FIN 4:3 SUI | Finland - Switzerland (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Canada – Sweden	4:1 (end)	\|	Finland – Switzerland	4:3 (end)	\|	Slovakia – Russia	2:5 (end)
Czech Republic – USA	2:4 (end)

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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

		Welcome. This game starts at 15:30 CET, 16:30 EET.
		Welcome to reading live updates from the game between Finland and Switzerland at the Hlinka Memorial. Both teams lost their first two games in the group stage, meaning that they are eliminated. In this game, it will be decided which team gets to play for the 7th place and which for the 5th place.
		Starting lineups: 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 (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).
	00:01	Game started.
	00:39	Nico Hischier tries to capitalize on a lucky bounce in front of the Finnish net but cannot get the shot away.
	01:34	The underdogs are pushing hard and have an early edge in possession. Mick Schüpbach tries his luck from between the circles but his wrister is caught and held by Lassi Lehtinen.
	02:04	Jesse Koskenkorva (FIN) receives a two-minute minor for tripping.
	02:29	Leuenberger's shot from the blue line sails well wide. Later on, Döpfner pulls the trigger from a sharp angle but fails to beat Lehtinen.
	03:16	The netting is loose and the whistle blows, there will be a face-off in front of the Finnish net.
	03:37	Geyser cuts in from the right side but fails to get a shot away.
	04:04	Koskenkorva is back, team Finland is at full strength.
	04:59	Zaetta holds on, the game will continue in Finland's offensive zone.
	05:11	That was a good chance for Switzerland! Gil Reymondin gets on a breakaway, tries to pull a deke on Lehtinen and hits the crossbar!
05:11
	05:50	Icing by the Finnish players returns the game in front of their own net.
	06:39	The puck is ricocheted in the zone by Anttalainen but none of his teammates manage to get hold of it.
	06:53	The Swiss directed the puck on yet another icing.
	07:37	Lassi Lehtinen makes an easy save and holds on for the draw.
	07:48	Goal for Team Switzerland! A nice play by Switzerland's third line and we have the opener here in Břeclav! Zbinden guides the puck in front of the net and GIL REYMONDIN makes no mistake to beat Lehtinen who stood no chance this time! Assisted by: Marlon Zbinden, Tim Kobler.
07:48 Reymondin (SUI) - 0:1
	09:24	Gianluca Zaetta holds on for a draw in Suomi's offensive zone.
	10:26	Teräväinen blasts the puck towards the net from the blue line but his attempts flies just wide!
	10:45	After the commercial break, Finland will go on the power play. Ramon Tanner (SUI) is headed to the box for hooking.
	11:22	Nico Gross (SUI) waffleboards one of the opponents on the boarding and receives a two-minute minor. The Swiss will be down by two men!
	12:16	Isiguzo's one timer is blocked, but the pressure continues.
	12:23	Nico Hischier (SUI) draws a bad penalty for interference, this is starting to look pretty bad for the Swiss.
	13:30	After a great team effort, Switzerland's players are finally able to dump the puck away.
	14:31	Heponiemi circles the net and finds Vaakanainen on the blue line, but the Finnish defender fails to get a shot away.
	14:41	It is Vaakanainen (FIN) who holds one of his opponents, the Finnish power play is over.
	16:07	A sloppy pass by Virtanen pushes the Finns out of the offensive zone, but the Swiss are on the power play at the moment.
	16:41	Not anymore, Vaakanainen makes his way back onto the ice.
	17:01	There is yet another penalty, however. Charging is the call on Simic (SUI).
17:01
	18:03	Koskenkorva rifles the puck towards Zaetta but the Swiss goalie doesn't have to make a save this time.
	19:01	Teräväinen misses from the blue line in the same moment when Simic jumps back from the penalty box.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		The first period is over. There weren't many nice plays or interesting chances to be seen, but the Swiss managed to score once and they retained their lead until the buzzer. 2nd period starts at 16:11.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:25	Linus Nyman's shot is deflected wide, but the puck returns to the slot and Zaetta is forced to hide it in his glove.
	21:20	Virtanen's attempt is blocked and the Swiss chip the puck to their offensive zone.
	22:43	Not much is to be seen in the 2nd period so far, it seems like the Finns don't have enough motivation given that they are eliminated from the semifinals already.
	23:16	Goal for Team Finland! ...but they just proved me wrong! ALEKSI ANTTALAINEN lets go a cannon from the blue line and Zaetta had no chance to even recover from the ground! Unassisted.
23:16 Anttalainen (FIN) - 1:1
	24:37	Offside Finland.
	25:08	The game is blown dead and there will be a faceoff in front of Gianluca Zaetta.
	26:13	After some pushing and shoving in front of the Finnish net, the netting comes loose.
26:13
In today's first game in Bratislava, Canada won 4:1 over Sweden. It may not be enough for them to advance to the semifinals as they have to root for Slovakia! Canada wins 4-1. They better hope Slovakia pulls off a miracle and ends a 29-game winless streak tonight. #HlinkaMemorial — Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisNHL) 10. srpna 2016
	27:02	The net is loose again, so there will be a longer break to get everything ready again.
	27:13	Icing by Team Finland returns the play to the Swiss offensive zone.
	29:02	Midway through the game, there aren't any real scoring chances to be seen. It is a close game, but somewhat boring for the neutral fans.
	29:49	Jesse Koskenkorva drives the puck towards the net but his attempt flies just over the net!
	30:15	Yet another icing by Team Finland.
	30:42	Goal for Team Finland! The Finns have the edge now thanks to LINUS NYMAN, who exactly knew where to be to collect Moilanen's pass and Zaetta had no chance from point blank! Assisted by: Sami Moilanen, Aleksi Heponiemi.
30:42 Nyman (FIN) - 2:1
	31:41	The Swiss are trying to reestablish their game but aren't able to get to any shooting positions.
	32:26	Aarne Talvitie (FIN) receives a 2+10 minute penalty for checking to the head of one of the opponents.
	33:07	The Swiss team starts the man advantage off with an icing.
	33:50	The power play is over, Leuenberger (SUI) receives an interference minor.
	34:16	Räsänen's attempt from the blue line is caught by Gianluca Zaetta who holds on.
	35:50	Both teams are at full strength.
	36:54	This looked promising for Finland! Zaetta was caught out of his net and the Finns could capitalise, but didn't manage to shoot the puck into the empty net!
	37:32	Gianluca Zaetta has to leave the game probably for a hand injury, Joel Messerli makes his way on the ice to replace him.
37:32
	38:03	Offside Finland.
	38:19	Bernard Isiguzo (FIN) goes to the box for roughing.
	39:14	The Swiss were close to making the game even again as Hischier's attempt from a sharp angle hits the post!
	39:59	Toni Utunen ends up being hit by the puck to the head but makes his way to the bench on his own.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
40:00
		Midway through the game, the Finns were able to get in front thanks to Nyman's tip-in of Moilanen's pass to the net. The Swiss team now has 20 minutes to tie things up again. 3rd period starts at 17:04.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:05	Goal for Team Switzerland! My goodness, that was quick! NICOLAS MÜLLER manages to get the puck behind Lehtinen to tie things up just five seconds after the start of the period! Assisted by: Nico Hischier.
40:05 Müller (SUI) - 2:2
	40:41	Samuel Parkkari (FIN) receives a two-minute penalty for slashing and a 10-minute personal penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
	41:34	Icing Switzerland.
	42:08	Philipp Kurashev finds himself in the slot out of the blue but doesn't get the puck on net!
	42:42	Finland at full strength.
	43:57	Kobler manages to squeak into the offensive zone from the right but loses control of the puck right away.
43:57
43:57
	44:33	Goal for Team Finland! After a mistake by Messerli, who had no idea where the puck was, the Finns scored for the third time today! Engberg dishes the puck to LAURI PAJUNIEMI who makes no mistake! Assisted by: Teemu Engberg.
44:33 Pajuniemi (FIN) - 3:2
	45:51	Messerli covers the puck and we hear the whistle again.
	45:55	Goal for Team Finland! The game is quickly getting away from Team Switzerland! The Swiss defence completely forgot about LINUS NYMAN who tucked the puck in from point blank! Assisted by: Aleksi Heponiemi, Sami Moilanen.
45:55 Nyman (FIN) - 4:2
	47:39	The Swiss played with six men on the ice, the penalty will be served by Gil Reymondin (SUI).
	48:30	Simon Le Coultre (SUI) shoots the puck out of play, the Swiss will be down two men!
	49:11	Toni Utunen misreads the pass and misses the puck on the blue line.
	49:22	Räsänen (FIN) receives a two-minute penalty for dangerous equipment. Interesting.
	50:00	Linus Nyman (FIN) trips his opponent by the boards and is off to the penalty box.
	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.
50:59 Hischier (SUI) - 4:3
	52:08	After leaving the penalty box, Linus Nyman tries to draw a penalty but the referees didn't blow the whistle this time.
	53:08	Icing Finland.
	53:52	Offside Switzerland, the play is blown dead again by the refs.
	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.
	55:51	Anttalainen throws it towards the net from the blue line and his shot is deflected right into Messerli's pads.
55:51
	56:43	Joel Messerli took no risk here and held the puck till the whistle blew.
	57:36	Both teams are changing lines as the Swiss dump the puck towards Lehtinen.
	58:19	The third period is quickly coming to an end and it seems like the Finns have the game under control.
	59:03	Viitasalo is crushed into the boards but the Finns recover and send the puck to safety anyway.
	59:35	Eggenberger's attempt from the blue line sails wide and the Finns soccer the puck away for an icing.
		Game over.
		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)

