Denmark – Canada2 1:6 (end) | Latvia – Russia 1:6 (end) | Finland – USA 0:4 (end)
Germany2 – Sweden2 1:8 (end)
final
Finland
0:4 (0:0, 0:0, 0:4)
USA
Thursday 12.04.2012, 20:00 • Kajot Arena, Brno, Czech Republic • U18 World Championship
     
    60:00
    Game over. (22:06:21)
     
    59:12
    Ikonen with a good pass to Salminen, who fires it wide.
     
    58:27
    Finns on the attack, Lindell's shot kicked away by Olson.
     
    57:51
    Pokka makes a big mistake on the blue line giving DiPauli an incredible opportunity to score from a breakaway, but Korpisalo made a really nice save.
     
    57:20
    Big long blast by Lehkonen, Olson steers it aside.
     
    56:54
    Korpisalo wanted to play the puck but hesitated for too long so the officials decided to whistle the play dead.
     
    56:39
    Right after Compher left the sin bin, Riley Barber (USA) sits down right there for slashing.
     
    55:43
    Seth Jones sends his one-timer above the glass.
     
    55:34
    O'Regan decided to finish the odd-man rush with a shot, just missed the top corner.
     
    55:14
    O'Regan fires one right after the draw, Korpisalo hangs on to it.
     
    55:09
    Artturi Lehkonen (FIN) gets his second minor tonight, this time for boarding.
     
    54:50
    Pokka lost the puck on the blue line and Lane managed to clear it to the neutral zone.
     
    54:36
    J.T. Compher (USA) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
     
    53:21
    Osterberg proved his speed chasing down Shore's clearing attempt and really getting to it before it crossed the line, his bad angle shot is covered by Korpisalo.
     
    52:57
    A crowd of 1,500 is watching this game.
     
    52:40
    Finland in full strength, the Americans clear it away.
     
    52:07
    Olson makes a save, the Finns finally breaking through while playing 4-on-4.
     
    51:40
    After Ristolainen's drive, the puck was lying in the crease ready for Lehkonen to score, but an American defenceman managed to clear it away.
     
    51:04
    William Barber (USA) called for hooking.
     
    51:02
    Joonas Huovinen, fresh off the penalty box gets onto a breakaway and after making a backhand move, he rings it off the heavy metal.

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals and assists: 41. Kerdiles (O'Regan, Hartman), 44. Lane (Compher, Vatrano), 45. Shore (Barber, Osterberg), 49. Carrick (Lane, O'Regan)


    Finland: Korpisalo (Auren) – Pokka, Tikkinen, Ristolainen, Lindell, Lehtonen, Vainonen, Makinen – Barkov, Antonen, Lehkonen – Mustonen, Haapala, Kulmala – Markkula, Salminen, Ikonen – Huovinen, Juutinen.

    Head Coach: Jussi Tapola.

    USA: Olson (Rutledge) – Jones, Skjei, Trouba, Sieloff, Grzelcyk, Carrick, Butcher – Compher, Vatrano, Lane – O'Regan, Kerdiles, Hartman – Barber, Shore, Louis – DiPauli, Darcy, Copp – Osterberg.

    Head Coach: Danton Cole.

    Referees: Konc, St. Jacques – Shikhanov, Yletyinen.