SWE 1:2 CZE | Sweden - Czech Republic (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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final/OT

Sweden

1:2 (0:0, 1:1, 0:0 - 0:1)

Czech Republic

Friday 12.08.2016, 19:00 • Ice Bors Arena, Břeclav, Czech Republic • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Semi-Final

		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 CET.
		Starting lineups: Sweden: Eriksson Ek (Söderblom) – Brännström (A), Walfridsson, Björkman, Liljegren, Hedberg, Dahlin, Berg, Ringsby – Wemblom, Miketinac, Zetterlund – Hugg (C), Lundeström, Elvenes – Sylvegärd, Tjemström, Johansson – Weinlund, Bemström, Aterius. Czech Republic: Skarek (Vomacka) – Kvasnicka, Mikyska, Galvas, Salda, Bednar, Kral, Bukac – Svoboda, Necas (C), Kaut – Kern (A), Chytil, Zadina – Machala (A), Kondelik, Safin – Skvrne, Hladonik, Dvorak. Referees: Cech, Hribik – Gebauer, Spur (all CZE).
	00:01	Game started.
	00:32	Necas tries to get Eriksson under pressure but the Swedish goaltender recovers in time and clears the puck away.
	01:15	No icing, the Swedes have to keep playing.
	01:49	Machala almost steals the puck from one of the opponents but no opportunity this time for the home team.
	02:34	The Czechs will go on the power play, Erik Aterius (SWE) is called for tripping.
	03:17	Necas shoots from the blue line but his attempt is blocked. A few seconds later, Martin Kaut tries his luck but shoots the puck right into Eriksson.
	03:49	Jakub Galvas aims wide and the puck bounces back to the neutral zone.
	04:34	Aterius is back on the ice, Sweden is at full strength.
	05:06	Brännström is caught offside, the play is blown dead.
	05:51	Dvorak does a great job to steal the puck from the Swedish defence but loses the puck just a few seconds later.
	06:33	Olle Eriksson Ek hides the puck in his glove and holds on.
	07:13	After a great individual effort, Emil Bemström fails to put the puck in the net. Skarek would stand no chance here!
	07:45	Swedes are in the driver's seat now but Jakub Skarek helps out his teammates by holding the puck until the whistle blew.
	08:46	Jan Kern cuts in on Eriksson Ek from the right boards but his backhander is safely caught by the Swedish goaltender.
08:46
08:46
	09:12	Offside Sweden.
	10:15	Kvasnicka's pass for Machala doesn't get through and the play is blown dead after a hand pass. There will be a commercial break.
	10:31	Bemström does it all again but fails to get a shot away from between the circles.
	10:57	Kral has a great opportunity but misses the net from the slot!
	11:56	The Swedes jump on a breakaway but Rickard Hugg tries to pass the puck instead of shooting it from a great position and that proves to be costly for Sweden.
	12:33	Another offside by the Swedes.
	12:47	Johansson shoots right after the face-off and his shot is deflected just wide of the Czech goal!
	13:10	Kral fires one from the blue line but Eriksson Ek is there in time to make a nice save.
	14:00	A fan who travelled to Breclav from Edmonton catches the puck that was thrown out of play and receives a round of applause.
	14:46	Hugg's attempt is deflected right onto Lundeström's stick but the Swedish forward misses from point blank!
	15:56	Skarek takes no risk and hides the puck in his glove for a whistle.
15:56
	16:41	Eriksson Ek blocks Svoboda's attempt and the puck lands right in front of him but no Czech player is there in time to fire it home.
	16:48	Zetterlund (SWE) is penalised for charging.
	17:44	Swedes angle the puck to safety, the home team has to start from its own zone.
	18:17	Kaut appears in front of the net with the puck on his stick out of the blue but fails to get a shot away.
	18:36	Necas invites Svoboda to shoot but is attempt is not fast enough to beat Eriksson Ek.
	18:48	Sweden is at full strength.
	19:11	Eriksson Ek holds on for yet another face-off in the Swedish zone.
	19:46	Sylvegärd tries to stun Skarek from a tough shooting position but the Czech goalie makes an easy save.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		The first period is over. Both outfits are playing a defensive style of hockey with just a few opportunities on both sides. Neither of the goalies has made a mistake yet, so the score is 0:0. 2nd period starts at 19:45.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:38	The Swedes are trying to get an early edge in the second period but aren't able to get any shots away.
	21:31	Hedberg rips one from the point but his shot sails well wide.
	21:47	Jakub Galvas (CZE) receives a two-minute minor for kneeing.
	22:36	Lundeström shoots from the right side but his wrister doesn't challenge Skarek and the Czechs clear the puck away.
	23:13	This almost ended as a shorthanded breakaway for the Czechs but Eriksson Ek poked the puck away with his stick.
	23:53	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The Czechs open the scoring right after Galvas escapes from the penalty box! The young defence man jumps on the breakaway along with FILIP ZADINA whose shot from the left circle stuns Eriksson Ek! Assisted by: Jakub Galvas.
23:53 Zadina (CZE) - 0:1
	24:37	Tjemström rips one of the boards and the Czech team is on the breakaway again!
	24:55	No difficulties for the Swedish goalie this time, though, as the home team fails to get a shot away.
	25:27	Emil Bemström has a great opportunity to tie things up but misses the net from the slot!
	25:54	The puck is deflected right onto Walfridsson's stick but his attempt is blocked.
	26:28	Necas finds himself in a perfect scoring position but doesn't beat Eriksson Ek!
26:28
	26:59	Jakub Skarek makes a stunning save on Walfridsson from point blank to keep the home team in lead!
26:59
	28:03	The Swedes have an edge in possession now but Skarek can stay calm because his teammates are defending perfectly.
	29:58	Midway through the game, the pace is getting slower again as both sides are focusing on defence.
	30:29	Goal for Team Sweden! ...well, maybe I was wrong. We have a tie game! RASMUS DAHLIN rips one from the right circle and Skarek stands no chance this time! Assisted by: Emil Bemström.
30:29 Dahlin (SWE) - 1:1
	30:44	Icing Sweden.
	31:08	Elvenes' attempt is safely held by Skarek, there will be a commercial break.
