USA – Italy 2:1 (2:1 after SO) | Slovakia – Canada 2:1 (end) | Czech Republic – Great Britain 10:0 (end)
final
Slovakia
2:1 (0:0, 2:1, 0:0)
Canada
Saturday 03.06.2017, 15:00 • Small arena, Pardubice • World Cup (women) • Skupina W
     
    It's over! Slovakia takes a 2-1 win out of this one after with two quick goals in the early minutes of second period. Canada tried hard to make it even in the end, but gave away some bad penalties and couldn't beat Tomcikova in top form.

    Best players:
    Zuzana Tomcikova (SVK)
    Jamie Lee Rattray (CAN) (16:28:37)
     
    Game over.
     
    44:37
    Swanson's wrist shot ends in Tomcikova's glove.
     
    44:29
    Another icing by Slovakia.
     
    44:19
    Marsz hard shot from blue line gets blocked right away.
     
    44:02
    Time out for Slovakia.
     
    44:02
    Slovakia clears the ball for icing.
     
    43:35
    Girouard is out of the goal and Canada has an extra attacker in!
     
    43:17
    Good save by Tomcikova who defended the lead of her team right now.
     
    42:45
    Vrskova's forechecking makes the life difficult for the Canadians right now.
     
    42:27
    Icing by the Slovaks and Canada takes a time out.
     
    42:06
    Team Canada is at full strength.
     
    41:07
    Canada clears the zone and put new players in.
     
    40:04
    Penalty for Canada (Jamie Lee Rattray – 2 min., Roughing).
     
    39:59
    Canada struggles right now. The players want to put a pressure on the opposition, but can't get a shot on goal for a while.
     
    38:45
    Slovakia is at full strength.
     
    38:17
    Slovakia hold the ball in the offensive zone with two players behind Girouard.
     
    37:34
    Vrskova clears the ball. The Slovaks can go for fresh players now.
     
    36:41
    Drake is back from the box. Now Canada with a power play.
     
    36:41
    Penalty for Slovakia (Petra Pravlikova – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    36:16
    Zaborska hit a nice slap shot and almost found the back of the net. The ball took a curve just around the far post.
     
    35:42
    Kezmarska's hard shot from a sharp angle goes off Palotta and into the net above Girouard for a face off.
     
    35:06
    Frühauf misses with a slapper from blue line this time. Similar situation lead to the second goal for Slovakia back in second period.
     
    34:19
    Penalty for Canada (2 min. – Too Many Players on the Rink). Penalty served by Aprill Drake.
     
    33:51
    Desmier's snap shot from right circle got deflected out of the crease.
     
    32:50
    The Slovaks just clear the ball when they have a chance.
     
    31:38
    The Slovaks have hard time usually when Rattray and Kurio are on the floor. These two made most of the buzz in front of Tomcikova so far.
     
    31:20
    Great shot by Rattray, but Tomcikova had eyes on it the whole time.
     
    30:55
    Offside of Canada.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Slovakia managed to score early in the second period with Vargova's solo rush and took it from there. Ihnatova quickly added the second tally from a power play for 2-0 lead. Canada answered with Rattray's beautiful solo goal, but couldn't make it even for now.

    Next period starts at 16:03 CET.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:42
    The Slovaks hold the ball and count the clock down.
     
    28:38
    Now Tomcikova couldn't hold on Tinkler's shot and Traversa had a wide open net for a tap-in. However, she missed with a backhand.
     
    28:00
    Another great save by Tomcikova. This time with a blocker on Drake.
    27:18
     
    27:18
    As the Slovaks are at full strength, the game moved in front of Girouard again.
     
    26:32
    The Slovaks chose a bad time to make a shift and let the Canadians into a 3-on-1 situation. It was Rattray to finish the attack in the end, but Tomcikova managed to keep the ball on crease until one of her teammates shoveled it below her for a whistle.
     
    25:57
    Gajdosova clears the ball.
     
    25:06
    The Canadians are at full strength and starts their first power play of the game.
     
    24:34
    Both teams play with 4 players in for now.
     
    24:24
    Penalty for Slovakia (Jana Kapustova – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    24:19
    Jurcova was alone in front of goal, but Girouard poked it away from her. Great save.
     
    23:50
    Good save from Girouard to keep it a one-goal game.
     
    23:28
    Clearance from the Canadians who managed to get some fresh players in.
     
    23:06
    Penalty for Canada (Tara Swanson – 2 min., Tripping).
    21:49 Rattrayová (CAN) - 2:1
     
    21:49
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Canada pulls one down. JAMIE LEE RATTRAY broke away on the right wing side, she went around the defender and Tomickova with a nice deke to finish into an open net. Great hands – 2-1. No assist.
     
    20:05
    Hard shot by Tulk took a deflection down the road, but Tomcikova managed to stop it anyway. Great performance by the Slovak goalie so far.
    18:48 Ihnaťová (SVK) - 2:0
     
    18:48
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    It's 2-0! The Slovaks took advantage of their power play and added another goal. Frühauf put a shot on net, Girouard kept it on crease with her pad, but there was VIKTORIA IHNATOVA to finish it. Assisted by Iveta Frühauf and Petra Jurcova.
     
