Finland – Czech Republic 2:1 (2:0 after SO) | Sweden2 – Russia 2:0 (end)
after shootout (2:0)
Finland
2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0 - 0:0)
Czech Republic
Sunday 04.05.2014, 12:30 • Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden • Euro Hockey Tour
     
    Finland has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    MICHAEL KERANEN scores the game-winning shot.
     
    Michael Keranen takes the puck through the middle and dekes Salak on the wrong side. (2-0)
     
    Jarkko Immonen (FIN) will go first – he takes it through the middle and beats Salak as he gets close to the crease into the lower left. (1-0)
     
    61:39
    A fine play by Petruzalek faking a pass to get past the Finnish forecheck, he then gets into the zone and finds space to get behind the net, Rinne left the goal line thinking he could stop him and then Petruzalek couldn't center the pass right to take advatage of it.
     
    56:55
    Pekka Rinne saves the day! A 2-on-1 break for the Czechs, they come down over the left and the feed to the right meets Jan Kolar, but Pekka Rinne somehow retrieves and deflects his shot high up into the air.
     
    45:54
    Lukas Kaspar found a lot of space on the right outside the circle, the Finns were late to close him and he fired a shot on Pekka Rinne, the netminder makes the save and holds on.
     
    44:44
    Jakub Klepis was on the deflection now in the slot, but the Czechs still can't find the way to the net.
     
    43:03
    Petteri Wirtanen (FIN) gets the call for high-sticking on Martin Zatovic.
     
    42:40
    Pekka Rinne didn't anticipate the path of the puck well, and it could have cost him a lot, but luckily for him the Czechs didn't take advantage of it in the slot.
     
    39:28
    Pekka Rinne deflects the puck after a feed from the right wing that got deflected towards the net, the Finns clear the zone.
     
    35:49
    Martin Zatovic (CZE) will get the call for holding on Pekka Jormakka.
     
    34:18
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    Finally a goal for the Czech Republic. A great breakaway opportunity over the left wing and towards the slot, Jakub Klepis sent a feed to the opposite side of the slot and MARTIN RUZICKA scored the tip in through the five hole.

    Assist: Jakub Klepis, Michal Vondrka.
     
    33:42
    Alexander Salak made a deflection now after a misunderstanding in the Czech defense, but the shot from the slot got deflected by the Czech goalie.
     
    27:52
    The Czechs now fire against Pekka Rinne, it seems Jakub Klepis was on the shot from the left side, the Finnish goalie deflected the shot wide.
     
    25:08
    Team Finland were circling the zone now and in the end hit the steelwork after a wrap around by Michael Keranen and the Czechs get to clear the zone.
     
    21:21
    We'll go 4-on-4 as the Finns made a mistake on the blueline, letting the puck get out and then Zatovic was going all alone with Pekka Rinne, Tukka Mantyla (FIN) obstructed him and got called for holding.
     
    20:00
    Jakub Petruzalek (CZE) gets called for interference. At the start of the second period the Czechs will be two-men shorthanded.
     
    18:40
    A hard shot on Salak off the blueline, he deflects to the left where the puck gets picked up and fired back, but it's wide and into the endboards.
     
    18:07
    Jan Kolar (CZE) gets called for high-sticking.
     
    13:09
    It's hard to detect what was more impressive, the Finnish breakaway or Alexander Salak's save. Leo Komarov on the right wing took the puck to the faceoff circle and found Michael Keranen in the slot, he tried to deke Salak out but he managed to deflect his backhander with his pads and the puck stopped in the crease. The net came loose afterwards as Keranen was pushed into it by the defense.
     
    11:23
    A surprise shot on goal by Tomi Sallinen from the blue, literally out of nowhere, Salak is ready for it and holds on.
     
    07:00
    Goal for Team Finland!
    But now they couldn't defend. MICHAEL KERANEN got a smooth pass on the left sideboards, deked out Micheal Jordan in front and beat Salak from close range on the left post.

    Assist: Teuvo Teravainen.
     
    05:31
    Great chance for the Czechs, a scramble before Rinne, he couldn't cover the puck, but in the end the Finns managed to get it away.
     
    03:34
    Tommi Huhtala (FIN) gets called for tripping. Powerplay Czech Republic.
     
    03:04
    Immediately on the other side, the Czechs find themselves in a great opportunity coming down from the right, but Pekka Rinne deflects aside.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 7. Keränen (Teräväinen), dec. p.s. Keränen – 35. Růžička (Klepiš, Vondrka)

    Finland: Rinne (Saros) – Pokka, Ohtamaa, Jormakka, Immonen, Huhtala – Hietanen, Mäntylä, Keränen, Teräväinen, Komarov – Lajunen, Korpikari, Pöysti, Sallinen T., Pakarainen – Marttinen, Kivistö, Sallinen J., Wirtanen, Savinainen
    Czech Republic: Salák (Kovář J.) – Jordán, Kolář, Rolinek, Hudler, Jágr – Vitásek, Zámorský, Vondrka, Klepiš, Petružálek – Krejčík, Jank, Gulaš, Kousal, Radil – Mojžíš, Kovář L., Buchtele, Zaťovič, Kašpar – Růžička
    Referees: Björk, Sjöqvist – Pihlblad, Haster
    Attendance: 913