Finland – Italy 6:3 (end) | India – Switzerland 0:5 (cont.) | Czech Republic – Greece 4:3 (end)
USA – Portugal 8:2 (end) | Slovakia – Canada 6:4 (end)
final
Finland
6:3 (3:1, 1:1, 2:1)
Italy
Saturday 10.06.2017, 10:30 • Small arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • For 9.-10. place
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 10:30.
     
    Good morning from Pardubice, where Finland and Italy will go face to face for the nineth spot.
     
    Finland lost all four group games and it didn´t look good at all for them. But then they managed to beat France and got into the position that they will face Italy.
     
    Italy got smashed 0:12 in it´s first game in the tournament against the Czech Republic. They finished last with the score 8:31.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Finland: Kuru (Kuusano) – Viltanen, Väänänen, Usimäki, Viitanen, Kuha, Eskola, Kariniemi, Pukema, Pietsalo, Kangas, Siikavirta, Pelto-Arvo, Juvani, Leppäniemi, Pietsalo, POhjola, Sirkkala

    Italy: Cusimano (C. Bernardo) – Ferlisi, Fiacconi, Verrelli, Antoniali, Cerone, Divizio, C. Di Giacomo, M. Bernardo, Bowers, Velenosi, Peragine, Pulicicchio, Bonanno, Fiore, Carroccia, Pagendam, Dentamaro, D´Ettore, P. Di Giacomo, D´Elia

    Referees: Varca, Sakkas.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:33
    First shot of the game for Finland, Sami Petsalo shot above the bar.
     
    01:08
    Icing Finland.
     
    01:29
    Italy got into a counter, Anthony Dentamaro's hard shot from the left side hit Kuru in the chest.
     
    01:57
    Offside Italy.
     
    02:24
    Italy got the ball in it's own period and is now setting up an attack.
     
    02:52
    Shot by Samie Pietsalo from the right side didn´t hit the target. Jonathan Pulicicchio then got into a chance on the other end, Kuru saves.
     
    03:51
    This game is pretty even after four minutes of play, Dentamaro's shot from the right side.
     
    04:32
    Tommi Kuru had to go out of his goal to collect the ball.
     
    05:11
    Team Finland with just scored a goal!
    Finnish players got like three shots away before scoring the first goal of the game! Väänänen's shot from the left side saved by Kuru, the ball then went loose in the goal crease and JOHANNES PUKEMA managed to poke it into the net. Assisted by Ville Väänänen and Jani Phjola
     
    05:59
    Goal for Team Italy!
    Italians go to the other end and answer quickly, the score is 1:1! Shot by Bowers got deflected and got to the stick of PHIL DI GIACOMO, who got it into the net. Assisted by Justin Bowers and Marco Cerone
     
    07:08
    Penalty for Finland (Tommi Kuru – 2 min., Delaying the Game). Penalty served by Sami Pietsalo.
     
    08:00
    Pagendam's hard shot from the blue only hit the barrier behind the net, the ball then rebounded infront of the goal, where Alberto Fiore tried scoring it, he only hit the side netting!
     
    09:26
    D´Ettore got the ball to the middle to Peragine, his hard shot saved by the goalie.
     
    09:40
    Team Finland with just scored a goal!
    But Finland go to the other end of the rink and score to take the one goal lead. JUHO KANGAS got to the loose ball in the goal crease and scored the goal.
     
    11:24
    Italians won the ball in their own third, then they lost it in the attacking half.
     
    11:48
    Offside Italy, draw in the middle third.
     
    12:22
    Team Finland with just scored a goal!
    And they score another one, and once again it was from a rebound after a saved shot, this time it came from Kangas and SANTTU SIRKKALA scored the rebound. Assisted by Petteri Uusimaki and Juho Kangas.
     
    13:51
    Jordan Velenosi lost the ball in the attacking third, Finland got to the attack and got an advantage.
     
    13:54
    Penalty for Italy (David Peragin – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    14:36
    Viitanen didn´t manage to control the ball on the attacking blue line, the defender closed him down, Finland still in the attack.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    The first period has ended and Finland is winning after a good performance, Italians got a goal back to make it 1:1, Finland however got another two goals.
     
    Next period begins at 11:04.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    15:52
    Shot by Sami Petsalo from the blue line didn´t hit the target.
     
    16:20
    Italy got into a counter three on one, D'Ettore got the ball on the left and tried squaring it into the middle for his teammate, Kuru got his stick to it and stopped the attack!
     
    17:27
    Penalty for Italy (Jonathan Pulicicchio – 2 min., Cross-Checking).
     
    17:44
    Finland with the ball in the attacking half.
     
    18:01
    Finnish attack didn't last for long, Italians got to the attack even in four men and managed to keep the ball behind Kuru´s net for half a minute.
     
    18:58
    Pietsalo´s shot from the right barrier easily saved by Cusimano, Finland still attacking.
     
    19:19
    Team Finland just scored a goal!
    Finland convert the powerplay and take a three goal lead! Juvani passed the ball to the blue line, where JANI VIITANEN was completly free and scored with a shot to the post. Assisted by Juvani and Pietsalo
     
    19:52
    Penalty for Finland (Mikael Kuha – 2 min., Roughing).
    Penalty for Italy (Jonathan Pulicichio – 2 min., Roughing).
     
    20:37
    Finland in the attack once again, trying to pull off a shot.
     
    21:08
    Viitanen groud shot from the blue was deflected infront of Cusimano by Pohjola, the Italian keeper just about made the save!
     
    21:19
    Chris Cusamino is replaced in the Italian goal by Carlo Bernardo.
     
    22:05
    D'Ettore got through two defenders, but then the ball got poked away from his stick.
     
    23:05
    Pagendam got the ball by the left barrier and wanted to pass to the middle but didn't succed.
     
