USA 5:4 CZE | USA - Czech Republic (IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship)

IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

Canada2 – Finland	3:5 (end)	\|	Australia – Latvia	5:1 (end)	\|	Slovakia2 – xxx	7:1 (end)
Hungary – Brazil	3:6 (end)	\|	Sweden2 – Germany2	4:3 (after OT)	\|	Slovenia2 – Croatia	5:0 (end)
USA – Czech Republic	5:4 (end)	\|	Austria – Japan2	8:2 (end)

final

USA

5:4 (0:0, 2:1, 2:1, 1:2)

Czech Republic

Monday 02.06.2014, 19:00 • ČEZ Arena, Pardubice, Czech Republic • IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

	48:00	Game over. (20:28:34)
	47:56	Hemský fires one from a point-blank range, but can't score.
	47:35	Extra attacker on for the Czechs.
	47:02	Momentum on the American side, but the Czechs are not giving up.
	46:18	Goal for Team USA! A buzzer beater by the Americans! Late in the fourth period, the puck goes to MATT WHITE who wraps around the net and beats Salfický to give his team a crucial one-goal lead. Assisted by Tyler Spezia and Rafael Rodriguez.
	44:40	Kettler with the puck in center, but he loses it there.
	44:25	USA in full strength and looking to get the lead back.
	44:08	Kuhn facing tons of shots and now he had to stop a hard one by Hemský.
	43:40	Timeout for the Czechs.
	43:30	Šimo all alone in front, but he misses.
	42:48	Derrick Burnett gets called for hooking.
	42:36	Goal for Team Czech Republic! And the Czechs erase the entire two-goal deficit in just about one minute. What a pass by Hemský who found PATRIK ŠEBEK and he got it past Kuhn and into the back of the net to tie the game. Assisted by Aleš Hemský.
	41:36	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Powerplay goal for the Czechs and they're back in this one. Good shot by Vozdecký from the top of the circle is deflected in front by PAVEL STRÝČEK and the lead is cut back to a single goal. Assisted by Martin Vozdecký and Michal Šimo.
	42:10	Long shot by Šebek is too high.
	41:19	Thompson gets called for tripping.
	41:45	Brož and Buchtele carry the puck in and draw a penalty.
	41:23	Wrist shot by Burnett from the top of the circle, pad stop made by Salfický.
	40:58	The Americans are looking to defend this lead from their own zone.
	40:21	Two-on-one for USA, Salfický makes a great save with Burnett finishing it off.
	40:09	Forecheck by Čáp.
	39:43	Cik looking to get to the front, but he's stopped.
	39:22	Brož has the puck behind his own goal, but the Americans are not letting him out of there.
	38:00	What a shot by Buchtele and a great glove save is made by Kuhn.
	37:45	Shot by Hemský deflected in front and stays out.
	37:22	Vozdecký was looking for Kameš who can't hold on to the puck and so the Czechs have to go back.
	36:55	Dangerous deflection by Rodriguez, Salfický makes a great save.
	36:30	Good neutral zone coverage early into the period by the Czechs.
	36:01	Start of 4th period.
	36:00	3rd period finished.
	35:41	Surprise of a shot by Cadiz, Salfický stops it though.
	35:14	Momentum goes back to the American side, but the Czechs don't let them get in deep.
	34:49	Momentum is on the Czech side and now a bad-angle shot by Šebek is denied by Kuhn.
	34:43	Same by Šimo.
	34:20	Good job by Šebek to get to the doorstep, Kuhn comes up with a save.
	34:09	Offside against USA.
	34:02	Čáp looking for Šenkeřík but the puck skips over his stick in front.
	33:37	Šenkeřík fires a hard shot over the bar.
	33:20	Momentum swinging here in the third.
	32:44	Hemský wrapped around the net and looked for Brož who gets it, but can't get a shot away.
	32:11	Šimo tried to get in deep inidividually, access denied.
	31:45	Šebek had the puck in front, but he had nobody to pass it to.
	31:05	Vozdecký fired one through screen, but Kuhn makes the stop.
	30:34	Coast-to-coast play by Novak, but the Czech defense prevents him from firing one on Salfický.
	30:01	Americans have the puck behind their own goal.
	29:32	Save by Kuhn on Brož.
	28:55	Mistake by Salfický who turned it over, but they couldn't get the puck past him while he was out of play.
