42:46	The first chance on the powerplay comes at the wrong end for Slovakia. Pajpach had to make the save on a Vladislav Kamenev backhand effort.
	42:31	Penalty to Russia. Kirill Pilipenko gets a two minute penalty for hooking.
	41:28	Slovakia take the puck offside.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		And so the second period comes to a close. Slovakia took the lead in the second minute of the middle frame through Marco Halama, but Russia rallied back, dominating puck possession and eventually taking the lead. Maxim Lazarev equalised, before Kirill Pilipenko's 39th minute go-ahead goal gave the Russians a well deserved lead.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:20	Goal for Team Russia! He was denied on an earlier penalty shot attempt, but this time KIRILL PILIPENKO makes no mistake, receiving the stretch pass, walking in alone on Pajpach going backhand to forehand and putting the puck into the top left corner
	37:12	Another save for Pajpach, gloving the puck from a left wing shot.
	36:47	Dominik Novak has a rare chance for Slovakia, cutting in off the right wing after a turnover in the neutral zone, but his shot goes wide.
	35:59	It's all one way traffic towards Maximillian Pajpach at the moment. The Slovak shot stopper is forced into action once more, this time showing quick reactions to poke the puck off of Artur Lauta's stick as the Russian forward was in alone on goal.
	33:53	Great solo effort b Daniil Vovchenko, cutting through two Slovak defencemen, however, he is unable to get any real power to the shot and Pajpach makes the save.
	31:57	Russia go offside.
	31:45	It's a wild one in Piestany at the moment. Chances in abundance at both ends. Great forechecking by Matej Palocko creates a chance for Slovakia, but Halama is unable to beat Korobov for his second goal of the game.
	29:56	Another golden chance for Russia, as Ivan Nikolishin has the puck on his stick in the slot, but a last gasp block by Ladislav Romancik saves the day.
	28:12	Russia are easily able to kill an Ivan Nikolishin penalty.
	26:00	A calamitous giveaway in their own zone gives Simon Petras a breakaway opportunity, but Korobov makes a fine pad stop.
	25:17	Goal for Team Russia! It was coming, as Russia's pressure eventually yields a dividend. Maximillian Pajpach was able to make the first stop, but the rebound at the back door was put away by MAXIM LAZAREV.
	24:49	Pajpach is forced to make another save, this time denying Radel Fazleyev.
	24:01	Slovakia end up taking a penalty as a result of the sustained Russian pressure.
	23:31	On the same shift, Pajpach is forced to make another great save, sprawling across his crease to deny an Ivan Nikolishin one timer with his left pad.
	23:08	A neutral zone turnover gives Russia another chance. Ilya Zinoviev sends a drop pass to Ivan Nikolishin but Pajpach makes the first save.
	22:48	Russia go very close to equalising almost instantly. Artur Boltanov gets the first shot away which Pajpach stops with the glove but fails to catch. Russia get two more bites at the cherry before Pajpach manages to freeze the puck.
	21:09	Goal for Team Slovakia! The home side takes the lead, and boy are they happy to do so! MARCO HALAMA is the man who lights the lamp, scoring from in close
	20:36	First shot of the powerplay falls to Ladislav Romancik, whose slap shot falls right into Kodorov's bread basket.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Slovakia start the second period with a two minute powerplay as a result of Nasybullin's penalty at 20:00.
		The teams are out for the start of the second period.
		Another competitive first period here at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. Russia looked the better of the two teams and had the best of the chances, including a penalty shot seven minutes in. However, Pajpach denied Pilipenko.
	20:00	Just as the first period expires, Russia's Eduard Nasybullin is handed a two minute penalty for holding.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:35	Vladislav Kodola has a shot attempt which just misses the top right corner.
	19:00	Final minute of the first period. Russia go close late on, with Yevgeni Svechnikov's wrap around attempt trickling across the crease. Slovakia are forced to ice the puck.
	17:30	Slovakia are able to work the puck back to the point after dumping it in, but Samuel Ivanic's wrist shot fails to trouble Korobov.
	16:28	Pajpach does well to get his glove on the puck under a mass of bodies in his crease.
	14:40	At the other end a great chance for the Russians but Yevgeni Nazarkin fans on the one timer in the slot.
	14:18	Juraj Mily fires a shot from the left wing circle which goes high and wide.
	13:10	Good spell of zone time for Slovakia. Marco Halama does well bringing the puck into the zone, but Slovakia are unable to get any pucks on net and the Russians clear the danger.
	11:47	Korobov easily deals with a bouncing puck sent in from the neutral zone, knocking it away with his pad.
	11:39	Russia go offside on the right wing.
	11:01	Adam Hascic sends Eduard Nasybullin to the ice as he gains the zone
	09:34	Another save for Pajpach as the Russians are all over the Slovak side in the opening exchanges.
	07:52	Kirill Pilipenko is hauled down on the breakaway, and gets the penalty shot. He head fakes and moves to the back hand but Pajpach manages to get his glove to the shot.
	07:52	Penalty shot for Russia!
	06:41	Korobov beats Dominik Novak to the loose puck and freezes it.
	06:10	Hard shot by Ivan Nikolishin as he bursts into the Slovakia zone with speed, but Pajpach makes the save.
	01:06	Penalty against Slovakia. Matej Palocko, two minutes for holding.
	01:00	Delayed penalty coming for Slovakia.
	00:01	Game started.
		It's time for the national anthems at the EASTON Arena. In goal for Slovakia is Maximillian Pajpach, who plays for Poprad in the Slovak Junior Extraliga. His opposite number is Sergei Korobov, from the SKA St. Petersburg junior system.
		In the opening game, Finland ran out 3:2 winners in overtime over the U.S.A. after Waltteri Hopponen's powerplay goal. For the match report, please visit: http://hlinkamemorial.com/eng/zapas.asp?id=Hopponen%B4s-late-winner-helps-Finland-leap-frog-U-S-A-1
		Welcome to EuroLiveScores coverage of the second and final game from the opening day at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup.
		Welcome. This game starts at 17:30 CEST, 11:30 EDT.

Commentary by

Jon Rowson

@jonrowson

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 22. Halama (Maier, Holesinsky) – 26. Lazarev (Nasybullin), 39. Pilipenko (Nasybullin)

Slovakia2: Pajpach (Skorvanek) – Maier, Romančík, Sloboda, Jaroš, Koch, Ivanič, Bilík, Moravčík – Paločko, Halama, Holešinský – Haščič, Kratochvíla, Milý – Krasničan, Adamčík, Kundrát – Novák, Sukeľ, Petráš

Russia: Korobov (Sidorov) – Sleptsov, Lyamkin, Tsvetkov, Boykov, Nasybullin, Sharipzjanov, Nazarkin, Dervuk – Zinoviev, Nikolishin, Vovchenko – Ryzhkov, Kodola, Svechnikov – Lazarev, Fazleyev, Pilipenko – Lauta, Kamanev, Boltanov

Referees: Baluška, Bundil – Kacej, Šefčík

Attendance: 513

1st period
	01:06
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:09
	24:01
	25:17
	28:12
	38:20
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:31
	47:22
	58:08
Final