CZE 6:0 SUI | Czechia - Switzerland (World Cup (men))

World Cup (men)

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

Czechia

6:0 (3:0, 2:0, 1:0)

Switzerland

Thursday 01.06.2017, 18:00 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • 1 • Group A2

		The host side managed to get an easy 6-0 win in the opener over Switzerland. Heczko with a shutout and Benedikt with his first goal for the national team. Best players: Pavel Kubes (CZE) Stephan Sidler (SUI) (19:47:23)
		Game over.
	44:55	Goal for Team Czech Republic! It is the sixth goal after all! RADIM STEPANIK scored his second tally of the game with a strike from the slot as the ball went through Sidler – 6-0! Assisted by Lukas Soukup.
	44:50	Spacek's attempt from between the circles is saved by Sidler with a great save!
	44:14	Now the Czechs are at full strength again.
	44:00	Stucki and Bily exchanged a few bad words on Swiss crease.
	43:31	Team Switzerland is at full strength.
	42:51	One of the referees stops the game for hand pass from the home players. The fans are not pleased.
	42:14	Penalty for Czech Republic (Dominik Barnosak – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	41:31	Penalty for Switzerland (Alessio Faina – 2 min., Slashing).
	40:59	Slanec made a bad pass, but Stucki's shot from the counter attack was wide.
	40:08	The Czechs have some problems getting into the zone. Now, it's offside against the home team.
		This game's attendance is 3 189.
	39:09	Penalty for Switzerland (Gregory Blättler – 2 min., Tripping).
	38:36	Heczko made another save. This Swiss don't want to allow him an easy shutout.
	37:03	Ives Stucki had a great chance to put his team on scoreboard, but Heczko made a brilliant save against his shot from between the circles and kept the ball away.
	36:35	Team Switzerland is at full strength.
	34:55	Benedikt was close to his second goal, but Sidler caught his attempt from bachkand into glove.
	34:35	Penalty for Switzerland (Pascal Kohler – 2 min., Tripping).
	34:04	Another offside of the Czechs.
	33:14	Good opportunity to go 2-on-1 for the home team gets stopped for offside.
	32:00	Team Czech Republic is at full strength.
	31:20	Stucki's shot from the blue line gets deflected out of play. The Czechs are back at four men.
	30:40	The Swiss start the third period with a 5-on-3 power play.
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The Czechs managed to score two more goals in the 2nd period. Kubes and Benedikt made it 5-0 with 15 minutes to go in the game. Next period begins at 19:17 CET.
	30:00	2nd period finished.
	30:00	Penalty for Czech Republic (Tomas Rejthar – 2 min.).
	29:15	Penalty for Czech Republic (Ondrej Lux – 2 min., Holding the stick).
	28:02	Goal for Team Czech Republic! It's 5-0! ONDREJ BENEDIKT found a free spot next to Sidler's right post, got the pass and had an easy job finishing. Assisted by Jan Bily.
	27:45	Bacovsky slipped into the slot, but Sidler made a save on his shot.
	27:02	Penalty for Switzerland (Thomas Hohl – 2 min., Tripping).
	26:20	Heczko makes a nice save to stop Faina with a shot on a 2-on-1 breakaway.
	25:58	Barnosak's attempt gets deflected over the glass and to the public seating.
	24:56	The Czechs are still hungry and looking for another goal.
	23:59	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Bily took the ball deep on the right side and passed it on the crease. Unfortunately for the Swiss, one of the defensemen put it around Sidler right to PAVEL KUBES who had an easy job with the tap-in – 4-0! Assisted by Jan Bily.
	23:23	Pospisil made an awesome catch on the red line to keep his team in the zone and then passed the ball directly towards goal to an unguarded teammate! Awesome play, but Sidler made the save again.
	22:15	Team Switzerland at full strength.
	21:18	Slanec with another great pass to set up one of his teammates, but this time Sidler made a great blocker save to keep to ball alive.
	20:15	Penalty for Switzerland (Marc Aegerter – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
	19:16	Kudela fired one right after a face off, but missed with a slop shot.
	18:11	There will be a face off in front of Heczko.
	17:06	Great shift by the home team which locked the Swiss around Sidler's goal.
	16:02	Team Czech Republic is at full strength.
	15:30	The Swiss starts the second period with a power play.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The Czechs dominated in the first period and took a 3-goal lead with unanswered goals by Soukup, Pospisil and Stepanik in span of 4 minutes. Next period begins at 18:39 CET.
	15:00	1st period finished.
	14:02	Penalty for Czech Republic (Pavel Kubes – 2 min., Tripping).
	13:06	Icing of the Czech team moves the game to the other end.
	12:20	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The Czechs quickly add another one and the margin is at 3. RADIM STEPANIK scores from the slot to make it 3-0! Assisted by Lukas Vlasak.
	10:55	Goal for Team Czech Republic! It's 2-0! Krucek found a gap in Swiss defense and passed the ball right on the stick of JAN POSPISIL who suddenly appeared alone in front of Sidler. The shot went up and into the net. Assisted by Martin Krucek.
	10:32	Svanda paid the price for his mistake with a pass as he sacrificed his body to stop a shot right after.
	09:48	Stepanik tried his luck with a shot this time, but Sidler was in the right place.
	09:24	Icing of the home team.
	08:33	Goal for Team Czech Republic! It's in and the Czechs take the lead! Spacek missed with a good opportunity at first, but a fantastic back pass from Stepanik put the ball right in front of an open net for LUKAS SOUKUP – 1-0! Assisted by Radim Stepanik and Martin Spacek.
	07:43	Barnosak went coast to coast and around the goal, but Sidler stopped both his first shot as well as the rebound.
	07:04	Team Switzerland is at full strength.
	06:34	Krucek tried to reach for a rebound after the ball bounced from the boards behind Sidler, but the Swiss goalie made a great save at his right post to keep the clean sheet!
	05:25	The Swiss won the face off and hold the ball.
	05:04	Penalty for Switzerland (Pascal Kohler – 2 min., Hooking).
	04:50	The Czechs pressed their opponent in first minutes of the game.
	04:10	Bily tried to deflect a quick crossing pass on the crease, but he missed and fell on Sidler. The game is paused.
	03:30	Mermoud stopped Barnosak with a nice clean hit behind the Swiss goal.
	03:05	Another icing by the Swiss. They struggle with getting into the offensive zone so far.
	02:09	Spacek had a good chance to score the first goal! He was in front of an open net after a crossing pass from a 2-on-1 breakaway, but he missed the ball.
	01:33	The Swiss dumps the ball into the zone so they can send some fresh players in.
	00:48	Icing of team Switzerland.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Czech Republic: Heczko (Simara) – Benedikt, Dedic, Kudela, Pospisil, Rejthar, Slanec, Svanda, Vlasak – Barnosak, Bily, Brezina, Fejfar, Hnizdil, Bacovsky, Krucek, Lubes, Lux, Peschout, Soukup, Spacek, Stepanik, Wrobel. Switzerland: Sidler (Brodard, Leuenberger) – Aegerter, Däppen, Hohl, Huber, Kohler, Mermoud, M. Müller, Stäheli – Blätller, Bohnenblust, Döbeli, Faina, Kummer, Mellinger, Y. Müller, Paulik, Röthlisberger, Schildknecht, Sterchi, Stucki.
		Second round of games on the opening day brings together the Czech Republic and Switzerland. The hosts starts their A2 pool journey against a well-known opponent. At the last Worlds, they lost in the semifinal game after four back-to-back wins in this stage of the tournament. On the other side, Switzerland still waits for their first medal. The Czechs also won both of the previous tournaments played on home soil. In 1998 in Litoměřice as well as in Pilsen in 2009.
		Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.

