U.S. National Jr. Team 5, Belarus 2

By Period:

U.S.      0-2-3 =  5

Belarus  1-1-0 =  2

First Period -- Scoring: 1, BLR, PP, Harbavy (unassisted) 2:03.  Penalties:

Higgins, USA (elbowing) :14; Johnson, USA (holding) 6:55; Grabovski, BLR (unsportsmanlike) 6:55; Slater, USA (tripping) 7:40; Reitz, USA

(high-sticking) 8:43; Reitz, USA (high-sticking) 8:43; Yermashkevich, BLR

(tripping) 12:58; Harbavy, BLR (unsportsmanlike) 16:19; Vernarsky, USA

(hooking) 16:19; Sharapa, BLR (tripping) 18:28

Second Period -- Scoring: 2, USA, Johnson (Ballard) 3:18; 3, BLR, PP,

Karshunau (Kulakou) 8:25; 4, USA, Vernarsky (Hope) 15:02  Penalties:

Hollweg, USA (checking from behind- 5 min) 7:37; Hollweg, USA (game

misconduct) 7:37; Sharapa, BLR (boarding) 10:38; Maslenikov, BLR (holding)

12:02; Team BLR, (delay of game) 15:41; Sharapa, BLR (hooking) 18:00;

Sharapa, BLR (10 minute misconduct) 20:00

Third Period -- Scoring: 5, USA, PP, Higgins (Komisarek) 7:35; 6, USA,

Globke (Slater, Higgins) 9:02; 7, USA, PP, Ballard (Eaves, Whitney) 13:49. 

Penalties: :Komisarek, USA (cross-checking) :10; Karshunau, BLR (hooking)

2:23; Dournov, BLR (hooking) 7:14; Maslenikov, BLR (interference) 12:07;

Team BLR (too many men) 16:59

Shots: USA 7-24-21-55   BLR 6-3-6-15

Goaltenders: USA, Bacashihua  (15 shots, 13 saves). BLR, Rahouski (55 shots,

50 saves)