Slovakia – India 3:1 (end) | France – Great Britain 4:3 (end) | Czechia – Switzerland 6:0 (end)
Cayman Islands – Haiti 5:7 (end) | Greece – Canada 3:4 (0:1 after SO) | Armenia – Hong Kong 4:3 (1:0 after SO)
final
Slovakia
3:1 (3:1, 0:0, 0:0)
India
Thursday 01.06.2017, 14:00 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • 1 • Skupina A1
     
    Shots on goal: 32-31 (16:09:36)
     
    It's over. Cup holders Slovakia have won their opener over India by two goals margin 3-1. All goals were scored in the first period.

    Best players:
    Stanislav Petrik (SVK)
    Harp Kalkat (IND)
     
    Game over.
     
    44:02
    Beniac was a bit too eager to get himself in front of Toor and ends up in crease. Referees stopped the game and ordered a face off in neutral zone.
     
    43:18
    Dosanjh tries his luck with a shot from behind the goal line, but Petrik is focused and keeps the gap closed.
     
    42:01
    Slovaks hold the ball in the offensive zone, which is good enough for them at the moment.
     
    41:32
    Toor makes a great blocker save on a shot from left side.
     
    40:52
    Oravec is back and Slovakia plays at full strength.
     
    40:19
    India has last five minutes of time to make something with the final result.
     
    38:52
    Penalty for Slovakia (Oravec – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    38:37
    JK Gill gets stopped with a nice one-timer. India push the tempo.
     
    37:58
    Kalkat's slap shot was deflected by one of the defensmen. India stays in the offensive zone.
     
    37:08
    Penalty for Slovakia (Zelenka – 2 min., Interference).
     
    36:50
    Team India is at full strength.
     
    35:23
    Harp Kalkat almost got a chance to pull one goal down of the margin with a nice pass in the zone. In the last moment, Petrik took his chance and poked the crossing pass to safety.
     
    34:50
    Penalty for India (Jagpal Sandhu – 2 min., Boarding).
     
    34:44
    Miroslav Bozik went for a tap-in into an open goal, but missed! It was a miss or a great save by Toor, either way the ball goes wide.
     
    33:36
    Slovak tried to take advantage of a lucky bounce when he got time and space to shoot from between the circles. However, the Indians helped the goalie on crease and managed to block the shot away.
     
    32:41
    Kalkat's attempt from blue line misses the net.
     
    31:06
    Slovaks clear the ball and send new players in.
     
    30:14
    India starts the third period on a powerplay.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    No goals in second period leaves the score at 3-1 for Slovakia.

    Next period begins at 15:17 CET.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:46
    Penalty for Slovakia (Tupy – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    29:02
    India got into the zone with a long crossing pass, but couldn't set up a position for a shot.
     
    27:22
    Another stop by Petrik. Both teams start to have small off-game battles on creases.
     
    26:40
    Team India at full strength.
     
    26:31
    India got into a breakaway and Petrik had to stay strong on his goal line to keep the ball in crease as two forwards tried to get a rebound.
     
    25:51
    The Slovaks are on power play now, but have lost the offensive zone.
     
    25:25
    Sandhu's shot from blue line was stopped by Petrik's pads.
     
    24:40
    For next 42 seconds, both teams should continue 4-on-4. Then Slovakia gets another penalty.
     
    24:40
    Penalty for India (JC Gill – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    24:08
    Icing from India.
     
    23:23
    Sahib Gill is already back, so now there comes a normal 2 minutes power play for India.
     
    23:23
    Penalty for Slovakia (Libor Teplicky – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    22:39
    After a foul on the other side, there will be a penalty for Slovakia as well.
     
    22:14
    Now there is a proper clearance and fresh players for India.
     
    21:56
    Jaisen Gill took the ball behind his own goal, but couldn't put it behind red line.
     
    21:11
    Penalty for India (S. Gill – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    20:38
    There will be a penalty for India. The Slovaks keep to ball now and pull Petrik away for sixth player.
     
    19:37
    Now it's an icing from the Indians.
     
    19:12
    Toor makes a couple of saves just seconds before Mallais returns into game.
     
    18:21
    Bad pass between the Slovaks ends in icing.
     
    17:49
    Svitana misses the net with a long-ranged attempt.
     
    17:08
    Penalty for India (Marcel Mallais – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    16:21
    High stick from one of the Slovaks. The game is stopped and face off will take place in front of Petrik.
     
    15:50
    Petrik rather covered a loose ball as one of the Indians tried to finish it off on goal crease.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal in first period: 15-10
     
    The Slovaks lead by 2 goals with 15 minutes into the game. Teplicky scored first, just seconds before Purewal made it 1-1 again. Then Svitana and Martinusik added two unanswered goals for the 3-1 lead.

