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final
Germany2
0:4 (0:2, 0:2, 0:0)
Finland
Tuesday 13.05.2014, 15:45 • Minsk-Arena, Minsk, Belarus • World Championship
     
    Finnish anthem will follow, have a great day. (17:51:02)
     
    Marcus Kink and Petri Kontiola are named players of the game.
     
    The Finns get their first win of the tournament after a solid performance. They basically gave no chance to the Germans at all.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    58:52
    Mauer fires one just as the powerplay expires, good diving block by Sallinen.
     
    57:54
    Now Rieder had the puck in front, but his pass was a bad one.
     
    57:38
    Good PK so far by Suomi, the Germans haven't had a shot on goal yet.
     
    56:50
    Leo Komarov (FIN) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    55:42
    Hietanen with a shot through traffic, it took a couple of bounces and went wide.
     
    55:23
    Good shot by Palola from the right side, misses the net.
     
    54:58
    Rieder with a centering pass and that ends up in the corner.
     
    54:44
    One-timer by Karalahti goes wide.
     
    54:26
    Hospelt fires one right after crossing the blue line, glove stop by Rinne.
     
    53:40
    A shot by Seidenberg goes on net, Rinne makes a stop.
     
    53:00
    It looks like the result is clear now.
     
    52:16
    A good long pass through the middle blocked into the stands by Reul.
     
    51:18
    Rinne faced a shot by Hospelt with Noebels right in front and so he covers up.
     
    50:35
    Two shots by Plachta fired in the last couple of seconds, Rinne made a pretty good glove save on the second attempt.
     
    49:20
    The Germans are trying to create opportunities, but solid defense by Team Finland dosn't give them any.
     
    48:00
    Not much happening here in the third.
     
    46:27
    A dump-in by Kink goes wide of the net and ends up behind it.
     
    45:20
    Barta with a shot from the blue line, good save by Rinne.
     
    44:52
    Reul was under pressure and so his pass goes for an icing.
     
    44:33
    A long shot by Akdag ends up deflected out of play.
     
    44:22
    Icing is called against Team Finland.
     
    43:54
    A shot by Hietanen is deflected in front by Palola, pad save to block it by Zepp.
     
    43:11
    Hietanen fires one with Palola in front, Zepp has got it under control.
     
    42:30
    Salomaki with a centering attempt, swatted away by a German.
     
    42:00
    Hordler jumps back onto the ice.
     
    41:50
    One-timer by Karalahti from the blue line is deflected up into the netting.
     
    40:51
    Komarov was in a good shooting position, but passed in instead and it gets intercepted.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Frank Hordler and Jori Lehtera led their teams in ice-time in the second.
     
    Tune back in for the third period at 6:18 PM EET.
     
    The Germans played much better in the second, especially in the first ten minutes. The shots were 10-8 in favor of Team Germany in the last twenty, but the scoreboard says it was all Finland again as they added two goals and now lead 4-0.
     
    Frank Hordler (GER) gets two minutes for hooking as the time expires.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:53
    Kink carried the puck in shorthanded and then set up Hordler for a big shot, but that is blocked in front.
     
    39:01
    Good long shot by Hietanen and another save is made by Zepp.
     
    38:47
    Long one-timer by Lajunen goes on net, but right into the glove of Zepp.
     
    38:03
    Felix Schutz (GER) gets called for holding.
     
    36:55
    Lehtera carried the puck in and was looking for Kontiola on the other side, the latter fanned on it.
     
    36:00
    Wirtanen got the puck in deep and then went all alone on Zepp, but missed the target.
     
    35:41
    Wirtanen reenters the ice.
     
    35:27
    Pakarinen was breaking away, but Oppenheimer got back fast enough to get the puck away from his stick.
     
    35:07
    Hospelt threw the puck on net from the blue line, pad save made by Rinne.
     
    34:31
    And now it's cleared right on Zepp who blockers it aside.
     
    34:12
    The Germans could get a shot on goal and so Kivisto clears the puck.
     
    33:41
    Petteri Wirtanen (FIN) gets two minutes for clipping.
     
    32:24
    Goal for Team Finland!

    And now the Finnish lead is just huge. LEO KOMAROV decided to take matters into his own hands, took it all the way into the zone, into the doorstep and fired it past Zepp and into the back of the net.

    Assisted by Jere Karalahti and Atte Ohtamaa.
     
    31:54
    Goal for Team Finland!

    The Finns take advantage of a German turnover in the offensive zone, go the other way and get it past Zepp and into the back of the net. OLLI PALOLA finishes it off to give Suomi a three-goal lead at the halway point of the second.

    Assisted by Petri Kontiola.
     
    31:47
    Good feed by Mauer for Schutz who was tripped in front and couldn't finish it off.
     
    31:32
    Kontiola tried to dump the puck on net from beyond the red line, but missed it by a fraction so an icing is called.
     
    30:55
    Big hit on Jokinen by Draisaitl by the endboards and now the Finns will carry the puck out.
     