    24:04
    Icing called against Italy, Finland will have a chance to attack.
     
    24:10
    Backhand shot by Kangas got deflected infront of the Italian goal crease by Santtu Sirkkala, the ball went just wide.
     
    25:04
    It looked like Italy will have a chance to score, the play was stopped because of an offside.
     
    25:25
    Goal for Team Italy!
    Will Italy make a comeback? DAVID PERAGINE went for an individual run from the middle, got to the right side and his backhand shot beat Kuru! Assisted by Jordan Velenosi and Adriano Fiacconi.
     
    25:57
    Phil Di Giacomo tried passing to the left, didn´t find a stick of his teammate.
     
    26:44
    Italy is putting up the pressure, Justin Bowers shot from the right side, Kuru saves with his left pad.
     
    27:08
    Finland got into a counterattack, at the end of that was Bernardo, who caught the ball in his glove.
     
    27:42
    D'Ettore got to the attacking third after getting through two defenders, tried passing to the middle, the ball got to the sticks of the defending players.
     
    28:25
    Italy defended well and will try to close up the gap between the two teams to just one goal.
     
    29:04
    Kangas tried sending his teammate Sirkkala into a one on one situation with the keeper, but instead of that, the ball went all the way for icing.
     
    29:28
    Pass from the right barrier was meant for Kangas, the orange ball went through his legs.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Middle period has ended. Finland got an early goal, Italy then managed to pull one back to make it 2:4 from their view. Both Italy and Finland had their chances to score more goals but they didn't convert them.

    Final period will start at 11:39.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    30:17
    Jari Pohjola passed the ball to the middle to Johannes Pukema, who tried to shoot first time, he didn´t hit the ball well.
     
    30:56
    Penalty for Italy (Vincenzo D'Elia – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    31:22
    Penalty for Italy (Adriano Fiacconi – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    31:22
    Finland will play a long powerplay five on three, will they convert it?
     
    32:18
    Jussi Pelto-Arvo got the ball in a tough angle, tried a shot, Carlo Bernardo saves.
     
    32:49
    Piestalo's shot from the blue line blocked. Ball then went out of play in the Italian third.
     
    33:02
    Team Finland with just scored a goal!
    The five on three situation didn´t go well for the Finns, but now they managed to score in five on four! SAMI PETSALO got the ball in the right circle and finished to the corner. Assisted by Pohjola
     
    33:12
    Penalty for Finland (Mikael Kuha – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    34:20
    Penalty for Finland (Jani Viitanen – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    34:35
    Italy have a five on three powerplay themselves, they now have the ball in the middle third.
     
    34:55
    Tanner Pagendam's shot from the blue went over the bar.
     
    35:10
    Verrelli´s shot from the right circle went wide.
     
    35:20
    Johannes Pukema clears the ball to the Italian half of the rink.
     
    35:48
    Verrelli stopped the Finnish pass while sliding on the ground, he now has the ball in his own third.
     
    36:54
    Goal for Team Italy!
    Italians score their third goal of the match! JUSTIN BOWERS got to the loose ball infront of the goal crease of Finland and got the ball into the net! No assist
     
    37:41
    Kuha's slap shot from the blue line hit the defender, Italy in the attack.
     
    39:02
    Bernardo had the ball under his glove, but Pietsalo still wanted to hit it, the play was stopped.
     
    39:36
    Italian captain Verrelli got the ball in a great position infront of the goal, his backhand shot saved by Kuru!
     
    40:26
    Icing Finland.
     
    41:32
    Italians starting their attack from their own goal.
     
    42:12
    Juho Kangas recieved a great pass to the middle from the left side, shot first time, Bernardo saves with his pad!
     
    43:12
    Another great save by Carlo Bernardo! Once again, one of the Finns was free on the right side, this time it was Sami Pietsalo. He got the shot off first time, Bernardo saved with his pad, the ball then fell back to Pietsalo, he shot again, Bernardo saves again!
     
    44:10
    Penalty for Italy (Adriano Fiacconi – 2 min., Slashing + 10 min. misconduct penalty, Abuse of Official by Players / Team Officials). Penalty served by Joe Carroccia.
     
    44:39
    Team Finland with just scored a goal!
    Finns score another one, it´s 6:3. JOUNI LEPPANIEMI got the ball on the left and finished the chance. Assisted by Juho Kangas and Santhu Sirkkala.
     
    Game over.
     
    Best players of the game:
    Mike Antoniali (ITA)
    Tommi Kuru (FIN)
     
    Finland win this game 6:3 and take the 9th spot in the tournament. (12:07:22)
    Commentary by

    David Klier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 6. Pukema (Väänänen, Phjola), 10. Kangas, 13. Sirkkala (Uusimäi, Kangas), 20. Viitanen (Juvani, Pietsalo), 34. Pietsalo (Pohjola), 45. Leppäniemi (Kangas, Sirkkala) – 6. P.Giacomo (Bowers, Cerone), 26. Peragine (Velenosi, Fiacconi), 37. Bowers

    Finland: Kuru (Kuusamo) – Viltanen, Väänänen, Usimäki, Viitanen, Kuha, Eskola, Kariniemi, Pukema, Pietsalo, Kangas, Siikavirta, Pelto-Arvo, Juvani, Leppäniemi, Pietsalo, Pohjola, Sirkkala
    Italy: Cusimano (22. C. Bernardo) – Ferlisi, Fiacconi, Verrelli, Antoniali, Cerone, Divizio, C. Di Giacomo, M. Bernardo, Bowers, Velenosi, Peragine, Pulicicchio, Bonanno, Fiore, Carroccia, Pagendam, Dentamaro, D´Ettore, P. Di Giacomo, D´Elia
    Referees: Varca, Sakkas