WFC 2009 – POST TOURNAMENT WRAP UP

Hi again everyone and thanks for all of your messages and calls of support since Friday night, the girls have really appreciated it. We’ve heard that the boys on the WFC2010 training camp were even up at 4am to watch the game… thanks boys.

On Friday night, 22 Australian girls achieved the highest success in Australian Floorball to date, by lifting the World Floorball Championship Cup and proudly received gold medals for winning the B Division final. The result speaks for itself, but it is a whole lot more than just finishing on top. Australia has also won the 8th automatic qualifying spot for the WFC2011 in Switzerland and is the only non-European nation to do so.

AUSTRALIA TAKES GOLD IN SWEDEN

Australia has achieved its greatest success in its 10 year World Floorball Championship history by defeating Hungary in the B-Division final and in doing so, clinching the very valuable 8th automatic qualification for WFC2011 in Switzerland.

The Aussie Angels were cool headed and tough from the very beginning of the match and a 2-0 first period set up the win. The second and third periods were both 1-1 and it was a fabulous display of maturity, teamwork and mental strength that complimented their fantastic floorball skills, and they were awarded with the gold medal after the 60 minutes.

Team Australia takes WFC 2009 B Division Grand Final. Wins direct entry into WFC 2011!

The Australian Floorball Association congratulates everyone involved in the fantastic game today defeating Hungary 4-2,  and indeed through the whole WFC culminating in todays victory. Todays win caps off a great tournament for the Aussie girls and shows us all what solid training, grit & determination can achieve! Special congratulations to our head coach Juerg Kihm for the drive which encouraged the team to this level.

While we wait for our team manager Kevan Lyons to come down from the clouds and send us his own special match report CLICK HERE to read the IFF commentary on the game!

Interview with Jessi Laidler

Czech journalist Pavel Kriklan writing for floorbal.cz has kindly given us permission to publish an interview he did with Aussie Jessi Laidler currently living and playing floorball in Finland.

To open the article in pdf format please CLICK HERE

TERRIFIC FIGHT BY AUSTRALIA TO BOOK A PLACE IN THE FINAL

Australia celebrated its first semi final match in the World Floorball Championships by fighting off a confident German side and winning a place in the gold medal match on Friday night. And what a match, with 52 minutes between the first and second goals! Germany and Australia were well matched in size and strength and have had some titanic struggles in the past, but it was Australia that would this time reign supreme with a superb display of teamwork and dogged determination. Not to downplay the floorball effort though, as the defence worked wonderfully again and the opening moves, passing and forward efforts were also first class.