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Results after 2nd Period Group A in Cologne Slovakia - United States 1-4 (0-1, 1-3,-) 08:12 Clayton KELLER 0-1 25:57 Johnny GAUDREAU 0-2 30:40 Martin GERNÁT 1-2 36:04 Christian DVORAK 1-3 38:01 Jacob TROUBA 1-4 Group B in Paris France - Czech Republic 1-3 (0-1, 1-2,-) 08:32 David PASTRŇÁK 0-1 20:53 Stephane DA COSTA 1-1 26:52 Michal ŘEPÍK 1-2 37:01 Jan RUTTA 1-3

Results after 1st Period Group A in Cologne Slovakia - United States 0-1 (0-1,-,-) 08:12 Clayton KELLER 0-1 Group B in Paris France - Czech Republic 0-1 (0-1,-,-) 08:32 David PASTRŇÁK 0-1

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 9 The BEST OF Top 3 Goals of the Day 9 Top 3 Saves of the Day 9

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 8 The BEST OF Top 3 Goals of the Day 8 Top 3 Saves of the Day 8

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovakia vs United States Period-by-Period: May 14th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Denmark vs Sweden Period-by-Period: May 14th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) France vs Czech Republic Period-by-Period: May 14th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Switzerland vs Finland Period-by-Period: May 14th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Canada 2 - 3OT Switzerland Period-by-Period: 2-0, 0-0, 0-2, OT: 0-1 May 13th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Italy 1 - 4 Germany Period-by-Period: 1-2, 0-2, 0-0 May 13th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovenia 2 - 5 Belarus Period-by-Period: 2-1, 0-4, 0-0 May 13th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Russia 6 - 0 Slovakia Period-by-Period: 3-0, 2-0, 1-0 May 13th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Norway 2 - 3OT Finland Period-by-Period: 1-0, 0-2, 1-0, OT: 0-1 May 13th 2016, h. 12:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Latvia 3 - 5 United States Period-by-Period: 1-0, 2-3, 0-2 May 13th 2016, h. 12:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Canada 2 - 3OT Switzerland Period-by-Period: 2-0, 0-0, 0-2, OT: 0-1 May 13th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Herzog the hero! Swiss come back to beat Canada in OT Fabrice Herzog scored twice, including the overtime winner at 3:40, as Switzerland rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit to stun Canada 3-2 on Saturday. Herzog's winner was a magnificent individual effort. On the left side, the 22-year-old Worlds rookie winger from ZSC Lions pushed the puck past Canadian defenceman Chris Lee, chased it down, and zipped a backhander over Canadian goalie Calvin Pickard's right shoulder. Vincent Praplan added a goal and an assist for the Swiss, who ended Canada's streak of regulation wins at this tournament at four straight. "We didn’t quit working," said Switzerland's Andres Ambuhl. "We always believed. We threw pucks at the net all night, and then finally it bounced in. We got a little bit lucky, but we don’t care. A win is a win." Ryan O’Reilly and Mitch Marner scored for Canada. Newcomers on the blue line also contributed, as Lee (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) got an assist for the second straight game, while Colton Parayko (St. Louis Blues) made his Team Canada debut and had a helper as well. Shots favored Canada 45-26, and Swiss goalie Leonardo Genoni was excellent after taking over from ex-NHLer Jonas Hiller early in the first period. It was an emotional, physical tilt, and this has to be a huge morale-booster for a Swiss team that hasn't played consistent hockey in Paris, but showed real grit against the two-time defending champions. "We just stuck to it," said Simon Bodenmann. "We didn’t give up after the bad start. We didn't plan on that, of course. We gave up two early goals but we just kept going, stuck to our plan, and scored two quick goals in the third period." Switzerland has given Canada trouble in recent years, with the 2-0 win at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy being the most infamous example. This was just the third Swiss win over Canada in 30 all-time meetings at the Worlds, the others being a 4-1 decision in 2010 and a 3-2 shootout victory in 2012. "They never quit," said Canada's Travis Konecny. "We kind of got away from our game a bit. We should have gotten more pucks to the net. We had a little bit more to give and we gave them opportunities and they took advantage." With Tyson Barrie injured and out for the tournament, Canadian coach Jon Cooper placed the big-bodied Parayko of the St. Louis Blues alongside Marc-Edouard Vlasic on the top defence pairing. Meanwhile, Swiss coach Patrick Fischer sat forward Denis Malgin, pointless through four games in his first Worlds, in favor of the speedy Reto Suri. Deafening chants of “Hopp Schwiiz!” resounded at the puck drop, and it was a fired-up atmosphere with 12,932 fans at the AccorHotels Arena. Hiller got just his second start since the 5-4 shootout win over Slovenia to open the tournament. The Canadians dominated the first period, outshooting Switzerland 16-6. They got the first power play after Denis Hollenstein was sent off for throwing a retaliatory hit in the offensive zone, and took just 31 seconds to click. O’Reilly, parked to the left of Hiller’s crease, banged in his own rebound for his third of the tournament. At 6:28, it was 2-0 Canada when Marner, from close range, backhanded the puck in off Swiss defenceman Roman Loeffel’s legs. That was it for Hiller, and in came Genoni. The Swiss tried to fight back in the scoreless second period, but Pickard was there to meet the challenge, such as when he stopped Loeffel’s center point blast through traffic. "They kept going and going, but we pushed against them and our goalie was great," said Ambuhl. In the third period, Switzerland finally broke through. On the power play, Praplan thwacked the puck in front and Herzog burst off the goal line to backhand one over Pickard's shoulder at 6:37. Finally the Swiss fans had something to cheer about, and "Hopp Schwiiz!" resounded anew, accompanied by jubilant literal hopping. The place exploded with joy when Praplan notched the equalizer at 9:44. Pickard misplayed the shot off the rush from the right boards, deflecting it into the net off his blocker arm for Praplan's third of these Worlds. Jacked up, the Swiss kept coming, with great chances for Herzog and Hollenstein. Switzerland's Dean Kukan took an ill-advised cross-checking penalty on Chris Lee with less than four minutes left, giving Canada a huge opportunity. But MacKinnon took a minor for interference at the Swiss blue line that ended it, and it was Switzerland's turn to go 5-on-4. Still, there was nothing doing. Canada had the better chances in overtime, but Herzog delivered the coup de grace. "They had the puck way more than we did in the overtime but then one shot, and that’s all it takes," said Bodenmann. Both nations will finish up their group slate versus 2016 silver medalists Finland, Switzerland on Sunday and Canada on Tuesday.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Canada 2 - 3OT Switzerland Period-by-Period: 2-0, 0-0, 0-2, OT: 0-1 May 13th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Group B Provisional Standing After Day 9 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Canada 5 4(0) 1(1) 22 8 +14 13 Switzerland 5 4(2) 1(1) 17 10 +7 11 Czech Republic 5 4(2) 1(0) 17 9 +8 10 Finland 5 3(1) 2(1) 15 15 0 9 Norway 5 2(0) 3(2) 10 10 0 8 France 5 3(2) 2(0) 17 13 +4 7 Belarus 6 1(0) 5(1) 11 24 -13 4 Slovenia 6 0(0) 6(1) 12 32 -20 1

