Новости флорбола (хоккея в зале) Digest WFC 2004

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Дивизион А
16.05.2004  
Швейцария - Латвия  4:3 (0:1; 3:0; 1:2)
Чехия - Германия 20:1 (6:0; 5:1; 9:0)
Австрия - Норвегия 1:17 (1:5; 0:8; 0:4)
Россия - Дания  6:7 (0:2; 5:2; 1:3)
17.05.2004  
Германия - Австрия 9:2 (1:2; 3:0; 5:0)
Финляндия - Россия 16:1 (3:1; 4:0; 9:0)
Швеция - Чехия 4:1 (2:1; 1:0; 1:0)
Дания - Швейцария 4:15 (1:2; 1:4; 2:9)

Дивизион B
16.05.2004  
Италия - Сингапур 11:0 (3:0; 4:0; 4:0)
Голландия - Словения 6:6 (2:4; 2:0; 2:2)
Венгрия - США 8:3 (2:1; 3:1; 3:1)
Австралия - Эстония 1:6 (0:4; 1:2; 0:0)
17.05.2004
Великобритания - Венгрия 5:8 (2:3; 1:2; 2:3)
США - Италия 2:6 (1:1; 0:2; 1:3)
Словения - Австралия 5:2 (0:0; 0:0; 5:2)

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Состав сборной России по флорболу на Чемпионате Мира в Швейцарии
1 Ponomaryev Ivan Goalkeeper 19
20 Pronyakov Sergey Goalkeeper 20
2 Uglanov Dmitry Defender 22
3 Usolytsev Yury Defender 22
4 Bykov Anatoly Defender 26
5 Kosyakov Alexander Defender 20
6 Belyaevskov Alexey Defender 25
7 Kropin Anatoly Defender 18
9 Gorshenenko Vladimir Defender 21
15 Kutishev Nikolay Defender 28
23 Vikhert Evgeny Defender 25
8 Maslov Valery Forward 22
10 Druzhininsky Roman Forward 19
11 Zavertyaev Alexander Forward 24
12 Yuryev Sergey Forward 21
13 Rudny Konstantin Forward 28
14 Sorokin Alexander Forward 23
16 Osin Yury Forward 19
17 Tyapkov Alexander Forward 26
18 Kharitonov Andrey Forward 18
19 Kharykov Alexander Forward 27
21Bukin Michail Forward 24
22 Olin Artyem Forward 23
Team Officials: 
Sergey Taldonov Head coach 
Alexander Korolyev Team manager 
Liudmila Shevereva Doctor 
Vladimir Olin Coach 
Yury Erofeev Coach 
Leonid Shukin Supporter
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Switzerland - Latvia 4-3
No easy prelude victory of Switzerland over Latvia
The Swiss national floorball team beats Latvia with a marginal 
        4:3 in the opening game with 3600 spectators. The popular favorite
had 
        a tough time with the Latvian's way of playing. In addition the
Swiss 
        team had troubles playing efficiently.
Switzerland had a good head start into the game and from the beginning 
        consequently tried for closure. Latvia had troubles releasing
themselves 
        from the clutches of the Swiss team and had all their five players
on 
        their own side of the field, in order to destroy the opponent that
way. 
        Supported by a frenetic crowd, Tom Engler and his team tried to
turn their 
        advantage into goals. Latvia had a very good defence and
concentrated 
        predominantly on countering. It happend as was expected. After
numerous forfeited chances by Weber, Keller and Amtthias Hofbauer, all of a
sudden 
        the leading goal for Latvia fell. Janis Ingits scored after a
conter in 
        the net; Roger Tonz was left alone by his team mates. While Rieder 
        and Balmer were confined to bench penalties, the Latvians were able
to 
        play for almost a minute with five against three players, but the
Swiss 
        boxplay worked outstandingly. Marcel Kaltenbrunner's comments on
the first 
        period: "I noted initial anxiety in the team. For many players this

        was their first gig at a WFC, furthermore the euphoric crowd in our
backs 
        gave us "goose bumps".
In the second period the Swiss players advanced more determined from 
        their cabin. The alleged overtaking point was not counted due to
goal 
        area offside. Already in the first minute of the game though,
Michale 
        Zurcher achieved the first goal of this A-Devision WFC game. With 
        help of a pass from Engel, he was able to score. As a result the
Swiss 
        were able to play in superior number. Kaltbrunner and Matthias
Hofbauer 
        failed though due to the goal keeper, warding off the balls
excellently, 
        and the good blocking work of the Latvian team. In the 28. minute
though 
        action began: In coproduction of the brothers Hofbauer, the Swiss
team 
        took over the lead in superior number. In the same minute Keller
increased 
        the score to 3:1, with help of a pass by Matthias Hofbauer. The
preliminary 
        decision seemed final, though the Latvian national team fought on
dauntlessly. 
        The last minutes of the second period were marked by the many
chances 
        of the Swiss, though they all failed to materialize into scores.
If you expected a competent Swiss team in the final period, you were 
        dissapointed. Already in the first minute the overtaking point was
made 
        by Janis Alps. "We neglected to achieve another goal after the
3:1", 
        national coach Urban Karlsson commented. The defence of the Latvian
team 
        was well placed and the goal keeper Blinds did excellent work". The

        spectators felt that they were needed and encouraged the team
enthusiastically. 
