USA U18 – Russia U18 2:5 (end) | Canada U18 – Sweden U18 2:0 (end) | Slovakia U18 – Finland U18 2:4 (end)
Czech Republic U18 – Switzerland U18 5:3 (end)
final
USA U18
2:5 (1:1, 0:2, 1:2)
Russia U18
Tuesday 11.08.2015, 14:00 • Arena of Ondrej Nepela, Bratislava • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group B
     
    That´s all of my side, thanks for attention. I am looking forward to you at game Slovakia – Finland, which starts at 17:30 CET! (16:18:34)
     
    It´s over, Russia wins its second game at Memorial and is clinching the semi-final! We were wathching to really nice game with beautiful goals. It´s the fact, that Russian team was better and had more chances.

    The best player of USA: Casey Mittelstadt
    The best player of Russia: Vladislav Sukhachev

    Shots on goal: 39:22
     
    Game over.
     
    59:34
    So one more penalty in this game, which is full of penalties. It´s the minor penalty for Russian forward German Rubtcov for interference.
     
    59:06
    USA finally plays in full strenght, we are slowly reaching the end of the match!
     
    58:33
    Amazing hockey moment! Russian forward Bain skated through the defender and sent a nice wristshot to the left top corner, Rasmussen saved by trapper!
     
    58:06
    Iakovenko didn´t catch the pass in attacking zone, Russia is losing it. However, that isn´t a problem for this team in this result.
     
    57:16
    Geraskin tried the shot from the blue line, which missed the target, US team shot through all lines.
     
    57:03
    70 seconds of power-play 5 on 3 for Russia! Samuel Rossini gets minor penalty for tripping. Also Timmy Gettinger gets personal penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
     
    56:57
    Alekseev shot from the blue line was inaccurant, but Russian team is staying in holding of puck!
     
    56:13
    US was in full strenght just for short time, there is another penalty! Ty Farmer gets minor penalty for roughing!
     
    55:58
    Russian power-play without any big pressure yet, Americans are defending well. Also, Russia doesn´t want to make a fault, which can allow US to make breakaway.
     
    54:09
    Russia is going to play power-play! And that´ s really dangerous...Wait gets minor penalty for cross-checking. At the same time, Drake Rymsha (USA) and German Rubtcov (RUS) get personal penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
     
    53:42
    American action stopped by offside, players of this team are angry of this decision of referees. It is the sad match for US team – it leads 38:20 on shots, but is losing by three goals.
     
    52:26
    Russia plays in good mood after the fifth goal, they are at the best way to clinch play-off round. Ivanuyzhenkov tried it by individual breakaway, backhand shot was blocked.
     
    51:33
    Dangerous situation on the other side also, Rasmussen didn´t see much, but finally hide the puck from the active Russian players.
     
    50:54
    Nice individual breakaway by Harper, he made a nice wristshot from the position behind the defender, Sukhachev is great today and saved by blocker.
     
    49:42
    Activity also on the other side, Mescheryakov shot and Rasmussen made a huge save with his stick!
     
    48:55
    Americans want to do "something" with this game, they were combinating into the attacking zone, but everything finished by inaccurate pass.
    47:24. Aleksandr IAKOVENKO - 2:5
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 20. Mittelstadt (Peeke), 43. Yamamoto (Rossini) – 17. Iakovenko (Kayumov, Ivanov), 40. Geraskin (Alekseev, Mescheryakov), 40. Popugaev (Akhmetgaliev), 42. Ivanov (Popugaev, Makeev), 48. Iakovenko (Veriaev, Rubtcov)

    USA U18: Rasmussen (Dhillon) – Rossini (A), Peeke, Gettinger, Mittelstadt, Yamamoto – Gleason, Eliot (C), Harper, Tufte, Lown – Dineen, Farmer, Berger, Rymsha, Leonard – Perunovich, Wait, McGing, Knierim (A)
    Russia U18: Sukhachev (Kaliaev) – Makeev (C), Akhmetgaliev, Geraskin, Mescheryakov, Avramenko – Gromov, Afanasev, Veriaev, Shevchenko, Ivanyuzhenkov – Iakovenko (A), Alekseev, Kayumov, Ivanov, Popugaev – Ryzhenkov, Shvyrev, Verba, Rubtcov, Bain (A)
    Referees: Novak, Loksik – Vyleta, Sefcik