1FR 0:3 CZE | France2 - Czech Republic (Women's World Championship Divison I)

KHL

Women's World Championship Divison I

France2 – Czech Republic

0:3 (end)

Norway – Slovakia2

6:3 (end)

Austria – Denmark

4:5 (after OT)

final

France2

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

Czech Republic

Sunday 06.04.2014, 13:00 • Zimní Stadion Přerov • Women's World Championship Divison I

		We have 2 more games today from Prerov ... 16:30: Norway – Slovakia 20:00: Austria – Denmark ... and the tournament continues all week. (14:57:24)
		Players of the Game: FRA – G Caroline Baldin, 42 saves. CZE – D Aneta Tejralova, game-winning, power-play goal.
		So the first game of this Women's World Championship, Division I Group A, is in the books. A 3-0 win for the Czech Republic, and it could have been worse if not for the goaltending of Caroline Baldin. France stayed even for a while, not surrendering a goal until the last minute of the 2nd period, but ultimately the Czechs were just too much for them to handle.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:00	Last minute of the game, and the home Czech fans standing and chanting. The Czech team content to play defence on the ice right now.
	58:01	Now the Czechs back into the French zone, Baldin makes another save and covers the puck.
	57:03	Good chance for France, the pass in front to Lager-Lacombe and her one-timer hits Peslarova up high, but she keeps it out.
	54:26	High wrister from Bukolska, off the blocker of Baldin and out of play, faceoff in the French zone.
	53:29	Icing France.
	53:10	France back at full strength, battle for the puck in the corner in the French zone.
	52:05	Shot from the point by Flaschova appears to hit Baldin up high, Czech pressure on the power play continues.
	51:05	France's Mylene Goncalves takes a Czech player hard into the boards and is called for boarding. Czechs to the power play.
	50:45	Long slapper from Aneta Tejralova, caught and held by Baldin.
	49:54	Laskova keeps it in at the point and takes another long wrister, this time Baldin catches it and holds on.
	48:59	Denisa Krizova alone in front but Caroline Baldin makes a big pad save and covers. She's just trying to stop the bleeding now.
	47:47	Timeout France.
	47:47	Goal for Team Czech Republic! France stayed with them for a while, but the Czechs are pulling away now. DOMINIKA LASKOVA sent a high wrister from the point and with so much traffic in front, Baldin didn't see it as it sailed over her shoulder into the top corner. Assists: Simona Studentova, Eva Holesova.
	47:13	Shot from a sharp angle is stopped by Baldin, then Bukolska puts it just wide with the goalie down.
	45:55	Dangerous wrister from Herzigova is deflected just wide.
	45:38	Now play is stopped because a Czech forward was positioned in the French goal crease, faceoff outside with :33 left in the penalty.
	45:17	Wrister from Ledlova, save Baldin, the rebound was loose but the whistle went with :53 left in the penalty.
	44:10	The Czechs applying more pressure and French captain Marion Allemoz tries to stop it but now takes a roughing penalty. The Czechs to the power play, they're 1/6.
	43:13	Now a chance for France, Estelle Duvin with a low slapper and Peslarova gets a toe on it, then she covers the rebound.
	42:55	They're going for more, a couple of shots but Caroline Baldin keeps it out.
	41:55	Goal for Team Czech Republic! On a 2-on-1 rush, VENDULA PRIBYLOVA held onto the puck herself and beat Baldin with a forehand deke to make it 2-0. Assists: Katerina Flaschova, Tereza Vanisova.
	41:34	Offside France.
	41:01	Pass from behind the net out front to Kaplanova, she sent a wrister headed top corner but Baldin got a glove on it to knock it away.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are returning to the ice and the 3rd period will start shortly.
		The Czechs with four power plays in that middle period and Aneta Tejralova finally score on the last one to take the lead in this game. France was back on their heels but got one great chance when Lara Escudero was hauled down on a shorthanded breakaway, but missed the following penalty shot. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): FRA 5 (15), CZE 14 (27). 3rd period begins at 14:23 CEST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:09	Goal for Team Czech Republic! After numerous chances, they finally cash in on the power play! ANETA TEJRALOVA fires a slapper from the top of the circle through a crowd and beats everybody for the game's first goal. Assist: Alena Polenska.
	35:58	France failed on the last power play, and now it's the Czechs' turn, as Estell Duvin goes to the box for holding.
	31:37	Icing France, 1:16 remaining in the power play.
	30:51	Now a Czech penalty as captain Alena Polenska hauls down Marion Allemoz in the slot. French power play, they're 0/1.
	30:24	Now a Czech rush, wrister by Holesova but a big glove save by Baldin.
	30:07	Now we have an injured French player down, Lea Parment. She collided into the boards heavily, but she seems to be ok. No penalty and the faceoff is outside the Czech zone.
	27:00	She tries to make a move on Peslarova but shoots wide. No goal. Czech power play continues.
