Czechs beat Austria 4:0 in ice hockey worlds

In ice hockey, the Czech Republic beat Austria 4:0 in the world championships in Prague on Friday. The first period was goalless. Ondrěj Němec opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with two more goals following in the final minutes of the period from Martin Zaťovič and Vladimír Sobotka. The final period was just seven seconds old when Jakub Voráček made it four. In spite of two power plays for the Czechs to march ended without further goals. The result takes the Czechs into third place in the group, ahead of Switzerland but trailing Canada and Sweden.