Germany2 – Denmark 3:2 (end) | USA – Slovakia2 6:2 (end) | Czech Republic – Russia 3:2 (after OT)
Canada2 – Switzerland 3:2 (end)
final
Canada2
3:2 (1:1, 1:0, 1:1)
Switzerland
Thursday 24.04.2014, 18:00 • Imatra Jaahali • U18 World Championship
     
    Best player of team Canada: Hayden Fleury

    Best player of team Suisse: Noah Rod

    Three best players of team Suisse at the tournament: Edson Harlacher, Kevin Fiala and Gauthier Descloux (20:26:05)
     
    In the exciting game Canada got a win with 30 seconds to play in the last period and they're going to play against Czech Republic on Saturday.

    In other semifinal Sweden will play against USA
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:40
    Fiala fires outside the zone and glove save by McDonald
     
    59:36
    And they come to the zone with offside
     
    59:30
    Empty-net of Swiss
     
    Timeout Suisse
     
    59:30
    Goal for Team Canada!


    TRAVIS KONECNY with back-hand shot in front of the net gave his team a lead

    Assisted by Jared McCann
     
    58:59
    Faceoff out Swiss zone
     
    58:04
    Last two minutes
     
    56:58
    Perlini with a good shot, denied by Descloux
     
    55:43
    Goal for Team Switzerland!

    Denis Malgin to KEVIN FIALA who add the puck into empty corner.

    Assisted by Denis Malgin and Roger Karrer
     
    55:34
    Canada scored, but it's a penalty for Jake Virtanen. Still 2:1
     
    55:24
    McDonald gloved the puck. Faceoff in Canada zone
     
    54:52
    Rod and Konecny was faced in hit, after it Rod said smth to Konecny and go 10-minutes disciplinary penalty
     
    53:56
    Teams in full and Swiss shot goes wide
     
    53:05
    Rod tries to find the space between post and McDonald
     
    51:52
    Roughing call for Kevin Fiala and Clark Bishop
     
    51:52
    Suisse offside and penalty call for scrumble
     
    51:23
    Travis Sanheim fires and it's hand save by Descloux
     
    50:23
    Jared McCann beat the post
     
    49:45
    Trisconi sends Swiss team to PK for slashing
     
    48:20
    Suisse tries to move the game in Canada zone and made an icing
     
    46:09
    Diem tries to repeat his first period goal, but it didn't go high. Canada in full
     
    44:37
    Hawrylyuk with diving stick clearing the zone
     
    44:09
    Brendan Perlini with holding call. One more again PP for Suisse
     
    43:30
    Strong robbery on Sanheim by Kessler
     
    40:55
    Suisse guys try to provoke Canadians
     
    40:27
    Malgin with good speed came to the zone – offside!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:33
    Offside Canada
     
    37:59
    Teams in full
     
    35:59
    Kevin Fiala scored but early it was whistled that he made a hooking penalty.

    :40 4x4 game, then it turns ro Canadian PP
     
    34:39
    Ben Thomas in the box. One more PP for Swiss team
     
    33:51
    More patient from Canada, and puck left the ice rink
     
    32:36
    Kindschi fired – McDonald!
     
    31:58
    Goal for Team Canada!


    Huge mistake by Suisse behind the net and JOEL QUENNEVILLE found himself alone at the crease, one move and Descloux goes one way, other shot and goal!

    Assisted by Jayce Hawrylyuk and Ryan Gropp
     
    31:11
    Suisse with one more rush, McDonald is sharp today
     
    29:01
    Fiala shows his wrister, over the bar!
     
    28:13
    Canada in full, McCann joined the rush out of the box, but can't handle the puck
     
    27:03
    Rod with hard shot, reached McDonald
     
    26:40
    Siegenthaler broke his stick, but didn't give a chance for Canadian to be on breakaway
     
    26:11
    PP for Suisse again with McCann in the box for slashing
     
    25:11
    Virtanen from the slot – miss the net!
     
