Italy veterans – Norway 0:3 (end) | Kazakhstan – Germany2 1:2 (1:2 after SO) | Sweden2 – Denmark 3:0 (end)
Finland – Latvia 2:3 (end) | Canada2 – Slovakia2 4:1 (end) | USA – Switzerland 3:2 (end)
final
Italy veterans
0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1)
Norway
Saturday 10.05.2014, 11:45 • Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus • World Championship
     
    That's it from this one, we will be back in less than two hours. (13:51:23)
     
    The anthem coming up now.
     
    David Borrelli (ITA) and Lars Haugen (NOR) are the players of the game.
     
    Now players of the game are to be announced and the Norwegian anthem will be played.
     
    Team Norway wins their tourney opener and takes the lead in the standings of Group A. One goal in each period was enough as Minsk-based goalie Lars Haugen gets a shutout despite a good effort by Team Italy. 27-15 are the shots in favor of Norway after the game.
     
    Nicoletti wanted a piece of Bastiansen at the final whistle, but they just wrassled for a bit and then parted ways.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    58:43
    Norway in full control now as a shot by Sorvik is deflected in front by Hansen and goes over the net.
     
    58:14
    Odegaard dumped one on net from the blue line, but it didn't catch a deflection and ended up going wide.
     
    57:36
    A dump-in by Ask is gloved easily by Bellissimo and it looks like both teams know the outcome of the game already.
     
    57:00
    Tudin fired one from far out, but only hit the glass behind the net.
     
    56:27
    Borgatello looked to spring Tudin, but the latter couldn't get his stick on it and so it went all the way to Haugen's crease.
     
    56:00
    Long drive by Nicoletti goes just wide of the mark.
     
    55:33
    Offside called against Italy as Ihnacak was crossing the blue line, commercial break coming up.
     
    55:00
    Team Norway had the puck in the Italian zone, but it took a weird bounce and so Di Casmirro was able to get it out.
     
    53:29
    Goal for Team Norway!

    This is pretty much a sealed deal as Team Norway takes a 3-0 lead with less than seven minutes left on the clock. What a sweet feed to spring ANDERS BASTIANSEN by Mathis Olimb and the captain made no mistake face-to-face with Bellissimo, finishing the play with a great shot over his shoulder.

    Assisted by Mathis Olimb.
     
    52:32
    Roymark set up Hansen beautifully in front of the wide-open net, but Bellissimo got over in a hurry and gave him no space between the pad and the post and since he didn't lift it up, the puck stayed out.
     
    52:15
    A pass by Bonsaksen goes all the way down the ice even though a couple of players were just inches away from touching it, icing is called.
     
    51:36
    Big shot by Scandella from the left circle goes just wide of the target.
     
    51:10
    Fontanive dumps it in, but the Norwegians regain possession immediately.
    Commentary by

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 6. Roest (Stene), 32. Ask (Olden, Skroder), 54. Bastiansen (M. Olimb)

    Italy veterans: Bellissimo (Bernard) – Egger "C", Nicoletti, Hofer, Borgatello "A", Sullivan, Larkin, Johnson, Trivellato – Scandella, di Casmirro "A", Kostner – Borrelli, Ihnacak, Rocco – Gander, Felicetti, Tudin – Insam, Ramoser, Fontanive.
    Norway: Haugen (Volden) – Holos "A", Odegaard, Espeland, Trygg, Sorvik, Bonsaksen – Hansen "A", Roymark, Forsberg – Bastiansen "C", K. Olimb, M. Olimb – Olden, Skroder, Ask – Martinsen, Roest, Dahlstrom – Stene, Lovlie.
    Referees: Fraňo (CZE), Vinnerborg (SWE) – Carnathan (USA), Hull (CAN).