GBR 4:2 ARM | Great Britain - Armenia (World Cup (men))

World Cup (men)

Bermuda – Lebanon	1:6 (end)	\|	Finland – France	3:1 (end)	\|	Italy – Haiti	2:0 (end)
USA – Greece	3:4 (after OT)	\|	Cayman Islands – Hong Kong	2:3 (end)	\|	Slovakia – Portugal	4:0 (end)
Czech Republic – India	3:1 (end)	\|	Great Britain – Armenia	4:2 (end)	\|	Canada – Switzerland	5:1 (end)

final

Great Britain

4:2 (1:0, 2:1, 1:1)

Armenia

Thursday 08.06.2017, 19:00 • Small Hall, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Semifinále sk. B

		That is everything from me now. I wish you a very nice rest of this day. (20:55:45)
		British team was absolutely dominating for majority time of this match. They used this for four goals, which were enough for promote to final match with Hong Kong.
		Best players of the match GBR: Brian Marchetti ARM: Yeghia Der Ohannesian
		Game over.
	44:46	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for Great Britain (Wright – 2 min. + 2 min., Roughing). Penalty for Armenia (Vartazarmian – 2 min., Roughing). Penalty for Armenia (Ohanessian – 2 min., Roughing).
	44:46	The aggressive is growing up, there are fights against both teams.
	44:03	Goal for Team Armenia! Hopeful goal for Armenia in the end. MELIH BAHTI scored into almost empty goal. Without assist.
	43:59	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for Great Britain (Wilson – 2 min., Roughing). Penalty for Armenia (Jerjian – 2 min., Slashing).
	43:40	After time out came Armenia to the floor without keeper.
	43:26	The game was paused thanks to hand pass.
	42:38	The british pressure doesn't stopped, even they have win in their pockets.
	42:13	Great Britain is playing at full strength.
	41:53	Britain needs to defend now, but they are doing it properly.
	41:00	Armenia is still breathing, after really long time, when they were just sparing partner, they tried to some chances.
	40:20	The ball in power play was sent up to Aumais across the whole floor.
	40:13	Penalty for Great Britain (Wright – 2 min., Holding the stick).
	39:42	Great Britain doesn't have enough and they are really hardly working for another goal, but Jean-Francois Aumais has a different opinion and the blocked or caught everything.
	38:53	Zack Brown didn't take the pass from Vlad Porubsky good and he lost the ball.
	38:32	Callum Mort had a very hopeful action, but it was stopped thanks to offside.
	37:56	Jean-Francois Aumais found another nice save, after Tom Cole's shot, which was sent directly from place between the circles.
	36:36	British team is dominating on the floor and also on the stands. The atmosphere must be really for British team motivating and used it for lot of shots.
	35:27	Goal for Team Great Britain! British pressure has the results. VLAD PORUBSKY found a pass from fast attack, which has been began by Marchetti. Assist: Miroslav Adamec
	35:00	Fantastic save from Brian Marchetti. From corner Mark Guergis shoot to the keeper, who caught it into glove.
	34:13	Garo Jerjian ran to the attacking zone, but very soon, he lost the ball.
	33:26	Britain is defending the zone before their keeper, which was successful, and they made up a new attack.
	32:28	The game is situated just in the half of the floor, which is closer to Jean-Francois Aumais.
	31:07	Armenia is at full strength.
	30:57	After handpass there was a face off in centre zone
	30:10	Great Britain has also in third period a first attack. Well, now it isn't difficult, on behave to, they play double power play.
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Great Britain completely controlled the game in this period. Armenia only used the British mistake and scored. That's shown at score line. Also keepers worked really good.
	30:00	2nd period finished.
	29:42	In double power play GB works for another goal.
	29:07	Penalty for Armenia (Guergis – 2 min., Slashing). Penalty for Armenia (Sadek – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	28:29	British defenders saved their team from another goal in the circle.
	26:00	Great Britain is at full strength.
	26:00	Goal for Team Armenia! Armenia used the power play. After some time, when their forwards stayed in attacking zone, took YEGHIA DER OHANNESIAN the pass and scored. Assist: Haig Genc Avedissian
	25:03	Penalty for Great Britain (Morrison – 2 min., Too Many Players on the Rink).
	24:31	Very important save by British defence. Charbonneau's shot was blocked from defende, who felt down.
	23:27	Penalty for Great Britain (Hagg – 2 min., Slashing).
	22:47	Goal for Team Great Britain! After Armenian mistake, Britain ran very fast closer and closer to the keeper. Last pass was found by TOM COLE, who scored. Assist: Scott Wright, Reece Bull
	22:04	Greg Ferrington doesn't pass really well. The idea was good, but Vlad Porubsky wasn't too fast, as Ferrington expects.
	21:39	Jean-Francois Aumais sent the ball to the icing as a prevence against Chrissy Morrison, who was really close to the keeper.
	20:37	Armenia ran across the floor closer to Marchetti, but in centre zone, they were blocked and Great Britain returned back.
	19:49	The game was changed to up and down mode. But any team isn't too danger to be able to score.
	19:26	Armenia is playing at full strength.
	18:44	Great Britain is still fighting for the goal in the corner, where are british players blocked by Armenians.
	17:26	Penalty for Armenia (Tachejian – 2 min., Interference).
	17:01	Goal for Team Great Britain! Greg Ferrington sent a pass from the corner to VOJTECH KRISTOF, who scored secondly behind the Aumais's back. Assists: Greg Ferrington, Vlad Porubsky
	16:13	Armenia is trying to overstep the blue line and run to attack zone. But british defence doesn't make them free way.
	15:10	Great Britain started firstly with attacking. Now, they didn't make any dangerous near to Aumais's goal.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Britain had a better entrance to first period, so they scored once and defend some Armenia's chances. This game Is really up and down from both sides.
	15:00	1st period finished.
	14:38	But Britain is still in attacking area and shoots, which woke up the fans, who created a very good atmosphere there.
	14:27	Armenia paused the game with icing.
	13:41	Great Britain wants to make an attack, when she is in the corner of the floor and Armenia's defence doesn't block shots properly.
	12:06	Armenian pressure hasn't been stopped yet. But the defence is working properly, so not too many shots got to Marchetti.,
	11:29	Armenian's players ran to the attacking zone, where they lost the ball, which Britain sent to the icing.
	11:13	After that started the battle in the centre zone for the ball.
	10:51	Goal for Team Great Britain! Really fast counterattack from british players. CHRISSY MORRISON ran into the attacking zone, where he got a ball from Scott Ellard and scored. Assist: Scott Ellard
	10:08	Great Britain is doing everything for forcing out Armenia players, but they wasn't successful, on the other way, Garo Jerjian sent a shot.
	09:25	Armenia is passing together and getting closer and closer to Marchetti's goal.
	08:23	Great Britain stole the ball at the borders between their defence and centre zone. They tried to begin a new attack, but Armenia blocked it.
	07:55	Hovig Jerjian was stopped at blue line after the crash with Carl Graham.
	07:15	GB began a new attack behind their keeper.
	06:25	Brian Marchetti save his team from second icing in the row, when he stopped the ball with his stick.
	06:05	British pressure hasn't been already stopped.
	04:27	Jean-Francois Aumais has another good save. Scott Ellard was standing between the circles, after this small distance, he shoot. But Aumais saw it and was prepared.
	03:19	Great Britain woke up after two minutes. They are passing close to Aumais's goal, but they aren't able to score, because of Armenia's defence.
	02:42	The game was returned close to Jean-Francois Aumais, who started a new Armenian attack.
	01:32	Another good save from Brian Marchetti. Just now against Hovig Jerjian, who stayed later on the floor nad yet he started a running battles with british players.
	01:10	British attack, and whole game, were stopped, when the ball flown over the board.
	00:41	Yeghia Der Ohanessian sent the first shot to Brian Marchetti, who caught it into his glove.
	00:04	Great Britain started with first attack of this match. Very soon, it was stopped by Armenia, who made their attack up.
	00:01	Game started.
		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 Armenia: Aumais (Najarian) – Batri, Galliano, Genc Avedissian, Gennoe, Sadek, Vartazarmian M., Vartazarmian R., Yeramian, Belcher, Boghossian, Guergis, Charbonneau, Jerjian G., Jerjian H., Kabassakalian, Kalachian, Melkonian, Missakian, Nazarian, Der Ohanessian, Tachejian, Torikian.
		Armenia Armenia started in B2 group with Cayman Islands, Haiti and Hong Kong. In group stage they won against Hong Kong 4:3 in shoot out. Next match Armenia played against Cayman Island, which they lost 1:6. Last match played Armenia with Haiti, which they lost 0:1. So from third place, they relegate to B4 group. There Armenia won against Lebanon 5:2 and against Bermuda 3:2. They finished this group as the first.
		Great Britain British team started in group B1 with France, Lebanon and Bermuda. At first match, Britain lost 3:4 with France. Later they won against Lebanon 2:1. In the third match Britain won against Bermuda 5:3. They promoted to B3 group from second place, firstly they lost there 1:4 with Haiti. Secondly Britain lost too, but yet with Cayman Islands 2:4. So, with no points they relegated to this group.
		Welcome at the match, which is connected of battles of thirteenth place. Today's evening is in direction of teams Great Britain and Armenia. I wish you a good read experience.
		Welcome. Game starts at 19:00.

