FIN 5:3 CZE | Finland - Czech Republic (World Junior Championship)

World Junior Championship

Germany2 – Norway	0:3 (end)	\|	USA – Russia	3:5 (end)	\|	Finland – Czech Republic	5:3 (end)
Canada2 – Switzerland	4:1 (end)	\|	Sweden2 – Slovakia2	6:0 (end)

final

Finland

5:3 (1:1, 1:2, 3:0)

Czech Republic

Thursday 02.01.2014, 14:30 • Malmo Arena • World Junior Championship

		The final buzzer has sounded and it's a dramatic comeback win by Finland, 5-3! I promised you it would be an entertaining enounter and that's exactly what we had, Saku Maenalanen opened the scoring before the Czechs scored three unanswered goal from Dominik Simon, Martin Prochazka and Radek Faksa. But the Finns fought back through goals from Juuso Ikonen, Henri Ikonen and Saku Kinnunen, before Maenalanen finished it off with any empty net goal. The Finns move on into the semifinals, where they will face the winner of Canada-Switzerland. Thanks for following the game with us, and join me in 2 and a half hours for Sweden against Slovakia! (16:54:40)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:45	Goal for Team Finland! SAKU MAENALANEN ices it with a goal into the empty net from just over the halfway line! Assists- Tuevo Teravainen
	59:38	Icing from the Finns, but the puck was so close to hitting the net!
	59:10	Saros denies Pastrnak on a dangerous rebound!
	59:00	Exactly one minute before the end of the third and maybe final period it's icing by Finland
	58:31	Empty net for the Czechs!
	58:31	Volek skates hard to the net, has a go with the backhand but it's right into Saros!
	57:42	Time out from the Czech Republic. 2 minutes 18 seconds remaining for them to grab an equaliser
	57:42	Yet another icing by the Czechs
	57:06	Icing from the Czech Republic
	56:55	Finland have had 11 shots this period so far compared to the Czechs mere 3
	55:20	The Czechs go offside again
	54:43	Pastrnak leads a tired looking Czech breakaway but he can't get a shot away under pressure
	53:02	Icing from the Czech Republic. Finland have shown remarkable character to come from 3-1 down to lead 4-3, but now can the Czechs respond?
	51:39	Goal for Team Finland! Powerful skate to the net from Henri Ikonen and at the far post SAKU KINNUNEN makes no mistake, 4-3! Assists- Henri Ikonen and Rasmus Kulmala
	50:49	Vrana twists and turns around the Finnish net, eventually gets a backhand shot away but Saros is there
	49:16	The Czechs go offside
	48:37	Leskinen skates through the Czech defence but his wrister is too central to cause the goalkeeper problems
	47:39	Stong rush from the Finns to the net, and Henrik Haapala and Joni Nikko somehow can't force the puck over the goal line!
	45:56	The referees reviewed the play, but ruled that the goal was scored legally and not with a high stick
	45:56	Goal for Team Finland! HENRI IKONEN deflects a shot from the boards in with his stick and it's a tied game at 3-3! Assists- Mikko Lehtonen
	45:31	Good move from Henri Ikonen, sharp wrist shot but just wide
	43:35	And now offside from the Czechs. 3 minutes 35 seconds played in the third and deciding period so far
	42:55	Icing once again from the Czech Republic
	42:28	Dangerous looking pass into the slot by the Finns, Langhamer can't freeze the puck but his defenders help him out
	41:38	Icing by the Czechs
	41:28	Lehtonen from distance forces Langhamer to cover for a faceoff in his zone. Once again it's a rather uneventful start to the period
	40:56	Finland go offside
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Statistics after the first 40 minutes- Shots- 22-18 Penalty minutes- 4-8 Saves made by the goalkeeper- 15-20
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:30	30 seconds left in the second period, and it's shaping up to be a great match, 3-2 to the Czechs as it stands
	38:05	Goal for Team Finland! JUUSO IKONEN on a rebound finishes off a quick Finnish attack and they're back in the game at 3-2 down! Assists- Rasmus Kulmala
	37:56	Offside Czech Republic
	37:32	Prochazka breaks in on the left flank, but Saros saves his team from another conceded goal!
	37:05	Saros just manages to see the puck through the traffic after a shot from the blue line
	36:31	Langhamer covers up a long pass towards his goal for a faceoff in his zone
	36:04	Icing from the Czech Republic
	35:23	Pastrnak! Curling drive from the point and the puck flies inches away from the net!
	34:58	Simon skates hard into the Finnish zone on the left flank, but his shot is taken with ease by Saros
	34:23	Timeout from the Finns. The game is suddenly really starting to get away from them
	34:23	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The Czechs work the puck well around the Finnish net and right at the doorstep RADEK FAKSA makes the score 3-1! Assists- Vojtech Tomecek and Dominik Volek
	34:08	There was a bit of a mix up from the IIHF officials in Malmo of who scored that goal, but it has been correctly credited to Martin Prochazka
	31:07	Goal for Team Czech Republic! A fantastic flowing team move is finished off by MARTIN PROCHAZKA! A goal of real high quality and it's 2-1 to the Czechs! Assists- Jakub Vrana and Dominik Simon
	29:55	Two dangerous attempts by Juuso Ikonen, first he wrists an attempt just too high, and then can't catch Langhamer out at his near post!
	28:42	Icing by the Czech Republic
	27:42	The Czechs couldn't create anything in that time and Finland are back to full strength
	26:54	Plutnar is back on the ice and the Czechs have just over 45 seconds on the powerplay
	25:42	However it's already a 4 on 4 game. Henrik Haapala gets called for interference
	24:54	Maenalanen can't find the net at the far post under pressure from Plutnar! And for hooking in that incident Plutnar puts his team on the penalty kill
	23:48	Jan Kostalek fires in a slapshot from the point but right into the pads of Saros
	22:06	First chance of the period, pass sent across the Czech crease but the Ikonen just misses the far post!
	21:50	Quiet start to the second period, the Czechs keeping the puck away from Finland well
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Statistics after the first period of play- Shots- 12-9 Penalty minutes- 2-6 Saves made by the goalkeeper- 8-11
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:54	The Czechs have killed both penalties and they're back to full strength
	19:24	Ristolainen again tries his luck this time from the point, but Langhamer is equal to it
	19:00	We're into the last minute of the first period, 1-1 so far
	18:23	Ristolainen with a slapshot makes Langhamer work at his near post
	17:54	Just 11 seconds later and it becomes a 5 on 3 powerplay, Knot for high sticking joins Kostalek in the penalty box
	17:43	For slashing Kostalek gives the Finns their second poweplay
	17:12	The Czechs go offside
	16:51	Langhamer covers up for a faceoff in his zone. Finland controlling the puck slightly better than their opponents now and trying to dictate the game
	14:55	The Finns are now back to having five players on the ice
	13:41	Pastranak finds the puck after a pile up on the crease, aims for the far corner of the net but just misses!
	12:55	Now it's time for the Czech Republic to go on the powerplay. Mikko Vainonen for high sticking gets a two minute minor against his name
	11:48	Tomecek fires a hard wrister towards Saros's net but it whistles just over the bar
	11:30	We're more than half way through the first period, and what a frantic game it's been so far
	09:48	Leskinen receives the puck in the central zone of the Czechs, shoots but straight at Langhamer
	09:05	Jakub Vrana sends a pretty weak wrist shot into Saros from the right flank
	07:54	The Czech Republic are now back to full strength
	07:01	Pass sent across to the free Ristolainen on the left but he can't control the puck
	06:31	Scramble on the crease and somehow the Czech goalkeeper Langhamer manages to dive on the puck!
	05:54	Finland get the first powerplay of the day, Ronald Knot for holding is sent to the penalty box
	03:39	Goal for Team Czech Republic! What a start to the game! Juuse Saros can't hold on to the loose puck on the crease and DOMINIK SIMON stuffs the puck home! 1-1 already! Assists- Martin Prochazka and David Pastrnak
	02:54	Goal for Team Finland! SAKU MAENALANEN scores from the slot after the puck rebounded off the boards and the scoring is opened! Assists- Tuevo Teravainen and Esa Lindell
	02:49	Icing by the Czechs
	01:55	Kulama finds himself with a bit of space not far away from the Czech goal, but fires just off target
	00:38	Petr Sidlak fires in the first shot of the game from the boards but the Finnish netminder puts it wide with his pads
	00:01	Game started.
		Both teams have now emerged onto the ice, and it's almost time for the first faceoff!
		Starting lineups: Finland: Saros (Husso)- Lindell, Pokka, Maenalanen, Teravainen, Lehkonen- Lehtonen, Ristolainen, Nikko, Mustonen, Haapala- Honka, Vainonen, J Ikonen, Kinnunen, Kulala- Vainio, Leskinen, Nattinen, H Ikonen, Rauhala Czech Republic: Langhamer (Dolejs)- Knot, Sidlik, Pastrnak, Simon, Prochazka- Sulak, Plutnar, Kampf, Vrana, Kase- Nemecek, Kostlek, Faksa, Tomecek, Volek- Sedlacek, Zacha, Macha, Zdrahal Referees: Tobias Björk, Mark Wiegand.
		The Finns finished in second place in Group B, grabbing seven points in four games. The Czech Republic had to contend with Canada and the US in Group A but they managed to give a good showing with earning five points, the highlight being the win over the Canadians 5-4 after penalty shots.
		It's quarterfinals day! Welcome everyone to Malmo, Sweden, for the second quarterfinal of the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championships between Finland and the Czech Republic. This is a matchup between two pretty even sides and we should be in for a great spectacle of hockey.
		Welcome. Game starts at 14:30.