	31:17	A line brawl takes place on the ice after Salda's shot that came after the whistle. There will probably be no penalties, though.
	32:06	Matyas Svoboda luckily gets to a rebound of his own blocked shot but his next attempt sails wide.
	32:38	Icing Sweden.
	32:53	Weinlund jumps on another breakaway but isn't able to pull the deke on Skarek!
34:07
	34:07	After a nice tic-tac-toe by the Czechs, Skvrne finds himself in a great shooting position but misses the net!
	35:30	Kern is crushed in the neutral zone but there is no whistle this time.
	35:53	After a high stick, the play is blown dead and will continue in the Czech zone.
	37:33	Brännström (SWE) boards Machala and receives a two-minute minor.
	39:10	Nothing promising from this power play yet, the Czechs are caught offside again.
	39:33	Sweden is at full strength.
	39:59	Rickard Hugg has a great opportunity to give Sweden a lead just before the buzzer but misses a half-empty net from between the circles!
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Zadina gave the home team a one-goal lead in the beginning of the second period, but the Swedes were able to find an answer pretty quickly. It is still 1:1 with 20 minutes left in regulation! 3rd period starts at 20:34 CET.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	41:09	The Swedes couldn't hold the puck in the offensive zone and both teams are changing lines at the moment.
	41:33	Safin's ambitious attempt is blocked and the blue-and-yellows dump the puck to safety.
	41:55	Eriksson Ek holds on for the draw.
	43:26	The third period is still almost shotless, neither of the goalies had to make a proper save yet.
	44:17	Zetterlund tries to surprise Skarek from a sharp angle but the Czech goalie makes no mistake.
	45:09	Hladonik fights his way into the offensive zone but the puck is stolen from him by the boards.
	45:48	Eriksson Ek blocks Safin's attempt from the left side and accidentally almost tips the puck into his own net!
	46:34	The Swedes came close but Skarek manages to keep the puck in front of the goal line!
46:34
	47:11	The guests are in the driver's seat now, but the game is still tied.
	47:22	Necas forces a turnover in the offensive zone, turns around with the puck and shoots, but Eriksson Ek makes no mistake.
	47:41	Icing Czech Republic.
	48:54	The Czech players force Eriksson Ek to keep the puck in his glove, there will be a draw in front of him.
	49:37	The Czechs throw the puck on yet another icing.
	50:00	Exactly midway through the third period, Jakub Galvas tries to surprise the Swedish goaltender by taking a shot while facing the other way, but Eriksson Ek was sharp yet again.
	51:52	It's still a very tight battle with very few chances, any mistake at this stage of the game could be devastating for one or the other.
	52:51	Eriksson Ek shakes the puck out of his glove and sets up another Swedish offensive attempt.
	53:34	Today's attendance is 1968.
	54:23	Sylvegärd rips one off from the left side and Skarek makes an easy save. The puck then bounces back to the blue line right for Hedberg, whose attempt is held by the Czech goalie.
	55:37	The third frame is slowly approaching its end and it's starting to look like an overtime will decide...
	55:47	...maybe not! Lundeström (SWE) goes to the box for delaying the game and Vaclav Varada, the Czech coach, takes a timeout.
	56:38	Necas circles the net but isn't able to find anyone in front of it.
	56:50	One of the Swedes deflects the puck into the netting, the play is blown dead.
	57:47	The Swedish penalty-killing unit has done a great job, Lundeström is back on the ice.
	58:18	Brännström's attempt from the blue line ends up in the side net, the Czechs had a bit of luck now!
	59:00	Wennlund deflects Tjemström's shot from the blue line right into Skarek's glove and we hear the whistle again.
	59:24	What a chance that was for Czech Republic! Galvas had a wide open net but missed from the top of the circles!
	59:54	After another series of pushing and shoving in front of the Swedish net, Eriksson Ek is finally able to hold on.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
		This semifinal game is going to overtime! There were no goals in the third frame, although the Swedes were a bit sharper on the offense. Overtime starts at 21:12 CET!
	60:01	Overtime began.
	60:13	Safin cuts in on Eriksson Ek from the right but his shot from a sharp angle is dealt with by the Swedish goalie.
	60:42	Miketinac (SWE) is called for tripping, this is a great opportunity from the home team!
	61:08	Czechs go for a tic-tac-toe but none of them is able to get a shot away.
	61:54	The pressure is intense, but the Swedes are doing a great job on the penalty kill.
	62:28	Machala has a wide open net from the left circle but doesn't beat Eriksson Ek!
62:28
	63:13	Rickard Hugg finds himself in the slot but doesn't manage to beat Skarek, who makes yet another spectacular save!
	64:35	The game is very close even in overtime, Kaut now does a great job to steal the puck from Lundeström in the Czech zone.
	65:19	Jan Hladoník cuts in from the left and lets go a slapper from the left circle, but Eriksson Ek makes another fine save.
	65:46	Skarek holds on for the draw, the play is blown dead once again.
	66:09	Bemström misses from a sharp angle but the Czechs then soccer the puck for an icing.
	66:37	It seemed like the home team could get on a breakaway but the Swedish defensemen came back just in time.
	68:06	This looked pretty promising for the Swedes as Skarek had no idea where the puck was and recovered just in time!
	68:57	Dahlia lets one go from the blue line but this time, it was an easy save for Jakub Skarek.
	69:34	Necas can win it all for the Czechs but his shot from a great position flies just wide!
69:34
	69:38	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Amazing, we have a goal just 22 seconds before the end of OT and the Czechs are off to the finals thanks to JAKUB GALVAS, who beats Eriksson Ek with a shot from between the circles! Assisted by: Filip Zadina.
69:38 Galvas (CZE) - 1:2
		Game over.
		The home team is off to the finals! Just 22 seconds before the final buzzer, Jakub Galvas sent the whole arena into euphoria. This is it from us tonight, see you again tomorrow! (21:31:16)

