Latvian floorball players conceded to the Polish national team with the result 4: 6 (1: 3, 1: 2, 2: 1).
After the first rejection of the Poles, three goals were scored, the court stood out twice in the opponent’s minority, reaching 2: 0 in the fifth minute in nine seconds. 26 seconds after the second goal of the opponents, the majority was finally realized by Elīza Elizabete Bērziņa.
By the end of the third, Poland had regained one goal and strengthened the lead in the fifth minute of the second period, but as the middle of the game, Anna Ankudinova reached 2: 4. Opponents took less than a minute to increase their lead again.
Also in the middle of the third period, both teams exchanged the scored goal, responding to Bērziņa’s accurate shot – 3: 6. Ten seconds before the final whistle, Ankudinova masterfully took a free throw with a few twists and turns, but there was too little time left to save.
The Latvian national team starts the World Championship in Sweden in subgroup A, where its competitors are the national units of Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Poland. On Monday, Latvians will cross with the Swiss, but a day later they will be strong with the Czechs.
On Saturday, the Czech Republic defeated Switzerland 5: 2 in the group’s first game.
In a subgroup, teams will play each with each other. The owners of the first two places in groups A and B will immediately enter the quarterfinals, but the owners of the third and fourth places will have a duel with the two strongest teams of each group in the second echelon.
The head coach of the Latvian national team Jānis Inģists has included two goalkeepers, four defensive players and 14 attackers in the national team.
The largest representation of players is from the Kocēni “Rubene” club – nine floorball players. Two players from Kekava “Bulldogs” / NND and Cēsis “Lekrings”, but one each from “Līgatne” and “Ķekava” teams. Five more floorball players play in foreign clubs in Switzerland and Finland every day.
The Latvian women’s national team currently ranks seventh in the world, but in the previous world championship, which took place two years ago in the Swiss city of Neuchâtel, the team won eighth place.
Latvians have participated in all 12 world championships held so far, each time entering the top eight. In the 2007 World Championship, the Latvian national team won the high fourth place.
Jānis Inģistas is assisted by coach Linda Līce, as well as fitness coach Kaspars Reikmanis.
Composition of the Latvian national team at the floorball world championship:
gatekeepers – Elīna Jeige (Emmental “Scorpion”, Switzerland), Jana Filipsone (Kekava “Bulldogs” / NND);
security guards – Samanta Bērziņa, Marta Lība Zameca, Daniela Dafne Hāne (all – Kocēni “Rubene), Kristiāna Elizabete Krūmiņa (” Ķekava “);
attackers – Jūlija Rozīte, Anna Ankudinova (both – Lioness of Zurich, Switzerland), Simona Grāpēna, Laura Gaugere, Zane Darša, Emīlija Salaciete, Zane Ziedone (all – Kocēni “Rubene), Elīza Elizabete Bērziņa (” Līgatne “), Evelīna Garbare (Rychenberg in Winterthur, Switzerland), Klinta Mārtiņjēkabs (Uusikaupunki “Kalannin Pallo-65”, Finland), Luīze Raseiceva, Liliāna Jakovicka (both – Cēsis “Lekrings”), Anna Mūrniece (Kekava “Bulldogs” / NND), Madlena Rose (Kocēni “Rubene – 1”).
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