LAT 1:4 FIN | Latvia - Finland (World Junior Championship)

KHL

Tipsport extraliga (CZE)

World Junior Championship

USA – Switzerland

3:2 (end)

Canada – Czech Republic

5:3 (end)

Latvia – Finland

1:4 (end)

final

Latvia

1:4 (1:1, 0:0, 0:3)

Finland

Tuesday 03.01.2017, 23:30 • Centre Bell, Montréal • World Junior Championship • For staying

#WorldJuniors #FINvsLAT \| Finland tops Latvia 4-1 and sweeps the relegation series. Game Stats: https://t.co/CNrFfsQK61 pic.twitter.com/3l1JiTGhle — #WorldJuniors (@HC_WJC) 4. ledna 2017
		Game over.
	59:52	Penalty for Finland (Vehvilainen – 2 min., roughing).
57:26 Valimaki (FIN) - 1:4
	57:26	Goal for Team Finland! Scorer is VALIMAKI. Assisted by Rasanen, Saarijarvi.
	55:48	Penalty for Latvia (Rudolfs Balcers – 2 min., tripping).
	54:19	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for Latvia (Deniss Smirnovs – 2 min., roughing). Penalty for Finland (Vayrynen – 2 min., roughing). (02:20:00)
	54:19	Penalty for Latvia (Eduards Tralmaks – 5 min., checking from behind + Game misconduct penalty, checking from behind).
54:16 Eduards Tralmaks (LAT)
	51:26	Penalty for Latvia (Martins – 2 min., charging).
51:26 Martins (LAT)
	45:49	Penalty for Latvia (Martins – 2 min., kneeing).
42:33 Valimaki (FIN) - 1:3
	42:33	Goal for Team Finland! Scorer is VALIMAKI. Assisted by Bjorkqvist, Janne Kuokkanen.
41:28 Saarijarvi (FIN) - 1:2
	41:28	Goal for Team Finland! Scorer is SAARIJARVI. Assisted by Eeli Tolvanen, Olli Juolevi.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
#WorldJuniors #FINvsLAT \| After two periods of play, Latvia and Finland remains tied 1-1. Stats: https://t.co/CNrFfsQK61 pic.twitter.com/ocEKPRfAsD — #WorldJuniors (@HC_WJC) 4. ledna 2017
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:46	Penalty for Finland (Eeli Tolvanen – 2 min., slashing).
	38:18	Penalty for Latvia (Cukste – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out).
	37:46	Penalty for Latvia (Kristaps Zile – 2 min., holding the stick).
	37:30	Penalty for Latvia (Klavins – 2 min., tripping).
	34:06	Penalty for Finland (Valimaki – 2 min., interference).
	33:44	Penalty for Finland (Borgstrom – 2 min., roughing).
Latvian fans are hoping for a BIG win here in Montreal. #WorldJuniors #FINvsLAT pic.twitter.com/XyLezS4Q8a — #WorldJuniors (@HC_WJC) 3. ledna 2017
	26:26	Penalty for Latvia (Rihards Puide – 2 min., interference).
	22:52	Penalty for Finland (Joona Luoto – 2 min., tripping).
21:23 Rudolfs Balcers (LAT)
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
After 20 minutes of play, it is a 1-1 game between Finland and Latvia.#FINvsLAT #WorldJuniors Stats: https://t.co/CNrFfsQK61 pic.twitter.com/ilXjDaQ7No — #WorldJuniors (@HC_WJC) 3. ledna 2017
	20:00	1st period finished.
	17:13	Penalty for Latvia (Rihards Puide – 2 min., kneeing).
16:23 Renars Krastenbergs (LAT) - 1:1
	16:23	Goal for Team Latvia! Scorer is RENARS KRASTENBERGS. Assisted by Cukste, Maksims Ponomarenko.
	15:26	Penalty for Finland (Jesper Mattila – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out).
	05:12	Penalty for Latvia (Renars Krastenbergs – 2 min., too many men).
	03:23	Penalty for Finland (Urho Vaakanainen – 2 min., holding).
01:31 Eeli Tolvanen (FIN) - 0:1
	01:31	Goal for Team Finland! Scorer is EELI TOLVANEN. Assisted by Rasanen, Saarijarvi.
	00:50	Penalty for Latvia (Cukste – 2 min., tripping).
	00:07	Penalty for Latvia (Roberts Baranovskis – 2 min., high-sticking).
	00:01	Game started.

