GBR 5:3 BRM | Great Britain - Bermuda (World Cup (men))

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Lebanon – France	4:9 (end)	\|	Great Britain – Bermuda	5:3 (end)	\|	Switzerland – Italy	6:3 (end)
Haiti – Hong Kong	6:2 (end)	\|	Canada – India	8:0 (end)

final

Great Britain

5:3 (1:1, 2:0, 2:2)

Bermuda

Sunday 04.06.2017, 11:30 • World Cup (men) • Skupina B1

		Welcome. Game starts at 11:30.
		TEAM BERMUDA Bermuda has two points in the table after two days of Ball Hockey Championship in Pardubice. They have played one game against team France and it was exciting match. Spectators in small hal saw six goal in regual time and one goal from penalties. And then Bermuda played the second game with team Libanon. In Zug (Switzerland) two years ago, team Bermuda took 11th place after losing last game on the tournament with India 1:4. Are Bermuda Islands gonna be better this year? We will se.
		TEAM GREAT BRITAIN Ball hockey players from Great Britain has played two games at this World Championship in Pardubice. The first match against France the lost closely 3:4. But one day after this lose they Brits were able to play better. They beat team Libanon 2:1 in a regular time. This three points could be very important for team Britain at the end of the championship. In Zug (2015) Brits took 15th place.
		Welcome to another game of Ball Hockey World Championship in Pardubice. In small hall next to Tipsport arena we are going to watch match between teams from group B1: Great Britain and Bermuda.
		We are gonna start in ten minutes. Both teams are on the rink.
		Starting lineups: Great Britain: Marchetti (Pearce) – Adamec, Cooke, Gaunt, Graham, Hirst, Johnson, Tulip, Wilson, Wright – Brown, Bull, Cole, Ellard, Ferrington, Hagg, Kristof, Morrison, Mort, Porubsky, Slack Bermuda: Leclerc (Holmes) – Rowat, Coleman, Worthington-White, Miller, Smith, Gosse, Katzsch, Estey, Merritt, Luck, Hands, Cundliffe, Dzurus, Rufiage, Amlong, Beaudion, Talbot, Tremblay, Bailey, Farmer, Bilodeau, Calko Referees: Hollett, Friedli.
		Draw in the middle circle is ready.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:07	Play is stopped after Marchetti made first easy save by his glove.
	00:14	Play is stopped again because the ball is out of rink.
	00:21	Icing made by team Great Britain.
	00:37	Tulip was free on the right circle, but he was not able to take shot. But Brits area stil in ofensive zone.
	01:15	Another easy work for goalie Marchetti. Rowat took wrist shot from the blue line before that.
	01:20	And again glove save by Marchetti. The play is stopped so often at the beginnin of this game.
	01:20	Wilson from Great Britain gets two minutes for Slashing and Bermuda is gonna have first power play today.
	02:21	It is not ideal power play by team Bermuda. Although White in the good position infront of the net, but he missed the net.
	03:14	Bailey and his shot without preparing it. Then referee stops play because of offside by team Bermuda. We do not see lot of chances.
	03:21	Some if Bermuda's players is laying on the rink and probably has some injury.
	03:21	Injured player had to go out of game with help his roommates. Probably will not play in this period again.
	03:31	Another penalty minutes for team Great Britain. Cook gets two minutes for high sticking. It is good opportunity to score for visitors.
	04:32	Rowat took good shot on the crease and Marchetti was lucky to stop this chance. His roommate managed to get the ball out of defensive zone then.
	05:06	What a glove save by Brian Marchetti! He saved his team in this short handed time.
	05:30	Goal for Team Bermuda! Bermuda team did not score in the first power play, but now they did it. It looked easy. Scorer of this goal TOM WHITE-WORTHINGTON was on the right circle and found place under the cross board. Assisted by Robert Bailey and Ross Rufiange.
	07:21	The ball is often in the neutral zone right now. Amlong could get Bermuda team to another chance, but then he lost the ball on the blue line.
	08:00	Important save by goaltender Marchetti. For the first time he made it with his pad and then used his glove too.
	08:26	Referee stops play after Ellard throw out the ball ouf the rink. It is gonna be draw in the neutral zone.
	09:05	The first period has been cut into lot of part. Here is another stopped play, the ball went to the net above the rink.
	09:36	Tremblay could surprise defenders from Britain. He was running against the two players of rival but then lost the ball.
	10:32	We did not se any shot for a long time. One of Britains could take some from the left circle, but he missed the net finaly.
	11:24	The net of Great Britain is out of the right position so referee Hollett had to stop play. Bailey could have chance.
	11:57	Goal for Team Great Britain! Unbelievable! Great Britain has not had a shot for five or six minutes. But now home team tried to get to chance and they scored immideatelly. Scorer of this goal is CHRISSY MORRISON who got pass from Kristof between circles. Goalie Leclerc had no chance to stop this shot. Assisted by Vojtech Kristof.
	13:10	Another chance by Britain. Tom Cole found the ball on the goal crease and almost kicked it to the net.
	13:38	Play is stopped in Bermuda's defensive zone.
	14:12	It is last minute of the first period. That are Britains who have the ball under control, trying gain ofensive zone one more time.
	14:36	Offside by team Great Britain.
	14:41	And another one save by Brian Marchetti. Is for him, but he has to use his glove to stop it.
	15:00	1st period finished.
		That's all from the first period. We are tied for one and we will see what another 15 minutes is gonna bring us.
		Just few moments to start the second period.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
	15:15	Hands has the first chance of team Bermuda during this period. He was with ball on the stick behind the net, but then he lost it.
	15:48	Leclerc made save by his glove and stopped play. It is gonna be new draw inftront of him.
	16:16	Bailey stood infront of the goaltender Marchetti and it was close he did not score from this position.
	16:52	Cole on the other side of the rink. But he was alone against two rivals and had nobody around himself to pass it.
