CAN 5:1 SUI | Canada - Switzerland (World Cup (men))

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final

Canada

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

Switzerland

Thursday 08.06.2017, 21:30 • World Cup (men) • Čtvrtfinále

		Welcome. Game starts at 21:30.
		Team Switzerland Team Switzerland can be satisfied with games in the group A2. They have played four games and won two of them when they beat Portugal and Italy. This important points were enough to go to quarter-final. But Switzerland will not have easy task to do, because is going to play against Team Canada. Switzerland scored twelve goals during regular group A2 and took the third place in the table. They ended at 6th place two years ago at home championship in Zug and there is no doubt they would like to be little bit better. Are they able to beat Canada?
		Team Canada Canada has been waiting for a gold medal at the Ball Hockey World Championship since 2007 when they won in Germany (Ratingen). Since this year players from North America took one silver medal (2011, Slovakia) and one bronze medal (Canada, 2015). They were on 5th place two years ago and it is clear Canada wants to be better in Pardubice this June. They ended the second at this championship in a group A1 when beat teams Greece, Finland and India. But in the end Canada lost 0:3 against Slovaks who are dreaming about winning the third gold medals in a row. This game with Switzerland will very important.
		Welcome you from Pardubice! We are going to watch Quater-Final game of Ball Hockey World Championship in Pardubice between Team Canada and Team Switzerland. Might we can expect close and dramatic match. Enjoy that!
		Starting lineups: Canada: Barlow (Flores) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastas, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, D. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid, N. Yetman Switzerland: Sidler (Leuenberger) – Aegerterm Dappen, Hohl, Huber, Kohler, Mermoud, M. Müller, Staheli, Blätter, Bohnenblust, Dobeli, Faina, Kummer, Mellinger, Y. Müller, Paulik, Rothilsberger, Schildknecht, Sterchi, Stucki.
		Just 15 minutes to start of the game.
		Both teams are on the pitch right now. In moment we will be ready to begin the game.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:10	Canada won the first draw and is strying to make some action in ofensive zone. But they lost the ball in the neutral zone in the end.
	00:32	First save of the game fot Stephan Sidler. He did it by his glove and stopped the play.
	00:47	And also first work for a Canadian goalie, he also made nice and easy glove save.
	01:09	Reid took nice wrist shot from the blue line. But there was nobody infront of the goal crease to tip the ball into the net.
	01:34	Another draw around the Switzerland's goal.
	02:00	Goaltedner Barlow made good pass to his playmate in the corner. But Canada has problem to go cross the neutral zone and make some good shot on a goal.
	02:28	Icing by team Canada.
	02:56	Switzerland is in their defensive zone. They know they don't have to hurry anywhere.
	03:28	Now good shot taken by Faina, but it missed the net again. On the other side of the pitch, there was called attacking player in the goal crease. So referee had to stop the play.
	03:55	Easy glove save by Sidler and the play is stopped. New draw in Switzerland's zone.
	04:22	Icing made by team Switzerland.
	04:35	Goalie Barlow stopped the play because he did not want to risk anything. We are not watching a lot of chances at the beginning of this game.
	05:03	Ecott took shot from the right board, saved by goalie Sidler.
	05:08	Goal for Team Canada! What a nice goal by team Canada! They won the draw in the offensive zone and scored after that. It was important there was STEPHEN D'ABADIE on the goal crease. The ball was jumping there and D'Abadie was able to hit it to the net. Maybe little bit lucky, but beautiful goal. Assisted by Justin Dentremont.
05:08 D'Abadie (CAN) - 1:0
	06:34	The play is stopped because the ball is somewhere out of the rink.
	06:58	Yetman and his great chance between two circles. But he had not good positon to make a move or try to take a shot. So he decided to pass.
	07:45	The ball is in a neutral zone but it is still Team Canada who is more active and trying to score goal again.
	08:15	Team Canada hit the net, but just from the outside. Then Switzerland made icing again. Both teams are changing.
	08:35	Offside by team Canada.
	08:35	Penalty for Switzerland (Mellinger – 2 min., High Sticking).
	09:09	First shot in the power play taken by defender Szolga. Then SIdler had to make nice save to stop the ball.
	09:33	Canada made a mistake and throwed the ball on icing.
	09:55	What a shot by Dylan Kelly! It was hard and good, but someone tipped it and the ball went under the roof of arena.
	10:21	Goal for Team Canada! Canada scores during their first power play right now. DANICK MARTEL was running alone and nobody of Switzerland players was able to stop him. He made nice move on the forhand and scored easily. Canada has 2:0 lead right now and is closer to win this quarter-final game against their rival. Referee was calling if it is good goal but it is. Assisted by Patrick O'Keefe.
10:21 Martel (CAN) - 2:0
	11:03	Now the ball is in the neutral zone and no of players managed to get that to the offensive.
	11:45	Nice move by Kevin Reid between the circles. But in the end he lost the ball and then referee stops play.
	12:23	Wild had the ball on his stick. But he did not see anybody to sent a pass. So he took the ball behind his own net.
	12:53	The play is stopped because the ball went out of the rink.
	13:06	What an opportunity by Martel! He took it from the left circle, but wided the right post.
	13:48	Switzerland was trying to take some good attack. But Mermourd was stopped because of offside. Team of visitors has not a lot of chances during this period.
	14:15	The last minute of the first period is here. Derek Gingera was ready to tip the ball infront of the crease, but he didn't get any pass there.
	14:54	Another one icing in this period, now made by team Switzerland.
	15:00	1st period finished.
		The first period has ended. We saw two goals, both scored by team Canada. Home team is little bit better and they deserved to score this two goals. We will see what is Switzerland gonna prepare for another period.
		The second period is coming. We are watching a nice game where Canada leads 2:0 after scoring two goals in the first period.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
	15:15	Canada won the draw but took the ball in their own zone to make a passes.
	15:28	The play is stopped because of offside probably.
