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final
USA
4:3 (1:1, 2:2, 1:0)
Finland
Tuesday 22.04.2014, 17:30 • Lappeenranta Arena (Finland) • U18 World Championship
     
    The horn sounds, the game is over. Finally the USA beats Finland with this last minute thriller. The US players were the masters of the late goals today, remember the 2nd period as well.
    USA – Finland: 4-3!
    Thanks for attention!
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    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:42
    Kahkonen is out, a field player is on!
     
    59:15
    US is possessing the puck, it keeps Kahkonen on the field.
     
    58:56
    Yes, it's probable, time out by Finland.
     
    58:56
    Finland has only one minute left, I think, Urama is going to change Kahkonen to a field player, needs risking now.
     
    58:56
    Goal for Team USA!
    JACK EICHEL scored finally already almost in the last minute!! 4-3 for the USA!
    Assist: Frank Milano.
     
    58:20
    Dougherty's next attempt was blocked!
     
    58:00
    Dougherty has brought the 15th shot of the Americans in this period on target.
     
    57:20
    Hitchcock had a chance, Kahkonen caught the puck again!
     
    56:47
    Penalty by the Finns! 2 minute power play for the US team. Jere Rouhiainen is out due to tripping.
     
    56:45
    Eichel shot and hit the crossbar!
     
    56:30
    USA and Finland are playing cat and mouse game now.
     
    55:45
    The US team is dominating the field now, but it's still 3-3 now. It's clearly not enough for Americans.
     
    55:30
    4,5 minutes left of the regulations time.
     
    55:00
    The American team reached the 41st shot overall now!
     
    54:30
    Remember, the USA need to score 2 more points than Finland to beat them in the end. So, overtime is good for Finland!
     
    54:00
    Kahkonen saved the shot of Belpedio from the middle!
     
    53:15
    Aho blocked the shot of Milano, and icing against the Finns soon after.
     
    52:30
    Hanifin had a chance to shoot, but missed the puck mostly, chance missed too.
     
    51:40
    Larkin's long shot was way too wide.
     
    51:00
    Nine minutes left of this period, still no decision in this match.
     
    50:20
    The Finnish players are now pressuring the US goal.
     
    49:55
    Atte Makinen shot it was blocked, and a repetition came, Nedeljkovic closed the angle well!
     
    48:45
    Wegwerth slid around the Finnish goal, but no success. On the other side, Kapanen had a shot, Nedeljkovic blocked it.
     
    48:00
    Bjork shot, Kahkonen hangs on and saves. Shot difference in the closing period is 7-1 for the USA now.
     
    47:30
    Lammikko blocked the shot of Milano.
     
    47:00
    The faceoffs are mostly controlled by the Finns.
     
    46:05
    The shot of Eichel was saved by the shoulder of Kahkonen!
     
    45:05
    Belpedio's shot bounced out of the bounds. Faceoff outside the zone.
     
    44:20
    Hitchcock entered the zone and fired, the goalkeeper deflected it once again.
     
    43:30
    Niku brought the puck in the zone on the left wing position, but soon lost it, the US is dominating in these minutes.
     
    41:45
    Belpedio shots as well, not a problem for Kahkonen.
     
    40:55
    The US has already had 2 shots in this period, Kahkonen saved both times!
     
    40:15
    Interesting, that there were 5 pieces of penalties in the first period, but none during the second one!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    At first, the USA grabbed the lead by 2-1, then Finland changed the game and got a 3-2 lead. Finally Connor scored the equaliser in the very last second, so it's a tie now.
    3-3 after two periods, stay with us after the break for the closing stage too!
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    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:59
    Goal for Team USA!
    Unbelievable! KYLE CONNOR scored only 0,8 seconds before the end of the period!! 3-3!
    Assist: Auston Matthews, Noan Hanifin.
     
    39:50
    Hitchcock shot, Kahkonen saved again, the Finns hang on!
     
    39:25
    Kahkonen grabbed the puck finally after the shot of Larkin.
     
