Norway – Germany2 3:4 (end)
final
Norway
3:4 (1:2, 2:0, 0:2)
Germany2
Friday 03.01.2014, 16:00 • World Junior Championship
     
    That's the only WJC game for today, but come back tomorrow for the two semifinal games from Malmö: Sweden – Russia followed by Canada – Finland. (18:14:57)
     
    Players of the Game:

    Norway – Christoffer Rasch
    Germany – Sven Ziegler
     
    Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): Norway 7 (32), Germany 11 (41).

    Well, they were one period away from relegation, but the Germans come back with two goals in the third period and they live to play another day at the top level of the World Junior Championship. That day will be Sunday, before the two medal games, these two teams will play a decisive game in this series. The winner stays in the top group, the loser goes down to Division 1 for next year.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:50
    Puck deflected out of play in the Norway zone, faceoff inside again.
     
    59:46
    Icing Norway, so another faceoff deep in their zone with time running out.
     
    59:29
    Timeout Norway.
     
    59:29
    Svendsen started to head to the net, then had to come back in as the Germans headed up ice. He makes the save and covers, so he'll have to stay in.
     
    58:17
    Slapper from the point by Magnus Haugen, deflected out of play, faceoff inside.
     
    57:45
    Once again Marvin Cupper hauls in a shot headed wide and forces a stoppage.
     
    57:37
    Wrister from Medby, kicked out by Cupper, and finally Cupper gloves it and hangs on.
     
    56:25
    Fred Tiffels with the shot through traffic, Svendsen down and makes the save.
     
    56:13
    Puck deflected out of play in the German zone, faceoff outside.
     
    55:51
    Icing Germany.
     
    54:27
    Ziegler circles the net and shoots from the high slot, hits Svendsen in the chest, play continues.
     
    53:30
    Wild scramble for the puck in the German crease, Marvin Cupper was down but managed to keep his pads stretched far enough that nobody could find room under him.
     
    52:30
    Norway back at full strength.
     
    52:05
    Kahun misses with the one-timer with Svendsen down and all sorts of room upstairs.
     
    51:40
    Low slapper from Bender, pad save Svendsen.
     
    50:46
    Kahun a shot from near the boards, Svendsen deflects it to the corner, power play down to one.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. Karterud (Hoff, Soberg), 24. Nielsen (D.Svendsen, Nilsen), 35. Johnsgard (Tonjum, Lesund) – 6. Ziegler (Kammerer, Wagner), 8. Draisaitl (Kahun), 47. Eisenschmid (Klopper), 48. Draisaitl

    Norway: J. Svendsen (Haukeland) – Norstebo (A), Haugen, Lyngseth, Lesund (C), Vaakanainen, Klavestad, Simonsen – Rasch, Johnsgard, Tönjum – Hoff, Soberg, Karterud (A) – Fischer, Ronnild, Medby – D. Svendsen, Nilsen, Nielsen – Henriksen.
    Germany2: Cüpper (Reich) – Bender, D. Tiffels, Saeftel, Möser (A), Botzenhardt, Wagner, Noske – Draisaitl (C), F. Tiffels, Kahun – Tuomie, Laub, Eisenschmid (A) – Ziegler, Kammerer, Filin – Neugebauer, Klopper.
    Referees: Antti Boman (FIN), Daniel Stricker (SUI) – Fraser Mc Intyre (USA), Joonas Saha (FIN)