        A phase of increased pressure by the Swiss team followed. Many
shots were 
        made on the goal, but no scores were achieved. If you don't shoot
the 
        goals, well then you receive them. In the 50. minute the Latvians
happily 
        tied the game. Janis Jansons shot at Tonz from behind the goal and 
        the ball rolled over the line. A sensation was about to be
initiated. 
        At this point the game had really begun. The Swiss team tried to
increase 
        the pressure again and in the 52. minute Engel shot the winning
goal with 
        help of a pass by Bill. "It was a tough piece of work, important 
        though was that we ultimately won. Already tomorrow is our next
game, 
        where we will surely improve our play", Marcel Kaltenbrunner is
convinced.
5. WFC, B-Division, Group 2
Switzerland - Latvia 4:3 (0:1, 3:0, 1:2)
Schluefweg, Kloten
SR: Alakare/Koskela (FIN)
3600 Spectators
Line-Ups
Switzerland: Tonz; Eichmann, Dysli; Kaltenbrunner, Bichsel; Weber, 
        Roger Gerber 1; Christoph Hofbauer, Matthias Hofbauer, Keller;
Zurcher, 
        Bill, Engel; Bigler, Balmer, Riedel; Roger Gerber 2, Cantin.
Latvia: Andis Blinds; Belasovs, Bagats; Anis, Jarahovics; Levitis,
Valantis; 
        Laivins, Ingists, Alps; Freimanis, Antis Blinds, Akmentins;
Jansons, Malkavs, 
        Juskevics; Mikelsons, Rams.
Scorers: 14. Ingists (Belasovs) 0:1. 21. Weber (Engel) 1:1. 28. Christoph 
        Hofbauer (Matthias Hofbauer) 2:1. 28. Keller (Matthias Hofbauer)
3:1. 
        41. Alps (Belasovs) 3:2. 50. 3:3. Jansons 3:3. 52. Engel (Bill)
4:3.
Remarks: 28 Time-out Latvia
Penalties:
Switzerland 3 x 2"
Latvia 4 x 2".
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Denmark - Switzerland 4-15
Overwhelming victory for the Swiss against the inferior Danes
A raging performance by the Swiss floorball national team under the
excellently playing brothers Hofbauer (4 goals each), crushed the Danes
15:4.
"Get up if you are real Swiss!" the stadium DJ announces two minutes before
the end of the game. Again an impressive crowd - 2000 spectators made their
way to the Schluefweg stadium in Kloten - didn't need to be asked twice and
sang enthousiastically at the top of their voice. What they had seen in the
game pleased them very much. A Swiss team, that had improved immensely
since their last laborious opening game and was bursting with excitement
and joy for the game, played convincingly with a collective performance and
could carry their role as favourite with pride. Denmark 's goalkeeper
Morten Andersen - 4 years ago voted into the WFC All-Star Team - will not
forget May 17th so fast. Fifteen times he had to reach behind himself, a
large amount of goals, that usually only happens against team Sweden or
Finland .
The Swiss defender Thomas Weber, being spared today, commented on the game
with sportradio.ch from the media gallery and suspected the outcome even
before the game had started - "The pressure has diminished quite a bit
after the important opening game"- nevertheless the Swiss had to wait a
long time for the shower of goals to fall, they even had to deal with a
leading point for the Danes by Ronnie Graugaard in the 13th minute.
Practically with the second chance for a goal the quick Dane overwhelmed
the goalkeeper Reto Ryffel. Defender Michael Flury with a long shot and his
colleague with team Wil, Christoph Hofbauer, turned the deficit into a lead
in the 17th and 18th minute. The Swiss were the clearly dominating team up
until now, though they weren't able to turn the many scoring chances into
goals. With continuous rotation they costantly provided a restlessness
among the Danish defence, in addition the passes were smoother and more
forceful than yesterday against the Latvians.
The problem child "utilization of chances" was taken care of in the second
part of the game. Marcel Kaltenbrunner shot a goal in the 25th minute
shortly after Graugaard hit the goal frame. Two minutes later Raphael
Keller completed a solo by Matthias Hofbauer and achieved the 4:1. The
problem was solved for the Swiss: Roger Stegmann (29th) and again Matthias
Hofbauer (32nd) provided a safe lead, only Michael Andersens score during
power play in the 36th minute dampened the Swiss score a little.
The sprouting hope of the Danes was crushed quickly again by two players of
the new Champions, teamWiler-Ersigen, first by defender Flury (43rd) and
then by Keller with his unimitateable way, two more goals were achieved to
the 8:2. Batterkinder, who wasn't sure he could even take part at the WFC,
increasingly developed to a Gerd Muller of the Swiss nationa team. His gift
of always being in the right place and his blind understanding for the game
with the two Hofbauers cause every opponent a headache.
5. WFC, A-Division, Group 2
Danemark - Schweiz 4:15 (1:2, 1:4, 2:9)
Schluefweg, Kloten
SR Riihimaki/Sirkka (Finland)
2000 Spectators
Lineup:
Danemark: Morten Andersen; Allan Jensen, Riedel; Claus Jensen, Reele;
Engelsen, Westh; Olesen, Bach, Gravgaard; Berardino, Scheibel, Michael
Andersen; Anders Jensen, Bjerregaard, Jaltoft; Hedorf, Lykke, Christian
Jensen.
