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
Czech Republic
4:3 (2:1, 2:1, 0:1)
Greece
Saturday 10.06.2017, 14:10 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • 3rd place
     
    44:32
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Tomas Wrobel – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    40:45
    Fejfar won the ball in the middle period and waited for a run from his teammates. Tomas Wrobel was free on the left side, got the ball, controlled it, shoots wide!
     
    38:03
    Big chance for Greece. The ball went loose in the goal crease after Jirotka's save, Michael Pinios tried getting it into the net but didn't succed.
     
    34:31
    Penalty for Greece (Nicholaos Rompotinos – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    31:32
    Jan Simara is replaced by Jan Jirotka in the Czech goal.
    30:08 Kuzmarski (GRE) - 4:3
     
    30:08
    Goal for Team Greece!
    Eight seconds. That's how long it took for Greece to get one back after the start of the period. KEVIN KUZMARSKI got to the ball on the right wing and managed to score past Simara. Assisted by Michael Hinios and Nicholas Pitsikoulis
     
    29:16
    Jan Bacovsky recieved a great back pass from Pavel Kubes, he was free infront of the net and hit the post!
     
    26:38
    Penalty for Greece (Steve Alvo – 2 min., Interference).
    26:04 Wróbel (CZE) - 4:2
     
    26:04
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    Home players take the two goal lead back! Czechs got into a quick counter, TOMAS WROBEL recieved a great pass from the left from Tomas Fejfar and delivered the ball into the net. Assisted by Tomas Fejfar and Martin Krucek.
     
    24:19
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Ondrej Brezina – 2 min., Roughing + 2 min., Roughing).
    Penalty for Greece (Adam Romano – 2 min., Slashing).
    Penalty for Greece (Steve Avo – 2 min., Roughing).
     
    23:50
    Goal for Team Greece!
    Jan Simara's cost Czech Republic the two goal lead. NICHOLAS PITSIKOULIS got to the ball on the left, got to the middle and beat the Czech goalie. Assisted by Kevin Kuzmarski and Chris Vagenas.
     
    23:00
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Jan Simara – 2 min., Tripping). Penalty served by Lukas Soukup.
    21:57 Rejthar (CZE) - 3:1
     
    21:57
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    Home side converts the five on three powerplay and takes the lead! TOMAS REJTHAR shot from the left circle first time and beat Vrettis! Assisted by Jan Bily and Pavel Kubes
     
    20:50
    Penalty for Greece (Spiro Goulakos – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    20:20
    Penalty for Greece (Costa Kakivelos – 2 min., Charging).
     
    13:04
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Jan Pospisil – 2 min., Hooking).
     
    10:52
    Great play by the Czechs! Tomas Wrobel passed the ball back and forth with his teammate, Wrobel then tried passing the ball to the left side where Fejfar was completly free, the ball bounced over his stick! If it wouldn't, it probably would've been a goal.
     
    09:23
    Lukas Soukup recieved a great pass between the circles, shot first time, hit the left post of the goal!
    08:09 Kudela (CZE) - 2:1
     
    08:09
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    Home side converts the power play, it´s 2:1! Tomas Wrobel tried a shot from amongst the two circles, blocked by the defender. Ball then went back to Wrobel, who found TOMAS KUDELA free on the blue line and he beat Vrettis on his left post! Assisted by Tomas Wrobel
     
    07:17
    Penalty for Greece (Michael Barbas – 2 min., Slashing).
    03:19 P. Arkalis (GRE) - 1:1
     
    03:19
    Goal for Team Greece!
    One minute and nineteen seconds and it´s all even again! PETER ARKALIS got to the ball in the left circle and found a gap between Simara's pads. Assisted by Costa Kakivelos
    02:00 Soukup (CZE) - 1:0
     
    02:00
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    First shot – first goal! Czech Republic got into a quick counter, Spacek passed the ball to the middle to LUKAS SOUKUP, who beat Vrettis with a shot to the right side of the goal. Assisted by Radim Stepanik and Martin Spacek
    Commentary by

    David Klier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 2. Soukup (Spacek, Stepanik), 9. Kudela (Wrobel), 22. Rejthar (Bily, Kubes), 27. Wrobel (Fejfar, Krucek) – 4. P.Arkalis (Kakivelos), 24. Pitsikoulis (Vagenas, Kuzmarski), 31. Kuzmarski (Pitsikoulis, Hinios)

    Czech Republic: Simara (32. Jirotka) – Benedikt, Dedic, Kudela, Pospisil, Rejthar, Slanec, Svanda, Vlasak, Barnosak, Bily, Brezina, Fejfar, Hnizdil, Bacovsky, Krucek, Kubes, Lux, Peschout, Soukup, Spacek, Stepanik, Wrobel
    Greece: Vrettis (Bitsakis) – Adamou, Barbas, Goulakos, Hinios, Oinios, Rompozinos, Tzaferis, Alvo, Argiris, E. Arkalis, P. Arkalis, M. Barbas, R. Barbas, Kakivelos, Karvouniaris, Klitrinos, Kuzmarski, Pitsikoulis, Romano, Vagenas
    Referees: Marco Friedli, Marian Valachovic
    Attendance: 5,227