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final
Slovakia2
1:4 (0:2, 1:2, 0:0)
Czech Republic
Tuesday 31.12.2013, 13:30 • Malmö Isstadion • World Junior Championship
     
    Players of the Game:

    Slovakia – Jakub Predajiniansky
    Czech Rep – Martin Prochazka (15:50:28)
     
    A fantastic bounce-back effort from the Czechs, both offensively and defensively, as they clinch 3rd place in Group A with a 4-1 victory over Slovakia. With the loss, Slovakia finishes 4th. Their quarterfinal opponents are still to be determined by the outcome of the two Group B games today.

    1st and 2nd places in Group A are still to be determined by the last game tonight, between Canada and USA. Don't miss that one.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:07
    Czech rush, Vrana centres for Kampf again, Sabol holds it.
     
    58:41
    Slovaks back at full strength, Kolena leads a rush and tries to beat Langhamer with a backhand short side, no room and he covers.
     
    58:15
    Slapper from Prochazka, blocker save Sabol.
     
    57:25
    Valjent leads a shorthanded Slovak rush and shoots from the blueline, Langhamer catches it and plays it up.
     
    56:26
    Marko Dano is called for slashing, and I think we can safely call this game a Czech victory at this point.
     
    55:10
    Puck deflected out of play in the Slovakian zone, faceoff inside.
     
    54:43
    Finally the Slovak 2nd line gets a shot on Langhamer, he freezes it for a faceoff.

    Real end-to-end action lately as the Slovaks try to open it up, but they just can't get it going.
     
    54:27
    Slovak rush, Cehlarik fires wide.
     
    54:05
    Slapper from Jakub Vrana off the goalpost -- the second time he's hit iron today.
     
    53:25
    Now Kolena hammers Simon into the boards behind the Slovak goal, play continues.
     
    52:06
    Another Czech 2-on-1, Vrana passes to Kampf, who tries to deke Sabol but runs out of room.
     
    51:23
    Slapper from Kampf hits Sabol up high.
     
    50:26
    Puck out of play in the Slovakian zone, faceoff inside.
     
    49:51
    Now play is stopped in the Slovakian zone as it's noticed the Czech net was displaced in that last sequence. The net is fixed and the faceoff is in the Slovak end.
     
    49:37
    Now a Slovakian 2-on-1, Dano goes wide and feeds Lunter, fires just wide.
     
    49:22
    And Sabol makes another save and covers the puck this time.
     
    49:10
    Czech 2-on-1, Pastrnak to Prochazka, tries to go five-hole but denied by Sabol.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 40. Kolena (Griger, Reway) – 1. Pastrnak (Prochazka), 4. Kase (Kostalek), 22. Prochazka (Simon), 27. Sidlik (Prochazka, Pastrnak)

    Slovakia2: Baroš (22. Sabol) – Luža, Predajniansky, Rusina, Gachulinec, Valjent, Černák, Kečkeš, Dinda – Kolena (C), Réway (A), Gríger – Lunter, Daňo (A), Cehlárik – Minárik, Horanský, Mlynčár – Šimun, Tibenský, Skalický
    Czech Republic: Langhamer (Dolejš) – Knot, Šidlík (C), Marcel, Plutnar, Šulák, Košťálek, Němeček – Pastrňák, Simon (A), Procházka – Kämpf, Vrána, Kaše – Faksa (A), Tomeček, Volek – Sedláček, Zacha, Machač – Zdráhal
    Referees: Antti Boman (FIN), Markus Linde (SWE) – Henrik Pihlblad (SWE), Joonas Saha (FIN)