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final
Russia U18
0:3 (0:0, 0:1, 0:2)
Finland U18
Wednesday 12.08.2015, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group B
     
    59:37
    In the very end, there is a powerplay for Finland! Igor Geraskin gets minor penalty for hooking.
     
    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!
     
    54:07
    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!
     
    51:13
    And again the powerplay for Finland, Aleksander Iakovenko gets minor penalty for tripping!
    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.
     
    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
    46:27. Janne OKSANEN - 0:2
     
    43:59
    Powerplay for Russia, Somppi gets minor penalty for tripping!
     
    40:16
    Power-play for Russia! Valimaki gets minor penalty for tripping
     
    36:17
    Russians didn´t capitalize the power-play, so there´s a chance for Finland! Pavel Ryzhenkov gets minor penalty for tripping!
     
    34:56
    Ivanov! He was free between circles and could equalise, shot upper the net!
     
    34:47
    Finally good Russian opportunity! Shevchenko skated to the right circle and made nice crossing wristshot, Isokangas saved by trapper!
     
    33:19
    There´ s Russian power-play! Otto Koivula gets minor penalty for interference, so Russians have really good opportunity to equalise
     
    32:49
    Russians in the attacking zone and the shot by Makeev was blocked two times, once just in front of Isokangas, who saved it by left pad, huge action by Finnish goalie!
    31:28.
     
    31:28
    Isokangas succeeded in competition against Shevchenko! Russian forward tried fast shot, Isokangas saved by left pad!
     
    31:28
    Finnish defender Niemeleinen made a fault at the blue line, Shevchenko used it for breakaway, Niemeleinen held him and it´s penalty shot!
     
    29:47
    Russian team is complicating its situation with another penalty! Aleksandr Iakovenko gets minor penalty for boarding.
     
    26:40
    Problems for Russia, Finland can score the second goal in the power-play! Danil Veriaev gets the minor penalty for highsticking!
    25:19. Otto MAKINEN - 0:1
     
    25:19
    Goal for Team Finland!
    Opening goal of the game for team Finland! This was a great action mostly by Kuokkanen, who skated with puck to the offense zone. His shot hit the crossbar, puck stayed in game and OTTO MAKINEN scored to the empty net!
    Assist by Janne Kuokkanen
     
    21:36
    Not clever action by Finnish forward Otto Somppi, who made a foul in the attacking zone. He gets the minor penalty for tripping and Russian power-play is coming!
     
    18:03
    The end of period is in Finnnish style! Niemelainen sent just a slow shot from the blue line, which direction was changed by Salo and the puck missed the left side of net just by few centimeters!
     
    16:02
    Rasanen in a good position in attacking zone! Defenders forget about him and he finished by backhand shot, Kaliaev saved by right pad!
     
    05:20
    Power-play for Finland! Nikita Makeev gets minor penalty for delaying the game – shoting the puck outside the rink.
     
    03:56
    Finnish defender Salo lost the puck in attacking zone and Russia had big scoring chance afterwards! Players in red jerseys made nice breakaway, Ivanov passed to Kayumov, who was shoting alone in front of Isokangas, Finnish goalkeeper stayed in his position and held the puck between pads!
     
    01:55
    Finland has again really good beginning of the match! They performed fast combination into attacking zone and Rasanen hit the free puck, which was in front of the Kaliaev, Russian goalkeeper with a huge save by left pad!
     
    00:18
    Great first attack by team Finland! Oksanen skated to the right circle and sent a huge snap-shot, missed the target just by few centimeters!
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    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