    38:00
    Glover's shot was blocked by a Finnish defender. The USA reached the 25th shot overall.
     
    37:20
    Long shot by Eichel, the USA is putting some pressure on the Finns.
     
    36:10
    Bjork shot, but the glass rebounded it.
     
    35:00
    The rate of scoring by chances is high by Finland. Shot 9 times in this period, scored twice out of it.
     
    33:53
    Goal for Team Finland!
    The US falls behind, 3-2 now for the Finn team! JOEL KIVIRANTA scored! 2-3 now!
    Assist: Kasperi Kapanen.
     
    32:55
    The USA reached the 22nd shot of the game, Finland is by 13.
     
    31:45
    Kauppinen shot after a quick counter, but shot over the top of the goal.
     
    31:20
    Hitchcock had a solo, fired, the puck rebounded, finally Kahkonen cleaned it near the goal line!
     
    30:25
    Soon afterwards, Miro Makinen shot from the right side, Nedeljkovic guided his net.
     
    30:10
    Eichel shot from the middle, slightly over the top of the goal!
     
    29:30
    Kahkonen saved the shot from the right side by Larkin.
     
    28:55
    Connor led a counter attack but could not throw in the end.
     
    28:00
    The USA is attacking again more, they reached the shot number 16 overall.
     
    27:15
    Eichel shot from the right side, it was wide, but rebounded – the defenders cleaned the zone.
     
    25:42
    Goal for Team Finland!
    ALEKSI SAARELA scored the second Finn goal after a nice counter, but Finland was active before too! 2-2!
    The home crowd is ecstatic.
    Assist: Miro Keskitalo.
     
    24:30
    Icing, the faceoff is in the US zone.
     
    23:50
    Nedeljkovic saved the shot of Kapanen on the other side.
     
    23:00
    Both Milano and Eichel had a shot, both were on target, but Kahkonen stood on the right place.
     
    21:45
    Finland became more active, they spend the time mostly in the US third.
     
    20:45
    What can Finland step now, being one goal down now?
     
    20:19
    Goal for Team USA!
    Extremely quick goal by the US! ANDERS BJORK has scored right after shooting another one just before.
    2-1 for the USA!
    Assist: Dylan Larkin.
     
    20:10
    Bjork shot, too wide.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    It would have been a real surprise if Finland could have hung on despite this big pressure, the US put on them. Americans has had 12 shots so far, Finland stayed at 6.
    It's 1-1 after one period, stay with us after the break too!
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    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:57
    Goal for Team USA!
    NOAH HANIFIN dealt with the power play chance and still in the 1st period, he scored, equalised! 1-1!
     
    19:47
    Jere Rouhiainen is out for 2 minutes due to tripping. Another power play for the USA.
     
    18:55
    Great chance for Eichel and Milano, a crosspass came close to the goal, but Milano missed it by some centimeters.
     
    18:30
    Eichel is active, fired again from the left, the 'home' goalie closed the way of the puck.
     
    17:55
    Stevens bombed a long shot, Kahkonen hangs on again.
     
    17:00
    Kapanen collects the puck at the back corner behind his own goal.
     
    16:25
    Belpedio shot as well, Kahkonen closed the angle well! 9-6 is the number is shots now already.
     
    16:00
    Finland already in full strength.
     
    15:45
    Glover shot, Finnish goalkeeper is in a good form today.
     
    15:23
    30 seconds remaining of the penalty time, one more shot by Eichel, Kahkonen deflected it again.
     
    14:35
    Milano bombed in the middle, Kahkonen saved! Shot number is 5 against 5 on target.
     
    14:05
    Eichel's shot again blocked by a defender.
     
    13:53
    Antti Kalapudas is out for 2 minutes due to tripping. Americans again in power play, the third time in this match.
     
    13:30
    Interesting, that the USA is officially the home team, Finland team members are visitors, but the tournament is held in Finland.
     
    13:10
    Collins collected the puck in his own third.
     
