Thailand tried to upset the favorites by scoring the first goal, but then Estonia turned their goal-scoring machine on and punished the Thai team for playing too offensively. Almost 300 very loud fans at Arena Sparta saw a carefree floorball with lots of chances as well as goals. Estonia won against Australia, Poland and Thailand and finished first in the group C.
People who didn’t consider the match between Estonia and Thailand played at Arena Sparta on Monday too interesting were terribly mistaken. Both teams showed the fans a very pacey game with lots of chances and more importantly – goals. The Thai players went into the lead quite early on, but Estonia managed to turn the score around. The spectators witnessed 8 goals in the 1st period, 6 of them scored by the Europeans. The fans were enjoying the game and created a very nice and warm atmosphere at Podvinný mlýn. With the score being 6-2 after the first 20 minutes, both teams’ fans were expecting to see even more in the next parts of the match.
The goal machine took a little break in the 2nd period as both teams focused more on the defensive aspect, which resulted in fewer chances. The one to score first was Thailand´s defender Pheeraphong Khambunlue who gladdened the large crowd of red and blue fans at Arena Sparta. But the Estonians were quick to react. First it was Rickard Rydell, who scored his third of the night and celebrated a hat-trick. The most beautiful moment of the game came in the 37th minute when Kristo Lehiste netted a backheel goal.
In the 3rd period, the pace of the game slackened. The fans knew who the winner was going to be, so they started cheering on every nice shot or pass. Both teams on the pitch understood that and tried to offer as many goal-scoring chances as possible. In the end, Estonia won 11-4 and remained unbeaten in the group stage of the tournament.
WFC 2018 Team Presentations - Group C – 26.11.2018
History: WFC 2002 - Czechs Narrowly Miss Bronze Medals – 25.11.2018
History: WFC 2000 - No Success for Norwegians at Home – 23.11.2018
WFC 2018 Team Presentations - Group B – 23.11.2018
WFC 2018 Team presentations - Group A – 22.11.2018
WFC 2018 Referee Presentations – 21.11.2018
Analysis: Introducing PDO chart – 20.11.2018
History: WFC 1998 - A Shock by Switzerland – 19.11.2018
History: WFC 1996 - The Birth of Swedish Domination – 16.11.2018
International coaching conference to take place in Prague – 10.11.2018
WFC games data tracking with possession-based approach! – 6.11.2018
Behind The Scenes Tour – 5.11.2018
Check the latest version of game schedule – 26.10.2018
WFC 2018: Lower floor sold out for certain game days! – 23.10.2018
SUMMARY: WFC? What the floorball! Exploring Prague with Luke – 22.10.2018
WFC 2018 Mobile App launched – 17.10.2018
Analysis: Does winning matter to you? So does for data analysts. – 16.10.2018
The final pre-sale is here! – 9.10.2018
The last wave of WFC tickets coming – 2.10.2018
World Championship Schedule Update – 21.9.2018