| 3/6 | Terrific fourth period for the Finns, who won third in a rowGER - FIN 2:5, 3 round | Marek KratochvílGermany got in front with two early goals and held it for most of the time. However, they blew the final period and conceded four goals to lost it completely. What a comeback by the Finns, who showed their moral strength. |
| 3/6 | Jones‘ four goals wasn’t enough to beat eight of SloveniaSLO - AUS 8:5, 3 round | Marek KratochvílSlovenia got upfront in the beginning and went goal by goal since then. Jones‘ managed to decrease the gap in the end of the third period, but Slovenia scored four times more in the last one and got its win. |
| 3/6 | Breathtaking drama for Team SwedenSWE - CAN 5:4, 3 round | Lucie MužíkováThis was a game, which is totally worth it to see and also to play. A hundred percentage battle to the very last breath by Swedes and Canadians brought the audience 9 goals and a very close win for the Nordic team. |
| 3/6 | Hungarians beat Team AustriaAUT - HUN 5:6, 3 round | Lucie MužíkováA great goal performance was played by Teams Austria and Hungary. Both teams had better parts of the game, when they scored goals in quick sequences, but the end, the luckier team are Hungarians, who scored the winning goal 7 seconds before an overtime. |
| 3/6 | A tough battle for Team JapanJPN - BRA 4:3, 3 round | Lucie MužíkováJapanese and Brazilian players showed very nice performances and entertained Pardubice´s Hall. When it looked like that the audience of the game should look forward to the overtime, Nishinaga scored in a power play and won 3 points for his team.
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| 3/6 | Czech controlled the game against Team Great Britain and won 7-1CZE - GBR 7:1, 3 round | Lucie MužíkováCzech players wanted to undo yesterday´s lost against U.S. Team and they did. Home players comforted their fans with an easy-looking victory over Team Great Britain 7-1.
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| 3/6 | Team USA still unbeatable, Slovakia couldn´t scoreUSA - SVK 6:0, 3 round | Lucie MužíkováU.S. team added the 3rd victory after 6-0 game over Team Slovakia. Americans entered the battle very self-confidently and very soon everyone saw why. |
| 4/6 | Ales Jirik: I am ready to do everything for the success of GermanyLucie MužíkováIt is a common view on international stage of inline hockey, that some teams are represented by players who were born in a different country. This category also fits for Ales Jirik, a native of Kladno, who represents for the very first time on World Championship colors of Team Germany. ”Earlier I fought for Czech Republic. Only a year ago I got the German passport and I had to surrender the Czech one," he explains. |
| 5/6 | Croatia is through to semi-finals with 5-2 win over JapanCRO - JPN 5:2, 4 round | Marek KratochvílIt was a comfortable win for the European team in the end. They went into the lead in the first quarter and held it the rest of the way. Japan had some good moments as well, but not enough to equalize it.
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| 5/6 | Swedes humiliate Slovaks with 12 goals to secure semisSWE - SVK 12:1, 4 round | Marek KratochvílThe result of the quarter-final between Sweden and Slovakia was certainly something unexpected. Sweden scored 12 times and conceded only one goal, which made it a clearly one-sided game. By the end, it was only about how big the goal difference would be. |
| 5/6 | Nailbiter goes to Australia after scoring three times in final periodHUN - AUS 1:3, 4 round | Marek KratochvílIt was one of the most even games so far, even the scoreline doesn’t quite reflects that. Both teams scored once in each of first three periods as nobody couldn’t to keep the lead. Finally, the Australians decided with a streak in fourth period. |
| 5/6 | USA complete the semi-finalists with win over GermanyUSA - GER 4:1, 4 round | Marek KratochvílThe USA was an expected semi-finalist, but first they had to beat Germany. It wasn’t an easy game for sure, but the Americans took an early lead and when they scored two more in the third quarter, it was pretty much decided. |
| 5/6 | Seven goals in the Brazilian net and Team Slovenia winsSLO - BRA 7:1, 4 round | Lucie MužíkováThe Slovenians had problems against Team Brazil, but finally took advantage of many opportunities and defeated the Brazilians 7-1 in total. |
| 5/6 | Czech golden dream vanishesCZE - CAN 5:6, 4 round | Lucie MužíkováThe Czech Republic will not battle for the gold medal. The tournament host team started its quarter-final against Canada well and held the lead for the most of the time, but this was not enough, as the Canadians proved their will to win and made it through to the semi-finals after a 6-5 shootout win. |
| 5/6 | One semifinal is North American, the other one completely ScandinavianMarek KratochvílSchedule for the following day in Pardubice is here. Inline Hockey World Championship is slowly getting into the checkered flag. Friday’s program will begin with encounter of Slovakia and Germany at 13:00. The first semifinal game between Finland and Sweden will follow in CEZ Arena at 15:00. Find whole schedule in the article. |
| 5/6 | Team Finland in semifinals!FIN - GBR 7:2, 4 round | Lucie MužíkováAn advance to semifinals by Team Finland had a very smooth process. Northerners were soon ahead by six goals, and despite the UK managed to reduce the loss, they could not stop their opponent of getting to the best four. |
| 6/6 | I would like to return to the Czech Republic one day, Slovenian goalie Tomaz Trelc saysTomáš Lichnovský, Marek Kratochvíl„Can we speak in Czech?“ I ask. „Určitě, není problém!“ („Sure, no problem!“) is the answer by a young Slovenian goalkeeper Tomaz Trelc. After quarterfinals of Divison I in which Slovenia defeated Brazil 7:1, we stopped between the benches. This young goalie didn’t play that game, but he’s still unique in his team. Thanks to some years spent in Prerov, Olomouc and Ceske Budejovice he knows the environment here... |
| 6/6 | Lucky shoot-outs for Germany decided a nailbiter against SlovakiaSVK - GER 4:5, 5 round | Marek KratochvílSlovakia started better by performence but it was Germany which scored goals. By the halftime, it was a three goal difference. However, the Slovaks managed to equalize it and then again in last minute, so the shoot-outs had to decide. Germany was more fortunate and saved the top divison. |
| 6/6 | Comfort win for Hungary relegates the JapaneseHUN - JPN 12:2, 5 round | Marek KratochvílIt was a full-game one side show by Hungary, which scored twelve goals and proved their role. On the other side, Japan didn’t manage its defense, conceded some goals while playing a powerplay and can’t be suprised with the final harsh result. |
| 6/6 | Hovi’s performance made the difference, Finland goes into the FinalFIN - SWE 4:2, 5 round | Marek KratochvílScandinavian derby between Finland and Sweden promised a great game and it was. The Finns took the lead and increased it step-by-step to four goals. Sweden fought back in the last ten minutes, but could only score two, which wasn’t enough. |
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