USA – Czech Republic 5:0 (end) | Russia – Germany2 2:4 (end) | Sweden2 – Switzerland 7:2 (end)
Canada2 – Finland 2:4 (end)
final
Russia
2:4 (1:2, 1:1, 0:1)
Germany2
Saturday 14.04.2012, 14:00 • Zimny stadion Znojmo • U18 World Championship
     
    Germany deserved to win in this match. They were skating better than the opponent. Russians looked like they didn´t have any motivation to win and they were punished for that by four goals in their net. (16:06:38)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:12
    Russian goalkeeper still in the net.
     
    58:00
    Russian skaters with a problem to get through the neutral zone.
     
    55:59
    Russians hit by surprise after the German goal can´t get to the attacking zone.
     
    54:03
    Goal for Team Germany!
    TIM BENDER scores the insurance goal for Germany. Assisted by Lennar Palausch.
     
    53:23
    Alexei Filippov gets another two minutes - now it´s for high-sticking.
     
    52:20
    Russian skaters unable to get past the neutral zone.
     
    51:12
    It looks as if Russians even did not want to score an equalizer. They are not dominating the ice as one would expect when they need to score at least one goal.
     
    49:29
    Barabanov shoots above the net from the left wing.
     
    49:00
    Icing by German players.
     
    48:30
    Game not takes place mainly in the neutral zone.
     
    47:44
    Yakimov missed the net from the blue line. Russians are making a huge effort to tie the game now.
     
    46:48
    Icing Team Germany.
     
    46:11
    Home team team at full strength.
     
    45:29
    An another breakaway by Russians in penalty killing. Team Germany should be more careful at the blue line.
     
    44:59
    Malenkikh with short-handed shot from the left wing cuts about 20 seconds from the penalty.
     
    44:11
    Alexei Filippov gets minor penalty for roughing.
     
    43:37
    Russians are more active then their opponent at the moment. One shot is followed by another...
     
    42:34
    Icing by Team Russia.
    Commentary by

    Valerián Lukačko

    CZ@vlukacko

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. Nichushkin (Yakimov, Slepyshev), 34. Yakimov (Bereglazov) - 18. Tiffels (Palausch), 20. Kurth (Draisaitl), 29. Kurth (Draisaitl), 55. Kurth (Palausch)

    Russia: Vasilevski (Nalimov) – Bereglazov, Maslov, Gareyev, Galin, Mironov, Malenkikh, Lisov, Zadorov – Slepyshev (C), Yakimov, Nichushkin – Zharkov, Osnovin, Filippov – Barabanov, Kamayev, Delnov – Kuptsov, Khatsei, Lebedev.
    Germany2: Cupper (Klein) – Bender, Moser, Quinlan, Schmid, Tiffels, Stephan, Koberger, Schwarz – Kurth, Palausch, Tiffels – Herpich (C), Ziegler, Kaefer – Kahun, Draisaitl, Eisenschmid – Zientek, Shevyrin, Klopper.
    Referees: Dumas (USA), Hribik (CZE) – George (USA), Hull (CAN)