USA – Italy 7:4 (end) | Hong Kong – Lebanon 5:0 (end) | Cayman Islands – Great Britain 4:2 (end)
Switzerland – USA 1:2 (end) | India – Finland 4:1 (end) | Armenia – Bermuda 3:2 (end)
Italy – Portugal 1:6 (end) | Haiti – France 0:1 (end) | Canada – Slovakia 0:3 (end)
final
Hong Kong
5:0 (1:0, 1:0, 3:0)
Lebanon
Tuesday 06.06.2017, 09:00 • Small arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Skupina B4
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 09:00.
     
    Hong Kong and Lebanon will compete in game day 2 of pool B4. If the Hong Kongese win this one they are through to the semifinals of B pool World Championship. For Lebanon, it's the last game at this tournament and they would love to finally get their first win or at least a point.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Hong Kong: Lui (Banh) – Dang, Jackson, Monaco, Nguyen, S. Pham, Winia, C. Wong, D. Wong – Der, Graham, Chang, Chia, Chung, Kwan, Lam, Lee, T. Pham, Pon, Reid, Sullivan, Yueh.

    Lebanon: Malkoun (Skaff) – Awad, Abboud, J. Boulos, Nehme, Nasrallah, Feghali, Younes – P. Haber, Sabeh, M. Habib, El-Haddad, Boutros, B. Boulos, Sayed, M. A. Haber, Salhany, Eid, Abdulahad, Mohamad, Fadl, Haddad, Ziade.

    Referees: Sakkas, Friedli (both SUI).
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    01:03
    C. Wong got a shot from between the circles but missed the right post.
     
    01:10
    Penalty for Lebanon (Charly Nasrallah – 2 min., Hooking).
     
    02:05
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Trung Pham – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    02:27
    Malkoun makes a save and stops the clock. Both teams with 4 men in at the moment.
     
    02:48
    Penalty for Lebanon (Noel Feghali – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    03:51
    Icing of team Lebanon.
     
    04:00
    Just Reid stood in the crease so the referee stopped the game and ordered a face off in neutral zone.
     
    04:08
    Hong Kong is at full strength and on a power play. It's the Lebanese who have the ball now however.
     
    04:48
    Lebanon is at full strength.
     
    05:31
    Hong Kong with some pressure now. Malkoun collects some more saves for statistics.
     
    06:35
    Given advantage to Lebanon.
     
    06:47
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Sean Lam – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    07:11
    Lebanon with their first big chance. B. Boulos' crossing pass stood beneath the pads of Lui and Boulos tried to get a rebound.
     
    07:17
    It looked like Son Pham speared Boulos after the whistle, but no referee actually saw that. Now both teams dispute in front of Lui.
     
    07:47
    Lebanon still with a power play. The game goes on without any further penalty for now.
     
    07:59
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Derrick Wong – 2 min., Abuse of Official by Players / Team Officials).
    Penalty for Lebanon (Alexandre Haddad – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
     
    09:19
    Both teams play at full strength. Lebanon couldn't cash on their first power play so the game is still goalless.
     
    09:53
    Icing of team Lebanon.
     
    10:50
    Hong Kong is under pressure now.
     
    11:59
    M. A. Haber served the ball to El-Haddad into a clear scoring chance, but El-Haddad couldn't tap it in for first goal!
     
    12:19
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    And the goal is scored on the other end. LOKKI KWAN shoots from right wing and finds back of the net – 1-0. Assisted by Kevin Pon.
     
    13:53
    Jackson gets a shot from middle, but the release was poor.
     
    14:19
    Der's wrist shot founds pads of Malkoun.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    First period is over. Hong Kong leads Lebanon 1-0 with a late tally from Lokki Kwan. The display is quite even though, Lebanon even had some chances before, but they couldn't finish it and paid the price.

    Next period starts at 9:41 CET.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    15:57
    Monaco with a one timer against open net but Malkoun moves quickly across to deny him! Chia's rebound attempt ends with the goalie as well
     
    17:03
    Now T. Pham misses a ball in front of a wide open goal. That would have been tough for Malkoun to get there.
     
    17:49
    More action around Malkoun. Hong Kong dominates the game in second period so far.
     
    18:40
    Slap shot from Der goes wide.
     
    19:17
    Icing of Lebanon. All events take place in their defensive zone at the moment.
     
    19:58
    C. Wong's shot took a deflection off Nasrallah's stick and the ball went wide.
     
    20:51
    Another icing from the Lebanese.
     
    21:22
    Lebanon got the ball into neutral zone so Malkoun can take a break for a while.
     
    22:17
    Malkoun almost by accident found a loose ball at his right post just on time to cover it before any danger could happen.
     
    22:26
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Lokki Kwan – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    23:07
    Hong Kong clears it all the way behind Malkoun.
     
    23:27
    Now Lebanon is back inside the zone.
     
