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Switzerland advances at hockey worlds after Austria beats Germany

The Associated Press Published Monday, May 11, 2015 2:42PM EDT

Germany’s Patrick Reimer, right, fails to score past Austria's Bernhard Starkbaum, left, during penalty shoot out of the Hockey World Championships Group A match in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, May 11, 2015. (AP/Petr David Josek)

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Konstantin Komarek scored the winning penalty to give Austria a 3-2 win over Germany after a shootout at the hockey world championships Monday, a result that sent Switzerland into the quarterfinals.

Austria's win means Switzerland became the fourth team from Group A to advance to the quarters, joining Canada, Sweden and the Czech Republic. Germany needed a win to keep alive its chances of advancing.

Finland also beat Belarus 3-2 after a penalty shootout, having already secured a spot in the knockout stage. Finland is tied for second with Russia in Group B with 14 points, one behind the United States.

Belarus has 11 points in fourth and still has a chance to make the quarters for the second straight year.