FIN 7:2 1GB | Finland - xxx (IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship)

IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

Croatia – Japan2	5:2 (end)	\|	Sweden2 – Slovakia2	12:1 (end)	\|	Hungary – Australia	1:3 (end)
USA – Germany2	4:1 (end)	\|	Slovenia2 – Brazil	7:1 (end)	\|	Czech Republic – Canada2	5:6 (1:2 after SO)
Austria – Latvia	3:4 (1:2 after SO)	\|	Finland – xxx	7:2 (end)

final

Finland

7:2 (3:0, 3:1, 1:1, 0:0)

xxx

Thursday 05.06.2014, 20:00 • ČEZ Arena, Pardubice, Czech Republic • IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

		Finland wins and will face Canada in the semifinals. (21:45:59)
	48:00	Game over.
	47:05	Strömberg fires a long shot off the crossbar as well.
	46:30	Left pad save by Taponen on Shelton.
	45:45	Great pass to spring Archer and he was all alone but only fired one off the crossbar.
	43:00	The siege continues as Pukka prevents the puck from getting cleared down.
	42:27	Tanner makes a save on Pellinen.
	42:07	Hamer gets called for hooking.
	41:35	Delayed call against Great Britain, but the Finns won't give up the puck.
	40:30	Saarinen fires a shot off the post.
	39:20	Virtala with a shot, but it doesn't look like the Finns want to run up the score, just want to have some fun out there.
	38:00	Lowe going in hard, but can't fire the puck on the net.
	36:35	The Finns show a lot of confidence with the puck.
	36:01	Start of 4th period.
	36:00	3rd period finished.
	35:50	Good glove save by Tanner on Partanen following a British turnover.
	34:52	Hutchinson fires one from top of the circle, but misses the net.
	34:12	Another shot goes high as Pellinen pulled the trigger.
	33:49	Glove save by Tanner on Saarinen.
	32:40	Archer leading the puck into the zone, fires it over the bar.
	31:50	Goal for Team Finland! The Finns score a powerplay goal as JUHO JOKI-ERKKILÄ finds the back of the gaping net. Assisted by Markus Jokinen.
	30:54	Walsh gets called for interference.
	29:31	Goal for Team Great Britain! Great Britain cuts the lead to four goals. PHILIP HAMER got to the doorstep and then fired one five-hole on Taponen and the British bench erupts. What a goal for the underdog. Assisted by Nathan Finney and Andy Sillitoe.
	29:00	Good stick save by Taponen on Hamer.
	28:25	Penttinen halted by three British players.
	27:23	Good save by Tanner on Miettinen from point-blank range.
	26:29	Lohtander fires one off the post.
	26:01	Lowe gets a penalty for holding.
	25:35	Britain has the puck in the Finnish zone, but there are no open shooting lanes.
	24:01	Tanner in the British net now instead of Birch.
	24:01	Start of 3rd period.
	24:00	2nd period finished.
	23:50	Birch makes a couple more saves, this one on Penttinen.
	22:21	Goal for Team Great Britain! Britain clears the puck and a Finnish D turned it over to JAMES ARCHER who just fired one top corner to get his team on the board late in the second. Assisted by Nathan Finney and Daniel Hutchinson.
	21:40	Finns settled in the British zone.
	21:20	Lowe gets a penalty for boarding.
	20:55	Finns on the puck again.
	19:00	Goal for Team Finland! Six-goal lead for the Finns, MARCO VIRTALA goes topshelf on Birch and gives him no chance at all. Assisted by Sami Markkanen and Kim Strömberg.
	18:30	Goal for Team Finland! Huge lead for the Finns midway through the second. MARKUS JOKINEN in between the circles and he fires one blocker side on Birch and into the back of the net. Assisted by Jouni Aalto and Tomi Penttinen.
	18:15	Jones exits the penalty box and goes right on Taponen who closes the five-hole just in time.
	17:54	Too much passing by the Finns, Britain clears the puck.
	17:15	One-timer by Partanen, pad save by Birch.
	16:42	The Finns are settled in the zone.
	16:33	Jones gets a penalty for interference.
	16:13	The Finns look a little bit more defensive than in the first period.
	15:41	Miettinen on a breakaway, five-hole closed in time by Birch.
	14:55	Hamer got the puck to the doorstep, but he hesitated for too long and so the chance is gone.
	12:44	Goal for Team Finland! Another quick Finnish start into a period and now they capitalize on a powerplay. JOUNI AALTO fired one from the blue line and it got past Birch and in. Assisted by Markus Jokinen.
	12:01	Too many men for Great Britain.
	12:01	Start of 2nd period.
	12:00	1st period finished.
	11:35	Britain on the puck looking not to allow any more goals in this period.
	10:18	Big shot by Lohtander ends up in the protective netting.
	09:47	Penttinen trying a wrap-around, the puck ends up out of play.
	09:03	Britain had an opportunity to get to the Finnish zone, but there was a bad pass.
	08:36	Great Britain unable to do anything, the Finns have the puck in the offensive zone.
	07:47	Jokinen fires one on goal, Birch makes a pad save.
	07:02	Couple of saves by Birch as the Finns regain possession.
	06:25	Britain has the puck, but will have to do more in order to get back into this one.
	05:04	Goal for Team Finland! A shorthanded goal for the Finns to make it 3-0. Birch couldn't do anything with MARKUS JOKINEN all alone against him, but he could've stopped this dump-in on the net. Assisted by Juho Joki-Erkillä and Mikko Pukka.
	04:55	Pellinen gets a penalty for holding the stick.
	04:15	Goal for Team Finland! Suomi takes a two-goal lead early in the first as KIM STRÖMBERG fires one off the post, off Birch's back and in. Assisted by Marco Virtala and Jesse Saarinen.
	03:09	Offside against Great Britain after the Finns killed off the British powerplay.
	02:35	The Finns are under pressure while shorthanded and Taponen once even looked back looking for the puck.
	01:41	Saarinen gets called for hooking.
	00:16	Goal for Team Finland! The Finns take a very quick lead to open up the scoring. Let's wait for the official announcement of the scorers. It was JUHO JOKI-ERKILLÄ who fired one glove side on Brich who couldn't stop the puck. Assisted by Tomi Penttinen and Markus Jokinen.
	00:01	Game started.
		Just five minutes to go before the opening faceoff.
		The players are still warming up, we will start in a couple of minutes as the previous game at the venue ended a little later than expected.
		Starting lineups: Finland: Taponen (Hovi) – Penttinen, Aalto, Joki-Erkkilä, Lokinen – Pukka, Markkanen, Strömberg, Virtala – Saarinen, Partanen, Miettinen, Lohtander – Pellinen, Laakkonen. Great Britain: Birch (Tanner) – Hamer, Shelton, Finney, Clarkson – Pearman, Jones, Walsh, Lowe – Archer, Hutchinson, Niamatali – Viney. Referees: Singer (GER), Kralj (SLO)..
		Welcome to the last game of the quarterfinals where powerhouse from Finland meets newcomer from Great Britain. This should be a one-sided game as the Finns are still unbeaten following victories over Sweden, Germany and Canada. In the meantime, the British team hasn't won yet and lost all of its three preliminary round games.
		Welcome. Game starts at 20:00.

