1GB 3:10 USA | xxx - USA (IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship)

IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

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

xxx

3:10 (1:1, 0:5, 1:3, 1:1)

USA

Sunday 01.06.2014, 14:00 • ČEZ Arena, Pardubice, Czech Republic • IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

		Welcome. This game starts at 14:00 CEST local time in Pardubice, 13:00 BST, 08:00 EDT.
		This is the first game in the top group of the 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. The USA enter the tournament as the defending champions, and have won 6 gold medals, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes overall since 1996. Great Britain have never won a medal in the top group, but have 4 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze in Division I, and their Division I gold medal last year in Dresden is what promoted them to the top group this year.
		The two teams are now on the floor for pre-game warmups. Great Britain is designated as the home team and wearing white uniforms, the USA is designated as the visiting team and wearing navy blue uniforms.
		Starting Lineups: Great Britain: Tanner (Birch) – Lowe, Clarkson, Walsh, Pearman – Hamer, Niamatali, Finney, Shelton – Hutchinson, Archer, Sillitoe, Viney – Jones. Coach: Simon Hehir. USA: Kuhn (Lane) – Rodriguez, Burnett, White, Spezia – Lee, Kettler, Noe, Cadiz – Thompson, Kavaya, Novak, Siemer. Coach: Joe Cook. Referees: Kralj (SLO), Prchal (CZE).
		The teams are on the floor and the game will start shortly.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:30	Britain with the first offensive chance, Ben Lowe backhands it off the side of the net.
	00:46	The Americans come back down, Matt White gets the game's first shot on goal, James Tanner holds it for the first whistle.
	01:21	Travis Noe rings a shot off the goalpost.
	01:43	US pressure continues, another shot by Noe and another save by Tanner.
	01:52	Americans all over the British, no surprise, but still no goals.
	02:06	The shot from Greg Thompson goes out of play, so the faceoff comes outside.
	03:08	Tyler Spezia charges up the floor with speed, forced wide and his backhander from a weak angle is easily handled by Tanner.
	04:50	A breakaway pass gets away from Rodriguez and played by Tanner, but Rodriguez gets it right back and backhands from in close, turned away by Tanner again.
	06:00	The Americans in total control of the puck, Brits just doing what they can to keep them from good shooting positions.
	06:56	British rush and Rob Shelton gets their first shot on goal from the left wing, pad save Jerry Kuhn and he covers it.
	07:09	The US rush up ice off the draw, shot by Siemer kicked out by Tanner.
	08:00	The Brits with some more control, Filip Hamer fires it just wide.
	08:35	Goal for Team Great Britain! After all that early American pressure, it's the British that strike first. They'd been coming on, and on the rush, Pearman found the trailer ROB SHELTON and he fired a low wrister through traffic that beat Kuhn. Assists: Alex Pearman, Richard Walsh.
	09:22	The Americans will have a chance to tie the game on the power play, as Jack Clarkson has been called for slashing.
	10:10	The Brits relieve pressure, sending the puck down the floor.
	10:42	Goal for Team USA! The British PK had done a pretty good job, but Noe and Novak moved the puck back and forth, and finally TRAVIS NOE fired a wrister than beat Tanner high glove side. Power-play goal. Assist: Kyle Novak.
	11:25	US pressure continues, Tanner makes a glove save and holds on.
	12:00	1st period finished.
		So the first period is over, and despite a decisive edge in play for the Americans, we're tied 1-1.
	12:01	Start of 2nd period.
	12:40	The Americans go right back the attack, a flurry in front of Tanner but he keeps it out.
	13:10	White with a long wrister, stick save Tanner.
	13:55	Goal for Team USA! The Americans were sent back into their own end to regroup, but on the rush back, CODY KETTLER fired it high stick side. Assist: Travis Noe.
	14:09	Goal for Team USA! They're stepping into high gear now, it's Noe with his 3rd point, setting up JUNIOR CADIZ, who fires it home. Assist: Travis Noe.
	15:30	Wrister from Kavaya, stick save Tanner, then he stops the rebound too.
	16:11	Now Matt White hits the goalpost and it goes out of play. Second post for the Americans today.
	16:51	Goal for Team USA! From the corner, Spezia centred it out front to RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ, who one-timed it in from the slot before Tanner could react. Assist: Tyler Spezia.
	17:45	They're looking for more, Junior Cadiz was alone in front but Tanner got a glove on it to knock it away.
	18:22	Goal for Team USA! The British just don't have an answer for this kind of talent. They moved the puck around and finally in front to PATRICK LEE, who had Tanner at his mercy, made a move and put it in. Assists: Travis Noe, Cody Kettler.
	19:54	Slapper from White, off the arm of Tanner and to the corner.
	20:49	Goal for Team USA! It's a rout now. TYLER SPEZIA came down the floor with such speed and fired a wrister just inside the post, stick side. Assist: Rafael Rodriguez.
