Slovakia – Switzerland 6:3 (end) | Canada – Finland 4:3 (end) | USA – Russia 4:3 (after OT)
Sweden – Czech Republic 1:2 (after OT)
final/OT
USA
4:3 (0:0, 2:2, 1:1 - 1:0)
Russia
Friday 12.08.2016, 17:30 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Semi-Final
    65:15 Michael Pastujov (USA) - 4:3
     
    65:15
    Goal for Team USA!
    They had the pressure on, MICHAEL PASTUJOV had one shot that Raiko stopped but they couldn't clear the zone, the puck came back to him in close and he put it out of the goalie's reach to end the game and put his team into the tournament final.
    51:30 Sasha Chmelevski (USA) - 3:3
     
    51:30
    Goal for Team USA!
    That didn't take long. IVAN CHMELEVSKI from just above the faceoff circle sent a high wrister that Raiko got a piece of but not enough. Power-play goal.
    Assists: Clayton Phillips.
    41:44 Michail Bicadze (RUS) - 2:3
     
    41:44
    Goal for Team Russia!
    Primeau stopped Alexeyev's initial shot but the rebound wasn't cleared and MIKHAIL BITSADZE – who had a couple of glorious chances in the first period – got 3 or 4 whacks at it before finally putting it in.
    Assist: Yaroslav Alexeyev.
    38:47 Vanya Lodnia (USA) - 2:2
     
    38:47
    Goal for Team USA!
    They atone for the shorthanded goal against on the last power play. They move around the puck well and find VANYA LODNIA at the side for the tap-in. Power-play goal.
    Assists: Ryan Poehling, Sasha Chmelevski.
    36:42 Alexander Ljachov (RUS) - 1:2
     
    36:42
    Goal for Team Russia!
    The Americans had to go back and retreat but ALEXANDER LIAKOV kept the puck in at the blueline and sent a shot toward the net that went through traffic and beat a screened Primeau. Shorthanded goal.
    Unassisted.
    22:37 Mick Messner (USA) - 1:1
     
    22:37
    Goal for Team USA!
    They tie it up. Pastujov's low shot from the left wing is stopped by Raiko but the rebound comes out to MICK MESSNER, who goes high glove side.
    Assists: Nick Pastujov, Ryan Poehling.
    20:59 Klim Kostin (RUS) - 0:1
     
    20:59
    Goal for Team Russia!
    From the boards, Alexeyev fed KLIM KOSTIN at the top of the slot, he let go a low wrister than found its way to the back of the net to open scoring.
    Assist: Yaroslav Alexeyev.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 23. Messner (Pastujov, Poehling), 39. Lodina (Poehling, Chmelevski), 52. Chmelevski (Phillips), 66. Pastujov – 21. Kostin (Y. Alexeyev), 37. Liakov, 42. Bitsadze (Y. Alexeyev)

    USA: Primeau (Petruzzelli) – Inamoto, Miller, Anderson, Walsh, Phillips, Keane, Brickey, Mirageas – Lodnia, Chmelevski, Pratt – Messner, Poehling, Pastujov – Kastelic, Dovorany, McManus – Seitz, Miller, Dougherty.
    Russia: Raiko (Melnikov) – Liakhov, Samorukov, Rubinchik (A), Galeniuk, Kalabushkin, A. Alexeyev, Baranov, Anokhovsky – Chekhovich, Lipanov, Svechnikov – Y. Alexeyev (A), Bitsadze, Kostin (C) – Muranov, Demin, Toropchenko – Lobanov, Marushev, Shashkov.