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)
after shootout (0:1)
Greece
3:4 (1:1, 0:1, 2:1)
Canada
Thursday 01.06.2017, 20:30 • World Cup (men) • 1 • Skupina A1
     
    It is over of the game. We saw nice and attractive match between team Greece and team Canada. Both teams scored three goals in regural time, so we had to go to shootout. And only player who scored in penalty shots was Canada's player Dustin Kelly. Canada has two points, Greece one. Have nice rest of the day. (22:16:56)
     
    Game over.
     
    45:00
    Canada has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    The winning goal scored by DUSTIN KELLY.
     
    3. series
    0:1
    Barbas fails.
     
    2. series
    0:1
    Dustin Kelly took ball on the backhand, Canada leads in shooutout!
     
    2. series
    0:0
    Kuzmarski wided the net.
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Danick Martel was looking for place between paths, but didn't find it.
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Pitsikoulis fails.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Each team has one point, no we will see penalties.
     
    45:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    44:52
    Last seconds of regular time, Escott took shot from the blue line, but it wides the net.
     
    43:39
    Another one power play for Canada. Alvo from Greece is going to the box for slashing.
     
    43:20
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    43:01
    Goal for Team Canada!
    But wait, it is tied again! Nice combination, Marshall made great pass to KEVIN REID who scored. Probably we will see penalty shots. Or not? Assists: William Marshall, Marcus Power.
     
    42:00
    Goal for Team Greece!
    Three minutes to remaining and team Greece takes the lead for the first time today, look at it! Home team was going two on one, Canada made a mistake and SPIRO GOULAKOS scored from good position. Assits: Nicholas Pitsikoulis, Michael Barbas.
     
    40:48
    It could be another Canada's goal from the blue line. Vrettis saw the ball in the last moment and could be happy to stop this chance.
     
    40:05
    Last five minutes to remaining in 3rd period. Greece is in full strenght and Vrettis had to make save by his right path. But didn't let ball go behind the goal line.
     
    39:12
    Team Canada had chance get their lead back. Szolga took nice shot, but wided a net.
     
    37:58
    Another minor penalty, but now for Greece. Philipe Klitrinos cross-checked his opponent.
     
    37:36
    Goal for Team Greece!
    It is possible this game will longer than it looked liked few minutes ago. Team Greece scores goal in power play. Goalie Anthony Flores didn't see anything and CHRIS VAGENAS could celebrate hist goal. Assists: Spiro Goulakos, Steve Alvo.
     
    36:56
    Nice move, nice passes but no shots from Greece in this power play.
     
    36:26
    Good opportunity for team Greece. Team Canada is going to the box, it is Brad Yetman for slashing.
     
    36:00
    Mario Argiris could have good chance, but he lost ball in the most important moment on the blue line. And then referee calls offside.
     
    35:19
    Greece is more active in this period. And it is clear Canada has problem with that.
     
    34:32
    Vrettis made nice save by his glove and it is reason why we are gonna see another draw.
     
    34:21
    Ball was touched before it's going out, another draw in ofensive zone of Canada.
     
    33:35
    Two on one! Team Canada could get third goal, but Kastes wasn't able to score although there was more than half of free net!
     
    32:50
    Icing for team Canada. Babij had problem in defensive zone before that, but managed to get ball out of his goalie place.
     
    32:48
    Canada is in offensive zone for the first time during third period. Yetman had good opportunity on the right circle, but wided the net.
     
    32:18
    Ball is out of the pitch, referee stops play.
     
    31:51
    Icing for team Canada. Visitors have problems at the beginning of the third.
     
    31:14
    Team Greece is hungry for a goal! On of their forwards stood alone infront of the net, but hit just his right pad. Good chance to tie a game at two.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    We are waiting for the third period. Canada leads 2:1, but nothing is clear. Are we gonna see just three periods or penalty shots too?
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:36
    Probably last draw in this period, in the middle of the pitch.
     
    29:13
    Last minute of the second period. Here is just one chance for visitor team. Fortier was running alone, but his shot was really bad. Goalie had no problem to stop it.
     
    29:00
    Team Canada is playing in full strength.
     
    28:44
    Both teams are changing. Just few seconds remaining to Greece's power play.
     
