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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

Slovenia2

13:2 (2:1, 5:0, 3:0)

Latvia

Friday 06.06.2014, 20:00 • Small hall, Pardubice, Czech Republic • IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

		Welcome. Game starts at 20:00.
		It didn´t look like good or happy tournament for team Latvia but Latvians shocked all over the world by they quarterfinal won to big favourite on the championship to Austira! Eastern Europe team didn't get any points in group C and didn´t have no wins. It's no secret Latvia hasn't played inline hockey for long time and wants to improve their style of playing on a pitch. However now they can make another suprise in semifinal! Latvia games on the tournament: Latvia – Slovenia 4:9 Australia – Latvia 5:1 Croatia – Latvia 6:3 Austria – Latvia 3:4 sn
		Slovenia will enter the game absolutely as the favourited team. They won their first game to Latvia – their suprising semifinal oponent and then won derby game to Croatia. Slovenians won third game in the basic group to Australia, too. Slovenia has big shape which confirmed in quarterfinal to Brasil. Slovenia games on the tournament: Latvia – Slovenia 4:9 Slovenia – Croatia 5:0 Slovenia – Austraila 8:5 Slovenia – Brasil 7:1
		My pleasure to welcome you to the last semifinal match of the 2014 IIHF World Inline Hockey Championship! The Division I programme ends with the game between national team of Slovenia, first in Group C, and Latvia, fourth in the same Group.
		Starting lineups: Slovenia: Pavlic (Trelc) – Kralj, Lonear, Erman, Berlisk – J. Sotlar, Krivic, Simsic,Vedlin – N. Sotlar, Koren, Frol, Ferjanic – Zerdin, Iglicar Latvia: Kazanovs (Kruze) – Batraks, Ogorodnikovs, Sancovojs, Fadejevs – Begovs, Konisevs, Zvirbulis, Bullitis – Vasilonoks, Mitrovs, Buss, Cimermanis Referees: Walsh (USA), Pering (GBR).
		It's my pleasure to welcome you back in Small in Pardubice. We will watch the last semifinal game of this tournament. There will play teams Slovenia and Latvia on a pitch.
		It's just seven minutes to remaining. Both teams know they can make big moment for them today.
		We are ready to begin. It's going to be first face off in the middle of the pitch.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:09	First face off won team Slovenia who is going to offensive zone and is trying to take a frist shot on a goal.
	00:39	And that already happend. Mateuz Erman took first wrist shot from the left circle. And goalie Kazanovs stopped it.
	01:11	Another chance for Slovenian. Sotlar tried to took shot from point between lakes and wides net.
	01:40	There was really many players infront of the Latvian net but nobody managed to get puck into goal. Renars Kazanovs made fantastic save by hist left path.
	02:10	Latvian have to be really careful in their own defensive zone because they have problem to hold puck onto own sticks.
	03:04	Goal for Team Latvia! Team who surprised everybody in quarterfinal yesterday is doing the same thing again today! Latvian went to ofensive zone and Aleksandrs Fadejevs sent wonderful pass onto stick of ARTJOMS OGORODNIKOVS. This player took move on the backhend and scored! Assisted by Aleksandrs Fadejevs.
	04:20	We are watching frist penalty minutes of the game. Slovenian player Mateuz Erman got minor penalty for hooking.
	05:03	Latvian had two great shots on a goal but nobody infront of the net didn't know how to get buck behind line. Power play is still going.
	05:39	Goal for Team Slovenia! If somebody waited power play goal from Latvian in their first power play opportunity, has to be really disappointed. Slovenia scored shorthanded goal when NEJC SOTLAR got beautiful pass onto his stick and sent puck to empty net. Goalie Renars Kazanovs couldn't do anything. Assistedy by Peter Frol and Jure Ferjanic.
	06:49	Game is tied and it looks so on the pitch. Both teams try to go to offensive zone and make good opportunities.
	07:42	Janis Bullitis was ready to take shot but defensman Rok Simsic blocked it. Slovenian are behind their own net.
	08:30	Slovenian took two shots from right circle and goalie Renars Kazanovs had to show two fast saves. But he did it great and score is still tied at one.
	09:26	There si job for Jure Pavlic too on the second side. He had to show wonderful save by his catching glove to stop flying puck.
	10:00	Another dangerous opportunity infront of the same net goalie Jure Pavlic was really lucky. Puck bounced around his net.
	10:56	Puck behind Latvian net.
	11:17	Last minute of the first period has started.
	11:44	Goal for Team Slovenia! Slovenian had two big opportunities and the second ended in net. DOMEN VEDLIN took nice shot from left circle and scored between lakes goalie Renars Kazanovs. Kazanovs is really sad because this goal didn't have to be scored. Assisted by Nejc Sotlar and Peter Frol.
	12:00	1st period finished.
	12:01	Start of 2nd period.
	12:19	Goal for Team Slovenia! We didn't have to wait for another goal for long time. Slovenia won first face-off of the second period, went to offensive zone and managed to get puck into net. Mateuz Erman knew how to make good pas for MATIC KRALJ. Kralj then took wrist shot and scores another goal for team Slovenia. Assisted by Mateuz Erman and Nejc Berlisk.
	13:00	Jure Pavlice had problems to get back onto his legs when he was attacked infront of the net. But he is good and we can resume this game.
	13:25	That's another chance for Slovenian because Rustams Begovs gets minor penalty for tripping.
	13:53	Goal for Team Slovenia! Slovenian didn't wait with scoring in power play. They scored shorthanded goal today and they scored power play too. DOMEN VEDLIN took great shot and scored next to left post. Assisted by Mateuz Erman.
