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They began between Prague and Ostrava the World Cup 2015 Ice Hockey. The event protrarr & agrave; until 17 May, the day of the final,
Sunday 3 May 2015 10 minutes reading time
FORMULALe 16 participating teams are divided into two round robin of eight teams each.
The win in regulation time is worth 3 points, the win in extra time or the shoot-out worth 2 defeat all''overtime or the shoot-out, however, leads one point, while the defeat in regulation time 0.
The top four from each group progress to the knockout, that partir & agrave; the quarter-finals, while the worst of the two groups relegated to Division I (where even in 2016 will be & agrave; committed the 'Italian).
GROUP AIn day Friday & Igrave; the program & egrave; opened with a clear victory for Canada on Latvia. North Americans have swept the Baltics for 6-1, closing accounts gi & agrave; after twenty-three & eacute; minutes, when the score was 5-0.
Ben & more ugrave; fought the big match between the Czech Republic and Sweden hostess, who then kept the expectations and & egrave; revealed extremely spectacular.
In the early stages the Scandinavians have taken the lead 2-0 (goal by Lundqvist and Kronwall). The Czechs have closed the gap with Jagr, but a network of Rask signed the 3-1, a result which is & egrave; closed the second set.
In the first minutes of the third and last time repartee between Hertl and Lindstr & ouml; m with the Swedes to move to the 4-2. The Czech Republic & ograve ;, after a long chase, took the upper hand and & egrave; even managed to overturn the result going to score three times in five minutes Simon Cervenka and Zatovic.
A fifty-& eacute; seconds after Sweden caught the tie thanks to Sj & ouml; gren. The result & egrave; He got stuck on 5-5 during the 'overtime, making cos & Igrave; required the shoot-out where the Nordic were on target twice against the 'Single Central Europe, to the disappointment of the public.
On Saturday, the program & egrave; opened with the surprising victory dell''Austria against Switzerland. The 'meet & egrave; It was pi & ugrave; balanced than expected because the eveltici have never been able to realize the lightweight supremacy on display in the field.
The fact rossocrociati went three times leading by a goal to be reached in any event, the 'last only fifty seconds left.
No network all''overtime. The shoot-out & egrave; He climbed into the chair the Austrian goalkeeper Starkbaum which neutralized all three opponents shots, while that produced by Komarek has given the success of the two teams traded the less Alpine.
The match between France and Germany on the other hand respected the prediction that he wanted somewhat uncertain. Finally they imposed themselves the Germans 2-1 realizing the goal-victory a minute from time.
Finally the Czech Republic & egrave; rebuilt from the disappointment of Friday & Igrave; and he defeated Latvia 4-2 to take the upper hand in the middle phase of the game and dominating pi & ugrave; much of what the end result does not give away.
PARTIAL A GROUP STANDINGS (in brackets the number of matches played) 4 pts CZECH REPUBLIC (2) 3 pts CANADA (1) 3 pts GERMANY (1) 2 pts SWEDEN (1) 2 pts AUSTRIA (1) 1 pt SWITZERLAND (1 ) 0 pts FRANCE (1) 0 pts LATVIA (2)
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GROUP BVenerd & Igrave; the 'waiting initial challenge between the United States and Finland & egrave; resolved in a triumph for American & ograve; It does not reflect what we saw on the ice. The 'encounter fact & egrave; was much more & ugrave; balanced than it says the final score of 5-1, the son of US cynicism and dell''imprecisione finlandese.Ci & ograve; remains that the training stars & amp; stripes deserved success, gained slowly, as the Nordic have worn too revealing total inconclusive.
Following strong showing Russia that dominated Norway. The Russians have virtually closed the accounts gi & agrave; in the first period, which ended 4-0. A lapse in concentration tains of the second half has to & ograve; enabled the Scandinavians to mark twice, but found the thread the battleship dell''Est has put the record straight on taking easily 6-2 and then manage at will the 'final third of the match.
Saturday's first match saw Denmark applause cope with the most well & ugrave; Slovakia listed, even incapable of marking in the first two periods, concluded sull''1-0 for the Danes. Finally found the way to goal, the Central Europe seemed to have finally taken the upper hand over his rivals overturning the result and then, after the draw Scandinavian, back in the lead. & Nbsp;
However, Denmark did not & egrave; won to date and has found a draw, then while resisting 'overtime. The parity & agrave; is not serious; It has been broken even by the three shoot-out and you & egrave; went to the bitter end until the decisive goal of Dano, the sixth shot, which gave the Slovaks a success ugrave & much more; suffered than expected.
So Belarus has got the better of Slovenia, beaten 4-2. Former Soviet substantially always brought the dances in the score, but the Slovenians have sold dearly remaining in the match and only conceding the fourth goal into an empty net, seconds from the end.
In the evening, the United States has struggled to bend un''arcigna Norway, past even the lead in the opening minutes. The Americans quickly found the equalizer and then turn the tables at the start of the second period. & Nbsp;
Despite a decent Americans for supremacy & ograve; They have not been able to stretch with the Scandinavians always in contact. In any case the second half & agrave; the game has not seen networks and the US has been able to celebrate the 2-1 win.
PARTIAL GROUP B STANDINGS (in brackets the number of matches played) 6 pts UNITED STATES (2) 3 pts RUSSIA (1) 3 pts BELARUS (1) 2 pts SLOVAKIA (1) 1 pt DENMARK (1) 0 pts SLOVENIA (1) 0 pts FINLAND (1) 0 pts NORWAY (2)
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