    28:16
    Greece is stil in their offensive zone, but Canada is performacing wonderful defensive positioning. Every shot going on the net ends in the corner or somewhere out of the net.
     
    27:35
    Play is stopped. Two minutes for team Canada. Reid got 2 minutes for slashing from referee. Power play for team Greece.
     
    26:39
    Babij had no place to pass nobody. So he had to try shot by himself. And it wasn't bad, Vrettis had to make glove save.
     
    26:02
    For a long time, Canada is trying to make game 3:1. But shot by Marchuk went just out of pitch.
     
    24:36
    Team Canada is playing in full strength.
     
    23:56
    Great save by Anthony Flores. He made it by his left path. It looked like he can't stop it, but despite it ball stood out of the net.
     
    23:14
    Flores has no probles in the second period. Is able to find all balls going on his net. And he did it again.
     
    22:26
    Penalty for team Canada. Merasty gets two minutes for slashing.
     
    21:54
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Canada has great shots from the blue line today. First goal from this place. And the second? Guess. Again! DUSTIN KELLY got puck and goaltender Vrettis had no chance to catch ball to his glove. Assits: Victor Azevedo, Danick Martel.
     
    21:26
    First penalty in the second period. John Adamou, author of Greece's goal, gets minor penalty for holding.
     
    20:58
    We see lot of icings during this game. Now team Greece did it.
     
    20:12
    For a long time Greece had chance to score a goal. Arkalis found place on the right side and goalie Flores had problems with his nice shot.
     
    20:00
    Greece is doing everything to don't let their opponent score. Spiro Goulakos got ball to neutral zone and went change.
     
    19:20
    Icing for team Greece.
     
    17:58
    Great chance for Canada! Jordan Escott was free on the right circle. He didn't wait for anything, although there was posibility to try pass. Escott wide a right post, but closely.
     
    17:53
    Another easy save for goalie Vrettis, he saw everything.
     
    17:15
    As well as in the first period, Canada is better team on the pitch. Kelly had not ideal position to shoot, but he tried it from the fat distance. He missed the net.
     
    16:19
    Draw infront of the net of Greece. Defender Azevedon found a place to take the shot, but he wided a net.
     
    15:35
    But now Anthony Flores had to made save with his glove.
     
    15:25
    Greece won first draw of the second period and tried to go to offensive zone. But without succes, ball is on Canada's sticks again.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    In few 5 minutes starts the second period.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:40
    Goal for Team Greece!
    And here it is! Only one chance of team Greece during few minutes, but they score and tie the game at one, just few seconds before first horn sounds. JOHN ADAMOU showed nice individual action. Took shot from place between circles and surprised goalie Anthony Flores. Without assist.
     
    14:33
    Icing – team Canada. Greece has at least one posibility to score in the first period.
     
    13:50
    Jim Babij saw free roomate on the left side, but his passed went to player from Greece. Then referee calls offside.
     
    13:05
    Last two minutes of first period, Greece is waiting for long time to take some shot on a goal.
     
    12:20
    Canada is still on the ball, but made one mistake. Arkalis was running along the right side, but wasn't able to take good shot.
     
    11:12
    Another hard work fot goalkeeper Vrettis. He didn't see anything and was able to stop the shot just with a lot of luck.
     
    09:57
    Goal for Team Canada!
    But now team Canada scores and players can celebrate for the first time today. Visitor team didn't play very well, but BRIAN SZOLGA took wonderful shot from the blue line and got ball to the net. Canada scored in power play. Assists: Patrick O'Keefe, Kevin Marchuk.
     
    09:25
    Canada is in neutral zone and has problem to take shot. They are too far from the of their opponent.
     
    08:25
    It is third penalty in this period. Tzaferis (GRE) gets two minutes for holding.
     
    08:04
    What a try by Kevin Marchuk. Canada's player made a nice move behind the goal and tried to score. It was so close.
     
    07:41
    Another icing for team Greece.
     
    07:05
    Great chance for three players in red jerseys! Szolga had chance to score, but he hit just player infront of the net!
     
    06:39
    Icing for Greece, play is going back infront of the net of Vrettis.
     