    18:05
    Penalty for Canada (Dawn Tulk – 2 min., Hooking).
     
    17:27
    The Slovaks have a face off in front of Girouard again.
    16:22 Vargová (SVK) - 1:0
     
    16:22
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    Now, DIANA VARGOVA was completely alone on the blue line and had plenty of time to figure out how to finish her rush. She went for a deke into backhand and put it past Girouard – 1-0! Assisted by Petra Pravlikova.
     
    15:53
    It looked like Vargova could have gone alone, but she lacked speed and the Canadians got to her.
     
    15:25
    Icing of team Slovakia.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    We've seen an interesting first period with a lot of action, but unfortunately no goals. The Canadians dominated most of it and had some proper chances, but lacks the accuracy to beat Tomcikova.

    Next period starts at 15:31 CET.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:49
    Tinkler showed her skills and almost surprised the opponent. She dangled through two or three players in the zone and managed to finish her solo with a backhanded shot. It went high or Tomcikova blocked it away. One or another, the Slovaks resisted once again.
     
    13:25
    Kochanova kicks the ball into the offensive zone, but there are Canadians ready to take over it.
     
    12:24
    Good forechecking by the Slovaks results in a chance for Görögova. Girouard makes a save against her slap shot.
     
    11:14
    Team Canada is at full strength.
     
    10:53
    Pravlikova looked for Vargova on back post with a chip crossing pass, but Girouard caught it in the air.
    10:37
     
    10:37
    Zaborska shoots wide from the red line.
     
    09:14
    Penalty for Canada (Devon Skeats – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    09:04
    First chance for Slovakia. Ihnatova was on left circle and tried to put it far post, but missed.
     
    08:18
    Kurio is in a constant motion as she looks for a weak spot between the circles. The Slovaks mark her well right now.
     
    07:21
    Offside from the Canadians. Face off will take place in the neutral zone.
     
    06:34
    Slovakia can't really cross the offensive blue line. Another loss and another save for Tomcikova now.
     
    05:25
    Bad loss of the ball by the Slovaks and Rhianna Kurio could have grab the first goal. Tomcikova was in the right place.
     
    05:14
    The Canadians are way more aggressive so far.
     
    04:08
    Amanda Kean with another scoring opportunity! This time she was right in front of the crease with a ball on forehand side. She went up high, but missed by inches.
     
    03:38
    Kean tried to tip Marsz's slap shot towards Tomcikova, but the ball ended up in the safety net again.
     
    03:02
    The Slovaks are under pressure in opening minutes of this game.
     
    02:45
    Cooze's shot from behind the blueline gets deflected towards the safety net above Slovak goal.
     
    02:16
    Captain of Canada Duhamel had a great opportunity, but Tomcikova made a great pad save.
     
    01:48
    Palotta missed from a good position.
     
    00:58
    Icing of team Slovakia.
     
    00:37
    Ihnatova's attempt was blocked on the circles. Now Canada with the ball.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Slovakia: Tomcikova (Risianova, Zuziakova) – Zaborska, Frühauf, Horvathova, Lalikova, Pravlikova, Gaborcikova, Zitnanska, Kezmarska – Kapustova, Jurcova, Ihnatova, Vargova, Gaurikova, Kochanova, Krajnakova, Dzurinova, Vrskova, Görögova, Gajdosova, Stasova, Findova, Klucikova.

    Canada: Girouard (Sugiyama) – Berzins, Marsz, Cooze, Johnston, Duhamel, Tinkler – Kurio, Tulk, Desmier, Rattray, Eagle, Francis, Traversa, Kean, Skeats, Palotta, Swanson, Drake.

    Referees: Synkova, Vokalova.
     
    The World Championship in Pardubice starts for Women as well.

    Slovakia will take on Canada on Day 1 of the tournament, so far the only champions in history of the Womens' Worlds. Canada has two back-to-back gold medals and four in total. Slovakia won the cup once, in 2011 on home soil in Bratislava.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 17. Vargova (Pravlikova), 19. Ihnatova (Frühauf, Jurcova) – 22. Rattray

    Slovakia: Tomcikova (Risianova, Zuziakova) – Zaborska, Frühauf, Horvathova, Lalikova, Pravlikova, Gaborcikova, Zitnanska, Kezmarska – Kapustova, Jurcova, Ihnatova, Vargova, Gaurikova, Kochanova, Krajnakova, Dzurinova, Vrskova, Görögova, Gajdosova, Stasova, Findova, Klucikova
    Canada: Girouard (Sugiyama) – Berzins, Marsz, Cooze, Johnston, Duhamel, Tinkler – Kurio, Tulk, Desmier, Rattray, Eagle, Francis, Traversa, Kean, Skeats, Palotta, Swanson, Drake
    Referees: Synkova, Vokalova