    29:44
    Komarov carried the puck in and was looking to make a pass to the front of the net, but it's taken away by the Germans.
     
    28:54
    Great rebound opportunity for Kink in the blue paint, but he can't finish with Rinne down.
     
    28:35
    Lehtera with a shot from the blue line, blocked immediately.
     
    28:08
    Sallinen returns to the ice.
     
    27:36
    Huhtala was breaking free on the right wing, but Hordler chased him down and took the puck away from the Finnish forward with a great check.
     
    27:11
    Barta set up Pietta for a one-timer to the wide-open net with a cross-ice feed, but the latter passed it to Mauer on the doorstep instead and Rinne was able to get to that.
     
    26:21
    A pass by Barta is mishandled by the intended recipient and ends up going all the way back.
     
    26:07
    Jere Sallinen (FIN) gets called for interference.
     
    26:04
    Huhtala took the puck to the doorstep, but it goes lose and out before it can do any damage.
     
    25:43
    Immonen carried the puck in, but the linesmen call offside.
     
    24:58
    Lehtera with a shot and Zepp has got it covered.
     
    24:35
    Pietta turns it over and the Finns can go the other way.
     
    23:50
    And now a pass by Noebels for Hospelt to one-time it, but again no good with Rinne in a good position.
     
    23:39
    Noebels received a pass in front and then his shot was blocked.
     
    23:14
    Germany with possession in the offensive zone and finally a shot on goal by Schutz who was patient with the puck, but Rinne outwaited him and made the save.
     
    22:14
    Kivisto dumps the puck on net and Zepp covers up with players flowing into the doorstep.
     
    22:02
    Braun fires one from the right wing, again no problem for Rinne.
     
    21:57
    Kruger with a long drive on net, Rinne gets it with his glove.
     
    21:21
    Komarov carried the puck in and the Finns were in the zone for some time, but now lost possession.
     
    20:45
    A turnover by Mantyla and Kink was all alone in front, but Rinne made a great pad save and Mantyla is now thanking him for that.
     
    20:18
    Kohl with a centering attempt in the offensive zone, possession is taken by the Finns.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Tobias Rieder and Tuukka Mantyla led their respective teams in ice-time in the first as we're just half a minute away from the second period.
     
    Stay tuned for the second period. The opening faceoff will be dropped at 5:31 PM EET.
     
    The shots are 16-3 in favor of Suomi as the Finns played a perfect opening twenty here at the Minsk-Arena and have a well-deserved two-goal lead. Now it's their to lose it and that's exactly what they will work to avoid. The Germans sure have quality to make this a tight game, let's see if that happens.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:38
    Big hit by Krueger on Wirtanen in neutral ice.
     
    18:48
    Komarov with a bad-angle shot, blocked before it got to the net.
     
    18:41
    Hietanen dumps the puck on net, Zepp will hang on to it.
     
    18:18
    Plachta threw the puck on net from far out, pad deflection by Rinne.
     
    17:35
    Immonen with a chance in front, good stop by Zepp.
     
    17:16
    The arena is not too loud with a pro-German crowd present.
     
    16:30
    Muller is able to clear it and Braun will be able to return very soon now.
     
    16:11
    Another offside with Komarov on the puck.
     
    16:01
    Offside is called against Suomi now as this hasn't been a good PP for them at all.
     
    15:10
    Muller carries the puck out shorthanded and dumps in into the Finnish zone.
     
    14:28
    Constantin Braun (GER) gets a minor for high-sticking to make matters even worse for his team.
     
    14:16
    Goal for Team Finland!

    And now it's a two-goal lead as Finland keeps pushing on and on, knowing how critical this game might turn out to be. The Germans were pinned in their own zone and Team Suomi just passed the puck around until JARKKO IMMONEN was all alone on the doorstep, received a good pass from Lajunen and sent it top shelf on Zepp who had no chance at all.

    Assisted by Ville Lajunen and Tommi Huhtala.
     
    14:05
    Kivisto threw it on net through heavy traffic and even though Zepp could not see it, he got his pads on it very well.
     
    13:58
    The shots are 12-2 in favor of the Finns as Zepp holds on to a dump-in with Sallinen in front.
     
    13:25
    Jokinen carried the puck in and a bit later Pakarinen fired one on net, Zepp went down to make the save.
     
    12:28
    Big hit by Mantyla on Rieder in the neutral zone.
     
    11:52
    The Germans have the zone and Hordler just threw one on goal, pad stop made by Rinne despite traffic in front.
     
    11:27
    Mauer dumped on all the way on Rinne from the red line and heads off to the bench.
     
    10:55
    Marttinen and Immonen in front and making a lot of mess looking for the second Finnish goal, but Zepp stays almost perfect.
     
    10:00
    Now the Germans are looking to change direction of the momentum, a good shot goes wide.
     
    09:33
    Goal for Team Finland!

    Zepp sure did try his best, but it wasn't enough with Finns firing on his goal all the time. PETRI KONTIOLA breaks the scoreless tie halfway through the first period as he sniped his blast of a one-timer top corner on Zepp.

