Six goals scored in the second period pushed Estonia towards their first victory in Prague, beating Australia 11–5. Sandra Zurbuchen and Corina Wehinger led the game as first women-referees in the history of men’s floorball championships.
The opening match of group C first seemed to be a tight battle. The Estonians were slightly more dangerous from the first minutes but the Australian goalie Ryan Alexandrakis made a few good saves. Once the first goal by Estonian Mattias Proos was scored, a strong offensive performance started. The European team added two more to make it 3–1 after twenty minutes.
Australia burst into the second period in style. Daniel Gartner scored twice within two minutes and twenty seconds, tied the game and completed the first hat-trick of the championship. The wild start of the period continued as Estonia answered quickly and scored their fourth goal, but Australia leveled the score again to make it it 4–4 just twenty seconds later. In the end, Estonia put the Australians under pressure, scored five goals in the rest of the second period and went up to 9–4.
The Estonians controlled the final twenty minutes as well, scored two more goals and didn’t let their opponent get much closer. However, it was the Australian team who made the very last score change thirty seven seconds before the end and set the final result at 11–5.
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Data Analysis: Czech Republic vs Denmark 10-1 – 8.12.2018
DAY 8: Battles for Final Start, Quarterfinal Losers to Fight for Fifth Place – 8.12.2018
Day 7 Summary: Favorites Sail through to Semis, Championship Again Offers Fantastic Atmosphere – 8.12.2018
Slovakia Takes 9th Place after Exciting Victory over Estonia – 7.12.2018
Finland Becomes Last Semifinalist after 6-1 Win against Germany – 7.12.2018
Canada Edges out Australia Thanks to Huge Comeback in Third Period – 7.12.2018
Sweden Advances to Semifinals after Beating Latvia – 7.12.2018
Poland Outclasses Thailand 9-1 to Grab 13th Place – 7.12.2018
Takizawa Scores Twice as Japan Beats Singapore 4-2 to Take 15th Place – 7.12.2018
Data Analysis: Group Stage Summary – 7.12.2018
DAY 7: Two Quarterfinals and Final Placement Matches on Schedule – 7.12.2018
Day 6 Summary: Czechs Easily through, Switzerland Stumbles, Attendance Record Broken – 7.12.2018
New WFC Attendance record – 6.12.2018
Data Analysis: Sweden vs Denmark 25-0 – 6.12.2018
Czech Republic Comfortably Wins Over Denmark to Reach Semifinals – 6.12.2018
Estonia Outclasses Canada 9-2 to Face Slovakia in 9th Place Game – 6.12.2018
Switzerland Gets Past Norway in Overtime Drama – 6.12.2018
Slovakia Beats Australia 12-3, Will Fight for 9th Place Tomorrow – 6.12.2018
Data Analysis: Norway vs Finland 1-9 – 6.12.2018