Schweiz: Ryffel; Eichmann, Dysli; Kaltenbrunner, Bichsel; Stegmann, Flury;
Christoph Hofbauer, Matthias Hofbauer, Keller; Zurcher, Bill, Engel; Roger
Gerber II, Riedel, Cantin; Cadisch, Bigler, Balmer.
Scorers:
13. Gravgaard (Olesen) 1:0. 17. Flury (Roger Gerber II) 1:1. 18. Christoph
Hofbauer (Matthias Hofbauer) 1:2. 25. Kaltenbrunner (Zurcher) 1:3. 27.
Keller (Matthias Hofbauer) 1:4. 29. Stegmann (Riedel) 1:5. 32. Matthias
Hofbauer (Eichmann) 1:6. 36. Michael Andersen (Berardino) 2:6. 43. Flury
(Roger Gerber II) 2:7. 44. Keller (Matthias Hofbauer) 2:8. 46. Olesen
(Penalty) 3:8. 48. Gravgaard (Olesen) 4:8. 51. Matthias Hofbauer (Christoph
Hofbauer) 4:9. 55. Engel 4:10. 55. Riedel (Cantin) 4:11. 56. Matthias
Hofbauer (Kaltenbrunner) 4:12. 58. 4:13. Matthias Hofbauer (Bill) 4:13. 60.
Christoph Hofbauer (Bill) 4:14. 60. Christoph Hofbauer (Matthias Hofbauer)
4:15.
Penalties:
Denmark 3 x 2" plus 1 x 5" (Bach)
Switzerland 1 x 2"
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Germany - Austria 9-2
Candidates for relegation among each other
Both teams wanted to re-establish themselves after yesterday's debacles. It
was besides honour also a game about preventing relegation. If the division
games go according to common expectations, the looser of this very game
will probably play against relegation next Friday. That's why the slogan
for this match was the same for both teams: Loosing prohibited!
From the view of the German goalkeeper, the game started in the same manner
as it had ended yesterday against the Czech Republic. After 45 seconds, the
first ball passed by Michael Schuster. Schreiner took advantage of the
passive German defensive attitude and placed a shot in the far corner.
Nevertheless, the Germans reacted promptly and had some good chances. But
the second goal was against Germany again as after a quick counter attack
Bale turned a back-bouncing ball into a score. After this goal, the level
of the game constantly dropped and the game got gruffer and gruffer. The
helpers were kept busy adjusting the boards. If this game was an example of
the often quoted international roughness, one has to ask if this is still
worth to be called floorball. Germany was successful with this “tactic” and
was able to shorten the score to 1:2 briefly before the end of the first
third as Holtz scored after one of the few direct passes.
In the second third, the game continued in a similar manner. Besides the
Austrian team, also the referees evinced difficulties in keeping up with
the typical German virtues. A crowd was several times standing around the
referees and leading discussions. However, the rough style finally led to a
bench penalty. But the Austrians missed out on this promising opportunity
and couldn't expand their score. It advanced how it was supposed to
advance; Germany came better and better into play and put more pressure on
the Austrian goalkeeper. Their efforts got compensated in the 31st minute.
This time, Holtz served Hartwig and suddenly the score was 2:2. Austria was
behind for only two minutes and Holtz (goal) and Hartwig (assist) were
successful together again. Austria was still busy with their defense and
didn't get down catching up. They were trying to keep up with the physical
part of the game. For this reason, the game-playing had the longer the
least to do with floorball. One minute before the end of the second third,
the Germans extended their lead due to a quickly performed free-hit and the
score was now 4:2.
During the last third, Austria made their last attempt to speed up, but not
even while playing power play did they produce dangerous situations in
front of the German goal. Germany remained at the wheel and scored a few
more times and finally won the game somewhat high with 9:2.
5th WFC, A-Division, Group 1
Germany - Austria 9-2 (1-2, 3-0, 5-0)
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
Sykora Martin / Sykora Ondrej (CZE)
200 Spectator
Scorer: 1. Schreiner (Privschek) 0:1. 7. Bale (Hofer) 0:2. 20. Holtz
(Hartwig) 1:2. 31. Hartwig (Holtz) 2:2:. 33. Holtz (Hartwig) 3:2. 39.
Gahlert (Kickuth) 4:2. 49. Kickuth 5:2. 52. Gahlert (Hartwig) 6:2. 55.
Blanke (Hartwig) 7:2. 55. Holtz (Gahlert) 8:2. 59. Gahlert (Blanke) 9:2
Penalties: Germany 3 x 2"; Austria 3 x 2"
Remarks: 49. Time-out Austria
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Australia - Estonia 1-6
Sure thing for Estonia
Australian games have always been special occasions. The kangaroos are the
public's favourite on every WC, so that's also now the case here in Zurich.
With limited experience but a big fighting spirit, they gave their best in
front of the audience in the Saalsporthalle. The crowd appreciated their
commitment and supported them until the end. After 38 minutes and 58
seconds, Scott O'Brien scored for the Australian team. Besides that, there
wasn't much to get for the boys of head coach Toni Kokkonen, because the
Estonians were tactically and technically stronger and scored at regular
intervals. After the first third, the score was already 4:0 and 6:0 after
the second third. In the last third, the Estonian team limited their action
on keeping the score and blowing the shut out of their goalkeeper Ivo
Lepik.
