CZE 2:4 USA | Czech Republic - USA (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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Czech Republic

2:4 (1:1, 1:3, 0:0)

USA

Wednesday 10.08.2016, 19:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group A

		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 CET, 13:00 ET.
		Hello and welcome to the last game in the group A in Breclav, Czech Republic. This game will determine who will be seeded as a winner of this group in the semifinals.
		Standing in the group is quite close. Czech team leads with a one point difference as young czech player won both of their games in the tournament. Team USA lost only one point in the game against Finland.
		Czech results on the tournament: Czech Republic – Switzerland 6 – 1 Czech Republic – Finland 5 – 3
		USA results on the tournament: USA – Finland 4 – 3 OT Switzerland – USA 3 – 4
		Starting lineups: Czech Republic: Vomacka (Skarek) – Machala, Rutar, Mikyska, Galvas, Salda, Bednar, Kral, Bukac – Svoboda, Necas, Kaut – Kern, Hladonik, Zadina – Chytil, Kondelik, Safin – Novak, Skvrne, Dvorak Headcoach: Vaclav Varada USA: Primeau (Petruzzelli) – Inamoto, Miller, Anderson, Walsh, Phillips, Keane, Mirageas, Brickey – Lodnia, Chmelevski, Pratt – Messner, Poehling, Pastujov – Kastelic, Dovorany, McManus -Seitz, Miller, Dougherty Headcoach: Clark Donatelli.
		Players are already on the ice. The game will start pretty soon.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:13	USA with the first attack. McManus fires it high of the net.
	00:50	Game is interrupted after his first save. It was easy shot by Kaut.
	01:18	Good combination by team USA in front of Vomacka. But no shot is coming.
	01:48	Safin in a good position. In front of young Czech player was only empty net, bu he wasn't able to the send the puck after hard pass in it.
	02:41	It's quite up-and-down hockey in the beginning of the game.
	03:33	Inamoto tried it in front of Vomacka, but didn't succeed so Dvorak had a chance on the other side of the ice rink.
		Messner with another shot on Vomacka. But his attemp went high of the net.
	05:15	No serious chance in couple of last seconds. Players are just fighting for the puck along the boardings.
	06:05	Novak with a wrist shot, but he only hits Primeau to chest.
	06:20	Icing USA.
	07:09	Great chance fot team USA. Lodnia with a breakaway situation, but Vomacka made an important save.
	08:00	Pastujov had no one in the ofensive zone so the only chance was to send the puck on Vomacka.
08:00
	08:27	First PP for team USA. Ostap Safin (CZE) gets two minutes for interference.
	08:50	Goal for Team USA! It was quite quick combination by team USA. VANYA LODNIA sent the puck on Chmelevski who sent it back to Lodnia. Vomacka's empty net was just staring at him. Easy goal for USA. Assist: Sasha Chmelevski.
08:50 Lodnia (USA) - 0:1
	09:10	Czech team also tries it in front of Primeau, but no good position for a shot is coming.
	10:37	Another low pressure by Czechs. But USA play really good defensively.
	10:59	Icing USA.
	11:13	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Such a nice goal for Czech team FILIP CHYTIL got a pass from behind the net by Safin and score in the middle of Primeau's pads. Assists: Ostap Safin, Daniel Bukac.
11:13 Chytil (CZE) - 1:1
	11:38	Another penalty for Czech team. Kaut gets two minutes.
	12:47	This time Czech team plays better during PK.
	13:04	Kondelik with a good chance in his own PK. He gets luckily the puck in front of Primeau, but didn't have any time to accurate shot.
	13:38	Kaut on the ice. Czech team plays with five skaters.
	15:20	Pastujov in a breakaway situation. He skated alone in front of Vomacka but missed the final shot so it was quite easy situation for Czech goalie.
	15:25	Also no rebounds were successful. Vomacka stays solid.
	16:26	Kastelic with a one-timer from the bluline but his attemp went wide.
16:26
		Such a nice combination. Necas sent the puck from the left wing in the middle in front of Primeau, but Svoboda, who was heading there, had blocked stick.
	18:10	Amaizing save by Primeau. Kaut tried it in front of him with backhand deke but didn't succeeded.
	18:42	Seitz (USA) gets two minutes penalty for slashing. First penalty fot Team Czech.
	19:14	Safin tried to surprise Primeau with a shot from right and hoped for some deflections. But the puck ended only in the neutral zone.
19:14
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Such a nice hockey in the first period. After first couple of minutes without any bigger chance, it was team USA who led first thanks to really effective combination in the PP. But after 143 seconds the game was tied again.
		Stats of the first period Shots: 4 – 7 Blocked shots: 0 – 1 Penalty minutes: 4 – 2
		Next period begins at 19:46.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:10	Czech team continues in power play as Seitz still sits in the penalty box.
	20:42	Now Seitz is on ice. USA in full strength.
	21:11	Icing Czech Republic.
	21:20	Hladonik skated along right boarding on Primeau and sent the puck in the middle on Kern. But he didn't get the pass through the scramble.
	22:21	USA with a high pressure. Vomacka faced couple of quite hard and dangerous shots.
	22:54	Another chances for team USA. even though Vomacka didn't have his stick, he made two important saves.
	24:01	No important actions in last minute. Only inaccurate passes in the neutral zone.
	24:58	Vomacka had to put his pads from one post to another to save dangerous USA chance. His flexibility is simply awesome.
	25:51	Patient play on both sides.
25:51
	26:22	Good Czech combination in front of Primeau. But Rutar's shot ended on the pads.
