CZE18 0:2 SWE18 | Czech Republic U18 - Sweden U18 (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)

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Russia U18 – Finland U18	0:3 (end)	\|	Switzerland U18 – Canada U18	2:9 (end)	\|	Slovakia U18 – USA U18	3:7 (end)
Czech Republic U18 – Sweden U18	0:2 (end)

final

Czech Republic U18

0:2 (0:0, 0:0, 0:2)

Sweden U18

Wednesday 12.08.2015, 19:10 • Ice Bors Arena, Breclav • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group A

		That's it for today. Be sure to watch more games at eurolivescores.com in next days as the tournament is about to reveal the final rankings. (21:15:56)
		It is Sweden who got to the semifinals from Breclav group, but the Czechs are the ones who hear support from their fans right now. The Swedes turned the scoreline in their favour in final period with late strikes from Bratt and Oskar. Now, they have to prepare to meet up their neighbors from Finland for the spot in final. Tomas Psenicka (CZE) and Filip Gustavsson (SWE) are chosen as the best players of their teams.
		Game over.
	59:57	One last chance for the Czechs as Doudera tried to make something happen in front of Gustavsson's crease.
	59:31	The Swedes clear the zone and it seems to be a done deal.
	59:11	Fallström tried his luck, but missed the empty net for an icing.
	59:00	Karafiat's shot ends in Gustavsson's glove.
	58:31	Face off by Gustavsson's left hand.
	58:29	Now Kofron had a good opportunity with a rebound on Zachar's great move into goal.
	57:54	Great chance for Smerha who was alone in front of an open goal, but Smerha missed it! The Czechs are still with six men in the zone.
	57:15	The Czechs got into the offensive zone and Brizgala goes out again.
	57:02	Face off in the neutral zone and Brizgala gets back into the crease.
	56:45	Brizgala gets pulled out!
	56:41	Home team timeout.
	56:41	Oskar Steen (SWE) gets a minor penalty for interference.
	56:30	Oskar was left alone in the zone, but he didn't score the third one.
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	55:47	Offside Sweden.
	54:26	Zachar found Budik with a great crossing pass, but Budik was well marked by one of the Swedish guys and couldn't finish properly.
	53:15	Visiting team at full strength.
	53:01	Hrdinka's snap shot looked dangerous, but Gustavsson managed to keep the puck in front of him and covered it.
	51:15	Oskar Steen (SWE) called for hooking. Possibly one of the last chances for the home side.
50:50. Lyrenäs Stal OSKAR - 0:2
	50:50	Goal for Team Sweden! Lindström found OSKAR STAL LYRENÄS forgotten on offensive blue line, released him in a solo breakaway and Oskar did it brilliantly. He deked into backhand and sent the puck in through between Brizgala's legs. Assist: Linus Lindström.
	50:30	Weissbach tried to surprise Brizgala with a shot from behind a defenseman, but missed.
	49:11	Havelka could have gone to a great chance, but didn't get past Swedish defenseman on a blue line with his one-handed deke.
	48:34	Icing Czech Republic.
	47:56	Home team at full strength.
	47:12	Brilliant blocker save by Brizgala against Oskar's shot from between the circles. Now the Czechs have to stay in touch if they want to do something with the result.
	46:36	Great save by Brizgala on Nylander's one timer. Then the Czechs clear the zone.
	45:53	Martin Havelka (CZE) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
45:06. Jesper BRATT - 0:1
	45:06	Goal for Team Sweden! Fallström found an open shooting position for JESPER BRATT with an amazing crossing pass. Bratt released a pin-point one timer right into top corner and finally opened the scoreline – 0:1. Assists: William Fallström, Alexander Nylander.
	44:51	Kachyna's snap shot gets deflected away.
	44:21	Another icing of the home side.
	43:43	Moverare blocked away Kantner's attempt.
	43:20	Icing Czech Republic.
	42:33	The Swedes seem to have more strength right now.