    Assisted by Jori Lehtera.
     
    09:25
    One-timer by Kontiola and another huge save by Zepp.
     
    09:16
    Now a shot finally by Mantyla, Wirtanen was in front, but didn't deflect it on Zepp.
     
    08:49
    The Finns are passing the puck around the offensive zone.
     
    08:10
    One-timer by Marttinen right after the faceoff covered by Zepp.
     
    08:07
    Now a bad pass by Kohl with Oppenheimer out of the box, icing is called against Team Germany.
     
    07:42
    Centering attempt by Kontiola picked up by Kohl and cleared.
     
    07:25
    Pietta fires it down the ice.
     
    07:02
    Akdag comes up with an interception and clears the puck.
     
    06:26
    With Mantyla in front, shots by Kontiola and Hietanen get a deflection, but don't end up going on goal.
     
    05:50
    Thomas Oppenheimer (GER) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    05:40
    Kontiola passed the puck to the doorstep where Lehtera fired one and that was blocked by Zepp and the rebound by Palola was denied by the pad of the German netminder.
     
    05:13
    What a pass in front by Salomaki with Savinainen in front and had the latter gotten his stick on it, it would have been a sure goal, but he did not.
     
    04:36
    Offside is called after a dump-in by Sallinen.
     
    04:02
    Karalahti with a high hit on Pietta as the German forward crossed the blue line and Kink goes after the Finnish rearguard to tell him off and the two wrassle around for a bit, no penalties called on either side.
     
    03:26
    Counter-attack by Team Suomi halted in front.
     
    03:08
    Hordler plays the puck and it goes down the ice where the Finns grab it.
     
    02:36
    Wirtanen centered one to the front, nobody there to pick it up.
     
    01:54
    Kontiola circled around the net and then looked to pass the puck, no work there for Zepp.
     
    01:46
    Now the puck got dumped on net and Zepp gloves it down for a faceoff.
     
    01:37
    Neutral-ice action early on.
     
    01:00
    Icing is called against the Finns.
     
    00:28
    Kontiola gave the puck to Mantyla for another long shot, this ends up deflected wide.
     
    00:15
    Mantyla fired one looking for a tip in front, but it ends up in the corner.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Both teams are on the ice and we're just a minute away from the opening faceoff.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Germany: Zepp (Grubauer) – Ankert, Braun, Kohl, Hordler "C", Krueger, Akdag, Reul, Muller – Mauer, Barta "A", Schutz – Hospelt, Oppenheimer, Noebels – Kink "A", Y. Seidenberg, Pietta – Rieder, Plachta, Draisaitl.

    Finland: Rinne (Koskinen) – Mantyla, Hietanen, Ohtamaa, Karalahti, Kivisto, Marttinen, Lajunen – Lehtera "A", Kontiola, Palola – O. Jokinen "C", Komarov "A", Pakarinen – Immonen, Sallinen, Huhtala – Wirtanen, Savinainen, Salomaki.

    Referees: Frano (CZE), Olenin (RUS) – Hull (CAN), Valach (SVK)..
     
    The last time these two met, Finland beat Germany in overtime following a last-minute game-tying goal by Petri Kontiola and a game winner by Veli-Matti Savinainen. That was a year ago in Helsinki and so the Finns remember it won't be an easy game against the Germans, but it still is a huge opportunity for them to gain some much-needed points.
     
    Germany, on the other hand, started the event better than expected. First, they had a little hard time with Kazakhstan to start off, but emerged as winners following shootout. Then, a regulation win over Latvia gave the Germans three more points and now they are third in the standings.
     
    The Finns had a bad start to the tournament as they were defeated by Latvia early on and then lost the game with Russia as well. With no points, Team Suomi is seventh in the standings, which is something they'd like to improve.
     
    One was expected to dominate and is not. The other was not and has five points out of six. Welcome to the battle of Finland and Germany, two countries that decided to make this World Championship a little bit more fun for the viewers.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:45.
    Commentary by

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. Kontiola (Lehtera), 15. Immonen (Lajunen, Huhtala), 32. Palola (Kontiola), 33. Komarov (Karalahti, Ohtamaa)

    Germany2: Zepp (Grubauer) – Ankert, Braun, Kohl, Hordler "C", Krueger, Akdag, Reul, Muller – Mauer, Barta "A", Schutz – Hospelt, Oppenheimer, Noebels – Kink "A", Y. Seidenberg, Pietta – Rieder, Plachta, Draisaitl.
    Finland: Rinne (Koskinen) – Mantyla, Hietanen, Ohtamaa, Karalahti, Kivisto, Marttinen, Lajunen – Lehtera "A", Kontiola, Palola – O. Jokinen "C", Komarov "A", Pakarinen – Immonen, Sallinen, Huhtala – Wirtanen, Savinainen, Salomaki.
    Referees: Frano (CZE), Olenin (RUS) – Hull (CAN), Valach (SVK).