Three matches were played on the first day of the Men´s U19 World Floorball Championships 2019 Qualifications in Moscow.

In the first match Spain blanked France 4-0 even though the score was still only 1-0 with less than five minutes left of the match. Alejandro Felipe Sierra who scored 1+1 was awarded best player of Spain and goalie Thibault Le Goff was awarded best player of France.

The second match was very even when Estonia played against Slovenia. Estonia was leading the match 1-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-2, 4-3 and 5-4, but in the end it was Slovenia that managed to win by one goal. The final result was 6-5 to Slovenia. Blaz Tomc (SLO) and Artur Okruzko (EST) were elected best players.

The last game, Russia versus Belgium, was also tight for two periods. Russia was only leading 2-1 after the first period and 4-3 after the second. But when Russia scored six goals in the third period the final score was 10-3 to Russia. Iaroslav Iastrebov was elected best player of team Russia and the goalie Thibault Franceus was awarded best player of team Belgium.

Today´s matches:

Slovenia – France 13:00 (12:00 CET)
Belgium – Estonia 16:00 (15:00 CET)
Spain – Russia (19:00 CET)

Live matches and game recaps available on IFF YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/IFFchannel