	15:04	Goal for Team Slovenia! This line has really good game today! They managed to get another puck behind the line when Peter Frol sent maybe the greatest shot of this evening. GAL KOREN had easy job to score then. Assisted by Peter Frol and Nejc Sotlar.
	16:18	It's not easy for Latvian do something with game just now. They have to be more attractive in offensive zone and take more shots on a goal.
	17:57	Goal for Team Slovenia! It's too bad for Latvian just now. They didn't play bad game infront of their own net. But how I already sad, third Slovenian line has great game today. GAL KOREN found exactly place where he wanted to score and his team is celebrating another goal. Assisted by Nejc Sotlar and Peter Frol.
	18:52	Referee is dropping face-off infront of Latvian net. There is game playing in last moments.
	19:29	Goal for Team Slovenia! Seventh goal by players from Slovenia. They still was behind net and was making great passes. Then puck got onto hist stick NEJC BERLISK and makes score on the table on 7:1. Assisted by Matic Kralj and Mateuz Erman.
	19:29	Team Latvia changes goalie. Kazanovs is going on the bench and Kristaps Kruze will start for first time in this game.
	21:03	We are watching another penalty in this period. Nejc Sotlar gets minor penalty for tripping.
	21:39	Slovenian fans in the hall wan to see another goal but i think they can be satisfied. Their team have nice lead in the second period.
	22:36	Team Latvian didn't score during their power play. And Latvian have to go back to defensive to help their goalie Kruze.
	23:18	Last minute of the second period has started.
	24:00	2nd period finished.
		We saw eight goals in first and second period. Slovenian play good game and it looks they will probably play in Division I final. But we have wait to the end of this match.
		Slovenian coach gives opportunity the second goalie Tomaz Trelc who is going to be in net in the rest of game.
	24:01	Start of 3rd period.
	24:18	Slovenian have six goal lead but they are not going to stop to play good in offensive zone. And they do it good.
	25:04	Puck's behind Latvian's net. If team Latvia wants to do something with this game they have to make more forcheking.
	25:40	Jure Sotlar took wrist shot from place infront of the net. But he didn't do it good and wides left post.
	26:20	Goal for Team Slovenia! Probably the most wonderful goal of this game! Slovenian go three on two and JANEZ IGLICAR took great wrist shot under bar. Assisted by Jure Sotlar and Simon Zerdin.
	26:52	Goal for Team Slovenia! It looks critical for team Latvia. They received another goal to their own net when PETER FROL scored puck to the half of empty net. Assistedy by Nejc Sotlar, Simon Zerdin.
	27:20	It's problem for Latvian again. Players of this country, Vasilonoks gets minor penalty for tripping.
	28:27	Power play moments are ending and Latvia is still alive without receivng goal. It can be important moment to don't another for them.
	29:05	Players all full strength but Slovenia is stil better team on the pitch. Rok Simsic took nice shot from left circle.
	30:27	It was first big problem for Tomaz Trelc from time when this period has started. But he caught it.
	31:29	Ogorodnikovs was going around net. Nobody waited for pass from him and Slovenian are good in defensive.
	32:34	Goal for Team Slovenia! Puck hit the over post for the first time and then went to the net. Latvian players didn't believe it was goal but referee saw it really good. It's goal scored by MATEUZ ERMAN. Assisted by Matic Kralj and Nejc Berlisk.
	34:28	Slovenian took another two snap shot and Kristaps Kruze was ready to catching just now.
	35:18	It's going last minute in the thir period. We have sen three goals in this period.
	36:00	3rd period ended.
	36:01	4th period started.
	36:29	I am really looking forward to another Slovenian chances. It will really interesting watch if they score another goals or not.
	37:02	Mateuz Eurman took shot from the red line but it wasn't dangerous for goalie Kruze.
	37:48	Latvian don't want to give up this game although we probably know final team.
	09:03	Puck is behind Latvian net. Rustams Begovs tried to send puck accros whole pitch but his pass was blocked.
	41:39	Goal for Team Slovenia! It's eleventh goal in net of Latvian. Slovenian made two easy moves and PETER FROL waited ready infront of the net to take wrist shot. Assisted by Gal Koren.
	41:34	Game on the pitch is more and more slower. Spectators know who is going to final game against Australia.
	42:00	Kristaps Kruze had to be careful because of two shots he had to stopped by his right path.
	42:41	Domen Vedlin and Rok Simsic tried combination in offensive zone. The second player I named wides net.
	43:40	Goal for Team Latvia! Latvian score second goal although it's probably just symbolic. Tomaz Trelc didn't know where is puck infront of the net. VALDIS AUGUSTS VASILINOKS took bad shot but he scored to the net. Assisted by Viesturs Cimermanis and Eduards Mitrovs.
	44:50	Probably nobody expect another goals. Latvian just wait behind their net and are trying to send passes.
	46:03	The last two minutes of this games has started.
	46:24	Goal for Team Slovenia! We are watching another goal in Latvian net. Is it last? SIMON ZERDIN didn't have hard job when he had whole empty net infront of them. Assisted by Jure Sotlar and Domen Vedlin.
	46:24	Goal for Team Slovenia! Just a few seconds to remaining this game. But sniper DOMEN VEDLINS decided to score again. Assisted by Simon Zerdin and Jure Sotlar.
	48:00	Game over.
		Latvia didn't managed to their semifinal game. Team Slovenia is going to fina against Australia. (21:27:05)