    12:50
    Miro Makinen stole the puck from Hitchcock, but soon lost it too. The USA is in slight domination now.
     
    12:20
    Eichel bombed from the left side, Kahkonen guided his net!
     
    10:55
    Keskitalo's shot is out of the rink from a defenceman's stick.
     
    10:15
    Connor's distant shot was blocked by a defender.
     
    09:54
    Goal for Team Finland!
    The fourth Finnish shot brought a goal now! 18 year old MIRO KESKITALO scored from the right side after a quick Finn action! 0-1! But a video checking is on now, we don't know, it was a goal or not. Yes, it's finally an official goal!!
    Assist: Juho Lammikko.
     
    08:35
    Kahkonen deflected the close shot of Hitchcock in the middle!
     
    08:15
    Makinen shot after a counter attack, but it missed the target again.
     
    08:00
    Finnish players shot the puck out of their zone.
     
    07:23
    Joel Kiviranta is out for 2 minutes from Finland due to cross-checking. Power play for the US team.
     
    07:15
    Gersich had a shot from the left side, it was a little bit wide.
     
    07:05
    Honkanen's shot was blocked by American defenders.
     
    06:45
    The faceoff is going to be held in the neutral zone.
     
    05:45
    The US is officially the home of this game, they chose the white shirt, Finland chose the blue uniform.
     
    05:00
    Nedeljkovic saved the shot of Moberg!
     
    04:20
    Both teams in full strength. No goals, 1 against 2 shots so far.
     
    03:10
    After three minutes, 1-1 shots by both the teams.
     
    02:20
    Alex Tuch is following him to the penalty box due to holding an opponent. Four against four now after this American penalty.
     
    02:04
    Already a penalty! Joni Tuulola is out for 2 minutes due to slashing. Power play for the USA is coming.
     
    00:45
    Starting goalkeepers are Kahkonen and Nedeljkovic.
     
    00:20
    The video stream is in a bit of delay due to the shootout at the Canada-Russia match, but we are following the match as much as possible in that time too!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    USA: Nedeljkovic (Minney) – Dougherty, Fortunato, Eichel, Tuch, Milano – Glover, Belpedio, Bjork, Larkin, Hitchcock – Collins, Hanifin, Gersich, Matthews, Connor – Macleod, Wegwerth, Pavelek, Stevens, Fiegl
    Head coach: Danton Cole

    Finland: Kahkonen (Voutilainen) – Niku, Keskitalo, Honkanen, Rantanen, Lammikko – Parikka, Moberg, Aho, Hopponen, Kalapudas – Tuulola, Rouhiainen, Kapanen, Saarela, Kiviranta – Makinen Atte, Kauppinen, Makinen Miro, Lamsa
    Head coach: Rauli Urama

    Referees: Linus Ohlund (SWE), Alexander Sergeyev (RUS) – Gleb Lazarev (RUS), Andreas Malmqvist (SWE).
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 20. Hanifin, 21. Bjork (Larkin), 40. Connor (Stevens, Hanifin), 59. Eichel (Milano) – 10. Keskitalo (Lammikko), 26. Saarela (Keskitalo), 34. Kiviranta (Kapanen)

    USA: Nedeljkovic (Minney) – Dougherty, Fortunato, Eichel, Tuch, Milano – Glover, Belpedio, Bjork, Larkin, Hitchcock – Collins, Hanifin, Gersich, Matthews, Connor – Macleod, Wegwerth, Pavelek, Stevens, Fiegl
    Head coach: Danton Cole
    Finland: Kahkonen (Voutilainen) – Niku, Keskitalo, Honkanen, Rantanen, Lammikko – Parikka, Moberg, Aho, Hopponen, Kalapudas – Tuulola, Rouhiainen, Kapanen, Saarela, Kiviranta – Makinen Atte, Kauppinen, Makinen Miro, Lamsa
    Head coach: Rauli Urama
    Referees: Linus Ohlund (SWE), Alexander Sergeyev (RUS) – Gleb Lazarev (RUS), Andreas Malmqvist (SWE)