Commentary by

Marek Kratochvíl

@marekratochvil

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 9. Soukup (Stepanik, Spacek), 11. Pospisil (Krucek), 13. Stepanik (Vlasak), 24. Kubes (Bily), 29. Benedikt (Bily), 45. Stepanik (Soukup)

Czechia: Heczko (Simara) – Benedikt, Dedic, Kudela, Pospisil, Rejthar, Slanec, Svanda, Vlasak – Barnosak, Bily, Brezina, Fejfar, Hnizdil, Bacovsky, Krucek, Lubes, Lux, Peschout, Soukup, Spacek, Stepanik, Wrobel

Switzerland: Sidler (Brodard, Leuenberger) – Aegerter, Däppen, Hohl, Huber, Kohler, Mermoud, M. Müller, Stäheli – Blätller, Bohnenblust, Döbeli, Faina, Kummer, Mellinger, Y. Müller, Paulik, Röthlisberger, Schildknecht, Sterchi, Stucki

Referees: Kralovic, Valachovic

Attendance: 3 189

1st period
	05:04	SUI	2	Kohler, Hooking
	08:33	CZE	1:0	Soukup (Stepanik, Spacek)
	10:55	CZE	2:0	Pospisil (Krucek)
	12:20	CZE	3:0	Stepanik (Vlasak)
	14:02	CZE	2	Kubes, Tripping
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:15	SUI	2	Aegerter, Holding an Opponent
	23:59	CZE	4:0	Kubes (Bily)
	27:02	SUI	2	Hohl, Tripping
	28:02	CZE	5:0	Benedikt (Bily)
	29:15	CZE	2	Lux, Holding the stick
	30:00	CZE	2	Rejthar
2nd intermission
3rd period
	34:35	SUI	2	Kohler, Tripping
	39:09	SUI	2	Blättler, Tripping
	41:31	SUI	2	Faina, Slashing
	42:14	CZE	2	Barnosak, Holding an Opponent
	44:55	CZE	6:0	Stepanik (Soukup)
Final