Commentary by

Vít Trubička

@VtTrubika

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 11. Morrison (Ellard), 18. Kristof (Ferrington, Porubsky), 23. Cole (Wright, Bull), 36. Porubsky (Adamec) – 26. Ohanessian (Avedissian), 45. Bahti

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

Armenia: Aumais (Najarian) – Batri, Galliano, Genc Avedissian, Gennoe, Sadek, Vartazarmian M., Vartazarmian R., Yeramian, Belcher, Boghossian, Guergis, Charbonneau, Jerjian G., Jerjian H., Kabassakalian, Kalachian, Melkonian, Missakian, Nazarian, Der Ohanessian, Tachejian, Torikian

1st period
	10:51	GBR	1:0	Morrison (Ellard)
1st intermission
2nd period
	17:01	GBR	2:0	Kristof (Ferrington, Porubsky)
	17:26	ARM	2	Tachejian, Interference
	22:47	GBR	3:0	Cole (Wright, Bull)
	23:27	GBR	2	Hagg, Slashing
	25:03	GBR	2	Brown, Too Many Players on the Rink
	26:00	ARM	3:1	Ohanessian (Avedissian)
	29:07	ARM	2	Guergis, Slashing
	29:07	ARM	2	Sadek, Holding an Opponent
2nd intermission
3rd period
	35:27	GBR	4:1	Porubsky (Adamec)
	40:13	GBR	2	Wright, Holding the stick
	43:59	GBR	2	Wilson, Roughing
	43:59	ARM	2	Jerjian, Slashing
	44:03	ARM	4:2	Bahti
	44:46	GBR	2+2	Wright, Roughing
		ARM	2	Vartazarmian, Roughing
		ARM	2	Ohanessian, Roughing
Final