    Next period begins at 14:41 CET.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    13:50
    JC Gill could have made it 3-2, he went alone on Petrik, dragged the ball around and went for a top shelf finish. Petrik put his pad in the air just like Toor on the other side and keeps the ball away!
     
    13:11
    Icing by India.
     
    13:03
    Harp Kalkat threw the ball so high that it touched the ceiling on its way out of the Indian zone.
     
    11:12
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    The Slovaks showed how fast they can be in the zone. Rampacek found JAROSLAV MARTINUSIK in the slot and the following one timer beats Toor up high – 3-1! Assisted by Milan Rampacek.
     
    10:37
    Another decent save by the masked man for India.
     
    08:57
    It looked like Michal Hrivnak already found a way how to finish his shot with a goal over Deepe Toor in the goal, but then the Indian goalie made an excellent pad save in the air to stop the attempt and keep it a one-goal game!
     
    08:57
    Penalty shot for team Slovakia!
     
    08:15
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    Slovakia takes the lead back. PATRIK SVITANA had an open way towards goal from the left wing, he didn't hesitate and went for a shot that found its way in on near post – 2-1. Assisted by Matus Liptak.
     
    07:29
    Team India is at full strength.
     
    06:55
    Slovakia struggles to move the game in front of Toor.
     
    05:29
    Penalty for India (H. Kalkat – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    05:02
    Goal for Team India!
    It's even again! The Indians answered with their next attack and made it 1-1. The original shot from the circle by Harp Kalkat was tipped in on the goal crease by AMRIT PUREWAL – 1-1. Assisted by Harp Kalkat.
     
    04:41
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    Slovakia takes the lead! LIBOR TEPLICKY got way too much time and space in the zone, he went for a shot towards the far post and finished it precisely into top right corner – 1-0! Assisted by Matus Liptak.
     
    04:19
    Petrik lost his mask, so there is a whistle and a face off will follow.
     
    03:21
    Beniac tried to pass the ball in between the circles from behind the goal and almost managed to score the opener off Toor. However, the Indian netminder's reaction was fast enough to stop the ball at his left post.
     
    02:52
    Bad timing in the build-up play results in a first icing by India.
     
    02:10
    Jaisen Gill did a good job defensively as he stopped Liptak on his way into the offensive zone. Now Petrik had to make his first save as well.
     
    01:01
    Two more saves for the Indian goalie. Slovakia wants to score the first goal as soon as possible.
     
    00:15
    Oravec broke through the middle, but Toor was ready with his pads to make his first save.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Both teams are ready, the opening face off is just a moment away now.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Slovakia: Petrik (Misovec) – Minarik, Kacer, Titka, Blahut, Bujdak, Zelenka, Tupy, Dejneka – Rampacek, Martinusik, Kollar, Hrivnak, Beniac, Madera, Oravec, Teplicky, Slovak, Skultety, Liptak, Svitana, Bozik, Pijak.

    India: Toor (Mangat) – H. Kalkat, S. Kaila, Sandhu, Mahil, R. Kaila, Khlon, Ja. Gill – T. Brar, D. Brar, Mallais, JK Gill, JC Gill, Purewal, Bassi, Dosanjh, Chima, Sidhu, S. Kalkat, S. Gill, S. Brar, Dhillon.

    Referees: Cerny, Horsky.
     
    This year's Ball Hockey World Champions will open with a game between Slovakia and India.

    The Slovaks are one of the top contenders as they aim towards third consecutive gold from the Worlds. On the other side, India is still one of only five countries that ever managed to play in the World Championship final game. It was back in 2009 and in the Czech Republic. Can they relive the silver memories while back in the country?
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Teplicky (Liptak), 9. Svitana (Liptak), 12. Martinusik (Rampacek) – 6. Purewal (H. Kalkat)

    Slovakia: Petrik (Misovec) – Minarik, Kacer, Titka, Blahut, Bujdak, Zelenka, Tupy, Dejneka – Rampacek, Martinusik, Kollar, Hrivnak, Beniac, Madera, Oravec, Teplicky, Slovak, Skultety, Liptak, Svitana, Bozik, Pijak
    India: Toor (Mangat) – H. Kalkat, S. Kaila, Sandhu, Mahil, R. Kaila, Khlon, Ja. Gill – T. Brar, D. Brar, Mallais, JK Gill, JC Gill, Purewal, Bassi, Dosanjh, Chima, Sidhu, S. Kalkat, S. Gill, S. Brar, Dhillon
    Referees: Cerny, Horsky