	15:52	Icing by team Canada. Kohler was waiting for a chance infront of the goal crease but was not able to tak the shot from this place.
	16:01	Lot of technical calls at the beginning of the second period. Now another icing by team Canada.
	16:33	Reid was alone between the two circles. He was not far away to hit it to the net, but he missed it in the end.
	17:21	What a chance by home team. Canadians were running two on one and it was Jordan Escott who hit the ball on the goal crease. But then the play was stopped because the net was out of right position.
	17:35	Offside by team Switzerland.
	18:00	Pascal Kohler had ball under the control on the left circle. But he had nobody around to pass. Then he lost it.
	18:44	Good shot from the blue line taken by Canadian defender Azevedo. But one tipped to the net.
	19:28	Raphael Mellinger and his nice opportunity infront of the net! He missed the post just closely.
	19:55	And there was Patrick O'Keefe on the other side of the pitch trying to score the third goal for team Canada. Took shot from great position, but hit just goalie Sidler.
	20:34	Play is stopped again.
	20:34	Penalty for Switzerland (Stäheli – 2 min., Interference).
	21:08	Goal for Team Canada! The second power play and second goal in this type of play tonight for team Canada. Nice slapshot taken by scorer of this goal BRIAN SZOLGA. Goalie Sidler saw the ball was not able to stop it. Assisted by Jordan Escott, Marcus Power.
21:08 Szolga (CAN) - 3:0
	22:00	Canada is more active right now. But there was also chance for Switzerland when Müller took shot from the good position.
	22:22	Penalty for Canada (Fortier – 2 min., High Sticking).
	22:37	Switzerland is making some passes around the Canada's net. But no shots are going on the net and it's problem for visitors.
	23:17	Goal for Team Switzerland! Oh my god! Team Switzerland also scores in power play but it was really big surprise for a goaltender Tim Barlow! And absolutely for all from the Canada's bench. MARIO PAULIK took the hard shot from the neutral zone and scored. Nobody could guess this will be a goal. Assisted by Yannik Sterchi.
23:17 Paulík (SUI) - 3:1
	24:30	It is just two goal game and Switzerland knows this is the best chance to do something with this match right now.
	24:59	The play is stopped because the ball went out of the rink again.
	25:16	Another good chance for visitors! Dobeli took shot from the left side and somebody probably tipped infront.
	25:55	Fans from Switzerland are yelling they wanna another goal. I would not be surprise if it would happen.
	26:16	Penalty for Canada (Szolga – 2 min., Slashing).
	26:55	Mario Paulik was ready to take some shot from the blue line. But no of his playmates sent it to him. But Switzerland is still in offensive zone.
	27:25	Now Team Canada managed to throw the ball out of their zone. Chance to change the lines for them.
	28:08	Last two minutes of the second period and last seconds of Switzerland's power play.
	28:35	Marc Müller could score the second goal for visitors. He was running alone along the right board, but his shot hit the goaltender Sidler.
	29:15	Last minute of the second period. Kelly could take nice shot, but then it was blocked.
	29:27	Icing by team Switzerland.
	29:45	Switzerland can be happy now. Some of Canada's forward was on the goal crease and was not far from the scoring.
	29:53	Penalty for Switzerland (Faina – 2 min., High Sticking).
	30:00	2nd period finished.
		The second period has ended and it is still two goal game. Canada scored third goal, then Switzerland was able to score fot the first time tonight. Are visitors able to tie the match and send it to the overtime?
		The third period is coming.
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
	30:38	Canada has the ball on their stick but is not hurrying anywhere right now.
	31:02	What a shot by Szolga from the blue line. Stephan Sidler managed to saved by his pad.
	31:28	Goal for Team Canada! But now Sidler was not able to make another successful save. Canada scores the fourth goal of the evening when MARCUS POWER took good slapshot and hit the place next to the left post. Assisted by Brian Szolga and Dustin Kelly.
31:28 Power (CAN) - 4:1
	32:26	Despite it is three goal game and Switzerland is losing it, their fans are still yelling and hope to win the game.
	33:12	Nice save by Stephan Sidler. Marchuk was trying to hit it to the net from the goal crease but Sidler used his pad in the right way.
	33:40	The play is stopped in the neutral zone.
	34:15	Canada is attacking again. It was Power in the right corner on the ball, but was not able to make some nice pass.
	35:06	Advantage for team Switzerland.
	35:27	Penalty for Canada (Merasty – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	35:45	This is probably the last chance for Switzerland to do something with this game. But Canada throw the ball out of the zone immediately.
	36:46	Shot by Kohler from the blue line, it just hit the board behind the Canada's net.
	37:01	Play is stopped, the ball is out of the rink.
	37:20	Canada was running two on one during short handed. But Merasty did not hurry and took the ball to the neutral zone.
	38:12	Half of the third period is away and Switzerland is still losing three goals. Kummer was not able to take the shot from the left circle.
	38:53	Sidler made good save by his pads, then he stopped the play to there would not be no other problems for this team.
	39:29	Goal for Team Canada! The fifth goal for Team Canada and their probably can start to celebrate semi-finals. Stephan Sidler was laying in the goal crease and didn't know where the ball is. Then REMI LAURENCELLE hit it and scored. Assisted by Danick Martel and Nathan Yetman.
	41:00	Kohler and Dobeli made a nice combination in the neutral zone, but then lost the ball on the blue line. Canada is changing and has this game under control.
	41:42	Time is running so fast for team Switzerland. They have not many chances and no shots on the goal during last minutes of play.
	42:24	Play is stopped because the ball is out of the rink.
	42:24	Penalty for Switzerland (Hohl – 2 min., Slashing).
	43:02	Last two minutes of the third periody and very probably last two minutes of the whole game.
	43:30	Switzerland players are waiting on their own blue line and are not making any chances. Then Escott took shot which missed the net.
	44:08	The play is stopped, goalie Sidler made good save by his glove.
	44:35	Team Switzerland is playing at full strength. Last seconds of this game.
		Game over.
		The game is over and team Canada is going to semi-finals. They deserved to win because they scored five times and Switzerland did not have many opportunities to score during the match. This is all from me today, have a nice the rest of Thursday. (23:11:35)