	27:01	Necas skated in the circles in front of Primeau but even though he found himself in a good position, he wasn't successful.
	28:47	Goal for Team USA! Team USA scores after 2-1 situation. Vomacka didn't catch shot so the puck were bouncing in the goal crease where RYAN POEHLING found it and simply tipped it in. Assist: Michael Pastujov.
28:47 Poehling (USA) - 1:2
	29:37	And another chance fot USA to gain higher leading. Kern (CZE) gets two minutes penalty for tripping.
	30:15	Czechs defend well in the PK. USA have had no shot so far in the PP.
	30:38	And another penalties – both captains get two minute – Necas (CZE) and Poehling (USA) both roughing.
	31:17	First shot in the PP for the USA. Phillips's shot went wide after couple of deflections.
	32:12	Again two minutes. KAstelic (USA) slashing.
32:12
	32:45	Messner backhander went wide after good Kral's defending.
	33:29	43 seconds 5 – 3 for Czech team. Miller gets two minutes for slashing.
	34:04	Kaut tried it with an angle shot but Primeau had no space near his right post.
	34:12	USA with four skaters.
	34:23	Goal for Team Czech Republic! What a goal by OSTAP SAFIN. Necas looked like he will shot from the top of the circles but in the end sent the puck on Safin, who was alone on the right. Assist: Martin Necas, Martin Kaut.
34:23 Safin (CZE) - 2:2
	35:58	Offside call against Team USA.
	36:48	Safin with a puck. Last goal scorer skated along the right boarding but wasn't able to push the puck in the middle of the rink.
	37:38	Rush in frotn of Vomacka. Czech goalie had problems with hiding the puck with his glove so two Americans tried to push it in the net. But Czech players were quickly in the action and solved the situation.
	38:10	Team USA will play in PP last 1:50 in the second period as Filip Kral (CZE) gets two minutes for interference.
	38:46	Goal for Team USA! RYAN POEHLING scores his second goal in this game and period. After few deflections the puck appeared in front of USA captain and his super accurate shot ended behind Vomacka. Assists: Sasha Chmelevski, Michael Pastujov.
38:46 Poehling (USA) - 2:3
	39:25	USA still with pressure.
	39:49	Goal for Team USA! RYAN POEHLING with a hattrick in one period. After couple of mistakes he found himself with a puck again and gives USA two goal leading. Assist: Michael Pastujov.
39:49 Poehling (USA) - 2:4
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Second period is over. It was equal game 95 % of time but in the end after couple of mistakes of Czech team USA or Ryan Poehling scored a pair and gave USA two goal difference. Such a bad game from Czech team in last two minutes.
		Stats of the first period Shots: 4 – 18 Blocked shots: 5 – 6 Penalty minutes: 6 – 6
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:36	Czechs get the puck. Kern is heading to the ofensive zone.
	41:03	And his shot means only easy save for Primeau.
	42:10	Kaut and Necas in a good combination. Kaut sent a backhand pass on Czech captain who unfortunatelly didn't have enough time to aim.
	42:56	Scramble in front of Primeau. But USA defence was able to hold the puck in front of goal line.
	43:35	Czech team still tries it in front of Primeau, but still missing something in the end.
43:35
	44:52	Dvorak in a good position but his shot went high of the net.
	45:12	Offside USA.
	45:50	Czechs have some pressure but it's still not enough.
	46:28	Now USA control the puck in the neutral zone.
46:28
	47:17	USA in a breakaway situation. Another pad save for Vomacka.
	49:07	Svoboda in a good situation on the left wing. His shot went high of the net.
	49:38	And another shot, now by Kaut. But it was the same like in Svoboda's case – high of the net.
	50:12	After bad shift by Czech team one USA player appeared in a decent position to score. But even though Vomacka didn't catch the puck for the first time, he was at least quick enough to cover it on ice.
	51:30	It's quite up-and-down hockey now. But Vomacka stops the game with a glove save.
	51:54	Keane (USA) gets two minutes. Huge PP chance for Czech team to move the score.
	52:14	What a chance! First Czech line apeared in a good situation. Necas sent the puck in front of net where one of his teammates almost scored. But Primeau was fast in a goal crease.
	53:19	Except the chance in the first seconds of the PP Czechs don't play good in the rest.
	53:51	Still no other shots are coming.
	53:58	After a scramble in front of Vomacka referees sent Messner (USA) to the penalty box. Czech team will play another PP.
	54:40	Miller in a breakaway situation. But Vomacka made amazing pad save against his backhander.
	55:05	Kaut (CZE) and Keane (USA) get two minutes.
55:05
	55:05	Home team timeout.
	55:20	Galvas with a slap shot from the circles. But it went high of the net.
	55:37	Czech team without a goalie. It's 6 – 4 now.
	56:00	And now 6 – 5.
	56:34	Svoboda from the right circle. His attemp went high of the net again.
	56:49	Vomacka is already back in his net but it's quite probably that he will skate back o the bench soon again.
	57:15	Czech team is harmless. Home team doesn't really know how to skated through the neutral zone with the puck and always loses it.
	58:00	Two minutes left in the third period.
	58:56	Vomacka again on the bench.
	59:42	Is this possible? Czech team can't score even to absolutely empty net. First loss on the tournament is more than close.
		Game over.
		Game is over. Team USA gets another win and important three points. They are winners of Group A so will be seeded as number one in the quaterfinals. But honestly, Czech team lost only thanks two bad minutes in the end of the second period.
		Statistics of the game Shots: 25 – 42 Blocked shots: 14 – 11 Penalty minutes: 12 – 14
		It's all from Breclav today. See you later with another text online. Have fun with hockey. (21:14:51)

