Sweden2 – Japan2 1:0 (end) | Russia – Germany2 4:1 (end)
final
Russia
4:1 (0:0, 0:1, 4:0)
Germany2
Sunday 09.02.2014, 14:00 • Shayba Arena, Sochi • Olympics - Women
     
    That's it, and it's Russia's day with a thumping 4-1 comeback victory against Germany! Despite dominating from start to finish the Russians fell behind to Franziska Busch's second period goal, but in the third period thanks to goals from Iya Gavrilova, Yekaterina Smolentseva and a Olga Sosina double they simply blew the Germans away to send the home crowd into raptures. Thanks for following our coverage today, and see you soon for more 2014 Winter Olympics coverage! (16:17:23)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:55
    Harrer catches a high shot from the blue line with just five seconds to go
     
    59:30
    We're already now into the final 30 seconds of the third and final period, Russia are in the end coasting to victory 4-1
     
    58:15
    The game is petering out and it's the third Russian icing in quick succession
     
    57:46
    Harrer covers up for a faceoff to prevent danger on her crease following a pass sent towards her
     
    57:27
    Icing again from the hosts. The German faces are pretty glum and you can understand why
     
    57:21
    Offside now from the Russians
     
    56:49
    Icing from Russia with just over three minutes left to play
     
    55:50
    Leskina covers up following a long hopeful attempt towards her goal to make incredibly her first save of the period
     
    55:24
    Vafina sends a cross ice pass to Dyubanok who is pressured well by the German defence
     
    54:38
    Both teams are now of course back to full strength
     
    53:50
    The tournament hosts are brimming with confidence and Germany are really on the ropes now, they have really fallen apart
     
    52:15
    Goal for Team Russia! The Russians are simply blowing their opponents away! OLGA SOSINA one times a rebound on the crease past the goalkeeper and it's now 4-1! Assists- Inna Dyubanok and Yekaterina Smolentseva
     
    51:40
    Gavrilova finds space just inside the German zone to get in a shot on goal and Harrer makes a good pad save!
     
    51:09
    That powerplay didn't last for long though. Gutz for holding on a Russian counterattack has been punished and for now it's a four on four hockey game
     
    50:31
    Germany have a powerplay chance to get back into the game here though, Tatyana Burina for slashing has been sent to the penalty box
     
    49:27
    Goal for Team Russia! What a period from the hosts! YEKATERINA SMOLENTSEVA breaks through one on one, goes five hole on Harrer and in the process takes the roof off the Shayba Arena, 3-1! Assists- Anna Shibanova
     
    48:49
    Goal for Team Russia! OLGA SOSINA slaps the puck across the crease and it smacks the German defender Andrea Lanzl in the chest and goes into the net, powerplay goal and it's 2-1! Assists- Inna Dyubanok and Tatyana Burina
     
    47:31
    Russia now go on the powerplay, for tripping Tanja Eisenschmid has been penalised
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 46. Gavrilova (Khomich, Smolentsva), 49. Sosina (Dyubanok, Burina), 50. Smolentseva (Shibanova), 53. Sosina (Dyubanok, Smolentseva) – 27. Busch (Anwander, Weisser)

    Russia: Leskina (Prugova)- Tkachyova, Dyubanok, Gavrilova, Burina, Skiba- Goncharenko, Kapustina, Smolentseva, Sosina, Lebedeva- Khomich, Shibanova, Vafina, Smolina, Dergachyova- Shukina, Shokina, Pashkevich
    Germany2: Harrer (Harss)- Gotz, Fellner, Seiler, Schuster, Becker- Lanzl, Eisenschmid, Anwander, Janzen, Busch- Hammerl, Weisser, Kamenik, Spielberger, Bittner- Kratzer, Evers, Zorn
    Referees: Eskola, Johnson, Novotna
    Attendance: 5048