Victories for Estonia, Norway and Czech Republic on the last day of the World Floorball Championships qualification groups EUR1 and EUR3 in Gdansk, Poland. The following countries also secured their spot in the WFC 2019 in Neuchâtel: Norway, Denmark and Estonia.
The final day started with the match between Estonia and Belgium. The Belgians were determined to get their first win regardless of their underdog status. In the end the routine of the Estonians proved to be too much and they won 9-1. However, a brilliant entry to the WFC-level from Belgium! Best player awards: Estonian team Katrin Kivirand and Sandra Romanik for Belgium.
There was one more Scandinavian clash in store for the EUR1 group when the Danes and Norwegians went head to head. In the end Norway won the tight game with 4-1. Best players of the match: Caroline Christoffersen (DEN) and Rikke Ingebrigtsli Hansen (NOR).
The closing match of the tournament was between hosts Poland and Czech Republic. It was a hard-fought match, the crowd cheered the Polish on, but in the end it the Czechs took the win (5-2). The best player awards went to Patrycja Bernacka (POL) and Martina Repkova (CZE).
With all the European group matches played the final standings for group EUR1 and EUR3 were:
EUR1
- Sweden Q
- Norway Q
- Denmark q
- France
EUR3
- Czech Republic Q
- Poland Q
- Estonia q
- Italy
- Belgium
Team MVP’s
Belgium: Chloe De Coninck, Czech Republic: Eliska Krupnova, Denmark: Caroline Christoffersen, Estonia: Diana Klavan, France: Lucie Thevenet, Italy: Camilla Olshov, Norway: Rikke Ingebrigtsli Hansen, Poland: Agatha Plechan, Sweden: Sofia Joelsson.
Statistics for all games, standings and players can be found here
Full match replays & live matches from WFCQ in Gdansk can be watched on IFF YouTube Channel 2
A selection of photos is available on IFF flickr
