Latvia – Sweden2 1:3 (end) | Denmark – USA 0:4 (end)
final
Latvia
1:3 (0:0, 0:1, 1:2)
Sweden2
Sunday 15.04.2012, 18:00 • Arena Znojmo • U18 World Championship
     
    Team Sweden deserved to win tonight even though Latvian skaters put up a huge fight but finally the quality of roster on the Sweden side decided this match. (20:09:06)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:25
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    ELIAS LINDHOLM sealed the deal by scoring an empty-netter. Assisted by Hampus Lindholm.
     
    59:20
    The game takes place in Team Sweden´s defense zone.
     
    59:00
    Latvian goalie pulled off.
     
    57:12
    Home team timeout.
     
    57:12
    Latvians get another chance to score an equalizer. Elias Lindholm get minor penalty for slashing.
     
    56:58
    Elias Lindholm takes the shot right after the face-off. Saved by Punnenovs.
     
    55:42
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    55:00
    Latvians unable to take the shot so far.
     
    54:33
    Swedens are throwing the puck out of their defense zone without a problem.
     
    53:42
    Erik Karlsson gets two minutes penalty for boarding and Latvians are given chance to tie the game up.
     
    52:51
    Neither of teams is dominating the ice at the moment.
     
    51:01
    Erik Karlsson with the well-aimed shot to the left corner of Punnenovs´ net unsuccessful.
     
    49:22
    Latvians in the attacking zone again but Lavrovs´ shot from the right wing was blocked.
     
    47:47
    Latvians are not giving up. Now they closed Swedens in their defensive zone but Makarovs just misses the net.
     
    46:01
    Shot from the blue line by Lindholm went wide.
     
    44:34
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    Sweden skaters capitalized on one-man advantage. Their captain FILIP FORSBERG takes the lead for his team by putting the puck in between Punnenovs´ pads. Assisted by Jacob de la Rose.
     
    43:55
    Teodors Blugers - minor penalty for slashing.
     
    42:53
    Goal for Team Latvia! RICARD KONDRATS has just tied the game with shot under the crossbar on 2-on-1 breakaway. Unassisted.
    Commentary by

    Valerián Lukačko

    CZ@vlukacko

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 43. Kondrats - 26. Kalin (Anderson, Sandberg), 45. Forsberg (de la Rose), 60. Lindholm E. (Lindholm H.)

    Latvia: Punnenovs (Grinfogels) – Skuratovs, Augstkalns, Rosinskis, Kalvitis, Gelazis, Makarovs, Freimanis, Zemitis – Ozolins, Golovkovs, Kulda – Bukarts, Lavrovs, Blugers – Jevpalovs, Jelisejevs, Lipsbergs – Kondrats, Sevcenko, Riekstins.
    Sweden2: Hogberg (Dansk) – Lindholm, Bystrom, Andersson, Arnesson, Djoos, Pettersson, M. Nilsson – Forsberg, Lindholm, Burakowsky – Collberg, Possler, Wennberg – Kalin, Sandberg, Karlsson – Tornkvist, Brehmer, de la Rose – L. Nilsson.
    Referees: Gebei (HUN), Hribik (CZE) – Hull (CAN), Pešek (CZE)