Commentary by

Vojtěch Balon

@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)

1st period
	02:04	FIN	2	Koskenkorva, tripping
	07:48	SUI	0:1	Reymondin (Zbinden, Kobler)
	10:45	SUI	2	Tanner, hooking
	11:22	SUI	2	Gross, boarding
	12:23	SUI	2	Hischier, interference
	14:41	FIN	2	Vaakanainen, holding
	17:01	SUI	2	Simic, charging
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:16	FIN	1:1	Anttalainen
	30:42	FIN	2:1	Nyman (Moilanen, Heponiemi)
	32:26	FIN	2+10	Talvitie, checking to the head or neck+checking to the head or neck
	33:50	SUI	2	Leuenberger, interference
	38:19	FIN	2	Isiguzo, roughing
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:05	SUI	2:2	Müller (Hischier)
	40:41	FIN	2+10	Parkkari, slashing+unsportsmanlike conduct
	44:33	FIN	3:2	Pajuniemi (Engberg)
	45:55	FIN	4:2	Nyman (Heponiemi, Moilanen)
	47:39	SUI	2	Reymondin, too many men
	48:30	SUI	2	Coutlre, delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out
	49:22	FIN	2	Räsänen, dangerous equipment
	50:00	FIN	2	Nyman
	50:59	SUI	4:3	Hischier (Eggenberger, Geisser)
Final