Canada2 – Sweden2 3:1 (end) | USA – Czech Republic 5:2 (end)
final
USA
5:2 (3:1, 2:1, 0:0)
Czech Republic
Sunday 27.04.2014, 18:00 • Kisapuiston jaahali (Lappeenranta) • U18 Women’s World Championship
     
    Team USA for the eight time in history, and fifth time in last six years won WJC U-18! Congratulation to them and Czech Republic with his first silver medal.

    Thanks for being with us during this tournament! (20:12:27)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:04
    Michael Spacek heads to the penalty box
     
    58:01
    Last two minutes of the tournament
     
    55:34
    Dougherty gifted a Vrana breakaway chance, solid play by Nedeljkovic
     
    55:06
    Offside Czech
     
    54:32
    Zacha with a blue-liner hitted own Smejkal
     
    54:17
    USA in full
     
    3338 spectators on the stands
     
    52:17
    Kneeing on Pastrnak and penalty call for Auston Matthews
     
    51:25
    Rare Czech attack ends with Pastrnak's neutral zone shot
     
    50:34
    Czech Republic in full strength
     
    50:13
    About 90 seconds team USA was with the puck, they shoot, grabbed a rebound, shoot again, then Vanecek stopped the time with his glove
     
    48:34
    PP for USA with Jakub Vrana in the box
     
    47:32
    Commercial break and first stoppage of the game at time 07:28 of 3rd
     
    45:15
    Teams just trying to kill the time faster
     
    43:40
    Matthews on the move to make a hat-trick, but Vanecek stopped the puck
     
    42:13
    It seemed that it was two minutes of PK for Czechs, but both team had 5 field players
     
    41:03
    First shot on the period came with Jack Eichel who checked Vanecek
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:04
    Last minute
     
    38:15
    US allowed to shoot on their net, but puck goes wide
     
    37:27
    Commercial break
     
    36:10
    It took long for Czech to grab a puck, but they got a time to change shifts
     
    34:45
    When the PP is over, game returns to Czech's net
     
    33:20
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!


    Tip-in goal for DAVID KASE after long pass or shoot of Rasner.

    Assisted by Rasner
     
    31:38
    Czech goes to PP with Alex Tuch in the box for cross-checking
     
    31:08
    Faceoff in Czech zone
     
    29:27
    All game is in Czech zone where US team what they wants
     
    27:57
    Potential break-away chance for Czechs was easily stopped just in neutral zone
     
    27:10
    First PP for USA with Pavel Zacha in the box for high-sticking
     
    26:57
    Goal for Team USA!


    AUSTON MATTHEWS just came to the zone and shooot to the top corner

    Assisted by Brandon Fortunato
     
    25:19
    Vesely with a rebound play sent a puck outside the rink
     
    24:42
    Czechs arguing on themselves that they can't swich lines in time
     
    23:04
    USA plays in one style, and every attack is so closed to last one
     
    22:05
    First attack of Czech team stopped by offside
     
    21:13
    Goal for Team USA!


    Robbery in neutral zone, back-hand pass by Milano to DYLAN LARKIN who didn't miss!

    Assisted by Frank Milano
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Dominant first period from U.S. side. It seemed that game is over after 8 minutes, but Czech doesn't give up and scored in last minute of the play
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:27
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!


    US defence lost the puck and Czech JIRI SMEJLAK on own crease after rebound.

    Assisted by Radek Vesely and Filip Chlapik
     
    18:48
    US contol the puck more than minutes, and lost it when puck left the zone. Offside
     
    17:23
    Few buzzing at the crease. Czech guys can't do with that efforts from US side
     
    16:59
    Alex Tuch misses few inches after tip-in near the crease
     
    16:33
    A lot of puck movement in enemy zone, but puck got out of the zone after one bad pass
     
    15:05
    Czechs moved the game to enemy net. Nedeljkovic stopped the puck
     
    14:13
    Big rush for USA and Dylan Larkin fired from the crease – miss the net
     
    13:30
    Zacha with a good pass to contr corner, nobody's here
     
    12:52
    Commercial break
     
    11:58
    Czechs don't give up and try to create some offence. But Nedeljkovic came strong into the game
     
    09:50
    First big chance for Czech. Pastrnak moved away from D but can't overplay Nedeljkovic
     
    07:41
    Timeout Czech Republic
     
    07:41
    Goal for Team USA!


    FRANK MILANO waited when the puck will be at good height on the crease and put it on the empty net, when Vanecek left it.

    Assisted by Louis Belpedio and John Macleod
     
    06:55
    Goal for Team USA!


    Dirty goal from AUSTON MATTHEWS who played till the end on the crease.

    Assisted by Connor and Collins
     
    06:44
    Commercial break
     
    06:22
    Vrana speed up opponents and fired
     
    05:10
    US in full
     
    04:39
    It was a little mess on the crease, but US cleaned it
     
    03:20
    Pad save after Spacek wrister
     
    03:03
    First penalty into a game with Joe Wegwerth call for interference
     
    02:10
    Matthews with two long shots – miss the net
     
    00:33
    Goal for Team USA!


    Breakaway chance for Milano and then JACK DOUGHERTY sent the puck to the net.

    After video-review refs said that "it's a good goal"

    Assisted by Frank Milano and Jack Eichel
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    We're starting in one minute
     
    Last game of the tournament will start in seven minutes.
    It's re-match of round robin game where USA beats Czech 3-0.

    It's sixth straight final for USA team, and first ever final for Czech Republic
     
    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

    Czech Republic: Vanecek (Vladar) – Pyrochta, Masin, Pastrnak, Karabacek, Zacha – Scotka, Rasner, Kase, Vrana, Spacek – Miklis, Zboril, Vesely, Smejkal, Chlapik – Havlin, Vopelka, Kutak, Ordos, Cernoch

    Referees: Kaukokari (FIN), Wehrli (SUI), Malmqvist (SWE), Pesonen (FIN).
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
    Commentary by

    Igor Petrov

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Dougherty (Milano, Eichel), 7. Matthews (Connor, Collins), 8. Milano (Belpedio, Macleod), 22. Larkin (Milano), 27. Matthews (Fortunato) – 20. Smejkal (Vesely, Chlapik), 34. Kase (Rasner)

    USA: Nedeljkovic (Minney) – Dougherty, Fortunato, Eichel, Tuch, Milano – Glover, Belpedio, Bjork, Larkin, Hitchcock – Collins, Hanifin, Gersich, Matthews, Connor – Macleod, Wegwerth, Pavelek, Stevens, Fiegl
    Czech Republic: Vanecek (Vladar) – Pyrochta, Masin, Pastrnak, Karabacek, Zacha – Scotka, Rasner, Kase, Vrana, Spacek – Miklis, Zboril, Vesely, Smejkal, Chlapik – Havlin, Vopelka, Kutak, Ordos, Cernoch
    Referees: Kaukokari (FIN), Wehrli (SUI), Malmqvist (SWE), Pesonen (FIN)