	28:14	Americans have all the momentum on their side now.
	27:17	Goal for Team USA! A powerplay goal gives the Americans a two-goal lead. PATRICK LEE finished off a great passing play in front and beat Salfický from a point-blank range. Assisted by Matt White.
	27:12	Loskot gets called for interference and the Americans will have a 4-on-3.
	26:59	Mistake by Noe and that keeps the Americans in their own end.
	26:36	Big chance for Hemský in front, but he fires it wide again.
	25:22	Goal for Team USA! What a game here in Pardubice as the Americans get back in front. TYLER SPEZIA skated some distance and then just fired one in, giving Salfický no chance to keep the score tied. Assisted by Derrick Burnett and Rafael Rodriguez.
	24:52	Hemský dekes out Kuhn and was just a couple of inches short of scoring.
	24:34	Americans back on the offensive looking to get back in front.
	24:16	Goal for Team Czech Republic! What a quick start to the third period by the Czechs as they tie things up! And it's MARTIN VOZDECKÝ again who beats Kuhn top shelf after taking the puck at the top of the circle. Assisted by Pavel Strýček.
	24:01	Start of 3rd period.
	24:00	2nd period finished.
	23:46	A wrister from the right side by Hemský, goes just wide of the net.
	23:09	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The Czechs cut the lead in half as they beat the buzzer and find the perfect response to falling down by two. Set up by Šebek, MARTIN VOZDECKÝ just aimed and fired one glove side on Kuhn and found the back of the net. Assisted by Patrik Šebek.
	22:33	Another pressure by the Americans, Salfický denies all shots this time around.
	21:53	Goal for Team USA! And the second line of the Americans gets another goal on the board and that's also the second goal for MATT WHITE tonight. Following a mistake by the Czechs, he and Spezia went towards Salfický with the puck and White received a pass and fired one five-hole to double-up the lead. Assisted by Tyler Spezia.
	21:31	White with a shot, but he fires it right on Salfický.
	21:17	Great toe drag in front by Hemský, but Kuhn makes a spectacular pad save.
	20:47	Americans are careful as they don't want to make a mistake that would cost them the lead.
	20:06	Coast-to-coast play by Siemer who then fired one through screen, good stop by Salfický.
	19:43	The momentum still swinging, Loskot tried to beat Kuhn but didn't.
	18:37	Goal for Team USA! One man show by MATT WHITE who got to the puck on the doorstep in front of Kuhn, ran across the entire field and fired one from point-blank range to beat Salfický and open the scoring here in the second period. Assisted by Tyler Spezia and Derrick Burnett.
	17:58	Hemský has the puck in the offensive zone, but there's nobody to help him out.
	17:46	Kuhn's goal dislodged.
	17:20	Šebek gets to the puck and fires it down.
	16:58	American counter-attack denied, the puck goes up into the netting.
	16:49	Šimo used a defending player as a screen and Kuhn made a difficult save on that one.
	16:22	Loskot looked for from behind the net by Šenkeřík, but the defense prevents him from getting a shot away.
	15:54	Šenkeřík starts another Czech attack.
	15:27	Coast-to-coast hockey and it's a beauty here in Pardubice.
	15:05	Hemský on a counter-attack, but his shot is gloved by Kuhn.
	14:34	Rebound by Siemer after a shot by Novak, Salfický makes a couple more great saves.
	14:05	The Czechs are good in the neutral zone, but there's not much forechecking.
	13:40	USA with the puck in their own zone.
	13:27	Backhand move by Novak after great individual effort, Salfický had to make a big save.
	13:01	Vozdecký tips the puck into the zone and it looks like the Americans are controlling the pace.
	12:37	Americans have the puck in front of the net, but are not shooting as much as they would want to.
	12:23	Kettler got the puck to the offensive zone and Salfický had to make a couple more saves.
	12:01	Start of 2nd period.
	12:00	1st period finished.
