Portugal – India 4:3 (end) | Lebanon – Bermuda 3:2 (end) | USA – Switzerland 6:3 (end)
Cayman Islands – Armenia 3:6 (end) | Canada – Greece 5:0 (end) | Hong Kong – Great Britain 3:0 (end)
France – Haiti 4:1 (end) | Slovakia – Czech Republic 1:0 (3:2 after SO)
final
Hong Kong
3:0 (0:0, 2:0, 1:0)
Great Britain
Friday 09.06.2017, 17:30 • small hall, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • For 13.-14. place
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
     
    Welcome from Pardubice! Today is the 8th Day of the Ball Hockey World Championship, so the program is very busy. In final of B-pool will play Team Hong Kong against Team Great Britain.
     
    Hong Kong
    Team Hong Kong placed on 4th position in group B2, but after two games in group B4 it achieved second place. In semifinal of B-pool Hong Kong beat Cayman Islands 3-2.

    Games in Pardubice
    01.06.2017 Armenia x Hong Kong 4:3SO (B2)
    03.06.2017 Hong Kong x Cayman Islands 3:4SO (B2)
    04.06.2017 Haiti x Hong Kong 6:2 (B2)
    05.06.2017 Bermuda x Hong Kong 0:3 (B4)
    06.06.2017 Hong Kong x Lebanon 5:0 (B4)
    09.06.2017 Cayman Islands x Hong Kong 2:3 (semifinal B)
     
    Great Britain
    Team Great Britain was in B1 group on the second postion, but after B3 group it was the last team. On Thursday the GB beat Team Armenia 4-2.

    Games in Pardubice
    Velká Británie
    01.06.2017 France x Great Britain 4:3 (B1)
    02.06.2017 Great Britain x Lebanon 2:1 (B1)
    04.06.2017 Great Britain x Bermudes 5:3 (B1)
    05.06.2017 Haiti x Great Britain 4:1 (B3)
    06.06.2017 Cayman Islands x Great Britain 4:2 (B3)
    09.06.2017 Great Britain x Armenia 4:2 (semifinal B)
     
    Starting lineups:

    Hong Kong: Lui (Bahn) – Dang, Jackson, Monaco, Nguyen, Pham, Winia, Colin Wong, Darren Wong – Der, Graham, Chang, Chia, Chung, Kwan, Lam, Lee, Pham, Pon, Reid, Sullivan, Yueh

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

    Referees: Koskuba, Sulo.
     
    Player are ready, match will start soon.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:22
    Justin Reid fired from left circle, but missed the target.
     
    00:44
    Icing by Hong Kong.
     
    01:08
    Marchetti saves the shot from big angle.
     
    02:01
    Justin Ried sands the ball in front of the net, but nobody was there.
     
    02:58
    Clayton Chia finished two on one situation with shot from left circle, but couldn't find the target.
     
    03:58
    Team Hong Kong is better side in this match so far.
     
    04:26
    Shot by Vojtech Kristof from left side was blocked.
     
    05:18
    Hard shot by Lokki Kwan ends up in the netting.
     
    06:02
    Hongkong goaltender Mattew Lui has the ball under his glove and stops the game.
     
    06:23
    Brian Marchetti saves the shot by Sean Lam.
     
    07:01
    Derrick Wong fired from the half line, Marchetti made an easy save.
     
    08:02
    Chrissy Morrison had the ball in the attacking zone, but didn't have any support and lose it.
     
    09:36
    Fans of both team are supporting their team very loudly.
     
    09:57
    Penalty for Great Britain (Wilson – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    10:35
    Clayton Chia's sloped shot misses the target.
     
    11:35
    Monaco fired from blue line, but ball went wide.
     
    11:57
    GB at full strength.
     
    12:59
    Ball is out of the play, game is stopped.
     
    12:59
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Lam – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    13:35
    First power play for Great Briton in this game.
     
    13:55
    Goaltender Lui saves Porubsky's shot with his pad.
     
    14:40
    Shot by Der goes wide of the net.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    First period is over, either team did not score a goal. Hong Kong had more from the play, but couldn't score from their chances. Both goaltenders made some good saves.
     
    Next period begins at 18:00.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    15:15
    GB defence blocks Hong Kong's shot from left side.
     
    15:41
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Monaco – 2 min., Hooking).
     
    16:17
    Great save by Lui with his glove of the shot from short range.
     
