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IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

Slovakia2 – Germany2	4:5 (1:2 after SO)	\|	Hungary – Japan2	12:2 (end)	\|	Finland – Sweden2	4:2 (end)
Austria – Brazil	5:1 (end)	\|	USA – Canada2	5:6 (1:2 after SO)	\|	Croatia – Australia	5:6 (after OT)
Czech Republic – xxx	6:1 (end)	\|	Slovenia2 – Latvia	13:2 (end)

final

Czech Republic

6:1 (1:0, 3:0, 1:0, 1:1)

xxx

Friday 06.06.2014, 19:00 • ČEZ Arena, Pardubice, Czech Republic • IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

		Players of the game: GBR – James Tanner, goaltender CZE – Michal Simo, 1 goal, 3 assists The national anthem of the Czech Republic is now playing. (20:36:08)
		As expected, the Czechs won without much difficulty. The Brits stayed with them for a while, but after the Czechs scored 3 quick goals in the second period, they had firm control of the game and rode it to the end. The Brits did get some good scoring chances in the game but ran into some good Czech goaltending, and finally broke through with 1:05 left. The Czechs are finished for the tournament, and stay in Division 1 for next year. Britain will now play Slovakia tomorrow, and the loser will be relegated to Division 2.
	48:00	Game over.
	46:55	Goal for Team Great Britain! The Brits break the goose-egg. Archer finds the trailer NATHAN FINNEY, and he fires a wrister just inside the far post. Assist: James Archer, Philip Hamer.
	45:46	Vladimir Kames with a wrister from the slot, Birch holds onto the puck again.
	45:19	Puck deflected out of play in the British zone off a Czech stick, faceoff outside.
	44:30	Czech rush, Sebek to Simo, right on Birch, who holds on.
	44:00	Pearman's shot deflects wide.
	42:25	The Czechs put the puck into the net, but it's no goal because the net had been knocked out of position before. Faceoff in the British zone.
	42:07	Wrister from Philip Hamer, glove save Brabec.
	41:28	A wrister from the top of the circle, caught and held by Alex Birch.
	40:54	Lowe with a slap shot this time, pad save Brabec.
	40:05	Ben Lowe with a wrister, blocker save Brabec.
	36:41	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The penalty had just ended but sent the pass to MICHAL SIMO at the top of the circle, and he one-timed it over the shoulder of Birch. Assists: Pavel Strycek, Patrik Sebek.
	36:28	Alex Hemsky hits the goalpost.
	36:01	Start of the 4th period.
		The Czechs in firm control of this game, and they will begin the 4th period with :35 still remaining in their power play.
	36:00	End of the 3rd period.
	35:43	Play is stopped with a Czech player in the goal crease, faceoff outside.
	35:05	Nathan Finney is now called for slashing, as the Brits trying to stop the Czechs any way they can.
	33:49	Now the puck goes off the glass and out of play in the British zone, faceoff outside.
	32:57	Now the puck slides to Alex Birch and he covers.
	32:00	A pass deflects off the skate of a Czech player and to Philip Hamer right in front, he tries to make a move on Daniel Brabec but the Czech goalie denies him. The Brits have had some great chances today but haven't been able to finish them off.
	31:41	David Bernad with a long wrister, caught and held by Birch.
	30:21	Illegal clearing Great Britain.
	30:10	Just as the penalty expires, Marek Loskot with a backhander and Birch makes a stick save.
	29:00	Hemsky with a high wrister, blocker save Birch.
	28:34	Britain's Matt Viney has been sent off for slashing. Czechs to the power play.
	27:36	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Simo shot the puck low toward the net and PATRIK SEBEK made a nice deflection through the legs of Bich. Assists: Michal Simo, Martin Vozdecky.
	26:13	A couple of chances for the Czechs and a couple of nice saves by Alex Birch, the second coming off Lukas Cik while he was down. He seems shaken up on the play, but he's ok and will continue.
	25:32	Simo with a shot from a sharp angle, right on Birch holds on.
	24:01	Start of 3rd period.
	24:00	Daniel Brabec is now playing goal for Team Czech Republic.
		Well, twice late in the first two periods, the Brits almost score, but are foiled both times. The Czechs only scored once in the first 16 minutes, but them put in 3 goals in 1:13 and are now in full control, 4-0 at halftime. 3rd quarter begins at 19:56 CEST, 18:56 BST.
	24:00	2nd period finished.
	23:55	Jones sets up Hamer for a glorious chance, but he takes to long to release the shot, giving time for Salficky make the save. Then Jones shot the rebound wide. Best British chance so far.
	23:20	Lukas Cik tries to go short side, no room.
	22:00	Archer's shot deflects wide.
	21:32	Simo one-times it from the slot, hits Birch and play continues.
	20:53	Now the a shot by Britain's Alzex Pearlman, hits Salficky in the chest.
	20:00	The Czechs almost toying with the Brits now, just passing the puck around the floor but not shooting.
	17:55	Timeout Great Britain.
