Slovakia – Switzerland 6:3 (end) | Canada – Finland 4:3 (end) | USA – Russia 4:3 (after OT)
Sweden – Czech Republic 1:2 (after OT)
final
Slovakia
6:3 (1:2, 3:1, 2:0)
Switzerland
Friday 12.08.2016, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • For 7.-8. place
    57:39 Adam Ružička (SVK) - 6:3
     
    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.
    40:55 Jakub Kövér (SVK) - 5:3
     
    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.
    28:30 Adam Liška (SVK) - 4:3
     
    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.
    25:07 Filip Krivošík (SVK) - 3:3
     
    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.
    21:02 Justin Sugrust (SUI) - 2:3
     
    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.
    20:52 Patrik Hrehorčák (SVK) - 2:2
     
    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.
    09:18 Nico Gross (SUI) - 1:2
     
    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.
    04:57 Robin Nyffeler (SUI) - 1:1
     
    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.
    03:52 Adam Ružička (SVK) - 1:0
     
    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.
    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.