	17:20	Offside by team Great Britain.
	17:52	Bermuda is good in defensive zone now. Four visitors players defenden now and stopped good chance made by Britain.
	18:16	Home team is trying to make some another surprise. For example Johnson was running along the left board and had good opportunity.
	18:58	Almost nice chance for Britain. Tulip got the ball on the blue line and could run alone against Leclerc. But he lost the ball in that moment.
	19:44	Icing by team Great Britain and it will new draw in their defensive zone.
	20:06	Maybe it is surprisng, but Britains are more active at the beginning of the second period. Then ball went out of the rink.
	20:49	The ball is so often in neutral zone. Five players were trying to get it on their stick, but nobody was able to do that.
	21:21	Referee calls attacking player in the goal crease of goalie Brian Marchetti, play is stopped now.
	21:36	Good shot took by Dustin Luck. But few second after that we saw another attacking player staying in the goal crease.
	22:05	Great Britain will play first power play of the game. It is penalty for slashing for Bermuda player Merritt.
	22:40	Britains are in the ofensive zone, making some passes. But no shots on the goal. Morrison took shot from the left circle and missed the net.
	23:35	Last moments in this power play for team Britain. They have not good power play.
	24:06	Team Bermuda is playing in full strength.
	24:20	It is another advantage for home team.
	24:22	One penalty ended and another is here. Adam Smith gets minor penalty for slashing.
	24:48	Tom Cole took good wrist shot. But he hit first player infront of him and the ball went out of rink.
	25:01	Bermuda got the ball from the defensive zone for the first time in this short handed time. Good work from them.
	25:48	Goal for Team Great Britain! It did not look like good power play from Great Briain. Despite that they score and it is power play goal for them. Goalie Leclerc had no chance to catch the ball going next to righ post. This could be important moment of this game. The scores of this goal is TOM COLE. Assisted by Chrissy Morrison.
	26:50	Right now team Bermuda is playing in full strength.
	27:28	Merritt was running one on one. Took nice wrist shot from the palce between circles and just closely wided the net.
	28:11	Chance also on the other of the rink.
	28:21	Goal for Team Great Britain! And it is 3:0 for Great Britain. Visitors did not score from two on one chance but then they did it from the other chance. CHRISSY MORRISON has the second goal in this game. Assisted by Joe Cooke.
	29:15	Last minute of the second period is here. Referee stops play in the defensive zone of Britain.
	29:20	Offsidey made by team Great Britain.
	30:00	2nd period finished.
		It is the end of the second period. Team Great Britain scored twice and took the lead. Are they gonna win this game? We will see.
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
	30:12	Bermuds has 27 shots on goal but despite it lost two goals.
	30:28	Britains are active at the start of the period. But they made one mistake and Miller could score a goal.
	31:09	Play is stopped because Leclerc made nice glove save.
	31:42	For a long time here is some chance for team Bermuda. Gosse was running alongside the board, then lost the ball so could continue in this action.
	32:20	Great Britain knows they cannot risk. They have lead 3:1 and it could be enough for them from this game.
	33:00	Three Britains were trying to score in the goal crease.
	33:00	Penalty for Great Britain (Worthington-White – 2 min., Slashing).
	33:24	First shot in the power play taken by defender of Bermuda Adam Smith. He missed the cross bar just closely.
	33:55	Goal for Team Great Britain! Great Britain leads 4:1 after scoring goal in power play. It is goal from MIROSLAV ADAMEC. He found the ball on the goal crease and han no problem to score and celebrate. Hard situation for team Bermuda. Assisted by Zach Wilson, Vlad Porubsky.
	35:33	Goal for Team Great Britain! Britains were not favorites of this game, but it is not problem for them. Just few second gone and here is fifth goal of home team. CHRISSY MORRISON has hattrick, he took nice shot from the right circle. Nice play by team Britain. Assisted by Scott Wright.
	36:50	Bermudians have problem to get back to offensive zone and make some chance.
	37:06	Goal for Team Bermuda! And it is another goal, now on the other side of the rink. Bermuda team has last hope to do something with this game. JEREMY ESTEY surprised all defenders from the right circley. Unnassisted.
	37:32	Penalty for Bermuda (Tremblay – 2 min., Interference).
	38:37	Britains are making some passes from the on side to other. After that Ellard took shot, but was not succesfull.
	39:00	Referee calls hand pass.
	39:30	Team Bermuda is playing in full strength.
	39:56	Three big chances by visitors team in few seconds. But goalie Marchetti was able to stop all of them. He was little bit lucky.
	40:36	Bermuda is better team in the rink now. They are taking one shot by the other. But no of them is dangerou for Grea Britain.
	41:20	Nice glove save by Brian Marchetti mad infron of the goal crease.
	42:00	Marchetti is great and ready at the end of the game. His another wonderful save by his glove and stopped play.
	42:20	Vlad Porubsky wanted to take shot from the right circle. But then referee calls attacking player in goal crease.
	42:40	Another save by Marchetti, now by his right pad.
	43:10	Last two minutes of the third period are here.
	43:22	Goal for Team Bermuda! Team Bermuda played without goalie and scored the goal of hope. CHRISTOPHER MERRITT got the ball to the net from goal crease. Asistedy by TomWorthington-White.
	43:55	Time out for team Bermuda.
	44:08	Bermuda plays without goalie and has the ball under control in offensive zone.
	44:11	Icing by team Great Britain.
	44:26	Calum Mort missed the empty net!
	44:36	The end of hopes for team Bermuda. Tremblay got two minutes for interference.
		Game over.
		Maybe it is surprising for somebody but Great Britain beat team Bermuda 5:3 and takes important three points to the table. I think Bermudians cannot be satisfied by their performance. Have a nice rest of Sunday. (13:10:41)