    17:06
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    Shorthanded goal by Hong Kong! Great individual work by SON PHAM. He went from his defensive zone, went around two defenders and after that also around the goaltender Marchetti. Then, he had an empty net in front of him. Assisted by Trung Pham, Hung Nguyen.
     
    18:12
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Derrick Wong – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    18:55
    Important save by Mattew Lui! He keeps his clean sheet.
     
    19:30
    Shot by Porubsky from the blue line was taped in front of Lui, but went wide.
     
    20:12
    Hong Kong at full strength.
     
    21:03
    Icing by Great Briton.
     
    21:57
    GB clears the ball and Hong Kong has to go out of the attacking zone.
     
    22:23
    Penalty for Great Brion (Cooke – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    22:52
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    Hong Kong showed GB, how to play in power play. Sloped shot by COLIN WONG from the blue line ends up in the back of the net. Assisted by Derrick Wong, Justin Ried.
     
    25:10
    Lui saves shot by Chris Slack with his glove.
     
    25:35
    Ball is in the netting, bully will be set in the GB's attacking zone.
     
    26:09
    Shot by Darren Winia goes wide of the net.
     
    26:48
    Scott Ellard fired from the edge of the right circle, Lui made a good save again.
     
    28:26
    Both defensives are doing well, either team can't find a room for shot.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    After two periods, Hong Kong is very close to winning the B pool final. First, they scored a shorthanded goal, then they scored in power play. GB has to recover quickly if they want gold medal.
     
    Third period begins at 18:32.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    30:19
    Hard shot by Derrick Wong saved by Brian Marchetti.
     
    31:24
    Offside by Hong Kong.
     
    31:44
    Icing by Hong Kong.
     
    32:14
    Miracle save made by Mattew Lui. Chrissy Morrison fired from between of the circles, but due to Lui's great save, he couldn't find the back of the net.
     
    33:55
    GB is more often on the ball, Hong Kong plays more defensively now.
     
    34:54
    Goal for Team Hong Kong!
    Another goal for Hong Kong, now only 10 minutes from historical gold medal from B pool. Brian Marchetti wasn't able to catch shot fired by forward ANDREW GRAHAM. Assisted by Brandon Sullivan.
     
    35:06
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Colin Wong – 2 min. , Holding an Opponent).
     
    36:45
    Mattew Lui covered the shot from the blue line.
     
    37:06
    Hong Kong at full strength.
     
    37:54
    Icing by Hong Kong.
     
    38:04
    Shot by Johny Tulip blocked by the Hong Kong's defence.
     
    39:12
    GB is overplaying their opponents, but can't find the back of the net.
     
    40:23
    Shot by Son Pham did not find the target. Marchetti could stay calm.
     
    41:20
    Good glove save by Lui after shot by Vojtech Kristof.
     
    42:21
    First time shot by Hong Kong's defender Derrick Wong followed by great save by Brian Marchetti.
     
    42:48
    Penalty for Hong Kong (Lokki Kwan – 2 min., High Sticking + 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    43:48
    GB plays with empty net!
     
    44:07
    Good glove save by Lui after Ferrington's shot from the blue line.
     
    44:18
    Porubsky's shot from long range goes wide.
     
    Game over.
     
    It's over! Hong Kong is celebrating gold medal of B pool!
     
    Great achievement for team Hong Kong. They have never won any medal so far and now they have gold. They played very well tonight, especially their goaltender Mattew Lui had a really good game. With two goals in second and one in third period, Hong Kong is the winner!
     
    Best player of the game:

    GB: Brian Marchetti
    Hong Kong: Lokki Kwan (18:57:21)
    Commentary by

    Petr Sumbal

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 18. Pham (Phan, Nguyen), 23. Colin Wong (Derrick Wong, Ried), 35. Graham (Sullivan)

    Hong Kong: Lui (Bahn) – Dang, Jackson, Monaco, Nguyen, Pham, Winia, Colin Wong, Darren Wong – Der, Graham, Chang, Chia, Chung, Kwan, Lam, Lee, Pham, Pon, Reid, Sullivan, Yueh
    Great Britain: Marchetti (Pearce) – Adamec, Cooke, Gaunt, Graham, Hirst, Johnson, Tulip, Wilson, Wright – Brown, Bull, Cole, Ellard, Ferrington, Hagg, Kristof, Morrison, Mort, Porubsky, Slack
    Referees: Koskuba, Sulo