Commentary by

Vojtěch Balon

@VojtaBalon

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 31. Dahlin (Bemström) – 24. Zadina (Galvas), 70. Galvas (Zadina)

Sweden: Eriksson Ek (Söderblom) – Brännström (A), Walfridsson, Björkman, Liljegren, Hedberg, Dahlin, Berg, Ringsby – Wemblom, Miketinac, Zetterlund – Hugg (C), Lundeström, Elvenes – Sylvegärd, Tjemström, Johansson – Weinlund, Bemström, Aterius.

Czech Republic: Skarek (Vomacka) – Kvasnicka, Mikyska, Galvas, Salda, Bednar, Kral, Bukac – Svoboda, Necas (C), Kaut – Kern (A), Chytil, Zadina – Machala (A), Kondelik, Safin – Skvrne, Hladonik, Dvorak.

Referees: Cech, Hribik – Gebauer, Spur (all CZE)

Attendance: 1968

1st period
	02:34	SWE	2	Aterius, tripping
	16:48	SWE	2	Zetterlund, charging
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:47	CZE	2	Galvas, kneeing
	23:53	CZE	0:1	Zadina (Galvas)
	30:29	SWE	1:1	Dahlin (Bemström)
	37:33	SWE	2	Brännström, boarding
2nd intermission
3rd period
	55:47	SWE	2	Lundeström, delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out
After 3rd period
Overtime
	60:42	SWE	2	Miketinac, tripping
	69:38	CZE	1:2	Galvas (Zadina)
Final/OT