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

		Welcome. Game starts at 19:00.
		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.
		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)..
		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.
		The teams are ready and we will start soon.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:05	The United States win the opening puck-drop and start out.
	00:25	The Czechs don't let the Americans past the neutral zone.
	00:50	Cadiz looked to get past the neutral zone offensively, but failed to.
	01:10	Kameš got to the ball and sprung Hemský whose shot is stopped by Kuhn.
	01:25	Good job by Spezia to get in front of the Czech net, Salfický makes a great blocker save.
	02:05	The ball is in the American zone.
	02:24	Americans on the offensive, but they're not getting any shots away.
	02:40	Čáp tried to get to the offensive zone along the boards, but the Americans stopped him.
	03:07	USA on the puck.
	03:30	Lee turned the puck over and Šimo was looking for Šebek in front, but the puck jumped over his stick.
	04:20	White almost got to the Czech doorstep, but the defending players stopped him just in time.
	04:47	Spezia stole the puck away, but couldn't fire.
	05:28	Great shot from the top of the circle by Čáp and an even better save by Kuhn.
	05:40	Šebek starting a Czech attack.
	06:00	Bad pass by Šimo makes the Czechs go back into their own end.
	06:39	Hard shot by Kameš goes just over the crossbar.
	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.
	07:12	Icing against the Czechs.
	07:31	Šenkeřík got the puck to the doorstep where he operated with Loskot, but they don't get it past Kuhn.
	07:55	Loskot carried the puck in deep and centered one in front, but the Americans get to the puck first.
	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.
	08:45	Active offense by the Czechs sees Kuhn facing loads of shots.
	09:08	Now the Americans switching direction, but they can't get past the defense.
	09:41	Novak gets a penalty for holding, first powerplay for the Czechs.
	09:55	The Czechs have the puck in front.
	10:30	Big shot by Hemský and he broke his stick.
	10:58	The Americans still pinned in their own zone.
	11:10	USA in full strength and White looked to beat Salfický on a counter-attack, but the goalie made the save.
	11:52	Long shot by Čáp from the blue line.
	12:00	1st period finished.
	12:01	Start of 2nd period.
	12:23	Kettler got the puck to the offensive zone and Salfický had to make a couple more saves.
	12:37	Americans have the puck in front of the net, but are not shooting as much as they would want to.
	13:01	Vozdecký tips the puck into the zone and it looks like the Americans are controlling the pace.
	13:27	Backhand move by Novak after great individual effort, Salfický had to make a big save.
	13:40	USA with the puck in their own zone.
	14:05	The Czechs are good in the neutral zone, but there's not much forechecking.
	14:34	Rebound by Siemer after a shot by Novak, Salfický makes a couple more great saves.
	15:05	Hemský on a counter-attack, but his shot is gloved by Kuhn.
	15:27	Coast-to-coast hockey and it's a beauty here in Pardubice.
	15:54	Šenkeřík starts another Czech attack.
	16:22	Loskot looked for from behind the net by Šenkeřík, but the defense prevents him from getting a shot away.
	16:49	Šimo used a defending player as a screen and Kuhn made a difficult save on that one.
	16:58	American counter-attack denied, the puck goes up into the netting.
	17:20	Šebek gets to the puck and fires it down.
	17:46	Kuhn's goal dislodged.
	17:58	Hemský has the puck in the offensive zone, but there's nobody to help him out.
	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.
	19:43	The momentum still swinging, Loskot tried to beat Kuhn but didn't.
	20:06	Coast-to-coast play by Siemer who then fired one through screen, good stop by Salfický.
	20:47	Americans are careful as they don't want to make a mistake that would cost them the lead.
	21:17	Great toe drag in front by Hemský, but Kuhn makes a spectacular pad save.
	21:31	White with a shot, but he fires it right on Salfický.
	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.
	22:33	Another pressure by the Americans, Salfický denies all shots this time around.
	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.
	23:46	A wrister from the right side by Hemský, goes just wide of the net.
	24:00	2nd period finished.
	24:01	Start of 3rd period.
	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.
	24:34	Americans back on the offensive looking to get back in front.
	24:52	Hemský dekes out Kuhn and was just a couple of inches short of scoring.
	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.
	26:36	Big chance for Hemský in front, but he fires it wide again.
	26:59	Mistake by Noe and that keeps the Americans in their own end.
	27:12	Loskot gets called for interference and the Americans will have a 4-on-3.
	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.
	28:14	Americans have all the momentum on their side now.
	28:55	Mistake by Salfický who turned it over, but they couldn't get the puck past him while he was out of play.
	29:32	Save by Kuhn on Brož.
	30:01	Americans have the puck behind their own goal.
	30:34	Coast-to-coast play by Novak, but the Czech defense prevents him from firing one on Salfický.
	31:05	Vozdecký fired one through screen, but Kuhn makes the stop.
	31:45	Šebek had the puck in front, but he had nobody to pass it to.
	32:11	Šimo tried to get in deep inidividually, access denied.
	32:44	Hemský wrapped around the net and looked for Brož who gets it, but can't get a shot away.
	33:20	Momentum swinging here in the third.
	33:37	Šenkeřík fires a hard shot over the bar.
	34:02	Čáp looking for Šenkeřík but the puck skips over his stick in front.
	34:09	Offside against USA.
	34:20	Good job by Šebek to get to the doorstep, Kuhn comes up with a save.
	34:43	Same by Šimo.
	34:49	Momentum is on the Czech side and now a bad-angle shot by Šebek is denied by Kuhn.
	35:14	Momentum goes back to the American side, but the Czechs don't let them get in deep.
	35:41	Surprise of a shot by Cadiz, Salfický stops it though.
	36:00	3rd period finished.
	36:01	Start of 4th period.
	36:30	Good neutral zone coverage early into the period by the Czechs.
	36:55	Dangerous deflection by Rodriguez, Salfický makes a great save.
	37:22	Vozdecký was looking for Kameš who can't hold on to the puck and so the Czechs have to go back.
	37:45	Shot by Hemský deflected in front and stays out.
	38:00	What a shot by Buchtele and a great glove save is made by Kuhn.
	39:22	Brož has the puck behind his own goal, but the Americans are not letting him out of there.
	39:43	Cik looking to get to the front, but he's stopped.
	40:09	Forecheck by Čáp.
	40:21	Two-on-one for USA, Salfický makes a great save with Burnett finishing it off.
	40:58	The Americans are looking to defend this lead from their own zone.
	41:23	Wrist shot by Burnett from the top of the circle, pad stop made by Salfický.
	41:45	Brož and Buchtele carry the puck in and draw a penalty.
	41:19	Thompson gets called for tripping.
	42:10	Long shot by Šebek is too high.
	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.
	42:36	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.
	42:48	Derrick Burnett gets called for hooking.
	43:30	Šimo all alone in front, but he misses.
	43:40	Timeout for the Czechs.
	44:08	Kuhn facing tons of shots and now he had to stop a hard one by Hemský.
	44:25	USA in full strength and looking to get the lead back.
	44:40	Kettler with the puck in center, but he loses it there.
	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.
	47:02	Momentum on the American side, but the Czechs are not giving up.
	47:35	Extra attacker on for the Czechs.
	47:56	Hemský fires one from a point-blank range, but can't score.
	48:00	Game over. (20:28:34)

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