	11:52	Long shot by Čáp from the blue line.
	11:10	USA in full strength and White looked to beat Salfický on a counter-attack, but the goalie made the save.
	10:58	The Americans still pinned in their own zone.
	10:30	Big shot by Hemský and he broke his stick.
	09:55	The Czechs have the puck in front.
	09:41	Novak gets a penalty for holding, first powerplay for the Czechs.
	09:08	Now the Americans switching direction, but they can't get past the defense.
	08:45	Active offense by the Czechs sees Kuhn facing loads of shots.
	08:25	Vozdecký had a good position between the circles, but the puck jumped over his stick and so he couldn't get a shot away.
	07:55	Loskot carried the puck in deep and centered one in front, but the Americans get to the puck first.
	07:31	Šenkeřík got the puck to the doorstep where he operated with Loskot, but they don't get it past Kuhn.
	07:12	Icing against the Czechs.
	06:50	Great job by Noe to get past the defense, great moves and a good wrister on goal that was blocked by Salfický. Noe got to the rebound, but the puck stays out.
	06:39	Hard shot by Kameš goes just over the crossbar.
	06:00	Bad pass by Šimo makes the Czechs go back into their own end.
	05:40	Šebek starting a Czech attack.
	05:28	Great shot from the top of the circle by Čáp and an even better save by Kuhn.
	04:47	Spezia stole the puck away, but couldn't fire.
	04:20	White almost got to the Czech doorstep, but the defending players stopped him just in time.
	03:30	Lee turned the puck over and Šimo was looking for Šebek in front, but the puck jumped over his stick.
	03:07	USA on the puck.
	02:40	Čáp tried to get to the offensive zone along the boards, but the Americans stopped him.
	02:24	Americans on the offensive, but they're not getting any shots away.
	02:05	The ball is in the American zone.
	01:25	Good job by Spezia to get in front of the Czech net, Salfický makes a great blocker save.
	01:10	Kameš got to the ball and sprung Hemský whose shot is stopped by Kuhn.
	00:50	Cadiz looked to get past the neutral zone offensively, but failed to.
	00:25	The Czechs don't let the Americans past the neutral zone.
	00:05	The United States win the opening puck-drop and start out.
	00:01	Game started.
		The teams are ready and we will start soon.
		The Czechs made a surprise addition to the lineup prior to the game with star forward with NHL's Ottawa Senators Aleš Hemský joining the team.
		Starting lineups: USA: Kuhn III (Lane) – Cadiz, Noe, Lee, Kettler – White, Spezia, Rodriguez, Burnett – Thompson, Kavaya, Novak, Siemer. Czech Republic: Salfický (Brabec) – Strýček, Šebek, Vozdecký, Šimo – Kameš, Cik, Buchtele, Brož – Čáp, Šenkeřík, Loskot, Kubica – Bernad, Hrazdira, Hemský. Referees: Vikman (FIN), Christiansen (CAN)..
		A huge game coming up for these two inline hockey hegemons as this may well decide which team advances to the next round from the first place of Group A in Pardubice. The Czechs host the tournament and now face the Americans and it will be a tough battle. Both teams started out the tournament well with the United States defeating Great Britain 10-3 after a great second-quarter performance and the Czechs beat their rivals from Slovakia 5-2.
		Welcome. Game starts at 19:00.

Commentary by

Radoslav Vavřina

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 19. White (Spezia, Burnett), 22. White (Spezia), 26. Spezia (Burnett, Rodriguez), 28. Lee (White), 47. White (Spezia, Rodriguez) – 24. Vozdecký (Šebek, Šimo), 25. Vozdecký (Strýček), 42. Strýček (Vozdecký, Šimo), 43. Šebek (Hemský)

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

Czech Republic: Salfický (Brabec) – Strýček, Šebek, Vozdecký, Šimo – Kameš, Cik, Buchtele, Brož – Čáp, Šenkeřík, Loskot, Kubica – Bernad, Hrazdira, Hemský.

Referees: Vikman (FIN), Christiansen (CAN).

1st period
	09:41
1st intermission
2nd period
	18:37
	21:53
	23:09
2nd intermission
3rd period
	24:16
	25:22
	27:12
	27:17
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:19
	41:36
	42:36
	42:48
	46:18
Final