Switzerland – Russia 0:5 (end) | France2 – Canada2 3:2 (1:0 after SO) | Belarus – USA 1:6 (end)
Slovakia2 – Czech Republic 2:3 (after OT)
final
Switzerland
0:5 (0:3, 0:1, 0:1)
Russia
Friday 09.05.2014, 15:45 • Minsk Arena • World Championship
     
    That is all from the first match from Minsk Arena today, but stay tuned for evenings clash between Belarus and USA, which starts at 19:45 CET. (18:01:31)
     
    Best players of the match are Damien Brunner from Team Switzerland and Russian goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovski.
     
    Russians decided the game in the first period when they built a comfortable lead with three goals, which they supported by one strike in every other period. They scored their last in the 59th minute as Ovechkin found unguarded striker Zaripov, who had enough space and time to make it 5:0 for his team. Russian goalkeeper Bobrovski didn't have much work and blocked all the shots to get the first shut-out of the tournament.
     
    The match is over and Team Russia is celebrating a well deserved victory!
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    58:25
    Goal for Team Russia!
    Team Russia is going for a great win in this match! Alexander Ovechkin found DANIS ZARIPOV in between the circles and Zaripov had plenty of time to make a perfect shot! Russia now lead by five. Assisted by Ovechkin.
     
    57:59
    Kukan gets his time on the ice, but couldn't make anything special as he reached the corner with no support of his teammates.
     
    56:59
    We don't see much interesting actions lately as both teams know that its already sure who is going to win this one.
     
    55:57
    Fine shot by Moser from the blue line, but it got blocked before it could even reach Bobrovski.
     
    54:38
    Kevin Fiala, the youngest player in this match, tried to get between two defenders, and when he couldn't find the way, he tried a desperate shot, which was deflected.
     
    53:57
    Russians are playing simply, trying not to risk any puck and it pays of. Shipachyov passed the puck to Ovechkin to the left circle, Russian captain tried a shot which was blocked, but the puck returned to Shipachyov.
     
    52:26
    Brunner once again with a shot after Moser set him into a good position, but the puck didn't find its way through.
     
    51:34
    Damien Brunner struggled to keep the puck in the corner but was lucky in the end, got past defender and tried to Surprise Bobrovski with a backhand shot, but hit just the post!
     
    50:57
    Suri tried one from distance, but there was no screen nor traffic in front of Bobrovski, who didn't have any problem stopping this one.
     
    50:04
    Swiss now have more of the puck, but can't find way into the attacking zone. Or they lose it immediately.
     
    49:03
    Russians are controlling the game and don't hurry.
     
    48:18
    Grossman stole the puck and tried to get into a better position, but lost it again when you didn't get past the defender.
     
    47:35
    Plotnikov was looking literally for anyone, but found only Swiss players. They now have the puck.
     
    46:20
    ...but he decided to wait for teammates to change on the ice.
     
    46:33
    Seger gets the puck from Genoni and can start counterattack...
    Commentary by

    Lukáš Kratochvíl

    CZ@LukasKratoch

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Plotnikov (Denisov, Shipachov), 7. Ovechkin (Zaripov, Belov), 18. Shipachyov (Chudinov), 30. Belov (Kulyomin, Shirokov), 59. Zaripov (Ovechkin)

    Switzerland: Genoni – Schlumpf, Josi, Blum, Grossmann, Seger, Weber, Kukan – Moser, Romy, Brunner – Cunti, Holenstein, Bartschi – Ambuhl, Fiala, Suri – Rufenacht, Schappi, Stancescu
    Russia: Bobrovski – Denisov, Orlov, Kutuzov, Medvedev, Yakovlev, Belov, Zubarev, Chudinov – Ovechkin, Plotnikov, Shipachyov – Kulyomin, Anisimov, Shirokov – Tikhonov, Zaripov, Loktionov – Dadonov, Burmistrov, Kuznetsov
    Referees: Brueggemann, Jerabek – Carlson, Dehaen
    Attendance: 13300