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		Welcome. Game starts at 23:30.

State changes info

Full live blog in the Czech language on onlajny.com

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 17. Krastenbergs (Cukste, Ponomarenko) – 2. Tolvanen (Rasanen, Saarijarvi), 42. Saarijarvi (Tolvanen, Juolevi), 43. Valimaki (Bjorkqvist, Kuokkanen), 58. Valimaki (Rasanen, Saarijarvi)

Latvia: Egils Mitens (Grigals) – E. H. Jansons, Zile (C), Ponomarenko, Cukste (A), G. Jansons, Rubins, Zeile, Zeilis – Baranovskis, Klavins, – Krastenbergs, Buncis (A), Balcers – Blugers, Tralmaks, Apfelbaums – , Smirnovs, Puide.

Finland: Vehvilainen (Kaarlehto) – Juolevi (C), Heiskanen, Valimaki, Saarijarvi (A), Je. Mattila, Vaakanainen, Rautanen – Vesalainen, Rasanen, Tolvanen – Luoto, Ju. Nättinen, Koivula – Bjorkqvist (A), Borgstrom, Kuokkanen – Ruotsalainen, Ju. Mattila, Vayrynen.

Referees: Hribik (CZE), Šír (CZE) – David (USA), Palej (RUS)

1st period
	00:07	LAT	2	Baranovskis, high-sticking
	00:50	LAT	2	Cukste, tripping
	01:31	FIN	0:1	Tolvanen (Rasanen, Saarijarvi)
	03:23	FIN	2	Vaakanainen, holding
	05:12	LAT	2	Krastenbergs, too many men
	15:26	FIN	2	Je. Mattila, delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out
	16:23	LAT	1:1	Krastenbergs (Cukste, Ponomarenko)
	17:13	LAT	2	Puide, kneeing
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:52	FIN	2	Luoto, tripping
	26:26	LAT	2	Puide, interference
	33:44	FIN	2	Borgstrom, roughing
	34:06	FIN	2	Valimaki, interference
	37:30	LAT	2	Klavins, tripping
	37:46	LAT	2	Zile, holding the stick
	38:18	LAT	2	Cukste, delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out
	38:46	FIN	2	Tolvanen, slashing
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:28	FIN	1:2	Saarijarvi (Tolvanen, Juolevi)
	42:33	FIN	1:3	Valimaki (Bjorkqvist, Kuokkanen)
	45:49	LAT	2	kneeing
	51:26	LAT	2	charging
	54:19	LAT	5+OK	Tralmaks, checking from behind+checking from behind
	54:19	LAT	2	Smirnovs, roughing
	54:19	FIN	2	Vayrynen, roughing
	55:48	LAT	2	Balcers, tripping
	57:26	FIN	1:4	Valimaki (Rasanen, Saarijarvi)
	59:52	FIN	2	Vehvilainen, roughing
Final

Novokuznetsk – Vityaz	3:4 (end)	\|	Novosibirsk – Lokomotiv	3:2 (1:0 after SO)	\|	Avangard – Dynamo	2:3 (end)
HC Lada Togliatti – Metallurg M	2:4 (end)	\|	Ak Bars – Traktor	5:3 (end)	\|	Neftekhimik – Salavat Yulaev	1:0 (4:3 after SO)
Dinamo Minsk – SKA St. Petersburg	5:4 (end)	\|	Riga – Cherepovets	5:2 (end)	\|	HC Slovan – Khabarovsk	2:0 (end)

Mlada Boleslav – Pardubice	5:1 (end)	\|	Vitkovice – HC Pilsen	2:4 (end)	\|	Berani Zlín – Třinec	4:2 (end)
Olomouc – Chomutov	1:3 (end)	\|	K. Vary – Litvínov	2:3 (end)	\|	Mountfield HK – Liberec	3:2 (end)
Kometa Brno – Sparta	2:5 (end)