    05:45
    Both teams are waiting for better chance. Laurencelle stood free infront of the net, bu he didn't get ball on his stick. Greece si good in defensive zone.
     
    04:50
    Nice try from Alvo Steve who find his roomate. But the second player wasn't able to take shot on the left circle.
     
    04:20
    Team Canada is playing in full strenght and we still didn't see any goal.
     
    04:02
    Last ten seconds of Greece powerplay.
     
    03:17
    Greece has ball on their stick, but they have problem get it to the offensive zone. Goalkeeper Flores hasn't had to make a save yet.
     
    02:18
    Goalie Ioannis Vrettis has first nice save. After that, there is penalty on the other side. Kevin Reid (CAN) gets two minutes for interference.
     
    01:45
    Last thirty seconds to remaining of Barbas penalty. Canada is still active around the Vrettis net.
     
    01:15
    Home is trying to get ball on the net. Yetman took shot from the right side, bude it went behind the goal.
     
    00:20
    In the same time we have first penalty here. It is for Michael Barbas for holding.
     
    00:20
    Team Canada had first action, but without shot.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    First draw is here, game is ready to begin.
     
    Just few moments and we can start!
     
    Both teams are coming on the pitch, everything is ready to start.
     
    Moderator in a hall is welcoming all fans and shows rooster of both teams.
     
    Welcome from Pardubice again. We are gonna start in 10 minutes!
     
    Starting lineups:

    Greece: Vrettis (Bitsakis) – Adamou, J. Barbas, Goulakos, Hinios, Pinios, Rompotinos, Tzaferis – Alvo, Argiris, E. Arkalis, M. Barbas, R. Barbas, Giannoumis, Kakivelos, Karvouniaris, Klitrinos, Kuzmarski, Pitsikoulis, Romano, Vagenas

    Canada: Flores (Barlow) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastes, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, B. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid,
    N. Yetman

    Referees: Friedly, Skrobak.
     
    Welcome to this game between Greece and Canada. For both teams it is first match at this championship.
     
    TEAM CANADA

    No team in ball hockey world championship history has more gold medals than team Canada. They celebrated five times, but last time in 2007 in Germany. Canada has waited for ten years to be the best of all. Can they raise the cup in Pardubice? Team from the land of ice hockey was dissapointed two years ago, because Canada took fifth place in Zug, ended worse than her today's rival from Greece (4th place). In 2003 team Canada gained bronze medals at home championship (St. John's). From that time Canada has no big success.
     
    TEAM GREECE

    The Greece national ball hockey team has represented Greece in this sport since 2005. They have never gained medal at the Ball Hockey Ball Championship, the best result of Greece is the fourth place from championship played in 2015 in Zug (Switzerland). They were sixth two years ago in Canada (2013). When Greece visited the Czech republic last time (2009, Pilsen), was able to take ninth place. What about this year? At the beginning of championship in Pardubice Greece has really tough rival to beat.
     
    Teams in group "A"

    Slovakia, Greece, Canada, Finland, India
     
    Good evening from Pardubice. I am pleased to welcome you to another game of the first day of this championship. We will se match between national teams Greece and Canada. Both teams play in group "B".
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 20:30.
    Commentary by

    Martin Schwarz

    CZ@MartinSmuci

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Adamou, 38. Vagenas (Goulakos, Alvo), 42. Goulakos (Pitsikoulis, Barbas) – 10. Szolga (O'Keefe, Marchuk), 22. Kelly (Azevedo, Martel), 44. Reid (Marshall, Power), dec. goal Kelly

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Pitsikoulis (GRE)
    0:0   Martel (CAN)
    2. series:
    0:0   Kuzmarski (GRE)
    0:1   Du. Kelly (CAN)
    3. series:
    0:1   Barbas (GRE)

    Greece: Vrettis (Bitsakis) – Adamou, J. Barbas, Goulakos, Hinios, Pinios, Rompotinos, Tzaferis – Alvo, Argiris, E. Arkalis, M. Barbas, R. Barbas, Giannoumis, Kakivelos, Karvouniaris, Klitrinos, Kuzmarski, Pitsikoulis, Romano, Vagenas
    Canada: Flores (Barlow) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastes, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, B. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid,
    N. Yetman
    Referees: Friedly, Skrobak