	41:36	Weissbach slipped through to a 2-on-goalie situation, but his shot hit only the post!
	40:38	Reichel had a chance on the other side with a rebound, but Gustavsson somehow managed to keep that one out as well.
	40:18	Nylander had a great opportunity, but missed the goal from between the circles.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
Breclav @HlinkaMemorial After 2 periods, Czech & Sweden tied 0-0. Finland awaits winner. Great game & 2 teams competing with ++goaltending. — Craig Button (@CraigJButton) August 12, 2015
		Next period begins at 20:40 CET.
		This battle for semis still remain goalless. We've seen great Bokvist's shot that hit the post and a penalty shot for the Czechs with :08 on the clock. Psenicka took that one, but couldn't beat Gustavsson with a snap shot sent for a spot between the pads.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
39:52.
	39:52	Psenicka went for a five-hole shot, but Gustavsson read it well and keeps the puck out!
	39:52	Nylander hooked Psenicka who went alone against Gustavsson! Psenicka will have another opportunity now.
	39:52	Penalty shot for team Czech Republic!
	39:31	The Swedes hold the puck and control the final minute.
	38:58	Cederholm clears the zone.
	37:58	Then Oliver Horrsell (SWE) gets his third minor penalty in second period.
	37:56	Karafiat's deflection almost surprised Gustavsson as the puck went into five-hole. Great hand-eye coordination!
	37:41	Blast from Deutsch hits the boards behind Brizgala.
	37:03	Smerha snaps one on Gustavsson.
	36:44	Kurovsky's deke against Deutsch looked nice, but was not efficient.
	35:55	Kodytek was off side, but the Swedes took the puck and the referees let the game on.
	34:56	Brizgala made two great saves. First one against Weissbach and second one against Wahlgren.
	34:04	Icing Czech Republic.
32:39.
	32:39	Hajek lost a puck in a very bad place and Jesper Bokvist could break the deadlock. His snapper hit the post!
	30:49	Martin Havelka (CZE) 2+2 for roughing and Karafiát sits down for the Czechs. Horrsell (SWE) 2+2 for roughing and Lindström on the other side. Both teams carry on at full strength.
	30:49	Havelka's attempt looked much dangerous right now. Then a little fight appeared around Gustavsson's goal and there will be penalties.
	30:35	Kacirek fired one on the net right from the face off, but hits only glove of Gustavsson.
	30:22	Kantner's dump-in ends in Gustavsson's glove.
	29:38	The Czechs didn't produce in the offense and now they have to quickly return.
	28:45	Pettersson tried to circle around the net and put the puck in on the post, but Brizgala was there as well.
	28:21	Home team at full strength.
	28:11	Nylander's one timer ends at Brizgala's pads.
	27:48	The Czechs clear the zone again.
	27:20	Kachyna even had time and space to shoot at Gustavsson from blue line.
	27:06	Sweden still can't move the game to the offensive zone.
	26:22	Matyáš Kantner (CZE) called for hooking. First power play for the Swedes.
	26:09	Kacirek tried to surprise Gustavsson from behind his own goal, but the Swedish net minder was there.
	25:20	Visiting team at full strength.
24:38.
	24:38	Vala appeared alone in front of Gustavsson's goal after a terrible clearance from one of the Swedes! However, Vala's shot was too high.
	24:10	Offside Sweden.
	23:51	Puck goes all the way over to Brizgala.
	23:20	Oliver Horrsell (SWE) missed the puck and had to foul Kodytek so he wouldn't get into a breakaway. Two minutes for interference.
	22:56	The Czechs played in six for a while, but the refs didn't notice.
	21:33	Weissbach created a great chance for Cederholm, but his shot missed the Czech goal.
	21:05	Gustavsson's glove in action after the Czechs won a face off.
	20:40	Pavlik got the puck in between the circles, but his quick shot went just too high.
