SVK 6:3 SUI | Slovakia - Switzerland (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Slovakia – Switzerland	6:3 (end)	\|	Canada – Finland	4:3 (end)	\|	USA – Russia	4:3 (after OT)
Sweden – Czech Republic	1:2 (after OT)

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Slovakia

6:3 (1:2, 3:1, 2:0)

Switzerland

Friday 12.08.2016, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • For 7.-8. place

		Welcome. This game starts at 14:00 CET.
		This is the game to decide 7th and 8th place. Slovakia is designated as the home team by virtue of having 1 point in the group stage while Switzerland had 0. The Slovaks will be out to break their losing streak at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup, which has now reached 30 games.
		Starting lineups: Slovakia: Sklenár (Ovečka) – Ivan, Korenčik, Žiak, Kupec, Margus, Boldižár, Eliáš, Demo – Krivošík, Ružička (C), Liška (A) – Köver (A), Roman, Hrehorčák – Fafrák, Havrila, Kelemen – Stacho, Kukľa, Verbický. Switzerland: Da Silva (Messerli) – Geissler (C), Schüpback, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Wüthrich, Le Coultre – Lehmann, Kurashev, Zbinden – Tanner, Sigrist (A), Müller – Reymondin, Nyffeler, Kobler – Eggenberger (A), Leuenberger, Döpfner. Referees: Baluška, Novák – Orolin, Kacej.
		The national anthems of Switzerland and Slovakia have been played and the game will start shortly. Slovakia is the home team and wearing white uniforms with blue and red trim. Switzerland is the visiting team and wearing red uniforms with white and black trim.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:16	Puck out of play, faceoff outside the Slovak blueline.
	00:40	Swiss with an early chance, Muller and Gross get shots with Sklenar down but he keeps it out.
	02:02	Icing Slovakia.
	02:45	Kurashev leads a Swiss rush, Sklenar shops his shot to the near side.
	03:30	Ruzicka with a partial breakaway, blocker save Da Silva.
	03:52	Goal for Team Slovakia! After the first Ruzicka attempt they kept the puck in the zone and ADAM RUZICKA's low shot through traffic found the back of the net. Assist: Adam Liska.
03:52 Adam Ružička (SVK) - 1:0
	04:57	Goal for Team Switzerland! The Swiss get that goal back quickly. Sklenar made a pad save on Reymondin's shot from the left wing but ROBIN NYFFELER was there to put in the rebound. Assist: Gil Reymondin, Tim Kobler.
04:57 Robin Nyffeler (SUI) - 1:1
	05:51	Puck out of play in the Swiss zone, faceoff inside.
	05:56	Penalty for Switzerland (Zeiter – 2 min., hooking).
	06:30	Slovaks pressing on the PP, Korencik's one timer from the point is just wide.
	07:02	Ruzicka across to Krivosik for the one-timer, held by Da Silva with :54 left in the penalty.
	07:28	Kupec from the point, pad save Da Silva, rebound cleared.
	08:00	Swiss back to full strength, Havrila's wrister kicked out by Da Silva.
	08:40	Geisser from the point, blocker save Sklenar.
	09:18	Goal for Team Switzerland! After killing off the penalty the Swiss wen to the attack. The puck went back to the point to NICO GROSS and his wrister through traffic found the net. Assist: Andreas Dopfner.
09:18 Nico Gross (SUI) - 1:2
	10:00	The Slovaks press again, it came to the side of the net to Kover with Da Silva at the other side but his angle was too tight and he hit the post.
	12:31	Puck comes to Liska in the slot but his stick's tied up and he takes a kick at it, Da Silva covers.
	13:45	Long wrister from Tanner kicked out by Sklenar.
	15:33	Icing Switzerland.
	15:55	Giveaway in front of the Slovak net, Dopfner with the gift and he's all alone in front but denied by Sklenar from point-blank.
	17:05	Icing Switzerland.
	17:18	Hrehorcak centres for Ivan sneaking in from the point and he one-times it wide.
	17:54	Swiss rush, wrister from Reymondin caught by Sklenar.
	18:15	Low shot from Kelemen, stick save Da Silva.
	18:45	Kelemen in front again, backhander and Da Silva the pad save in the butterfly.
	19:00	Kupec from the point, pad save Da Silva.
19:00
	19:30	Krivosik cuts out of the corner, tries to go upstairs from in tight but misses the top corner.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		The Slovaks got the first goal but the Swiss answered back with a pair. Lots of chances both ways that period and both goalies were busy. Shots on goal in the 1st period: SVK 11, SUI 15. 2nd period starts at 14:44 CET.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:52	Goal for Team Slovakia! They tie it up in the 1st minute of the second period on some nice passing that led to Roman feeding PATRIK HREHORCAK beating Da Silva with a forehand deke. Assists: Milos Roman, Jakub Kover.