	21:03	Now a British penalty, Andy Sillitoe for slashing. The Americans to the power play again, 1/1.
	21:42	They move the puck around and Spezia fires from the top of the circle, right on Tanner with :50 left in the penalty.
	22:03	Another shot from Spezia, this time a one-time slapper, again right on Tanner, who covers.
	22:39	Just as the penalty ends, Patrick Lee's shot hits Tanner and deflects out of play. Americans 1/2 on the power play, faceoff inside.
	23:53	Rodriguez the shot, hits Tanner up high, and he finally covers it following a scramble.
	24:00	2nd period finished.
		Well, the British could have been happy with the first period, but the second was all USA. I haven't seen any stats, but I don't even think the Brits had a shot. The Americans poured in 5 goals and are in full control of this game, as expected. It's halftime. The 3rd period begins at 14:47 CEST.
		The teams are back on the floor and the second half will begin shortly.
	24:01	Start of 3rd period.
	25:05	Travis Noe has a bunch of points already, he fires one just wide.
	25:56	Goal for Team USA! Alex Birch is now in goal for the Brits and had made one good save, but then the puck came out to PATRICK LEE, who put it off the crossbar and in. Assist: Junior Caiz.
	27:15	Goal for Team Great Britain! It was ROB SHELTON coming down the wing, Kuhn stopped his initial shot but he got the rebound down below the goal line and banked it in off the back of Kuhn for his 2nd goal of the game. Unassisted.
	28:19	Goal for Team USA! The excitement of the British goal is short-lived, as the Americans restore their 6-goal led. It was MATT WHITE finishing off a give-and-go. Assist: Derrick Burnett.
	28:45	Goal for Team USA! There's no stopping them, and no stopping TRAVIS NOE, who now has 5 points today. Assist: Junior Cadiz.
	30:45	Nathan Finley with a shot for Britain, deflected wide.
	31:13	What a save by Alex Birch. There were two US players alone in front of him but he stretched out the pad and denied what looked like a sure goal.
	32:12	Matt White with the one-time slapper, pad save Birch.
	32:22	The Americans are now getting a penalty, Rafael Rodriguez for holding, so the British get their first power play.
	33:12	They move the puck back and forth and Nathan Finley fires a wrister off the goalpost.
	33:55	The US kill off the penalty, though Finley came very close to scoring and how he takes a shot on goal, blocker save Kuhn.
	35:10	Wrister from James Archer, pad save Kuhn.
	36:00	End of the 3rd period.
		Three more goals for the Americans, one more for the Brits, and it's 9-2 with 12 minutes of hockey to go.
	36:00	Start of the 4th period.
	37:46	The Americans move the puck around, Alex Birch makes another save and holds on.
	39:37	Wrister from Rob Shelton, who has 2 goals already, but Jerry Kuhn with the glove save.
	42:10	The Americans obviously content to run out the clock. Finally Spezia fires a shot off the post.
	42:24	Now Spezia has a penalty for tripping, so GB to the power play.
	42:36	That British power play was short-lived, as now Rob Shelton is also getting a tripping penalty. We're 3-on-3 on the floor now.
	43:47	Play is now stopped as a shot hits Birch in the mask. Still 3-on-3, pretty soon the US will have a short power play.
	44:13	Goal for Team Great Britain! Shelton comes out of the box and joins the rush. He and Viney went in 2-on-1, and ROB SHELTON fires it off the post and in to complete his hat-trick. Assist: Matt Viney.
	45:34	Shot from Rodriguez, right on Birch covers. The Americans not pressing at all with a huge lead.
	46:22	British 2-on-1, and it was Shelton feeding Karl Niamatali and Jerry Kuhn makes his best save of the game.
	47:01	We're into the last minute, and Jack Clarkson takes a slashing penalty in his own end.
	47:15	Wrister from Lee, hits Birch in the arm.
	47:26	Goal for Team USA! They hit double digits in the last minute, with MATT WHITE finishing it off on the power play. Assists: Kyle Novak, Patrick Lee.
	48:00	Game over.
		Players of the game: GBR – Rob Shelton, 3 goals. USA – Travis Noe, 2 goals, 3 assists. The national anthem of the USA is now playing.
		The first and fourth periods were both tied 1-1, but the Americans out-scored the British 8-1 in the middle two, and won this first game easily, 10-3. Stay tuned, as we still have a lot more games from Pardubice today, and all week, in fact. (15:25:01)

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 9. Shelton (Pearman, Walsh), 28. Shelton, 45. Shelton (Viney) – 11. Noe (Novak), 14. Kettler (Noe), 15. Cadiz (Noe), 17. Rodriguez (Spezia), 19. Lee (Noe, Kettler), 21. Spezia (Rodriguez), 26. Lee (Caiz), 29. White (Burnett), 29. Noe (Cadiz), 48. White (Novak, Lee)

xxx: Tanner (Birch) – Lowe, Clarkson, Walsh, Pearman – Hamer, Niamatali, Finney, Shelton – Hutchinson, Archer, Sillitoe, Viney – Jones. Coach: Simon Hehir.

USA: Kuhn (Lane) – Rodriguez, Burnett, White, Spezia – Lee, Kettler, Noe, Cadiz – Thompson, Kavaya, Novak, Siemer. Coach: Joe Cook.

Referees: Kralj (SLO), Prchal (CZE)

1st period
	08:35
	09:22
	10:42
1st intermission
2nd period
	13:55
	14:09
	16:51
	18:22
	20:49
	21:03
2nd intermission
3rd period
	25:56
	27:15
	28:19
	28:45
	32:22
3rd period
	42:24
	42:36
	44:13
	47:01
	47:26
Final