	17:55	Goal for Team Czech Republic! When it rains, it pours. Three Czech goals one after another, and this game is turning into what was expected at the start. This time it's LUKAS CIK. Assists: Ales Hemsky, Ludek Broz.
	17:23	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Less than a minute later it's now 3-0, as the top Czech unit combine with MARTIN VOZDECKY finishing it off. Assists: Michal Simo, Patrik Sebek.
	16:42	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Cap led the rush into the zone, passed to cap, and he lost the puck but it ended up on the stick of ZDENEK KUBICA in the slot and he made no mistake.
	15:36	Now Finney with a wrister and a blocker save by Salficky.
	14:50	British rush, Hamer with a shot kicked out by Salficky.
	13:32	Puck deflects out of play in the Czech zone, faceoff inside.
	12:43	Ben Lowe with a drive, blocker save Salficky.
	12:20	Sebek with a high wrister, hits Birch in the shoulder.
	12:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Maybe a more even first period than many would expect. The Czechs did get a late goal, but almost gave it right back to the Brits and Dusan Salficky had to make a big glove save to keep his team in the lead.
	12:00	1st period finished.
	10:59	Oh, a giveaway right in front of the Czech net, Alex Pearman walked right in, tried to go high but Dusan Salficky bails his team out with a huge glove save.
	10:04	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The British have played well defensively but you had a feeling it was only a matter of time, and PETR SENKERIK gets the Czechs on the boards from the left-wing faceoff circle, finding a place between Birch and the post. Assists: Zdenek Kubica, Michal Simo.
	09:25	Nathan Finney carries the puck the length of the ice and gets a shot, turned away by Salficky.
	08:25	Long wrister from Simo, blocker save Birch.
	07:23	Ales Hemsky drives to the net from the boards but can't tuck the puck in.
	07:06	Now Archer again, right on Salficky and he holds on this time. Britian with some momentum on that power play that continues now that they're at even strength.
	06:35	Shot from James Archer, stick save Salficky.
	06:23	Puck deflected out of play in the Czech zone, faceoff inside with :15 left in the penalty.
	05:50	Shorthanded breakaway for Patrik Sejbek, but he's forced wide, circles the net and never gets a shot away.
	05:08	Play is now stopped as the Czechs have too many players on the floor. Great Britain will get their first power play.
	04:26	Illegal clearing (or icing) Britian again.
	04:09	Sam Jones gets Britain's first shot on goal from the right wing, right on Salficky, who holds on.
	02:55	Martin Vozdecky hits the near-side post late in the power play.
	02:48	Simo shoots again, hits Birch in the shoulder and it goes out of play. Faceoff in the British zone with :17 left in the penalty.
	01:55	Play called as there was a Czech player in the goal crease, faceoff outside with 1:09 left in the penalty.
	01:34	The first penalty of this game goes to James Archer for slashing. Czechs to the power play.
	01:24	Michal Simo with the first shot of this game, stopped by Birch, then Britain called for illegal clearing.
	00:01	Game started.
		The teams are on the ice and the game will start shortly. The Czech Republic is designated as the home team for this game, and are wearing white jerseys with blue and red trim, white pants and blue helmets . Great Britain is designated as the visiting team and wearing royal blue jerseys with red and white trim, white pants and blue helmets.
		Starting Lineups: Czech Republic: Salfický (Brabec) – Strýček, Šimo, Vozdecký, Šebek – Kameš, Cik, Hemský, Brož – Čáp, Šenkeřík, Kubica, Buchtele – Bernad, Loskot, Hrazdira. Great Britain: Birch (Tanner) – Pearman, Lowe, Walsh, Viney – Finney, Shelton, Sillitoe, Hutchinson – Hamer, Archer, Niamatali, Jones – Clarkson. Referees: Virta (FIN), Scott (AUS).
		The winner of this game between the Czech Republic and Great Britain is guaranteed a place in the 2015 Inline Hockey World Championship. The loser must face Slovakia tomorrow, with the winner staying up and the loser going down to Division 2. The Czechs are big favourites in this game, beating the Brits 7-1 when they met in the group stage. The Czechs finished 2nd in their group before falling 6-5 to Canada in a shootout in the quarterfinals. Great Britain is still winless in this tournament, finishing 4th in the group stage before losing 7-2 to Finland in the quarters.
		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 CEST, 18:00 BST.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 11. Senkerik (Kubica, Simo), 17. Kubica (Buchtele, Cap), 18. Vozdecky (Simo, Sebek), 18. Cik (Hemsky, Broz), 28. Sebek (Simo, Vozdecky), 37. Simo (Strycek, Sebek) – 47. Finney (Archer, Hamer)

Czech Republic: Salfický, 25. Brabec – Strýček, Šimo, Vozdecký, Šebek – Kameš, Cik, Hemský, Brož – Čáp, Šenkeřík, Kubica, Buchtele – Bernad, Loskot, Hrazdira.

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

Referees: Virta (FIN), Scott (AUS)