Commentary by

Martin Schwarz

@MartinSmuci

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 6. Sotlar (Frol, Ferjanic), 12. Vedlin (Sotlar, Frol), 13. Kralj (Erman, Berlisk), 14. Vedlin (Erman), 16. Koren (Frol, Sotlar), 18. Koren (Sotlar, Frol), 20. Berlisk (Kralj, Erman), 27. Iglicar (Sotlar, Zerdin), 27. Frol (Sotlar, Zerdin), 33. Erman (Kralj, Berlisk), 42. Frol (Koren), 47. Zerdin (Sotlar, Vedlin), 47. Vedlin (Zerdin, Sotlar) – 4. Ogorodnikovs (Fadejevs), 44. Vasilinoks (Cimermanis, Mitrovs)

Slovenia2: Pavlic (25. Trelc) – Kralj, Lonear, Erman, Berlisk – J. Sotlar, Krivic, Simsic,Vedlin – N. Sotlar, Koren, Frol, Ferjanic – Zerdin, Iglicar

Latvia: Kazanovs (20. Kruze) – Batraks, Ogorodnikovs, Sancovojs, Fadejevs – Begovs, Konisevs, Zvirbulis, Bullitis – Vasilonoks, Mitrovs, Buss, Cimermanis

Referees: Walsh (USA), Pering (GBR)

1st period
	03:04
	04:20
	05:39
	11:44
1st intermission
2nd period
	12:19
	13:25
	13:53
	15:04
	17:57
	19:29
	21:03
2nd intermission
3rd period
	26:20
	26:52
	27:20
	32:34
	41:39
	43:40
	46:24
	46:24
Final