5. WFC, B-Division, Group 3
Australia - Estonia 1:6 (0:4,1:2,0:0)
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
SR Klasi/Baumgartner (SUI)
80 Spectators
Scorers: 2. Sivakov (Kivi)1:0,11. Kivi (Toruke)2:0, 18. Jaris (Ingver)3:0,
20. Karis (Penalty) 4:0, 29. Toruke (Ingver) 5:0, 37. Toruke (Ingver) 6:0,
40. O'Brien (Teh) 6:1
Penalties:
Australia 1 x 2"
Estonia 3 x 2"
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Netherlands - Slovenia 6-6
Prelude in Saalsporthalle
In the first game at the World Championships in the Saalsporthalle, the
Netherlands and Slovenia duelled.
After a few minutes, Slovenia was clearly better positioned and scored for
the first time. The Netherlands reacted promptly and succeeded in even up
the game after only two minutes. The game turned out to be very balanced
until the end of the first third. After a post shot of the Oranjes (what
would have been the evening-up to 3:3), the Slovenians were able to score
again and were now two goals ahead.
In the second third, the Netherlands put more pressure on the Slovenian
team and tried to take advantage of the Slovenian keeper's insecurity. The
first line with Rob Labruyere from Bulach in Switzerland scored with this
tactic twice and this led to a new score of 4:4.
The Netherlands absolutely wanted to win this game and played accordingly
offensively. They gained the lead twice, but Slovenia could always even up.
The distribution of the scores meets the actual final score, because
Slovenia never gave up and fought until the last minute of the game.
5. WFC, B-Division, Group 3
Netherlands - Slovenia 6:6 (2:4, 2:0, 2:2)
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
Referees: Riihimaki/Rehnfeldt (SWE)
80 Spectators
Scorers: 0:1 Brajic (Rebolj), 1:1 DeJong (Kruseman), 2:1 Teulings (Samwel
T.) ,2:2 Krzisnik (Tomc), 2:3 Sotlar (Brajic), 2:4 Jugovic; 3:4 Samwel
T.(Samwel N.), 4:4 Labruyere (Samwel N.), 5:4 Labruyere (Samwel T.); 5:5
Bogatas (Jugovic), 6:5 Samwel T. (Herbst); 6:6 Sotlar (Bakonic)
Penalties: 
 Netherlands none; Slovenia 2 x 2"
Best Player: Labruyere (HOL); Sotlar (SLO)
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Italy - Singapore 11-0
Italy crushes Singapore in Opening Game
The Asians held up the pace during the first 5 minutes, 
        but from then on it was all "Azzurri" for the rest of the game.
"We didn't expect to win this game against Italy, but I'm nevertheless 
        disappointed by the high score" said Singapore Goalkeeper Pierre 
        Michel Boudville after the game. The Italians scored three goals
between 
        the 6th and 8th minute to take the early and already decisive lead.
"We 
        started well, but the Italians took advantage of every mistake we
made". 
        Boudville continues, "we obviously didn't have many chances to
score". 
        It was no surprise that the Italians won that high. With many
players 
        evolving in the top European leagues (2 in Sweden, one in Norway
and 14 
        players from the Swiss National League A or B) the Italians showed
more 
        technicals skills and acted far better as a team. The Asians on the
other 
        hand could not take advantage of their velocity and showed up only
occasionnally 
        in front of the Italian net.
Interview with Pierre Michel Boudville (Goalkeeper Team 
        Singapore)
Did you expect to lose that clearly ?
Pierre Michel Boudville: "We knew it'd be hard, but we tried our 
        best. We were aware that the Italians are the best team in our
group. 
        We tried to play well defensively and not allow to many goals,
maybe even 
        score a few. But we did not succeed. We are now looking forward to
the 
        next game agains Great Britain."
Do you expect a closer game ?
Pierre Michel Boudville: "Sure. Two years ago we already played against 
        them and only lost 2-1. I'm sure they have improved their game
since then, 
        but so have we!!
Are you enjoying yourself here in Switzeland?
Pierre Michel Boudville: "It's great, especially for the younger 
        players in our team who are new in the National squad. They are
excited 
        about participating in a World Championship so far from home.
Interview with Pasqualino Santoro (Team Italy)
Pasci, a successful start with a 11:0 victory 
        and a hat trick?
Santoro: "Naturally! Not only am I satisfied with my performance, 
        but of course with the team's effort as well. It was very important
for 
        us to play a convincing game, because Singapoor will perhaps be the
weakest 
        team in the group."
How do you judge the other rivals in your group?
Santoro: "It won't be a picnic! If you consider that Singapore also 
        has made tremendous improvements in the past two years, we are
excited 
        and keen on meeting up against the other rivals. USA as well as
Britain 
        are known fighters that never give up. Even Hungary may not be
underestimated."
What are your goals for this tournament?
Santoro: "Our goal is to take part in the B-Finals of the WFC. Hard 
        work is cut out for us, though I am convinced of our strengths. If
we 
        concentrate and play as a united team, I am confident we will
succeed."
5. WFC, B-Division, Group 3
Italy - Singapore 11:0 (3:0, 4:0, 4:0)
Schluefweg, Kloten
Referees: Sykora/Sykora (CZE)
200 Spectators
Scorers: 7. Iezzi (Fantuz) 1:0. 9. Santoro (Virgilio) 2:0. 9. Fischione 
        (Pondaco) 3:0. 24. Terlizzi (Bartolo) 4:0. 33. Santoro (Bartolo)
5:0. 