Commentary by

Radoslav Vavřina

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 1. Joki-Erkkilä (Penttinen, Jokinen), 5. Strömberg (Virtala, Saarinen), 6. Jokinen (Joki-Erkillä, Pukka), 13. Aalto (Jokinen), 19. Jokinen (Aalto, Penttinen), 19. Virtala (Markkanen, Strömberg), 32. Joki-Erkkilä (Jokinen) – 23. Archer (Finney, Hutchinson), 30. Hamer (Finney, Sillitoe)

Finland: Taponen (Hovi) – Penttinen, Aalto, Joki-Erkkilä, Lokinen – Pukka, Markkanen, Strömberg, Virtala – Saarinen, Partanen, Miettinen, Lohtander – Pellinen, Laakkonen.

xxx: Birch (25. Tanner) – Hamer, Shelton, Finney, Clarkson – Pearman, Jones, Walsh, Lowe – Archer, Hutchinson, Niamatali – Viney.

Referees: Singer (GER), Kralj (SLO).

1st period
	00:16
	01:41
	04:15
	04:55
	05:04
1st intermission
2nd period
	12:01
	12:44
	16:33
	18:30
	19:00
	21:20
	22:21
2nd intermission
3rd period
	26:01
	29:31
	30:54
	31:50
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:07
Final