Commentary by

Martin Schwarz

@MartinSmuci

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 6. D'Abadie (Dentremont), 11. Martel (O'Keefe), 22. Szolga (Escott, Power), 32. Power (Szolga, Du. Kelly), 40. Laurencelle (Martel, N. Yetman) – 24. Paulik (Sterchi)

Canada: Barlow (Flores) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastas, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, D. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid, N. Yetman

Switzerland: Sidler (Leuenberger) – Aegerterm Dappen, Hohl, Huber, Kohler, Mermoud, M. Müller, Staheli, Blätter, Bohnenblust, Dobeli, Faina, Kummer, Mellinger, Y. Müller, Paulik, Rothilsberger, Schildknecht, Sterchi, Stucki

Referees: P. Skrobak, M. Skrobak

1st period
	05:08	CAN	1:0	D'Abadie (Dentremont)
	08:35	SUI	2	Mellinger, High Sticking
	10:21	CAN	2:0	Martel (O'Keefe)
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:34	SUI	2	Stäheli, Interference
	21:08	CAN	3:0	Szolga (Escott, Power)
	22:22	CAN	2	Fortier, High Sticking
	23:17	SUI	3:1	Paulik (Sterchi)
	26:16	CAN	2	Szolga, Slashing
	29:53	SUI	2	Faina, High Sticking
2nd intermission
3rd period
	31:28	CAN	4:1	Power (Szolga, Du. Kelly)
	35:27	CAN	2	Merasty, Holding an Opponent
	39:29	CAN	5:1	Laurencelle (Martel, N. Yetman)
	42:24	SUI	2	Hohl, Slashing
Final