        36. Santoro (Bartolo) 6:0. 38. Terlizzi (Villa) 7:0. 49. Unterhofer
(Terlizzi) 
        8:0. 55. Linder (Penalty) 9:0. 58. Fantuz (Frotscher) 10:0. 59.
Felix 
        (Iezzi) 11:0
Penalties: Italy 2x 2 Minutes, Singapore 3x 2 Minutes.
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Australia - Estonia 1-6
Norway declasses Austria
One-way floorball in Saalsporthalle: a lively Norwegian team doesn't let
the climber Austria any chance and wins 17:1
Austria had a little bit of hope in the beginning as Austrian Joel Bale
from Winterthur in Switzerland scored in the 4 th minute after a quick
counter attack. The sons of the Alps didn't hold back and tried to keep up
with the Norwegians. Until the 7 th minute, they actually succeeded in
doing that, but afterwards the game suddenly changed after Willy Fauskanger
and Andreas Sletten from Norway both scored twice within four minutes. Now
the Norwegians had lost their nervousness and controlled the game
professionally. Raymond Evensen scored a goal in the 17 th minute and the
score was now 5:1.
Also in the second period did the situation not change anymore. The North
men were technically and tactically one or two classes better than their
adversary. They let the ball roll and the Austrian run and they scored
regularly. Austrian goalkeeper Stefan Weissenbacher who is normally playing
in the Swiss local team Zumikon in the first league sometimes aroused pity.
The boys around Anders Karinen meandered themselves through the Austrian
lines in style, and made them look like a high school team. . Geir Nordseth
(24.), Ketil Kronberg (24.), Glen Evensen (27.), Morten Finstad (28.),
Raymond Evensen (35. and 40.) and Lars-Erik Sikkeland (38.) were the
scorers in this third.
Keeper Andreas Bohm from Swiss local club Rychenberg replaced his colleague
luckless Weissenbacher. Bohm, who only wore his legendary red shirt for the
pre-training and then switched to a top modern Salming-shirt with the
unfamiliar number 66, didn't have to wait along time until he received his
first goal. He remained unbeaten for 23 seconds and then Kristoffer
Kronberg scored to 14:1. In the continuation, the Norwegians slowed
considerably down and let the Austrians play more their own game. But
still, goals only occurred on one side, Finstad in the 50 th minute,
Fauskanger in the 52 nd and Sikkeland one minute before the end. The final
score was consequently 17:1.
Accordingly, Norway 's head coach Anders Karinen was satisfied: “The
victory was easy to achieve. First, we wanted too much and felt blocked,
that's probably why we got the surprising 0:1. But we took advantage of our
good team spirit and didn't let ourselves rattle.” Karinen also understood
that the Austrian team couldn't keep up with their speed and got some
preventable goals. “I have expected the Austrians to be more defensive and
that made scoring pretty easy.” On the other hand, Karinen prepares himself
for a completely different game against Sweden . On the last World
Championship, his team lost against Sweden 1:13. “This loss made my team
insecure for the rest of the Championship and I'm happy that this time we
had a better start.” Karinen takes hope from the preparing games against
the Swiss team on the 3-nations-tournament in Danish Bronderslev. “We have
shown good defensive work against the Swiss team. I hope we will succeed on
Tuesday against Sweden as well.”
5. WFC, B-Division, Group 3
Austria - Norway 1:17 (1:5, 0:8, 0:4)
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
SR Baumgartner Jurg/Baumgartner Marcel (SUI)
150 Spectator
Scorers: 4. Bale (Schreiner) 1:0. 7. Fauskanger (Kronberg) 1:1. 8. Sletten
(Finstad) 1:2. 9. Fauskanger (Kronberg) 1:3. 10. Sletten (R. Evensen) 1:4.
17. R. Evensen (Sletten) 1:5. 24. Nordseth (Kristiansen) 1:6. 24. Kronberg
(G. Evensen) 1:7. 27. G. Evensen (Kronberg) 1:8. 28. Finstad (R. Evensen)
1:9. 35. R. Evensen (1:10). 38. Sikkeland (R. Evensen) 1:11. 40. R. Evensen
(Sletten) 1:12. 40. G. Evensen (Kristiansen) 1:13. 41. Kronberg
(Fauskanger) 1:14. 49. Finstad (R. Evensen) 1:15. 52. Fauskanger
(Sikkeland) 1:16. 59. Sikkeland (Fauskanger) 1:17
Penalties:
Osterreich 3 x 2 Minuten
Norwegen 1 x 10 Minuten (Fauskanger) und 3 x 2 Minuten.
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Russia - Denmark 6-7
Denmark beats Russia in a close game
Danes steal 2 points from Russia in the dying minutes of the game
The Russians had a better start, but surprisingly it was the Danes that
opened the score. Just 11 seconds later they doubled up when Captain
Berardino netted in the 0:2. Right afterwards, the Russians could not
profit from a 2-man power play, all shots were held by the excellent Danish
Goalkeeper Morten Andersen. Anderson was voted Goalkeeper of the tournament
at the World Championships 
      4 years ago. In the middle period the Danes highered their lead to
0:3. The Russians, who up until then were the better team, did not give up.
All of the sudden they seemed to loosen up.
Within 4 minutes and 47 seconds they managed to score 5 goals! Every pass,
every shot was perfectly executed and the Sbornaja was on a hot strike.
