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final
Russia U18
0:3 (0:0, 0:1, 0:2)
Finland U18
Wednesday 12.08.2015, 14:00Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group B
     
    It´s over, Finland wins the group B and will play with the second team from group A in the semifinal! Finnish team played great game and deserved to win, Russian team needs to think about their performance.

    The best player of team Russia: Georgii Ivanov
    The best player of team Finland: Severi Isokangas

    Stay with us, we are going to broadcast also the game Slovakia vs. USA, which starts at 17:30 CET. (16:07:47)
     
    Game over.
     
    59:37
    In the very end, there is a powerplay for Finland! Igor Geraskin gets minor penalty for hooking.
     
    58:21
    We are reaching the end of the game, it´s already decided, that Finland will win the match and the group B also!
     
    57:05
    Russia defended penalty killing really well, didn´t allow Finland to create big chances. Now Russia in full strenght!
     
    56:07
    Both Finnish players at ice, Finland in full strenght and Russian powerplay 4 on 3 is turning to Finnish powerplay 5 on 4!
     
    55:52
    Russia is trying to score at least one goal, Geraskin tried it by wristshot, Isokangas saved by pad.
     
    55:20
    Too many players on ice at Russian side and minor penalty for bench. So there is a 4 on 3 power for Russia for now!
     
    54:59
    Finland is defending well, shot the puck through all lines!
     
    54:07
    5 on 3 powerplay for Russia! Juha Jääskä and Tarmo Reunane get minor penalties for tripping.
     
    52:57
    Great chance for Suomi! Somppi was free in the front of the net and changed the direction of Rasanen´ s shot, missed the net!
     
    52:19
    Finland in attacking zone, Jokiharju shot from the blue line and Kaliaev saved by trapper.
     
    51:13
    And again the powerplay for Finland, Aleksander Iakovenko gets minor penalty for tripping!
     
    50:45
    Finland is now dominating the game, on the other side, Russian performance is quite bad and Russians will probably finish second in group.
    49:32. Eetu TUULOLA - 0:3
     
    49:32
    Goal for Team Finland!
    "Suomi" scored in powerplay and are really close to win, leading by three goals! Rasanen sent a nice pass to EETU TUULOLA, who scored from a great position, Kaliaev without chance!
    Assits by Aapeli Rasanen and Otto Somppi
     
    49:24
    Russia survived penalty killing, but there is another one – bench of Russia gets minor penalty for too many players on ice.
     
    48:27
    Good penalty killing by Russia, Iakovenko even tried to attack and skated through whole ice rink, Isokangas got his shot.
     
    46:54
    And powerplay for Finland! Shevchenko gets minor penalty for tripping!
     
    46:27
    Goal for Team Finland!
    Great action by Finland! EMIL OSKANEN changed the puck with Kuokkanen, was free between circles and is scoring to the empty part of net!
    Assit by Janne Kuokkanen

    Goals and assists: 26. Makinen (Kuokkanen), 47. Oksanen (Kuokkanen), 50. Tuulola (Rasanen, Somppi)


    Russia U18: Kaliaev (Sukhachev) – Makeev (C), Akhmetgaliev, Kayumov, Ivanov, Popugaev – Ryzhenkov, Gromov, Bain (A), Rubtcov, Verba – Iakovenko, Alekseev (A), Geraskin, Mescheryakov, Avramenko – Afanasev, Shvyrev, Ivanyuzhenkov, Shevchenko, Veriaev
    Finland U18: Isokangas (Halonen) – Valimaki (C), Jokiharju, Kuokkanen, Makinen, Oksanen – Niemelainen, Salo (A), Veselainen, Somppi, Tuulola – Kotkansalo, Reunanen, Tolvanen, Rasanen, Koivula – Toivola, Pylkkanen, Moilanen, Koppanen, Jaaska

    Referees: Novak, Goga – Tvrdon, Orolin