    23:51
    Elie Salhany had a great chance with one timer from the slot, but Lui is there with an excellent save to keep his side ahead.
     
    23:51
    Penalty for Lebanon (Charly Nasrallah – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    24:01
    25 seconds of 4-on-4, then the Hongkongers will play in one-man advantage.
     
    24:29
    Hong Kong is at full strength.
     
    25:03
    Chang tried to dangle all the way into the goal but failed with the last deke into backhand. Maybe he should have taken a shot before when in a good position.
     
    25:54
    Team Lebanon is at full strength.
     
    26:00
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    Great passing play from Hong Kong to set up JUSTIN REID for a shot on circle. Malkoun gouldn't get across this time and lets a second tally in – 2-0. Assisted by Jonathan Yueh and Colin Wong.
     
    27:15
    Lam had a backhand shot from a rush and almost surprised Malkoun. He kicks it out while standing. An odd save but he kept it away eventually.
     
    28:49
    Haddad went after a long clearance, Lui decided to leave his crease and try to poke it out before Haddad gets to it, but he couldn't do so. Haddad then sent the ball onto the open goal, but Nguyen got there just in time to prevent ball from crossing the line.
     
    29:45
    Malkoun makes a save to stop Chia with a chance.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    One more goal for team Hong Kong in the second period. Reid scored a goal right after a power play and made it 2-0. Lebanon still struggles to get on board.

    Next period starts at 10:07 CET.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    30:46
    Offside of the Hong Kongese.
     
    30:59
    Hong Kong has a lot of loud support from the crowd throughout the game.
     
    31:21
    One of the Lebanese lies on the floor inside the offensive zone of his team and can't get up.
     
    31:21
    It's M. A. Haber and it seems like he's done for the game. He probably slipped and fell badly so his teammates had to help him get back to the bench. Hopefully he can recover soon.
     
    32:29
    Habib had a chance to shoot from a great position, but hesitated a bit and Monaco blocked it with his leg.
     
    32:52
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    LOKKI KWAN was right at the crease when Malkoun made a save and puts it past him with a lightning-fast rebound for 3-0. Goal was score with a given advantage. Assisted by Owen Der.
     
    32:52
    Penalty for Lebanon (Bassil Boulos – 10 min. misconduct penalty, Abuse of Official by Players / Team Officials).
     
    33:53
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    It's 4-0! CLAYTON CHIA goes all the way around the goalie and puts it in off the post. Hong Kong quickly doubles their lead. No assist.
     
    34:50
    The officials whistled an icing of team Hong kong, but there was a tip mid-way. Face off will take place in centre circle.
     
    35:23
    Nguyen's shot aimed for a blocker side but missed by inches. Malkoun probably got a piece of it.
     
    37:48
    Icing from the Hongkongers. Lebanon tries to push to get themselves on board.
     
    38:03
    Now Hong Kong went into a rush and almost score the fifth one. Fantastic save from Malkoun!
     
    38:24
    And another great stop on Nguyen's slapper. Now with left pad.
     
    38:43
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    Now it's five for Hong Kong! Great solo run from JONATHAN YUEH ends up with another one past Malkoun after a good shot from circles. Assisted by Sean Lam.
     
    40:18
    Haddad with some pace on a rush, but still he lacked one more step to go alone.
     
    40:38
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Bench minor penalty – Too Many Players on the Rink). Penalty served by Clayton Chia.
     
    42:12
    Lebanon struggles to set themselves up in the zone with a power play.
     
    42:40
    Team Hong Kong is at full strength.
     
    42:56
    Nasrallah tried to tip a long shot right in front of Lui, but couldn't keep it on target.
     
    43:25
    Offside whistled against the Lebanese. Meanwhile Bassil Boulos returns from the penalty box after his misconduct penalty.
     
    44:31
    Icing of team Lebanon.
     
    Game over.
     
    Hong Kong added three more goals in the final period to get the easy 5-0 win over Lebanon. Now they will face either team GB or Cayman Islands in semifinal game of B pool championship.

    Best players:
    Matthew Lui (HKG)
    Pascal Malkoun (LEB) (11:09:21)
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 13. Kwan (Pon), 26. Reid (Yueh, C. Wong), 33. Kwan (Der), 34. Chia, 39. Yueh (Lam)

    Hong Kong: Lui (Banh) – Dang, Jackson, Monaco, Nguyen, S. Pham, Winia, C. Wong, D. Wong – Der, Graham, Chang, Chia, Chung, Kwan, Lam, Lee, T. Pham, Pon, Reid, Sullivan, Yueh
    Lebanon: Malkoun (Skaff) – Awad, Abboud, J. Boulos, Nehme, Nasrallah, Feghali, Younes – P. Haber, Sabeh, M. Habib, El-Haddad, Boutros, B. Boulos, Sayed, M. A. Haber, Salhany, Eid, Abdulahad, Mohamad, Fadl, Haddad, Ziade
    Referees: Sakkas, Friedli (both SUI)