Finland – Russia 3:4 (end) | Canada – Sweden 7:3 (end)
final
Finland
3:4 (2:1, 1:0, 0:3)
Russia
Saturday 15.08.2015, 15:00 • Arena of Ondrej Nepela, Bratislava • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • 3rd place
    52:37. Artur KAYUMOV - 3:4
     
    52:37
    Goal for Team Russia!
    Unbelievable, Russia is turning the game with three goals in third period! Big fault of Finnish defense, they didn´t come back and ARTUR KAYUMOV was skating alone against Isokangas. He finished by superb shot to the right top corner!
    Assist by Nikita Popugaev
    50:48. Nikita POPUGAEV - 3:3
     
    50:48
    Goal for Team Russia!
    So, the game is tied and we are starting from the beginning! Ladies and gentlemen, Russian team showed character and scored two goals to make it 3:3. Russia held Finns in their defense zone, Rubtcov skated through two defenders and sent great pass to the right side, where NIKITA POPUGAEV scored to the empty part of net!
    Assist by German Rubtcov
    40:27. Nikita POPUGAEV - 3:2
     
    40:27
    Goal for Team Russia!
    Wow, third period is starting by Russian goal and we have a drama here! Russia was playing in power-play, there was a nice crossing pass to the right side, where was NIKITA POPUGAEV and try to score for two times, Isokangas saved first shot, second not!
    Assists by Artur Kayumov and German Rubtcov
    23:07. Joona KOPPANEN - 3:1
     
    23:07
    Goal for Team Finland!
    Wow, there´s two goal lead for Finland, this is an important moment! It was kind of curios situation, but goal is valid and that counts. Jokiharju shot from the blue line, JOONA KOPPANEN changed the direction of puck and it passed through Sukhachev´s pads to the net!
    Assist by Henri Jokiharju
    16:02. Juuso VALIMAKI - 2:1
     
    16:02
    Goal for Team Finland!
    Power-play just finished and in that moment is Finland scoring the second goal and turning game! It was also nice power-play combination, when Kuokkanen sent accurate pas to the left circle on JUUSO VALIMAKI, who sent a huge snap-shot and puck finished at left part of Kaliaev´s net!
    Assist by Janne Kuokkanen
    11:16. Juha JAASKA - 1:1
     
    11:16
    Goal for Team Finland!
    Lovely hockey action, this was an amazing equaliser by team of Finland! Moilanen skated with the puck to the left circle and sent nice crossing pass to JUHA JAASKA, who scored to the empty part of net, Sukhachev didn´t manage to move there!
    Assists by Sami Moilanen
    02:34. Viacheslav SHEVCHENKO - 0:1
     
    02:34
    Goal for Team Russia!
    Wow, that´s an early opener for Russia in power-play, the first shot on goal finished in the net! That was a beautiful power-play combination, Veriaev was with puck behind the net and sent pass to the space in front of goal crease, VIACHESLAV SHEVCHENKO hit it under the crossbar to the net!
    Assists by Danil Veriaev and Dmitrii Alekseev
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 12. Jaaska (Moilanen), 17. Valimaki (Kuokkanen), 24. Koppanen (Jokiharju) – 3. Shevchenko (Veriaev, Alekseev), 41. Popugaev (Kayumov, Rubtcov), 51. Popugaev (Rubtcov), 53. Kayumov (Popugaev)

    Finland: Isokangas (Halonen) – Valimaki (C), Jokiharju, Kuokkanen, Makinen (A), Oksanen – Niemelainen, Salo (A), Veselainen, Somppi, Tuulola – Kotkansalo, Reunanen, Tolvanen, Rasanen, Koivula – Toivola, Pylkkanen, Jaaska, Koppanen, Moilanen
    Russia: Kaliaev (21. Sukhachev) – Iakovenko (A), Alekseev, Verba, Rubtcov, Bain (A) – Makeev (C), Ryzhenkov, Kayumov, Ivanov, Popugaev – Gromov, Afanasev, Ivanyuzhenkov, Shevchenko, Veriaev – Shvyrev, Akhmetgaliev, Geraskin, Mescheryakov, Avramenko
    Referees: Baluska, Konc – Vyleta, Sefcik