	20:29	Visiting team at full strength.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Next period begins at 19:50 CET.
		No goal in the first period as both teams try to be careful and don't make mistakes in the first place. Hopefully, we'll see some goals after first intermission.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:44	Reichel's attempt wasn't powerful enough to surprise Gustavsson.
	19:24	The Swedes hold the puck behind Czech goal. That suits them right now.
	18:29	Alexander Nylander (SWE) gets a minor penalty for slashing. Second power play for the home side.
	17:10	Icing Sweden.
	16:49	After Wahlgren's shot, there was an open scrimmage in front of the Czech goal, but home team's defence resisted.
	15:17	Horrsell snaps it on Brizgala from blue line. The Czech gets this one as well.
	14:55	Davidsson went for a deflection in front of Brizgala, but missed the puck. Easy job for the goalie.
	13:28	One of the Czechs suffered a rough hit just in front of his bench. The crowd doesn't like it, but the referees keep calm.
	12:59	Adam Thilander had two shots as well. First one from blue line missed the goal, the other one ends in Brizgala's glove.
	11:12	Two dangerous attempts by Karafiat. Gustavsson made a great save against the first one with his shoulder and stopped the second one as well thanks to a good positioning.
	10:38	Psenicka skated around the whole ice with puck on his stick and finally tried to find somebody with a pass from behind Gustavsson. Unfortunately for him, there was no one.
	09:56	Applause for Brizgala, who made a decent save against another Swedish attack.
	08:28	The Czechs are getting possession after some bad passes on both sides.
	07:00	Fällström's backhanded attempt seemed harmless, but was actually quite dangerous. The puck went just inches wide in the end.
	06:18	One of the Czechs stood in the goal crease. There will be a face off in the neutral zone.
	05:28	Lindström almost slipped away, but Vala managed to poke the puck out from him in a very last second.
	04:27	First power play for the Czech Republic. Jacob Cederholm (SWE) gets a minor penalty for holding a stick.
03:01.
	03:01	First goal opportunity for the Czechs! Reichel and Kantner went for a 2-on-1 breakaway. Reichel decided for a shot, but Gustavsson blocked it away!
	02:11	Brizgala didn't have to make a save. Swedish shot went about two meters wide.
	00:49	Lindström was looking for Thilander with his pass, but didn't get the puck through.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Czech Republic U18: Brizgala (Korenar) – Vala, Hajek, Doudera, Hrdinka, Novak, Budik, Kachyna – Zachar, Reichel, Kofron – Pavlik, Kodytek, Najman – Smerha, Psenicka, Kurovsky – Kacirek, Karafiat, Havelka – Kantner. Sweden U18: Gustavsson (Wallin) – Cederholm, Brännström, Thilander, Moverare, Horrsell, Deutsch, Nässén – Nylander, Fällström, Bratt – Oskar, Lindström, Weissbach – Steen, Pettersoson, Wahlgren – Anderson, Davidsson, Boakvist – Olsson. Referees: Pesina, Prazak – Gebauer, Lederer.
		Welcome. Game starts at 19:10.

Commentary by

Marek Kratochvíl

@marekratochvil

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 46. Bratt (Fallström, Nylander), 51. Oskar (Lindström)

Czech Republic U18: Brizgala (Korenar) – Vala, Hajek, Doudera, Hrdinka, Novak, Budik, Kachyna – Zachar, Reichel, Kofron – Pavlik, Kodytek, Najman – Smerha, Psenicka, Kurovsky – Kacirek, Karafiat, Havelka – Kantner.

Sweden U18: Gustavsson (Wallin) – Cederholm, Brännström, Thilander, Moverare, Horrsell, Deutsch, Nässén – Nylander, Fällström, Bratt – Oskar, Lindström, Weissbach – Steen, Pettersoson, Wahlgren – Anderson, Davidsson, Boakvist – Olsson.

Referees: Pesina, Prazak – Gebauer, Lederer

Attendance: 2,760

1st period
	04:27
	18:29
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:20
	26:22
	30:49
	37:58
	39:52
2nd intermission
3rd period
	45:06
	45:53
	50:50
	51:15
	56:41
Final