Shortly before the second period ended, the Danes cut the Russian lead in
half. 5:4 after 40 minutes, the last period promised to be full of
suspense. The equalizer came in the first minute of the final period, when
the Danes executed a free-kick successfully. While the Danes were cheering
their comeback goal, a Russian player was sent to the penalty box because
he argued with the referee.
The Danes went on playing powerplay and scored the go-ahead goal 7 minutes
before the end. Russia had some very good opportunities in the finishing
minutes, but could not manage to come back.
Russians played quite impressive, but maybe the bigger routine of the
Scandinavians was the key to win this game.
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Czech Republic - Germany 20-1
Czech Republic: Swiss Competitor for the podium
The Czechs master their first chore on this World Championship without any
major difficulties and beat Germany 20:1.
However, at the beginning of the game not all Czech players seemed to be
fully concentrated. After only 50 seconds, they got their first penalty for
incorrect substitution imposed. The following power play of the German team
indeed showed the significant class difference between the two teams. The
Czech controlled the ball cleverly and only shortly before the end of the
penalty, Czech goalkeeper Tomas Kafka had to hold the first ball. After the
penalty, the Czech totally took over the game and Tomas Trnavsky scored in
the forth minute. Subsequently, the German team obviously struggled in
building up their own game because they were permanently disturbed by Czech
players. Apparently, the tactic of the Czech head coach was to provoke
mistakes in the German defense line with aggressive fore checking. Such a
mistake was also the cause for the second goal by the Czech team. German
goalkeeper Michael Schuster, who plays with SC Schaffhausen in Switzerland
in the second league, prevented more goals against his team with some
brilliant saves. But after a nice solo by Tomas Trnavsky, even he was
powerless against the third goal. The Czechs continued to play offensively
and scored again in the 15th minute. The first third finished with two
goals in a row by Radim Cepek, who is well known in Switzerland because he
plays in the Swiss local team HC Rychenberg Chur.
In the second third, the Czech team didn't make any big changes in their
game and added a goal almost every minute. After the tenth goal, they
retreated a little bit and Germany finally found its way back into the
game. But it was still unsure if they could succeed in scoring at least
once or if Tomas Kafka could celebrate his first shutout. Shortly before
the end of the second third, the Germans scored for the first time, and as
it would turn out later, also for their last time in this game: Andreas
Gahlert scored a goal after a free-hit.
In the last period, Germany had exchanged their goalkeeper. The new man,
Patrik Schmidt, had to grab the ball out of the net after only 32 seconds
when Radim Cepek scored for the third time and raised the score to 12:1.
Captain Tomas Trnavsky got his personal hat-trick as well. At least by now,
you couldn't get around taking pity on the German team.
As conclusion, the Czech team is in its top form and played focused
throughout the whole game even against so-called mavericks. As foreseen,
Germany will have to fight hard against their relegation.
Interview with Radim Cepek (player in the Czech team)
What's your opinion about today's game?
Radim Cepek: "Today we focused on the final score. That's why we gave 100
per cent during the whole game. I'm surprised how weakly the Germany
played, though. I was expecting more resistance."
Tomorrow you're playing against World Champion Sweden. What do you expect?
Radim Cepek: "Hopefully, Sweden won't beat us down with the same final
score as we won today! (laughs) Well, today we concentrated our energy on
the offensive work, but tomorrow we will have to play more defensively. We
will try to keep the game open as long as possible and score during the
last period. There's always a way, even against Sweden."
What are the strengths of the Czech team?
Radim Cepek: "We are a tournament team and we will get better and better
until the end of the week."
And what are your weaknesses?
Radim Cepek: "Our team doesn't always play according to our agreed tactic.
Sometimes we play too quickly ahead and loose patience."
What's your goal at this World Championship?
Radim Cepek: "A medal!"

5. WFC, B-Division, Group 3
Czech Republic - Germany 20:1 (6:0,5:1,9:0)
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
SR Hofgard/Zouhar (NOR)
120 Spectators
Scorers: 5. 1:0 Jandacek (Trnavski), 7. 2:0 Zalesny (Sikora), 11. 3:0
Trnavski (Jandacek), 16. 4:0 Kozusnik Pavel(Kozusnik Petr), 19. 5:0 Cepek
(Sikora), 20. 6:0 Cepek (Kozusnik Pavel), 22. 7:0 Sikora (Zalesny), 23. 8:0
Trnavski(Ostransky), 25. 9:0 Freud (Trnavsky), 25. 10:0 Kozusnik Petr
(Kozusnik Pavel), 38. 11:0 Skalik (Cepek), 40. 11:1 Gahlert(Hartwig), 41.
12:1 Cepek (Kozusnik (Pavel), 43. 13:1 Ostransky (Jandacek), 43. 14:1
Kozusnik Pavel(Skalik), 45. 15:1 Trnavsky (Hozman), 45. 16:1 Zalesny
(Ostransky), 50. 17:1 Trnavsky (Ostransky), 59. 18:1 Sikora (Zalesny), 60.
19:1 Ostransky (Hozman), 60. 20:1 Skalik (Kozusnik Pavel)
Penalties:
Czech Republic 3 x 2"
Germany 3 x 2"
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USA - Italy 2-6
Terlizzi leads the Italians to victory
In an exciting game with good quality play the favoured team Italy wins 6:2
over team USA . The fianl result wasn't made until the 52. minute, when
Fabio Terlizzi scored his third point to end with 5:2.