    23:19
    Canada in full
     
    22:50
    Hard shot by Siegenthaler and then breakaway for Canada with bad pass from Gropp
     
    22:08
    Icing Canada
     
    21:30
    Fourth Canadians on the ice
     
    21:17
    Canada will play :07 with three players. Hawrylyuk to the box for interference
     
    20:45
    Malgin tries to repeat Virtanen's shot, but McDonald stopped it
     
    20:30
    Strong PK in first minute coming to the game
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:25
    Jared McCann with a call. PP for SUI
     
    19:13
    Canada feels better and creates more offense
     
    17:28
    Goal for Team Canada!


    Canada answer with one more beauty close top corner shot. Thanks to JAKE VIRTANEN.

    Assisted by Travi Sanheim and Brendan Perlini
     
    17:10
    Hard shot by Sanheim deflected
     
    16:41
    Not a smart play by Konecny who decides to give a pass through Ds
     
    15:54
    Malgin's penalty for holding. PP for Canada
     
    15:01
    Fleury from the blue to the board and Virtanen on the rebound was closed to put the puck into net
     
    14:06
    Quenneville fired from the slot like baseball-stule shot – goes wide
     
    12:17
    Deflected Malgin's shot and puck goes too close to the post
     
    10:51
    Hm, Canada struggles with getting away from their zone. Suisse press them
     
    08:45
    Icing Suisse
     
    07:50
    Goal for Team Switzerland!

    A beautiful wrister to close top corner from DOMINIK DIEM gave Suisse a lead

    Assisted by Robin Frick and Damien Riat
     
    07:20
    Swiss players looks very aggresive. Faceoff in Canada zone
     
    06:10
    Fiala with a good move, fired into goalie
     
    05:19
    Puck left the ice. Faceoff in Suisse zone
     
    04:28
    Canada in full
     
    03:50
    Very accurate play from Canadian side
     
    02:28
    First penalty into the game. Brendan Perlini in the box for tripping
     
    01:21
    One more chance for Swiss team, the puck goes through the crease without touch
     
    00:41
    Malgin on a rush, missed the puck
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Last game of the day starts in 10 minutes. Where Canada and Suisse will unveil who will play against Czech Republic in SF.

    Top Scorer: Jake Virtanen 2+2 – Kevin Fiala 3+5

    Powerplay: CAN 2/17 – SUI 1/10
    Penalty-killing: CAN 15/17 – SUI 10/12
     
    Starting lineups:

    Canada: McDonald (Billia) – Fleury, McKeown, Bleackley, Virtanen, Bishop – Sanheim, Thomas, Barzal, Audette, Crouse – Hicketts, Carrier, Hawrylyuk, Quenneville, Gropp – Pilon, Perlini, Konecny, McCann

    Switzerland: Descloux (Fehr) – Siegenthaler, Karrer, Malgin, Privet, Macquat – Harlacher, Frick, Fiala, Kessler, Rod – Burren, Kindschi, Guidotti, Trisconi, Heinimann – Forrer, Riat, Ritz, Diem, Ottiger

    Referees: Ohlund (SWE), Salonen (FIN), Jensen (DEN), Malmqvist (SWE).
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
    Commentary by

    Igor Petrov

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 18. Virtanen (Sanheim, Perlini), 32. Quenneville (Hawrylyuk, Gropp), 60. Konecny (McCann) – 8. Diem (Frick, Riat), 56. Fiala (Malgin, Karrer)

    Canada2: McDonald (Billia) – Fleury, McKeown, Bleackley, Virtanen, Bishop – Sanheim, Thomas, Barzal, Audette, Crouse – Hicketts, Carrier, Hawrylyuk, Quenneville, Gropp – Pilon, Perlini, Konecny, McCann
    Switzerland: Descloux (Fehr) – Siegenthaler, Karrer, Malgin, Privet, Macquat – Harlacher, Frick, Fiala, Kessler, Rod – Burren, Kindschi, Guidotti, Trisconi, Heinimann – Forrer, Riat, Ritz, Diem, Ottiger
    Referees: Ohlund (SWE), Salonen (FIN), Jensen (DEN), Malmqvist (SWE)