USA – Italy 2:1 (2:1 after SO) | Slovakia – Canada 2:1 (end) | Czech Republic – Great Britain 10:0 (end)
after shootout (2:1)
USA
2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 1:1 - 0:0)
Italy
Saturday 03.06.2017, 12:00World Cup (women) • Skupina W
     
    The Americans were in serious problems when Alicia Furletti Blomberg opened the score after 32 minutes of play. They were the better team today, but Italy played really devotedly all the game and had great Nicole Paniccia in the net.

    Finally, Team USA tied it in the power-play and thanks to Steadman and Simpson grabbed the victory in the shootout. They take first two points and Italy one.

    Very nice game to start the women's championship! Bye for now from Pardubice. (13:42:23)
     
    Best players of the game: Allessandra Glista – Nicole Paniccia. Both goalies. Good choice.
     
    Game over.
     
    USA has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    ERICA SIMPSON scored the deciding goal.
     
    3. series
    2:1
    Erica Simpson beat Paniccia under her left pad and Team USA takes the victory!
     
    3. series
    1:1
    Carley Furletti Blomberg shoots it wide.
     
    2. series
    1:1
    But Taylor Steadman shot it right into the net too!
     
    2. series
    0:1
    Alicia Furletti Blomberg opens the score after a nice shot!
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Tricky ball went out of Julia Bronson's stick.
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Glista denied the shot by Samantha Delenardo.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Italy will begin.
     
    Great finish by Team USA. With an empty net, they finally tied the game and we are going to the shootout!
     
    45:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    43:40
    Goal for Team USA!
    After 25 seconds they got it! The United States finally found the way to score, it took them nearly 44 minutes of play! Paniccia didn't see much when CHERIE STEWART shot from the left side and the ball went through Paniccia's pads into the net! Assist: Taylor Steadman.
     
    43:15
    Empty net! The Americans are trying to tie the game in 6-on-5 power-play.
     
    43:15
    Time-out for Team USA!
     
    43:15
    After a blocked shot the ball went into the protective net. Both teams are changing their lines.
     
    43:02
    Another shot went wide, but the pressure is getting higher now.
     
    41:59
    Paniccia denied a shot from the neutral zone, still no tough moments for her.

    Martin Voltr

    Goals and assists: 44. Stewart (Steadman), dec. goal Simpson – 32. A. Furletti Blomberg (C. Furletti Blomberg)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Delenardo (ITA)
    0:0   Bronson (USA)
    2. series:
    0:1   A. Furletti Blomberg (ITA)
    1:1   Steadman (USA)
    3. series:
    1:1   C. Furletti Blomberg (ITA)
    2:1   Simpson (USA)


    USA: Glista (Bekkering) – Moore, Wilde, Caban, Levin, Meslar, Harrington, McCuean, Gnozzio – Pfundt, Foley, Dobson, Frade, Aidonidis, Stewart, Bitler, Bronson, Dixon, Simpson, Steadman, Strohmier, Reddington.
    Italy: N. Paniccia (Bellissimo) – Corriero, Ch. D’ambrogio, P. D’ambrogio, Delenardo – Fioccola, Foti, Friesen, A. Furletti Blomberg, C. Furletti Blomberg, Mazzarello, Mirarchi, Mormile, D. Paniccia, Piccitto, Russo, Sampogna.

    Referees: Synkova, Keller.