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Italy 1 - 4 Germany Period-by-Period: 1-2, 0-2, 0-0 May 13th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Germany eases to win Host eyes QF, Italy close to relegation Leon Draisaitl settled into the 2017 World Championship with an assist to help Germany beat Italy on his first appearance in the competition in Cologne. Germany moves on to a likely final day showdown against Latvia after a comfortable victory over Italy put the host nation right back in the race for a quarter-final spot. Marco Sturm’s team was lifted by the addition of three players. Patrick Hager returned after a two-game suspension, Philipp Grubauer dressed as the second goalie as Thomas Greiss struggles with injury and, most important of all, Leon Draisaitl made his first start of the competition after flying in from Edmonton during the week. Draisaitl, a Cologne native, is rated as perhaps the finest talent his country has produced. Here, he quickly established an understanding with Christian Ehrhoff that saw the German captain transformed into a marauding blue-linerduring the first period. In the opening exchanges he took a Draisaitl pass and wove his way through the defence before Andreas Bernard stopped him. Moments later he exchanged passes with Germany's new recruit before firing home the opening goal from inside the left circle. Draisaitl, who was later voter Germany's best player of the game, said afterwards: "I felt OK. I'm not at 100%, but there are no excuses. I wanted to come here and help the team and I thought this was a decent start for me. "It's a different type of hockey here so it can take a while to get adjusted, but I know I'll get better from game to game." Even after Italy tied the game – within a minute, as Simon Kostner’s pass sent Michele Marchetti off to the races and the forward shot through Danny aus den Birken – the Ehrhoff-Draisaitl combination continued to generate pressure with Ehrhoff going close again midway through the session. The squadra azzurra managed just two first-period shots as Germany dominated, and the only surprise was that it took until the 19th minute for the host nation to move in front once again. That goal came on the power play – Italian indiscipline hurting the team yet again – and saw Matthias Plachta fire home the rebound from Dennis Seidenberg’s slap shot. Early in the middle stanza, Germany killed the game off with two quick goals, both involving Yannic Seidenberg. First he was the beneficiary of a Frank Hordler rush that left two D-men floundering; the feed set up Seidenberg to smash home a shot from the left circle. Then he turned provider, steering the rebound from Dominik Kahun’s shot back for his team-mate to score at the second attempt. For Italian D-man Thomas Larkin it was another of those frustrating lapses that have hurt his team so badly in this competition. "I thought we had a lull in the second period that cost us," he said. "We are a little banged up right now. We are missing three of our really good forwards and a defenseman. Still, we are proud of our efforts ands played all the way to the end and never let go." Italy saw a chance to get back into contention during when Dennis Seidenberg took a double-minor midway through the game. But apart from Marco Insam rattling the piping with a 140kph effort, the men in blue did little to trouble aus den Birken. The third period played out in front of a jubilant home crowd of 18,712 - whose noise was appreciated by Draisaitl - but produced no further scoring. Germany’s win moves it to nine points, level with Latvia as the teams straddle fourth and fifth place. Tuesday’s head-to-head clash between the two looks set to determine the final qualifier for the knock-out phase. "The next game is the most important for us," Draisaitl added. "I will be a tight game, it will be a battle, but we will make sure we are ready to go." Italy, meanwhile, with just one point from six games, is close to relegation back to Division I and needs a regulation-time win against Denmark on Monday to keep hopes alive.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Italy 1 - 4 Germany Period-by-Period: 1-2, 0-2, 0-0 May 13th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Group A Provisional Standing After Day 9 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Russia 5 5(1) 0(0) 27 5 +22 14 United States 5 4(0) 1(0) 20 10 +10 12 Sweden 5 3(0) 2(1) 21 9 +12 10 Latvia 5 3(0) 2(0) 11 8 +3 9 Germany 6 3(1) 3(1) 16 20 -4 9 Denmark 5 2(2) 3(0) 9 18 -9 4 Slovakia 5 1(1) 4(2) 9 18 -9 4 Italy 6 0(0) 6(1) 6 30 -24 1

