USA – Switzerland 9:0 (end) | Finland – Canada2 0:3 (end)
final
USA
9:0 (5:0, 1:0, 3:0)
Switzerland
Monday 10.02.2014, 11:00 • Olympics - Women
     
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    Team USA continued in the last 20 minutes where they had stopped in the middle period and added another three goals for a 9-0 win aganst underdogs Switzerland that was never in danger. For Molly Schaus this game means a shutout she didn't have to do much for.

    As expected the Americans made a huge step towards the quarterfinals. In fact they can reach it if Canada gains at least one point in the 16.00 CET match against Finland.

    For Switzerland the last group match on Wednesday against Finland will be very important. They need to show a far better perfomance there or they will also get into trouble against any team of group B in the quarterfinals!

    Shots on goal: USA 20 (53) – Switzerland 2 (10)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    58:56
    No look shot by Hilary Knight from short distance into the gloves of Florence Schelling.
     
    58:45
    Not much time left on the clock. Will the Americans score the 10th or not? The only question open in this match!
     
    57:35
    Great individual effort by Amanda Kessel at the right circle of the Swiss third but her team colleague slipped inside the slot – no shot on goal.
     
    55:39
    Goal for Team USA!


    A brilliant long pass from within the own third by Josephine Pucci found ALEX CARPENTER at the Swiss blue line and the forward then used the following break away to deke out Florence Schelling tot he left and score the 9-0!!!

    Assisted by Josephine Pucci.
     
    54:01
    After the American offense failed to keep the puck inside the Swiss third Phoebe Stanz had a counter opportunity on her own but her shot from the left circle was not hard enough to get Molly Schaus in the American net into trouble.
     
    53:30
    The official attendance in Shaiba Arena for this game has just been announced – it's 3812 spectators!
     
    53:04
    The Swiss team is back at full strength. Big penalty killing by the European side!
     
    52:46
    Anne Schleper from the left circle tries to fire the puck into the right bottom corner but Florence Schelling makes the glove save!
     
    52:27
    A series of shots from short distance but the Americans just find no way past Schelling.
     
    51:51
    Alex Carpenter misses the right bottom corner with a shot from within the slot and also the rebound by Kelli Stack only hit the side netting.
     
    51:04
    Phoeb Stanz (Switzerland) gets two minutes for tripping – long 5 on 3 opportunity for Team USA. This could become painful for the Swiss team.
     
    50:45
    Laura Benz (Switzerland) gets two minutes for an unallowed body check.
     
    49:56
    2-on-2 attack by the Swiss offense but they can't even come close to the net as they lack the physical strength of the Americans.
     
    49:32
    Another blue line shot by the Americans, this time by Megan Bozek but straight into the gloves of Schelling.
     
    48:43
    Jessica Lutz with the counter for Switzerland but she fails to get past the defense.
     
    48:04
    Harmless blue line shot by Kacey Bellamy straight into the pads of Florence Schelling.
     
    47:07
    Swiss defender Lara Stadler received a check against the head by Kendall Coyne who was just turning around and hit her with her arm – no intention at all but clearly painful. Stadler hit the ice hard and now is checked for a possible concussion!
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. M.Lamoureux (J.Lamoureux, Duggan), 11. Decker (Kessel, Knight), 11. Kessel (Coyne), 15. Knight (Stack, Chu), 16. Kessel (Coyne, Decker), 34. M.Lamoureux (J.Lamoureux), 41. Coyne (Stack), 44. Coyne (Kessel, Bozek), 56. Carpenter (Pucci)

    USA: Schaus (Vetter) – Picard, Pucci, Marvin, Bellamy, Bozek, Schleper, Stecklein – Stack, Knight, Carpenter – Decker, Coyne, Kessel – M. Lamoureux, Duggan "C", J. Lamoureux – Chu, Fry. Head coach: Katey Stone.
    Switzerland: Schelling (Anthamatten) – J. Marty "C", Frautschi, Stalder, Bull, Forster, L. Benz, Altmann – S. Marty, S. Benz, Waidacher – Müller, Stiefel, Stanz – Thalmann, Raselli, Lutz – Nabholz, Eggimann. Head coach: Rene Kammerer.
    Referees: Bordeleau (CAN) – Caughey (USA), Girard (FRA)