Croatia – Latvia 6:3 (end) | Germany2 – Finland 2:5 (end) | Slovenia2 – Australia 8:5 (end)
Sweden2 – Canada2 5:4 (end) | Austria – Hungary 5:6 (end) | Czech Republic – xxx 7:1 (end)
Japan2 – Brazil 4:3 (end) | USA – Slovakia2 6:0 (end)
final
Japan2
4:3 (1:1, 2:1, 0:0, 1:1)
Brazil
Tuesday 03.06.2014, 19:00 • Small hall, Pardubice, Czech Republic • IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:00.
     
    Hello inline hockey fans! Here is a last game in a group stage at the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship for teams Japan and Brazil. It will decide about position in the table. Japanese are currently on the fourth place, team Brazil is the second so far.
     
    Japanese lost both previous matches but gained one point for a draw after regular time against Hungary. On the next day they were defeated by team Austria and conceded 8 goals. In the third game they want to finally win.
     
    Team Brazil is very pleasant surprise of the tournament. The first match against team Austria they although lost but then defeated Hungarians because great fourth period. The Brazililians wants to win to get a good position for the next stage of the tournament.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Japan: K. Osawa (K. Tsuchimoto) – Nishinaga, G. Tsuchimoto, Ohto, Kawaguchi – Kobayashi, Suzuki, Goto, Kohda – Ushijima, Kuribayashi, T. Osawa, Yoneyama – Aoki, Asanuma.

    Brazil: Ruane (Goncalves) – Custodio, Guilardi, Guzman, Almeida Filho – Araujo, Brandao, Gomes, Geraldini – Polido, Andrade, Vasconcelos, De Magalhaes – Silva, Dos Santos.

    Referees: Erd (AUT), Wittmann (GER).
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    1:15
    First chance for Brazil. Almeida Filho was alone in front of Osawa but missed the net.
     
    3:20
    Custodie shot from right wing, Osawa made another great save.
     
    4:25
    Minor penalty for Filho Almedia for hooking.
     
    5:54
    Goal for Team Japan!
    Japanese scored a power-play goal. SEIJI KOHDA shot from the left circle and scored. Ruane was without chance to save. Assisted by Tomoya Goto and Shuhei Kobayashi.
     
    7:30
    Team Japan is under pressure. Brazilians want to tie the game.
     
    9:12
    Goal for Team Brazil!
    The game is tied now! CAUA GUZMAN got the pass in front of the goalie and scored to empty part of the net. Assisted by Luis Custodio and Jose Guilardi.
     
    11:10
    It was very important moment for Brazilians. They are more active now.
     
    11:50
    Minor penalty for Luis Custodio (BRA) for hooking.
     
    12:00
    1st period finished.
     
    12:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    12:46
    Ohto shot from right circle and Ruane made a good save.
     
    13:20
    Team Brazil is playing at full strenght.
     
    13:24
    Goal for Team Japan!
    Team Japan took the lead back. A few moments after the end of power-play Japanese scored. Quick offensive was ended by TOMOYA GOTO. Assisted by Seiji Kohda.
     
    16:30
    Team Brazil is under pressure but Ruane without saves.
     
    16:41
    Goal for Team Japan!
    Great moment by AGURI SUZUKI. Japanese striker went alone and scored to the top corner of the net. No assisted.
     
    17:02
    Minor penalty for Takuya Osawa for hooking.
     
    17:25
    Goal for Team Brazil!
    Team Brazil scored a power-play goal. BRUNO GOMES shot from the center and found the empty area near Osawa. Asissted by Jose Guilardi and Luiz Filho Almeida.
     
    19:30
    Brazilians are trying tied the game but Osawa plays great match.
     
    21:20
    Good chance for Japan. Snap shot by Tsuchimoto ended in Ruane's glove.
     
    23:48
    Penalty for Hikaru Kawaguchi for tripping.
     
    24:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Japan is more active but the Ruane is playing very well today.
     
    24:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    24:30
    Great save by Osawa who stopped Araujo's snap shot.
     
    25:18
    Japan is playing at full strenght.
     
    26:10
    Kohda went alone from a left wing and missed the net.
     
    28:15
    Aoki tried to prepare shooting position behind the net but he wasnť successful.
     
    30:15
    Snap shot by Gomes ended on the back board.
     
    31:23
    The game is playing on Japanese half only.
     
    31:54
    Minor penalty for Shohsuke Yoneyama for hooking. Will Brazil tie the game?
     
    33:01
    Blocked shot by Araujo hit the post.
     
    33:24
    Team Japan is playing at full strenght.
     
    35:20
    Brazilians are still on the puck but without opportunities.
     
    35:40
    Nishinaha's shot flew a few inches off the goal.
     
    36:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    36:01
    Start of 4th period.
     
    37:01
    Ohto return pass in front of the goalie but teammate wasn't prepare for shooting.
     
    38:10
    Great chance for Brazil. Geraldini hit the post! Bad moment for Brazilians because Osawa was lying on the ground.
     
    38:25
    Minor penalty for Takuja Osawa for charging.
     
    38:50
    Goal for Team Brazil!
    The game is tie now! Araujo passed to JOSE GUILARDI who took a snap shot to the empty part of the net. Asissted by Diego Araujo.
     
    40:10
    Work for Ruane. Brazilians goalie stopped a shot from area between the circles.
     
    42:42
    Yoneyama found T. Osawa who stayed in front of the net alone but missed.
     
    43:11
    Geraldini went alone but K. Osawa made a great save.
     
    44:48
    At the end of the fourth period there is a power-play for Japan. Minor penalty for Gustavo Brandao for interference.
     
    45:30
    Japanese net is empty!
     
    45:50
    Filho Almeida missed the empty net.
     
    46:12
    Goal for Team Japan!
    It is great end of the game! Team Japan scored a goal in a powe-play. KENTARO NISHINAHA got a good pass and scored from a left circle. Assisted by Daisuke Ohto and Gentaro Tsuchimoto.
     
    47:00
    Brazilian net is empty right now!
     
    47:20
    Team Japan is under big pressure, but no success for Brazil.
     
    48:00
    Game over.
     
    Japan won a very exciting and close match. (20:23:27)
    Commentary by

    David Záruba

    CZ@zarubadavid

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 6. Kohda (Goto, Kobayashi), 14. Goto (Kohda), 17. Suzuki, 47. Nishinaga (Ohto, G. Tsuchimoto) – 10. Guzman (Custodio, Guilardi), 18. Gomes (Guilardi, Filho Almeida), 39. Guilardi (Araujo)

    Japan2: K. Osawa (K. Tsuchimoto) – Nishinaga, G. Tsuchimoto, Ohto, Kawaguchi – Kobayashi, Suzuki, Goto, Kohda – Ushijima, Kuribayashi, T. Osawa, Yoneyama – Aoki, Asanuma.
    Brazil: Ruane (Goncalves) – Custodio, Guilardi, Guzman, Almeida Filho – Araujo, Brandao, Gomes, Geraldini – Polido, Andrade, Vasconcelos, De Magalhaes – Silva, Dos Santos.
    Referees: Erd (AUT), Wittmann (GER).