20:52 Patrik Hrehorčák (SVK) - 2:2
	21:02	Goal for Team Switzerland! Just 10 seconds later they regain the lead. Muller finds JUSTIN SIGRIST going to the net and he beats Sklenar with a wrister just inside the post. Assist: Nicolas Muller.
21:02 Justin Sugrust (SUI) - 2:3
	22:28	The Swiss almost score again, Leuenberger and Dopfner in close, one shot hits Sklenar and the other is over the net with the goalie down.
	23:02	Penalty for Switzerland (Geisser – 2 min., tripping).
	24:30	Sustained pressure by Slovakia on the PP but unable to get shots through, finally the Swiss clear it.
	24:45	Icing Slovakia with :17 left in the power play.
	25:07	Goal for team Slovakia! They score just after the power play ended, but they still had numerical strength in the zone. A really nice play by Ruzicka, who was down on the ice but still managed to get the pass over to FILIP KRIVOSIK who scored on the one-timer. Assists: Adam Ruzicka, Michal Ivan.
25:07 Filip Krivošík (SVK) - 3:3
	28:05	Penalty for Slovakia (Krivosik – 2 min., tripping).
	28:30	Goal for Team Slovakia! The Slovaks aggressive on the PK, they get it deep and Roman wins a battle for the puck behind the net and feeds it out front to ADAM LISKA who absolutely cranks a one-timer. Shorthanded goal. Assist: Milos Roman.
28:30 Adam Liška (SVK) - 4:3
	30:19	Slovaks back at full strength, the play stays in the zone, wrister from the point by Le Coultre stopped and covered by Sklenar.
	33:15	Eggenberger leads a rush down the left wing, shoots high.
	34:20	Wrister from Lehmann, save Sklenar, play continues in the Slovak zone.
	35:18	Penalty for Switzerland (Gross – 2 min., delay of game / shooting the puck out of play).
	35:51	They move the puck around on the PP, Kukla gets a shot from the point through to Da Silva, it ends up out of play.
	36:09	Penalty for Slovakia (Hrehorcak – 2 min., high-sticking). The teams will skate 4 on 4 for 1:09.
	37:06	Le Coultre with a big slapper from the point, caught and held by Sklenar. 4 on 4 for another :12, then Swiss to the PP.
	37:55	Dopfner in close on the PP, hits Sklenar in the arm.
	38:12	Just as Slovakia gets back to full strength Da Silva makes a save on Ruzicka and holds on.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		The Slovaks three times that period, including once shorthanded, to lead 4-3 after 2 periods. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): SVK 11 (22), SUI 9 (24). 3rd period begins at 15:29 CET.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:55	Goal for Team Slovakia! The Slovaks strike in the first minute of the period once again. The puck comes to JAKUB KOVER in the slot and he rips in home. Assist: Adam Ruzicka.
40:55 Jakub Kövér (SVK) - 5:3
	41:29	Icing Slovakia.
	42:11	Offside Switzerland.
	44:18	One-timer from Ruzicka from the slot and Da Silva makes a big glove save.
	45:10	Slovaks keep pressing, Hrehorcak in close, another save Da Silva.
45:10
	45:45	Wrister from Nyffeler, Sklenar gets a glove on it.
	46:16	Icing Switzerland.
	48:40	Wrister from Reymondin, pad save Sklenar, it's loose for a while and finally he covers.
	49:00	Slovaks rush up ice, Kukla with the deflection off Da Silva and wide.
	49:18	Penalty for Switzerland (Le Coultre – 2 min., slashing).
	50:51	Penalty for Slovakia (Hrehorcak – 2 min.). Teams will skate 4 on 4 for :27.
	51:20	Wrister from Eggenberger in close, pad save Sklenar, Swiss now on the PP.
	52:38	A couple of shots from the point by Le Coultre, both stopped by Sklenar.
	54:04	Timeout Switzerland.
	54:04	The Swiss net is empty for a 6th attacker.
	55:58	Puck out of play in the Slovak zone, faceoff inside. Swiss net still empty. 6 on 5 on the ice.
	57:00	They move the puck around but not able to get shots through to Sklenar.
	57:31	Offside Switzerland. Faceoff at the blueline and the net remains empty.
	57:39	Goal for Team Slovakia! Off the faceoff in the netural zone, ADAM RUZICKA backhanded the puck from his own blueline, all the way down and into the open Swiss net. Assist: Adam Ziak.
57:39 Adam Ružička (SVK) - 6:3
	59:14	Icing Slovakia.
	59:14	Timeout Slovakia.
		Game over.
		The Slovaks win the game to end their 30-game losing streak at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup and finish in 7th place.
		Players of the Game: SUI – Gil Reymondin SVK – Adam Ruzicka. (16:02:22)