The inflateable paper snakes, that are distributed to the audience before
the game, gave the match between USA and Italy a typical American touch,
though the sympathies and support of the mostly young crowd - several
school classes from the area were present and provided a great World
Championship atmosphere - lay clearly on Italy 's side.
The Azzuris let down their fans though until seconds before the first
period ended, when defence leader Roberto Beffa achieved the equalizing
goal to 1:1 with a precise long shot.
The Americans presented themselves cleary better than during their weak
performance against Hungary . They shielded their keeper Adam Troy
excellently from the Italian team. Florian Schmied even suprisingly
achieved the leading point in the 14th minute. In the second period the
Italians appeared more committed as well, though once again they had to
wait a long time until they finally took over the lead for the first time.
Captain Fabio Terlizzi increased the score to 3:1 with back to back shots
in the 36th and 39th minute.
Terlizzi, receiving only minimal game time during the Championships with
vice-champion Malans, initially scored with a long shot and after that
scored another goal with help of a double pass by Rino Bartolo; keeper Troy
was powerless against the two shots.
Through a mistake by defender Michale Frotscher, the US team was able to
summon up hope, the young player Philip Winkler scored to 3:2. Hannes
Mahlknecht corrected the mistake of his team member just 41 seconds later
and achieved 4:2 for the Italians. Again Terlizzi managed in superior
number to achieve the final decision (53rd minute). Fabio Mutti's goal in
the 57th minute then, again outnumbering the American Team, meant the final
result of the game.
Italy earned this important victory with more effort, though they had to
fight against the persistent American opponent. Excellent performance was
shown by defence strategist Roberto Beffa from the Swedish 1st divisionist
Varmdo, who with his calm and magistral overview of the situation, reminds
of the Schluefweg-hero Anders Eldebrink.
Also in top form and knowing well how to play to the gallery, was the
lively forwarder Domenico Pondaco, who never lost a ball und his effort was
almost rewarded with a goal. His penalty was a close miss in the 52nd
minute. Star of the game though, was clearly "il capitano" Fabio Terlizzi,
who was the best scorer with 3 points and his rushes repeatedly cut holes
into the US defense.

5. WFC, B-Division, Group 3
USA - Italy 2-6 (1-1, 0-2, 1-3)
Schluefweg, Kloten
SR: Alakare/Koskela (FIN)
500 Spectators
Scorers: 
        14. Schmied 1:0. 20. Beffa (Gulino) 1:1. 37. Terlizzi (Bartolo)
1:2. 39.
      Terlizzi (Unterhofer) 1:3. 48. Winkler (Morris) 2:3. 49. Gulino (De
Icco) 2:4. 53. Terlizzi (De Icco) 2:5. 57. Mutti (Bartolo) 2:6.
Remarks: 52. Pondaco verschiesst Penalty. 53. Time-out USA. 58. Time-out
Italien.
Penalties:
USA 2 x 2"
IItaly 1 x 2".
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Finland - Russia 16-1
Finland never dropped their guard
Team Russia had no chance against co-favourite Finland . They fought
bravely but were swept away in a 1-16 defeat.
Finland started its program in the World Floorball Championships 2004 on
the second day. After the 20-1 victory of the Czech Republic over Germany
and Norway 's 16-1 walk over Austria , another high result was expected
when the Finns dressed up against Russia . The Finns didn't go easy on
themself. They started the game with only two lines which helped the
quality of the game immensely. The two lines consisted of the best what
Finnish floorball currently can present: Kohonen, Ohman, Hintikka, Jarvi
and so on…
In the first minutes, the team of Coach Pasi Tilander showed the Russians
where the match was going to lead. Neimo, Ohman and Hintikka tested the
Russian goalkeeper Pronyakov from good positions. It took nine minutes
until the ball was in the Russian net for the first time. 20-year-old
defender Tatu Vaananen scored the first goal.
An excellent floorball delicacy could be admired after ten minutes. After a
penalty was called against Russian player Drushinskij, the Finns proved
their skills in the first power play situation of the game. Hannes Ohman
from Swedish champion Balrog shot three times on the Russian net, but only
hit the crossbar, the goalkeeper or even missed the net. Still, there were
plenty of other occasions to practice in goal scoring. Two goals within 12
seconds by Hintikka and Ohman followed in the first period to give the
Finns a secure lead.
With six seconds left in the first period, the Russians took advantage of a
mistake in the Finnish defensive play and scored their only goal of the
game. They fought bravely during the whole game. The Finnish stars were
just better and gave their opponents an unsolvable task. The longer the
game was going, the more the Russian's power tank was lacking energy. The
Finns scored nine of their goals in the last period. They managed superbly
to let the Russians run into the trap of their clever play.
Markus Neimo, who scored three goals against Russia , compared the first
game of Finland at this WFC with a practice. “It was important for us to
get used to the floor and the atmosphere here in Kloten”. He's well aware
that the opponents will get better in the forthcoming of the WFC. “We tried
our best and in my opinion played very good. We have to keep this attitude.
Switzerland is the main opponent in our group. I'm looking forward to this
game,” he said.