Commentary by

Martin Schwarz

@MartinSmuci

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 12. Morrison (Kristof), 26. Cole (Morrison), 29. Morrison (Cooke), 34. Adamec (Wilson, Porubsky), 36. Morrison (Wright) – 6. Worthington-White (Bailey, Rufiange), 38. Estey, 44. Merritt (Worthington-White)

Great Britain: Marchetti (Pearce) – Adamec, Cooke, Gaunt, Graham, Hirst, Johnson, Tulip, Wilson, Wright – Brown, Bull, Cole, Ellard, Ferrington, Hagg, Kristof, Morrison, Mort, Porubsky, Slack

Bermuda: Leclerc (Holmes) – Rowat, Coleman, Worthington-White, Miller, Smith, Gosse, Katzsch, Estey, Merritt, Luck, Hands, Cundliffe, Dzurus, Rufiage, Amlong, Beaudion, Talbot, Tremblay, Bailey, Farmer, Bilodeau, Calko

Referees: Hollett, Friedli

1st period
	01:20	GBR	2	Wilson, Slashing
	03:31	GBR	2	Cooke, High Sticking
	05:30	BRM	0:1	Worthington-White (Bailey, Rufiange)
	11:57	GBR	1:1	Morrison (Kristof)
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:05	BRM	2	Merritt, Slashing
	24:22	BRM	2	Smith, Slashing
	25:48	GBR	2:1	Cole (Morrison)
	28:21	GBR	3:1	Morrison (Cooke)
2nd intermission
3rd period
	33:00	BRM	2	Worthington-White, Slashing
	33:55	GBR	4:1	Adamec (Wilson, Porubsky)
	35:33	GBR	5:1	Morrison (Wright)
	37:06	BRM	5:2	Estey
	37:32	BRM	2	Tremblay, Interference
	43:22	BRM	5:3	Merritt (Worthington-White)
	44:36	BRM	2	Tremblay, Interference
Final