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 4. Ruzicka (Liska), 21. Hrehorcak (Roman, Kover), 26. Krivosik (Ruzicka, Ivan), 29. Liska (Roman), 41. Kover (Ruzicka), 58. Ruzicka (Ziak) – 5. Nyffeler (Reymondin, Kobler), 10. Gross (Dopfner), 22. Sigrist (Muller)

Slovakia: Sklenár (Ovečka) – Ivan, Korenčik, Žiak, Kupec, Margus, Boldižár, Eliáš, Demo – Krivošík, Ružička (C), Liška (A) – Köver (A), Roman, Hrehorčák – Fafrák, Havrila, Kelemen – Stacho, Kukľa, Verbický.

Switzerland: Da Silva (Messerli) – Geissler (C), Schüpback, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Wüthrich, Le Coultre – Lehmann, Kurashev, Zbinden – Tanner, Sigrist (A), Müller – Reymondin, Nyffeler, Kobler – Eggenberger (A), Leuenberger, Döpfner.

Referees: Baluška, Novák – Orolin, Kacej.

1st period
	03:52	SVK	1:0	Ruzicka (Liska)
	04:57	SUI	1:1	Nyffeler (Reymondin, Kobler)
	05:56	SUI	2	Zeiter, hooking
	09:18	SUI	1:2	Gross (Dopfner)
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:52	SVK	2:2	Hrehorcak (Roman, Kover)
	21:02	SUI	2:3	Sigrist (Muller)
	23:02	SUI	2	Geisser, tripping
	25:07	SVK	3:3	Krivosik (Ruzicka, Ivan)
	28:05	SVK	2	Krivosik, tripping
	28:30	SVK	4:3	Liska (Roman)
	35:18	SUI	2	Gross, delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out
	36:09	SVK	2	Hrehorcak, high-sticking
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:55	SVK	5:3	Kover (Ruzicka)
	49:18	SUI	2	Coultre, slashing
	50:51	SVK	2	Hrehorcak
	57:39	SVK	6:3	Ruzicka (Ziak)
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