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 12. Chytil (Safin, Bukac), 35. Safin (Necas, Kaut) – 9. Lodnia (Chmelevski), 29. Poehling (Pastujov), 39. Poehling (Chmelevski, Pastujov), 40. Poehling (Pastujov)

Czech Republic: Vomacka (Skarek) – Machala, Rutar, Mikyska, Galvas, Salda, Bednar, Kral, Bukac – Svoboda, Necas, Kaut – Kern, Hladonik, Zadina – Chytil, Kondelik, Safin – Novak, Skvrne, Dvorak
Headcoach: Vaclav Varada

USA: Primeau (Petruzzelli) – Inamoto, Miller, Anderson, Walsh, Phillips, Keane, Mirageas, Brickey – Lodnia, Chmelevski, Pratt – Messner, Poehling, Pastujov – Kastelic, Dovorany, McManus -Seitz, Miller, Dougherty
Headcoach: Clark Donatelli

1st period
	08:27	CZE	2
	08:50	USA	0:1	Lodnia (Chmelevski)
	11:13	CZE	1:1	Chytil (Safin, Bukac)
	11:38	CZE	2
	18:42
1st intermission
2nd period
	28:47	USA	1:2	Poehling (Pastujov)
	29:37	CZE	2
	30:38	CZE	2
	32:12
	33:29	CZE	2
	34:23	CZE	2:2	Safin (Necas, Kaut)
	38:10	CZE	2
	38:46	USA	2:3	Poehling (Chmelevski, Pastujov)
	39:49	USA	2:4	Poehling (Pastujov)
2nd intermission
3rd period
	51:54	CZE	2
	53:58	CZE	2
	55:05	CZE	2
Final