Final Results Group A in Cologne Italy - Germany 1-4 (1-2, 0-2, 0-0) 03:34 Christian EHRHOFF 0-1 04:21 Michele MARCHETTI 1-1 18:16 Matthias PLACHTA 1-2 22:46 Yannic SEIDENBERG 1-3 26:00 Dominik KAHUN 1-4 Group B in Paris Canada - Switzerland 2-3 After Overtime (2-0, 0-0, 0-2, OT: 0-1) 04:22 Ryan O´REILLY 1-0 06:28 Mitch MARNER 2-0 46:37 Fabrice HERZOG 2-1 49:44 Vincent PRAPLAN 2-2 Overtime Winning Goal scored at 63:40 by Fabrice HERZOG 2-3 OT

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Results after 2nd Period Group A in Cologne Italy - Germany 1-4 (1-2, 0-2,-) 03:34 Christian EHRHOFF 0-1 04:21 Michele MARCHETTI 1-1 18:16 Matthias PLACHTA 1-2 22:46 Yannic SEIDENBERG 1-3 26:00 Dominik KAHUN 1-4 Group B in Paris Canada - Switzerland 2-0 (2-0, 0-0,-) 04:22 Ryan O´REILLY 1-0 06:28 Mitch MARNER 2-0

Results after 1st Period Group A in Cologne Italy - Germany 1-2 (1-2,-,-) 03:34 Christian EHRHOFF 0-1 04:21 Michele MARCHETTI 1-1 18:16 Matthias PLACHTA 1-2 Group B in Paris Canada - Switzerland 2-0 (2-0,-,-) 04:22 Ryan O´REILLY 1-0 06:28 Mitch MARNER 2-0

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovenia 2 - 5 Belarus Period-by-Period: 2-1, 0-4, 0-0 May 13th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Belarus pulls away, 5-2 Slovenia loses "regulation-relegation game" Today's motivation was simple: win in regulation and avoid relegation. Lose in regulation and be relegated. Belarus won. Slovenia lost. After trailing 2-1 after one period, Belarus scored four unanswered goals in the second to pull away from Slovenia and win, 5-2. The loss makes it impossible for Slovenia to escape last place in the Group B standings, meaning it will return to Division I-A for 2018. "Better late than never, right?" said Belarus goalie Kevin Lalande. "We knew it was going to be a tough game. That could have swung either way after the first period. I think the message was clear. Our effort that we put forth after 20 minutes wasn’t what we needed to win. We came out really good in the second. We did all the right things, and we shut the door in the third." "We're definitely we are very disappointed with this loss," said Slovenian forward Jan Urbas. "I think we started well, but then in the second period, we had a couple of bad minutes. We had a couple of penalties and they took advantage of that. I think we lost that game in the second period." Coming into this game Belarus had won all four meetings in World Championship play between the two young nations. Make that five in a row now. As a result, it was no surprise to see Belarus open the scoring at 13:12. Alexander Pavlovich, who had a goal yesterday against France, drilled a hard shot over the glove of Gasper Kroselj. But that was not a sign of things to come. Indeed, Slovenia was equal to Belarus for much of the period and managed to tie the game less than four minutes later. Slovenia got the tying score at 16:52 on a power play when goalie Kevin Lalande failed to control a point shot. The puck landed beside him and Ziga Jeglic put it in before Lalande could react. More surprisingly, Slovenia took the lead with 45.1 seconds left on the clock thanks to a smart play from David Rodman. Carrying the puck over the line, he waited until a group of players moved between him and Lalande. He then snapped a great shot over the goalie’s shoulder. Unfortunately for Slovenia, that lead lasted just 29 seconds into the second period. Andrei Kostitsyn curled around the goal, and as he did so Yevgeni Kovyrshin eluded defenceman Sabahudin Kovacevic in front. Kostitsyn got Kovyrshin the puck and it was in before Kroselj could do anything. Pavlovich got his second of the night on a play he started and finished. Coming in over the line, he fed Ilya Shinkevich with a pass off the rush. Shinkevich’s shot was blocked in front, but the puck came right to Pavlovich to the side of the empty goal. He didn’t miss, and Belarus was back in the lead, 3-2. The Belorussians extended their lead to two at 18:05 off another Pavlovich-Shinkevich combination. This time Pavlovich fed a little pass to his teammate going to the net, and Shinkevich got the tip of his stick on it to change direction enough to fool Kroselj. Belarus got an insurance goal with 17.3 seconds left in the period on a power play when Andrei Stas banged in a rebound on a loss puck in the crease. Slovenia now has a day off and will play a meaningless game against France on Monday in another crucial game. Belarus now has a two-day layoff before facing Norway.