Commentary by

Shaun Nicolaides

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 3. Maenalanen (Teravainen, Lindell), 39. Ikonen (Kulmala), 46. Ikonen (Lehtonen), 52. Kinnunen (Ikonen, Kulmala), 60. Maenalanen (Teravainen) – 4. Simon (Prochazka, Pastrnak), 32. Prochazka (Vrana, Simon), 35. Faksa (Tomecek, Volek)

Finland: Saros (Husso)- Lindell, Pokka, Maenalanen, Teravainen, Lehkonen- Lehtonen, Ristolainen, Nikko, Mustonen, Haapala- Honka, Vainonen, J Ikonen, Kinnunen, Kulala- Vainio, Leskinen, Nattinen, H Ikonen, Rauhala

Czech Republic: Langhamer (Dolejs)- Knot, Sidlik, Pastrnak, Simon, Prochazka- Sulak, Plutnar, Kampf, Vrana, Kase- Nemecek, Kostlek, Faksa, Tomecek, Volek- Sedlacek, Zacha, Macha, Zdrahal

Referees: Tobias Björk, Mark Wiegand

Attendance: 4805

1st period
	02:54
	03:39
	05:54
	12:55
	17:43
	17:54
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:54
	25:42
	31:07
	34:23
	38:05
2nd intermission
3rd period
	45:56
	51:39
	59:45
Final