Previous to the showdown on Thursday against Switzerland , the team of
Coach Pasi Tilander will meet up with Latvia and Denmark . With the
easiness they were showing in the Russia game, it shouldn't be a problem to
beat outsiders Latvia and Denmark . Both teams will mainly focus on the
defensive part of the game. Tilander's decision to play with only two lines
(as opposed to the Swiss in the game against Latvia ) helped to keep a high
intensity in the game. It will also help to keep the competition high for
places in these two lines. Great players like Janne Tahka or Tero Karppanen
were only sitting on the Finnish bench during the game, which shows the
quality of the Finnish roster.
Interview with Markus Neimo form team Finland
Can you describe the feeling after winning 16-1 in the first game in WFC
2004?
We gave our best and I think we managed to play quite well. Of course,
Russia wasn't that strong. They fought bravely, though. It was a good
opportunity to getting used to the floor and the atmosphere here in Kloten.
Will it be easy to adjust to the level of the better nations?
The teams will get better, that's for sure. We have to stay focused. Today,
we played as good as we could. We have to keep this attitude. It was like a
practice game and we could build up self confidence.
What is needed to adjust to the niveau of the better nations such as Sweden
and Switzerland ?
The teams will get better, that's for sure. We have to stay focused. Today,
we played as well as we could. We have to keep this attitude. It was like a
practice game and we could build up self confidence.
What is your comment on the home team Switzerland ?
I haven't seen them play. But I heard a lot of them. I think they play
pretty well. I'm looking forward to playing against them on Thursday.
Switzerland is the main opponent in our group. This game will be decisive.
5. WFC, A-Division, Group 2
Finland - Russia 16:1 (3:1, 4:0, 9:0)
Schluefweg, Kloten
SR Nordahl/Rehnfeldt (Sweden)
700 Spectators
Scorers: 9. Vaananen (Lehtonen) 1:0. 27. Hintikka (Jarvi) 2:0. 17. Ohmann
(Kohonen) 3:0. 20. Tyapkov (Drushininskij) 3:1. 21. Ohman (Jussila) 4:1.
29. Kuronen
(Kohonen) 5:1. 32. Ohman (Hintikka) 6:1. 39. Kuronen (Kohonen) 7:1. 42.
Ketonen (Kapanen) 8:1. 48. Neimo (Vaananen) 9:1. 49. Neimo (Hintikka) 10:1.
50. Jarvi (Neimo) 11:1. 51. Kapanen (Ketonen) 12:1. 52. Neimo (Tiitu) 13:1.
54. Hintikka (Jarvi) 14:1. 59. Lehtonen (Neimo) 15:1. 60. Jarvi (Lehtonen)
16:1.
Remarks: 30. Kohonen misses penalty shot
Penalties:
Finland 3 x 2"
Russia 3 x 2"
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Slowenia - Australia 5-2
Slovenia stays unbeaten after victory over Australia
After 2 periods, the score was still 0:0, nobody expected so many goals in
the last 20 minutes
There were no goals in the Saalsporthalle for the first two thirds. Even if
the chances to score were numerous, the ball just didn't want to get into
the net. In the middle of the match, the referees called the jury member
Martin Johansson, and after a discussion that lasted several minutes, the
present school classes were asked to stop throwing pieces of paper on the
field, because otherwise the hall would have had to be evacuated and the
game played in front of an empty scenery. The referees discovered one
single piece of paper of the size of around 2 x 2 centimetres on the field
and felt compelled to interrupt the match….. For the players' security!
Let's continue to talk about the game itself. The match had been very
balanced so far, but Slovenia now wanted to turn the game in favour of
their own interests. They went ahead two points after Brajic and Krzisnik
each shot a savable goal. The Australians, obviously (and late) alarmed,
got down to some good chances and Thien realized one of them five minutes
before the end of the last third. But the hope for an Australian comeback
only existed for 40 seconds until Brajic nicely lifted the ball into the
far corner of the goal and scored again. Now Slovenia was two points ahead
for the second time in this game. During the last minutes of the match,
Australia replaced their goalkeeper for a sixth player and had to cope with
two more goals.
Interview with Clinton Teh (Captain Australia)
Today it was a tight match, and the final score is definitely too high….
Clinton The: Unfortunately, we didn't realize our chances in the first two
thirds. Slovenia was the more dominant team, but with a little bit of luck,
we could have taken over the lead as well.
Anyway, are you satisfied with the performance of your team?
Clinton The: Yes, because, you know, all players but five of our team are
WC-Rookies (newcomers). Those new players already got used to everything
whereas the “old” players take more responsibility on and off the field.
The chemistry is right and there's a great atmosphere in our team.
In your team staff, there are a couple of Finish names to be found. How
come?
Clinton The: It were the Finish who first brought floorball to Australia a
couple of years ago. We have always kept in touch with our floorball home
country and that's why we're still working with Finish coaches.
5th WFC, B-Division, Group 4
Slovenia - Australia 5:2 (0:0,0:0,5:2)
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
SR Alakare/Koskela (Finland)
500 Spectator
Scorer: 43. 1:0 Brasic (Sotlar), 49. 2:0 Krzisnik (Tomc), 55. 2:1 Thien
(O'Brien), 56. 3:1 Brasic (Sotlar), 59. 4:1 Rebols (Brasic) (Australia
without goalkeeper), 60. 5:1 Bogatas (Kriznar) (Australia without
goalkeeper), 60. 5:2 O'Brien (Teh)
Penalties:
Slovenia 5 x 2"
Australia none
Remarks: 20.Min Tor der Australier aberkannt (goal after sirene)
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