Canada – Sweden 4:1 (end) | Finland – Switzerland 4:3 (end) | Slovakia – Russia 2:5 (end)
Czech Republic – USA 2:4 (end)
final
Finland
4:3 (0:1, 2:0, 2:2)
Switzerland
Wednesday 10.08.2016, 15:30 • Ice Bors Arena, Břeclav, Czech Republic • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group A
     
    Game over! The Finns secure a third-place finish in the preliminary group thanks to a 4:3 win over Switzerland.

    The best players of the game: Linus Nyman (FIN) – Nico Hischier (SUI)

    This is it from us for this time, see you again soon! (17:36:43)
     
    Game over.
     
    59:35
    Eggenberger's attempt from the blue line sails wide and the Finns soccer the puck away for an icing.
     
    59:03
    Viitasalo is crushed into the boards but the Finns recover and send the puck to safety anyway.
     
    58:19
    The third period is quickly coming to an end and it seems like the Finns have the game under control.
     
    57:36
    Both teams are changing lines as the Swiss dump the puck towards Lehtinen.
     
    56:43
    Joel Messerli took no risk here and held the puck till the whistle blew.
    55:51
     
    55:51
    Anttalainen throws it towards the net from the blue line and his shot is deflected right into Messerli's pads.
     
    55:04
    The Swiss players are trying to keep the puck in their offensive zone but they aren't able to get to any scoring position as of yet.
     
    53:52
    Offside Switzerland, the play is blown dead again by the refs.
     
    53:08
    Icing Finland.
     
    52:08
    After leaving the penalty box, Linus Nyman tries to draw a penalty but the referees didn't blow the whistle this time.
    50:59 Hischier (SUI) - 4:3
     
    50:59
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    We have a game again! NICO HISCHIER shoots the puck from the right circle and Lehtinen has no chance this time! Assisted by: Nando Eggenberger, Tobias Geisser.
     
    50:00
    Linus Nyman (FIN) trips his opponent by the boards and is off to the penalty box.
     
    49:22
    Räsänen (FIN) receives a two-minute penalty for dangerous equipment. Interesting.
     
    49:11
    Toni Utunen misreads the pass and misses the puck on the blue line.
     
    48:30
    Simon Le Coultre (SUI) shoots the puck out of play, the Swiss will be down two men!
     
    47:39
    The Swiss played with six men on the ice, the penalty will be served by Gil Reymondin (SUI).
    Commentary by

    Vojtěch Balon

    CZ@VojtaBalon

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Anttalainen, 31. Nyman (Moilanen, Heponiemi), 45. Pajuniemi (Engberg), 46. Nyman (Heponiemi, Moilanen) – 8. Reymondin (Zbinden, Kobler), 41. Müller (Hischier), 51. Hischier (Eggenberger, Geisser)

    Finland: Lehtinen (Luukkonen) – Isiguzo, Vaakanainen, Teräväinen, Vesterinen, Räsänen, Utunen, Viitasalo, Anttalainen – Nyman, Heponiemi "A", Moilanen – Virtanen, Talvitie "C", Parkkari – Pajuniemi, Koskenkorva "A", Engberg – Kerkkänen, Hartikainen, Seppälä.
    Switzerland: Zaetta (38. Messerli) – Greisser "C", Brunner, Gross, Matewa, Le Coultre, Wüthrich, Lehmann, Schüpbach – Kurashev, Hischier, Simic – Tanner, Sigrist "A", Müller – Reymondin, Kobler, Zbinden – Eggenberger "A", Leuenberger, Döpfner.
    Referees: Pesina, Prazak – Brejcha, Suchanek (all CZE)