GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 21 • QF1: CZE (4) - FIN (3) F/SO

[Wooren]

This will be a heartbreaker for the Czechs. Korenar with some weak goals. Hopefully I am wrong though, would be nice to finally overcome this quaterfinals curse.

 

[Petrus]

Kick their butts Finland! Looking forward to a Finland-Canada matchup!

 

[BigBadBoar]

This will be a heartbreaker for the Czechs. Korenar with some weak goals. Hopefully I am wrong though, would be nice to finally overcome this quaterfinals curse.

Kořenář is the key today. He must stay solid, otherwise there are almost zero chances.

 

[kudla]

This is gonna be a great match ! Think Czech is a clear favorite here

 

[Maluk11]

Kořenář is the key today. He must stay solid, otherwise there are almost zero chances.

This and no bad penalty also. If these two things happen, forwards will win it for us.

 

[Woodhouse]

Game lineups: http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/420/IHM420321_54B_1_0.pdf

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Herdina? I thought it was zadina

 

[Fried Tree Sap]

This should be good

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

That sv% for Luukkonen is really abysmal lol

 

[OilerPensfan97]

I honestly believe the Czechs have been better so far, but the problem is going to be holding on to leads, and the Czechs have struggled in that aspect. Neither team has played 60 minutes, and the first team that does, if either, is winning this game. Keeping that in mind, the Czechs have to play shutdown, and not give up multiple goals in the third, otherwise they're screwed. Nothing like the crap they pulled against Russia.

 

[MarVell]

I’d be really surprised if the finns manage to come out on top in this one.

 

[ViCiieux]

The 50 people in the arena is in for a treat.

 

[ijuka]

I doubt there are even 100 people there. Wow.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

If never seen a more sparse crowd. I've done piano recitals in front of more people

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

If never seen a more sparse crowd. I've done piano recitals in front of more people

Piano recitals are a thing to brag about?
-that's the point-

 

[BL92]

Look at that audience, sad.

 

[Opak]

12 PM start on a weekday. Makes sense that there aren't many people there...

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

12 PM start on a weekday. Makes sense that there aren't many people there...

250k+ residents in Buffalo, cannot get an attendance of over 1000.
That's 0.004% of the population.

 

[ijuka]

250k+ residents in Buffalo, cannot get an attendance of over 100.

Fixed it for you.

Looks like the refs are going to get the Czechs to the semis whatever it takes.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Zadina!

 

[kudla]

Zadina snipes

 

[BB88]

Stupid penalties, damm Koppanen.

We need to score like 5 to win this, but we've been the better team pre penalty.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Czechs strike first

 

[Jussi]

Everything goes in for Luukkonen...

 

[BL92]

Luukkonen you suck.