Brazil – Austria 0:8 (end) | xxx – USA 3:10 (end) | Latvia – Slovenia2 4:9 (end)
Canada2 – Germany2 3:1 (end) | Australia – Croatia 2:4 (end) | Slovakia2 – Czech Republic 2:5 (end)
Hungary – Japan2 4:3 (2:1 after SO) | Finland – Sweden2 7:4 (end)
final
Australia
2:4 (0:0, 0:4, 1:0, 1:0)
Croatia
Sunday 01.06.2014, 17:00 • Small hall, Pardubice, Czech Republic • IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:00.
     
    In the fifth game of the first day of this WCH, we will se a matche between two exotic hockey countries – Australia and Croatia. Australia is without any doubt favorite here, but there is a long way to go.
     
    Australia wants to win the fourth place again least. They played with Croatia last year too, in the group stage Australia won 9:6 thanks to five goals in the first quarter. After that Australian lost in the bronze medal game against Hungary.
     
    Croatia saved Division one last year againt Bulgaria after win 14:2. They would like to surprise his competitor and win the first game in the tournament. All teams play for better position for quaterfinal.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Australia: James (Glass) – Best, Turner, Todd, Cleland – Gavin, Casaceli, Haynes, Fritchley – Brophy, Fitzgerald, Collins, Jones – Austin

    Croatia: Tomljenovic (Filipec) – Jacmenjak, Srketic, Kopajtic, Milicic – Tadic, Trstenjak, Cunko, Siseta – Silovic, Skrapec, Novotny, Jankovic – Polasek

    Referees: Wittmann.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    0:25
    Miličić shot on goal Australia.
     
    2:05
    Gavin shot on goal in Croatia. Tomljenovič started.
     
    3:59
    Šilović shot on goal Australia.
     
    4:05
    Antony Collins is a two minutes for holding, Croats play the power play.
     
    6:05
    Croatia did not use a power-play.
     
    6:30
    Australia combines dangerously in the offensive zone.
     
    7:51
    Fitzgerald's shot on goal in Croatia.
     
    8:35
    Kollins pass Jones. He shot on goal.
     
    9:20
    Tomlejnovic saves the shot Besta.
     
    9:43
    Tomlejnovic saves the shot Jones.
     
    9:59
    James grabbed raid Polasek.
     
    11:43
    Collins shot the keeper Croatia.
     
    12:00
    Even match. Croatia did not use a power play, or not used separate eat Polasek.
     
    12:00
    1st period finished.
     
    12:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    13:00
    Goal for Croatia! Goal MATIJA MILICIC assistence MATIJA KOPAJTIC.
     
    15:24
    Goal for Team Croatia!
    Scorer is JAN NOVOTNY. Assistant IVAN JANKOVIC and ROMAN SKRAPEC.
     
    15:50
    Goal for Team Croatia!
    Scorer is MATIJA KOPAJTIC. Assistant MATIJA MILICIC.
     
    19:17
    Goal for Team Croatia!
    Scorer is NIKSA TRSTENJAK. Assistant MATIJA KOPAJTIC.
     
    22:55
    Goal for Team Croatia! Shots NIKSA TRSTENJAK on Goal Australia.
     
    24:00
    Croatia outplayed Australia and its practically decided the victory.
     
    24:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    24:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    24:10
    Puk in the auditorium.
     
    25:28
    Rubbing Road on the Australian goal.
     
    26:54
    Expelled COLLINS guest player for possession.
     
    27:33
    TRSTENJAK hit the post.
     
    28:01
    JANKOVIC hit the post wicket of Australia.
     
    29:01
    NOVOTNY fired at the Australian keeper.
     
    29:52
    Outside of Croatia.
     
    30:30
    After a pass TRESTENJAK missed raid SISETA.
     
    31:02
    Expelled Croatian player MARKO TADIC for holding the stick.
     
    32:05
    Other exclusion Croatian players TOMISLAV CUNKO for interference.
     
    32:48
    Goal for Team Australia! Scorer is ANTONY COLLINS. ASSISTANTS by MICHAEL CASACELI. Australia uses a power-play.
     
    35:54
    SILOVIC shoots Australian bank.
     
    35:50
    Australians in the attack.
     
    36:00
    Australians were able to reduce the power play in a showcase its best quarter yet.
     
    36:00
    END the end of the quarter.
     
    36:01
    Started the final quarter.
     
    37:10
    JAN NOVOTNY breiking missed opportunity.
     
    38:30
    BEST shot at goalkeeper of Croatia.
     
    39:31
    Australians settled in the offensive zone Croatia.
     
    43:01
    SIESTA missed sheer chance.
     
    44:50
    CUNKO found himself alone in front of the Australian keeper, but not turned.
     
    45:09
    Australian goalkeeper destroys dangerous projectiles Croatian attackers.
     
    45:16
    Australian goalkeeper destroys the chance JANKOVIC.
     
    45:27
    Australia Expelled player LUKE FRYTCHLEY.
     
    46:57
    Austrasie team plays at full strength.
     
    47:26
    Goal for Team Australia!
    Scorer is SEAN JONES. Assistant STAVE BEST, ANTONY COLLINS.
     
    Game over.
     
    The winner of the match decided the second quarter, which the Croats played an exemplary and knocked one in four goals.

    Best players: STEVE BEST – MATIJA KOPAJTIC. (18:21:04)
    Commentary by

    Václav Prokůpek

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 33. ANTONY COLLINS (CASACELI), 48. SEAN JONES (STAVE BEST, ANTONY COLLINS) – 13. Milicic (Kopjatic), 16. Jankovic (Skrapec), 16. Kopajtic (Milicic, Serketic), 20. Niksa Trstenjak (Kopajtic, Kopajtic), 23. Trstenjak

    Australia: James (Glass) – Best, Turner, Todd, Cleland – Gavin, Casaceli, Haynes, Fritchley – Brophy, Fitzgerald, Collins, Jones – Austin
    Croatia: Tomljenovič (Filipec) – Jačmenjak, Srketić, Kopajtić, Miličić – Tadić, Trstenjak, Čunko, Šišeta – Šilović, Škrapec, Novotny, Janković – Polašek
    Referees: Wittmann