Russia – Sweden2 3:1 (end) | Czech Republic – Finland 0:3 (end)
final
Czech Republic
0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1)
Finland
Saturday 24.05.2014, 17:45 • Minsk Arena • World Championship
     
    So the Finns, who needed help on the last day of the tournament to even make the quarterfinals, are now assured a medal. They will play for gold.

    The bronze medal game between the Czech Republic and Sweden begins at 17:30 MSK, 16:30 EEST, 15:30 CEST, 09:30 EDT. The gold medal game between Russia and Finland begins as 22:00 MSK, 21:00 EEST, 20:00 CEST, 14:00 EDT. (21:16:48)
     
    The Finns are off to face Russia in tomorrow's final, while the Czechs will play the Swedes for the bronze.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:48
    Goal for Team Finland!
    Immonen gets the puck out of the zone and the Finns had a 2-on-1 on the empty net, with JORI LEHTERA finishing it off. Empty-net goal.
    Assists: Leo Komoarov, Jarkko Immonen.
     
    59:21
    Big pile-up of bodies in the goal crease and the puck still stays out.
     
    59:02
    Shot from Jagr, save and a big scramble but the puck stays out.
     
    58:53
    Timeout Czech Republic.

    They've got the faceoff deep in the Finnish zone and Salak on the bench for a 6th attacker, but they're down by 2.
     
    58:53
    Ondrej Nemec with a wrister from the point, caught and held by Rinne.
     
    58:33
    Salak goes to the bench for a 6th attacker, play deep in the Finnish zone.
     
    58:10
    Jokinen leads a rush, his shot is blocked and the Czechs start back the other way.
     
    57:17
    Jordan's wrister from the point is blocked. Play continues down low and finally the Finns clear it.
     
    56:08
    Offside Finland.
     
    55:29
    Erik Haula with a wrister from the boards, right on Salak, who covers.
     
    55:11
    Jormakka sends Olli Palola in on goal but Alexander Salak makes a big save. That would have been a back-breaker for sure.
     
    34:30
    Mikko Salomaki flips it on Salak from the boards, kicked away.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    34:13
    One-time slapper from Jakub Klepis sails high.
     
    32:45
    Czechs with possession in the zone, long wrister from Novotny is caught and held by Rinne.
     
    32:30
    Puck out of play in the Finnish zone, faceoff inside.
     
    32:20
    Wrister from Pekka Jormakka, right on Salak.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Lehtera (Hietanen, Kontiola), 32. Immonen (Kontiola, Karalahti), 60. Lehtera (Komarov, Immonen)

    Czech Republic: Salák (Jakub Kovář) – Němec, Vitásek, Kindl, Jordán, Zámorský, Kolář, Ševc – Červenka, Novotný, Jágr – Sobotka, Klepiš, Hertl – Hudler, Zaťovič, Sekáč – Vondrka, Jan Kovář, Rolinek (C) – Růžička. Coach: Vladimír Růžička.
    Finland: Rinne (Koskinen) – Mäntylä, Hietanen, Ohtamaa, Karalahti, Kivistö, Lajunen, Marttinen – Lehterä, Kontiola, Pakarinen – Jokinen (C), Haula, Komarov – Jormakka, Immonen, Palola – Solomaki, T. Sallinen, J. Sallinen – Huhtala. Coach: Erkka Westerlund.
    Referees: Brueggemann (GER), Bulanov (RUS) – Dahmen (SWE), Semjonov (EST).