Latvia – Germany 5:3 (end) | USA – Czech Republic 7:2 (end) | Canada – Sweden 5:3 (end)
Russia – Switzerland 0:5 (end)
final
Latvia
5:3 (3:1, 1:0, 1:2)
Germany
Thursday 23.04.2015, 12:15 • Bossard Arena, Zug • U18 World Championship
     
    Latvia was just a better team on the ice, but after first half of the game they started to prepare for tomorrow second game of relegation round. Germany took some momentum with which they'll start Friday game.

    Best players: Kristaps Zile – Tim Bernhardt (14:29:43)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:35
    Time-out for Germany
     
    58:16
    Team Germany with just scored a goal!

    Not difficult shot from LUKAS KALBLE but the puck slowly crossed the crease.

    Assisted by Yannick Drews
     
    58:08
    PP for Germany in last two minutes of the period with Rihards Puide in the box
     
    57:29
    Latvia took the rest game so easy. Germany didn't use some chances
     
    56:06
    Team Germany with just scored a goal!

    JAKUB MAYENSCHEIN stayed alone near the goalie and was first on the rebound after blue-line blast

    Assisted by Philipp Halbauer
     
    54:34
    Germany at full strength.
     
    53:58
    Too many men on the ice for Latvia. 36 seconds 4x4 then PP for Germany
     
    53:28
    Glemser was slow in making decision when Latvians gifted him a great chance near the crease
     
    52:33
    PP for Latvia again with Fohrler in the box for holding
     
    51:43
    Germany at full strength.
     
    51:05
    Latvia well knew how to play in PP, Dzierkals was closed to beat Berger
     
    49:43
    Germany started to play really dirty. Kalble (GER) goes to the penalty box for tripping
     
    49:06
    Germans returns to enemy waters but made hand pass
     
    47:43
    Goal for Team Latvia!


    Very long positioning attack by Latvia finished with KRISTAPS ZILE slap shot!

    Assisted by Karlis Cukste and Martins Dzierkals
     
    46:24
    Latvia wants just to kill time and do nothing special in last minutes. Why not? Second game would be just in next 24 hours.
     
    45:16
    Latvia at full strength.
     
    44:20
    Latvia still succesful in killing penalty this game. Germany made at least one shot on goal
     
    43:16
    Germany goes to PP with Rimants Zeilis in the box.
    Commentary by

    Igor Petrov

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Dzierkals (Buncis), 16. Cukste (Balcers, Dzierkals), 20. Tralmaks (Puide), 27. Buncis, 48. Zile (Cukste, Dzierkals) – 2. Kiefersauer, 57. Mayenschein (Halbauer), 59. Lukalble (Drews)

    Latvia: Mitens (Grigals) – Ponomarenko, Zeilis, Bernhards, Blugers, Ezitis – Jansons, Rubins, Zohovs, Baranovskis, Misjus – Cukste (A), Zile (C), Dzierkals, Balcers, Buncis (A) – Jansons, Klava, Priede, Tralmaks, Puide
    Germany: Pantkowski (Berger) – Glassl, Schutz (A), Daubner, Korner, Mayenschein (C) – Horschel, Huss, Kirchhofer, Glemser, Kiefersauer – Fohrler, Halbauer, Bernhardt, Napravnik, Spitzner – Kalble, Schmitz, Kopp, Drews (A), Eder
    Referees: Brett IVERSON (CAN), Christopher PITOSCIA (USA) – Ludvig LUNDGREN (SWE), Hannu SORMONEN (FIN)