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
     
    59:14
    Timeout Slovakia.
    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.
     
    54:04
    The Swiss net is empty for a 6th attacker.
     
    54:04
    Timeout Switzerland.
     
    50:51
    Penalty for Slovakia (Hrehorcak – 2 min.).

    Teams will skate 4 on 4 for :27.
     
    49:18
    Penalty for Switzerland (Le Coultre – 2 min., slashing).
     
    44:18
    One-timer from Ruzicka from the slot and Da Silva makes a big glove save.
    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.
     
    36:09
    Penalty for Slovakia (Hrehorcak – 2 min., high-sticking).

    The teams will skate 4 on 4 for 1:09.
     
    35:18
    Penalty for Switzerland (Gross – 2 min., delay of game / shooting the puck out of play).
    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.
     
    28:05
    Penalty for Slovakia (Krivosik – 2 min., tripping).
    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.
     
    23:02
    Penalty for Switzerland (Geisser – 2 min., tripping).
     
    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.
    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.
     
    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.
     
    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.
    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.
     
    05:56
    Penalty for Switzerland (Zeiter – 2 min., hooking).
    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.
     
    03:30
    Ruzicka with a partial breakaway, blocker save Da Silva.
     
    00:40
    Swiss with an early chance, Muller and Gross get shots with Sklenar down but he keeps it out.
    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.