final
Czech Republic U18
1:3
(1:2, 0:0, 0:1)
Canada U18
Marek Kratochvíl
Goals and assists:
4. Kantner (Reichel, Kachyna) – 7. Dube (McLeod), 16. Patrick (Dubois), 49. Malenstyn (Bean)
Referees: Hradil, Sir – Hlavaty, Tosenovjan
Attendance: 1,846
Penalty missed:
Czech Republic U18:
Brizgala (Korenar) – Vala, Hajek, Doudera, Hrdinka, Novak, Budik, Kachyna – Zachar, Reichel, Kofron – Pavlik, Kodytek, Najman – Smerha, Psenicka, Kurovsky – Kacirek, Karafiat, Havelka
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Canada U18: Hart (Wells) – Bean, Fabbro, Mete, Clague, Girard, Quenneville, Haura, Poirier – Kaspick, McLeod, Malenstyn – Benson, Patrick, Dubois – Howden, Steel, Bitten – Dube, Jost, Kyrou
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Canada U18: Hart (Wells) – Bean, Fabbro, Mete, Clague, Girard, Quenneville, Haura, Poirier – Kaspick, McLeod, Malenstyn – Benson, Patrick, Dubois – Howden, Steel, Bitten – Dube, Jost, Kyrou
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Referees: Hradil, Sir – Hlavaty, Tosenovjan
Attendance: 1,846
The Czechs scored first thanks to Kantner in 4th minute of the game, but then Canada turned it around already in the first period. Dube and Patrick scored for the North Americans and Malenstyn added the third one with 10 minutes to go in third. Both goalies performed well, but especially Brizgala for the home side. Thanks to him, the gap between both teams is not as wide as it might be.
Best players of the game are Dillion Dube for Canada and Adam Brizgala for the Czech Republic. (21:21:34)
Great goal by BECK MALENSTYN, who fired a quick shot from sharp angle. Brizgala stopped it on a goal line, but Malenstyn managed to flick it in with one hand from air. Great skills. 1:3. Assist: Jake Bean.
NOLAN PATRICK stood just in front of Brizgala who couldn't see a piece of Dubois' snap shot. On top of it, Patrick deflected it a bit just in front the crease which made it impossible to stop for the Czech goalie. Canada goes ahead 2-1.
Assist: Pierre-Luc Dubois.
McLeod did some fantastic job reading the pass of Vala, got the puck and put it through on DILLION DUBE into a solo breakaway. Dube performed a nice deke into backhand and scored over Brizgala's left pad to equalize it – 1:1! Assist: Mike McLeod.
Great start for the home side! Hajek took the puck deep into the zone and put it back in front of goal, where Canada lost control of the game. MATYAS KANTNER found a rebound for himself and slapped the puck just beneath crossbar – 1:0! Assists: Kristian Reichel, Ondrej Kachyna.
Czech Republic U18: Brizgala (Korenar) – Vala, Hajek, Doudera, Hrdinka, Novak, Budik, Kachyna – Zachar, Reichel, Kofron – Pavlik, Kodytek, Najman – Smerha, Psenicka, Kurovsky – Kacirek, Karafiat, Havelka
Canada U18: Hart (Wells) – Bean, Fabbro, Mete, Clague, Girard, Quenneville, Haura, Poirier – Kaspick, McLeod, Malenstyn – Benson, Patrick, Dubois – Howden, Steel, Bitten – Dube, Jost, Kyrou
Referees: Hradil, Sir – Hlavaty, Tosenovjan.
Czech Republic – USA 2-1 (1-0, 0-0, 1-1)
Goals and assists: 19' Kurovský (Kachyňa), 54' Kodýtek (Najman, Hrdinka) – 48' Gettinger (Crone, Perunovich).
Slovakia – Canada 1-12 (0-3, 0-4, 1-5)
Goals and assists: 56' Rajnoha (Solenský, Studenič) – 7' Clague, 10' Clague (Benson), 19' Jost (Bean, Dube), 23' Quenneville (Bitten, Jost), 29' Patrick (Girard, Jost), 31' Steel (Mete), 32' Bitten (Quenneville), 44' McLeod (Malenstyn, Poirier), 55' Fabbro (Patrick), 58' Benson (Patrick, Kyrou), 58' Steel (Howden), 60' Clague (Benson).
Last year, both of these teams encountered in the final, where Canada won 6-2 over the Czechs.