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovenia 2 - 5 Belarus Period-by-Period: 2-1, 0-4, 0-0 May 13th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Russia 6 - 0 Slovakia Period-by-Period: 3-0, 2-0, 1-0 May 13th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Russia dominates once again Big Red offence too much for Slovakia Paced by Yevgeni Dadonov's two goals, Russia racked up its fifth straight win. Five games in the 2017 World Championships, Russia shows no sign of letting up. They have won all five of their games and have done so in dominating fashion. Except for their 2-1 opening night shootout win over Sweden, Russia has won its next four games by no less than three goals. Tonight, at LANXESS arena, Russia continued to dominate with a 6-0 win over Slovakia. Three first period goals provided the cushion Russia needed. With 14 points, Russia sits atop Group A. "It was important to score early on, after that we stuck to our gameplan and kept on scoring." Alexander Barabanov commented on the game. Slovakia has been a bit of a mystery in this tournament. Without NHL player participation, they’ve been left to rely on players exclusively plying their trade in Europe. Moreover, Slovakia has now lost its last four games. Coming into this contest, they have been stingy on defence, giving up 12 goals. But their Achilles heel has been scoring, entering tonight with nine markers. Michel Miklik has led the way with three of those goals, but it has not been enough. Yevgeni Dadonov, who notched two goals on the afternoon, dented the twines at 1:12 of the first period with an equal strength score. Vadim Shipachyov received a pass and found Dadonov for a clear shot that he popped past Julius Hudacek. Nikita Gusev picked up the secondary assist. Dadonov added another 12:20 later. Gusev sent a pass in front that Dadonov wasted no time in executing to perfection. Shipachyov also got an assist. With two goals scored, Dadonov, Shipachyov and Gusev each has two points apiece in the game. Andrei Mironov rounded out first period scoring with an unassisted goal with forty-one seconds remaining in the frame. Slovakia’s Mario Bliznak and Marcel Hascak has chances when Ivan Telegin was in the penalty box. Three of Slovakia’s goals in the tournament have come on the power play but today they came up empty. Of course, Andrei Vasilevski had something to do with Slovakia staying off the board as he has now registered back-to-back shutouts. "It was a really tough game but we also showed some strength." Vladimir Dravecky said. "We had a couple of chances but their goalie was unreal today, he pulled off some big saves. If we'd scored a couple goals today we might have had a different result." Vasilevski has established himself as Russia's number one goaltender. "The defence did well to help Vasilevski to another shut-out, basically everyone did well." Barabanov said of his netminder. Nikita Kucherov extended the lead to 4-0 at 2:53 of the second period. Representing the senior national team for the first time at the World Cup of Hockey last fall and now in his first World Championships, Kucherov is someone who has earned a place and opened eyes here in Germany. Ivan Telegin scored at 12:50 of the second period and then in the third Vladislav Gavrikov contributed to the cause making it 6-0. For Telegin and Gavrikov it was their first goals of the tournament. Gavrikov's goal was the final blow as the Russians capitalized on poor defensive play by the Slovaks in their zone. Russia now prepares for two crucial games. First, a Monday contest against an improved Latvia and on Tuesday against a formidible Team USA.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 9 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Russia 6 - 0 Slovakia Period-by-Period: 3-0, 2-0, 1-0 May 13th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne

Final Results Group A in Cologne Russia - Slovakia 6-0 (3-0, 2-0, 1-0) 01:12 Yevgeni DADONOV 1-0 13:35 Yevgeni DADONOV 2-0 19:19 Andrei MIRONOV 3-0 22:53 Nikita KUCHEROV 4-0 32:50 Ivan TELEGIN 5-0 55:47 Vladislav GAVRIKOV 6-0 Group B in Paris Slovenia - Belarus 2-5 (2-1, 0-4, 0-0) 13:12 Aleksander PAVLOVICH 0-1 16:52 Ziga JEGLIC 1-1 19:15 David RODMAN 2-1 20:29 Yevgeni KOVYRSHIN 2-2 29:48 Aleksander PAVLOVICH 2-3 38:05 Ilia SHINKEVICH 2-4 39:43 Andrei STAS 2-5

Results after 2nd Period Group A in Cologne Russia - Slovakia 5-0 (3-0, 2-0,-) 01:12 Yevgeni DADONOV 1-0 13:35 Yevgeni DADONOV 2-0 19:19 Andrei MIRONOV 3-0 22:53 Nikita KUCHEROV 4-0 32:50 Ivan TELEGIN 5-0 Group B in Paris Slovenia - Belarus 2-5 (2-1, 0-4,-) 13:12 Aleksander PAVLOVICH 0-1 16:52 Ziga JEGLIC 1-1 19:15 David RODMAN 2-1 20:29 Yevgeni KOVYRSHIN 2-2 29:48 Aleksander PAVLOVICH 2-3 38:05 Ilia SHINKEVICH 2-4 39:43 Andrei STAS 2-5