Slovakia2 – Austria 3:4 (0:1 after SO) | Norway – France2 4:1 (end) | Czech Republic – Denmark 5:1 (end)
after shootout (0:1)
Slovakia2
3:4 (1:1, 2:0, 0:2 - 0:0)
Austria
Saturday 12.04.2014, 13:00 • Women's World Championship Divison I
     
    Austria has won in the penalty shootout.
    ANNA MARIA BEITER-SCHWARZLER hit the crossbar on her first attempt, but this time she waited for Budajova to go down and went upstairs under the bar for the game-winning goal.
     
    63:38
    Another Slovakian penalty as Denisa Lalikova is called for tripping. Austria will finish overtime on the power play, 0/10 today.
     
    60:50
    After six straight Slovakian penalties, we're now getting one to Austria -- Tamara Grascher for interference. Slovakia to the power play with the chance to win, they're 1/2 today.
     
    59:28
    Goal for Team Austria!
    After failing to score on 10 power plays in the game, they finally tie it with a numerical advantage with their goalie out. MARLENE BRUNNER put it in from a scramble in front.
    Assist: Denise Altmann.
     
    59:00
    Slovakia at full strength, play in the Slovak zone, Marchhart goes to the Austrian bench for a 6th attacker.
     
    56:54
    Now now Martina Velickova is getting a penalty. Austria 5-on-3 again.
     
    56:42
    Timeout Slovakia. Both teams have now used their timeouts.
     
    55:35
    Beiter-Schwarzler across to Altmann for the one-timer, hits the goalpost! She had Budajova beaten on the near side too.
     
    54:26
    Austria getting another power play as Livia Lucia delivers a hard check into the boards and is called for cross-checking.
     
    52:00
    Another Slovakian penalty, as Maria Herichova is called for holding. Austria back to the power play, 0/5 today.
     
    51:42
    Pass centred for Pravlikova right in the slot, she tries to go top corner but fires high and wide.
     
    48:19
    The puck comes to Altmann at the faceoff dot, tries to go upstairs but Jana Budajova makes a huge glove save with :04 left in the first penalty.
     
    47:31
    Lenka Srokova puts a hook on Altmann and is going off. Austria will now have a 5-on-3 advantage for :53.
     
    46:23
    Slovak captain Martina Velickova is called for tripping in her own zone. Austria's power play hasn't been good this tournament, but they now have a chance to tie the score.
     
    45:47
    Goal for Team Austria!
    Altmann with a nice pass to ANNA MEIXNER, who puts a perfect wrist shot off the crossbar and in to bring Austria within a goal.
    Assist: Denise Altmann.
     
    41:25
    Monika Vlcek leads an Austrian rush, cuts right in front but backhands it just wide of the far post.
     
    39:35
    Anna Meixner again uses her speed to beat a couple of players and goes right in on Budajova, who makes a sliding pad save.
     
    36:00
    Austrian rush, pass to Kantor who walks into the slot, tries to go high blocker side but Budajova gets a shoulder on it.
     
    30:59
    Iveta Klimasova is called for a bodycheck in her own zone. Austria is 0/3 on the power play, but they really could use a goal here to get back in this game.
     
    27:20
    Another chance for Slovakia as Lenka Srokova gets a breakaway, pad save Marchhart.
     
    26:06
    Timeout Austria.
     
    26:06
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    It took them just 36 seconds to score on the power play. Mikeskova and Lalikova pass back and forth and its MIRIAM MIKESKOVA who finishes it off to give Slovakia a 2-goal lead.
     
    25:30
    Just after taking the lead, Slovakia going to the power play, as Charlotte Wittich delivers a big check into the boards and is called for bodychecking.
     
    25:08
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    Slovakia rush back the other way, Srokova took the first shot and Marchhart stopped it, but VERONIKA IHNATOVA put in the rebound.
    Assist: Lenka Srokova.
     
    24:15
    Shorthanded breakaway for Martina Velickova but she loses the puck trying to make a move on Marchhant.
     
    22:26
    Slovakia was not back at full strength for long, as Maria Herichova is called for bodychecking. Austria back to the power play.

    The faceoff is at centre ice, as there was a premature substitution for the Austrian goalie on the delay.
     
    20:16
    Austria to the early power play in the second period as Barbara Kezmaska is called for interference.
     
    17:23
    Goal for Team Austria!
    Altmann shot the puck from the point and it was deflected in front by ANNA MARIA BEITER-SCHWARZLER as she was knocked to the ice. Budajova made the pad save, but from the ice Beiter-Schwarzler got her stick on the puck and knocked it into the net. Great second effort.
    Assists: Denise Altmann, Anna Schneider.
     
    15:53
    2-on-1 Slovakia, Miriam Mikeskova makes a move to beat the defender and then fires a wrister just wide and looks skyward in frustration afterward.
     
    13:40
    Altmann cuts right in on Budajova but is denied from point blank, she stops the rebound too and then the Slovaks ice it.
     
    12:38
    We now have a Slovakian penalty to Petra Pavlikova for high-sticking. We'll play 4-on-4 for :09, then Austria will go to the power play.
     
    10:47
    First penalty of the game is going to Austria's Anna Schneider for hooking. Slovakia to the power play.
     
    04:45
    Two-on-nothing breakaway for Austria, Danise Altmann shoots but Jana Budajova makes a great save, then stops the rebound too.
     
    04:19
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    From behind the net, Lucova centred the puck in front to NIKOLA GAPOVA, and she fired a low wrister that beat Marchhant inside the post.
     
    03:25
    Breakaway for Anna Meixner, tries to deke Budajova but can't put the backhander over the pad.
     
    01:29
    Play is stopped as Slovakia #13 Petra Jurcova is down and seems to be in considerable pain. Training staff is out to check on her now. I didn't see what happened.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Gapova (Lucova), 26. Ihnatova (Srokova), 27. Mikeskova (Lalikova) – 18. Beiter-Schwarzler (Altmann, Schneider), 46. Meixner (Altmann), 60. Brunner (Altmann), dec. p.s. Beiter-Schwarzler

    Slovakia2: Budajová (Kiapešová) – Raková, Lučová, Klimašová, Lalíková, Žitňanská, Ihnaťová, Turcsanyiová – Sroková, Gápová "A", Kežmarská "A" – Mišková, Veličková "C", Mikesková – Herichová, Jurčová, Pravlíková
    Austria: Marchhart (Hornich) – Wittich, Hybler "A", Fazokas, Grascher, Schneider, Kainberger, Hausenberger – Meixner "A", Beiter Schwarzler, Altmann "C" – Hanser, Weber, Kantor "A" – Vlcek, Volgger, Ullrich – Brunner, Lopez
    Referees: Glenn (USA) – Inoue (JPN), Visala (FIN)