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Latvian floorball team defeated by Czech Republic

BC, Riga, 05.12.2016.Print version

The Latvian men's floorball team was defeated by the Czech Republic 3:9 (1:6, 1:1, 1:2) in a World Men's Floorball Championships match at Arena Riga on Sunday.


Although Artis Raitums opened the scoring in the fifth minute of the match, the hosts conceded two goals in the next 76 seconds, and the Czechs went on to score four more goals in the first period. Raitums also scored the second goal for Latvia, and Arturs Jursevskis the third.


Latvia is currently in last place in Group B. The next group game will be against Norway on Tuesday.


As reported, the Latvian team opened the championships on Saturday with a 2:7 loss against defending champions Sweden. The match at Arena Riga was attended by 8,011 spectators, which is a new attendance record for an opening match at the World Championships. In another Group B game on Saturday, the Czechs beat Norway 8:4.


A total of 16 teams have been divided into four groups, with the top eight ranked teams in Groups A and B and the rest of the teams competing in Groups C and D. The top two teams in Groups A and B will automatically advance to the tournament's quarterfinals, while the teams placed third and fourth will play the top two teams in Groups C and D in a qualification round for the quarterfinals.






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