	27:00	France's Lara Escudero is pulled down from behind on a breakaway. She's getting a penalty shot.
	25:20	Now a French penalty, Gwendoline Gendarme for tripping. The Czechs to the power play again, 0/2 today.
	22:57	France kills off the penalty, the Czechs got one shot, now France is called for offside.
	20:33	The Czechs go on the offensive right away in the 2nd period and France's Betty Jouanny takes a holding penalty. The Czechs to the power play, 0/1 today.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		The teams are returning to the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly.
		Technical problems prevented us from describing the last few minutes of that period, but France got a few shots on the power play. They looked better later in the period, after it looked like they would get blown out of the rink in the opening few minutes. We're scorless after 1 period. Shots on goal in 1st period: FRA 10, CZE 13. Quality scoring chances: FRA 1, CZE 1. 2nd period starts at 13:40 CEST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	15:47	Katerina Mrazova gets called for kneeing, so now we'll see the French power play.
	15:27	And just as I say that they get a shot off the draw, Pesslarova makes a stick save and covers.
	15:16	Icing Czech Republic. We're seeing a bit more offence from the French but they're not testing Peslarova.
	14:35	French 2-on-1, Passard to Fohrer but she can't handle the pass and doesn't get a shot away.
	13:13	Another French shot from the neutral zone, pad save Peslarova.
	11:07	Finally a long Czech shoot-in goes on goal and Baldin covers it. France back to full strength. The Czechs had some early pressure on that power play but the French killed the last part of it well.
	10:50	The French ice it again, as the Czechs have trouble getting set up.
	09:55	A couple of more Czech shots and finally the French clear the zone.
	09:25	Slapper from Krizova blocked.
	09:06	The first penalty of this tournament is going to France's Betty Jouanny for holding, so the Czechs go to the power play.
	08:53	Now Lucie Povova a wrister from the slot, right on Baldin and she hangs on.
	08:25	Jana Fialova a wrister from the point, stick save Baldin.
	07:45	Icing France. The Czechs are the favourites in this game and that's apparent early on . . . France just trying to get to centre and dump it into the Czech zone before changing lines.
	05:52	Offside France.
	05:40	Icing Czech Republic.
	04:39	More pressure from the Czechs, a couple of more shots but Baldin is solid early on, the covers the puck again.
	03:25	Off the draw, slapper from Krizova and a blocker save by Caroline Baldin.
	03:18	Long shoot-in on Baldin, she covers for the game's first whistle.
	02:35	First French shot is a shoot-in from centre on a line change, stick save Peslarova.
	02:21	Ledlova with a long wrister, turned to the corner by Baldin.
	01:15	Horalkova attempts a wraparound for the Czechs, turned away by Baldin.
	00:01	Game started.
		The teams are on the ice and the game will start shortly. France is designated as the home team for this game and is wearing blue uniforms with white and red trim, blue pants and white helmets. The Czech Republic is designated as the visiting team and are wearing white uniforms with red and blue trim, red pants and blue helmets.
		Starting Lineups: France: Baldin (Morin) – Locatelli, Gendarme, Goncalves, Lager-Lacombe, Bouetz-Andrieu "A", Parment, Leclerc, Riddé – Duvin, Allemoz "C", Baudrit – Fohrer, Passard, Bouche "A" – Escudero, Jouanny, Cuasnet – Obre, Vix, Rihet. Coach: Gregory Tarle. Czech Republic: Peslarová (Lhotská) – Tejralová "A", Lásková, Herzigová, Fialová, Flachsová "A", Horálková, Hudečková – Křížová, Mrázová, Kaplanová – Polenská "C", Studentová, Holešová – Lédlová, Vanišová, Přibylová – Povová, Vonková, Bukolská. Coach: Jiří Vozák. Referees: Debby Hengst (GER) – Huffner (GER), Schipper-Peoteray (NED).
		This is the opening game of the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, Division 1, Group A in Přerov, Czech Republic. The game features the host team from the Czech Republic against France. Both teams are new to this group. The Czech Republic finished 8th in the top division last year and were relegated to Division I, while France won Division I, Group B and were promoted to Group A.
		Welcome. This game starts at 13:00 CEST.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 40. Tejralova (Polenska), 42. Pribylova (Flaschova, Vanisova), 48. Laskova (Studentova, Holesova)

France2: Baldin (Morin) – Locatelli, Gendarme, Goncalves, Lager-Lacombe, Bouetz-Andrieu "A", Parment, Leclerc, Riddé – Duvin, Allemoz "C", Baudrit – Fohrer, Passard, Bouche "A" – Escudero, Jouanny, Cuasnet – Obre, Vix, Rihet. Coach: Gregory Tarle.

Czech Republic: Peslarová (Lhotská) – Tejralová "A", Lásková, Herzigová, Fialová, Flachsová "A", Horálková, Hudečková – Křížová, Mrázová, Kaplanová – Polenská "C", Studentová, Holešová – Lédlová, Vanišová, Přibylová – Povová, Vonková, Bukolská. Coach: Jiří Vozák.

Referees: Debby Hengst (GER) – Huffner (GER), Schipper-Peoteray (NED)

1st period
	09:06
	15:47
1st intermission
1st intermission
	20:33
	25:20
	30:51
	35:58
	39:09
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:55
	44:10
	47:47
	51:05
Final