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!

AITKEN SHUT OUT AND ALLAN HAT TRICK SEAL A SEMI FINAL PLACE FOR AUSTRALIA

Australia recorded its first clean sheet since 2001 and an opening goal in 18 seconds from Joanne Allan – also her first in internationals and first of 3 in the match – sealed Italys fate to stay at the bottom of Group C at the womens World Floorball Championships in Vasteras, Sweden.

Everyone knows Australia comes to play and tries their hearts out in every match, no matter the opposition. However, the results haven’t always gone their way in previous tournaments. The Aussie Angels set out to prove their strengths and maturity in todays match by showing they have the ability, and the depth, to score, defend and show everyone that their semi finals berth was well earned.

KANERVA HAT TRICK SEALS VICTORY AGAINST SLOVAKIA

The Australians had a long break between the morning match yesterday and were itching to get onto the court and prove themselves against a skilled and fit Slovakian team. The Slovaks had unexpectedly, some would say, slipped in their opening match against the Netherlands, but found their form against struggling Italy. They were beginning to find their shape.

AUSSIE ANGELS UNLUCKY IN NARROW LOSS TO SINGAPORE

Waking up raring to go this morning, the Aussie girls hit the court ready to do their jobs again. Singapore is a highly fancied team in the group and the Australians took shape immediately and let them know it wouldn't be an easy match. The defensive effort was tireless in supporting Leith Woods and every player worked hard to shut down every forward opportunity Singapore tried to create.

AUSSIE GIRLS START WFC 2009 WITH VICTORY OVER THE NETHERLANDS

After taking the first day of the tournament as a rest day, the Aussies converted their first match to their first victory. It wasn´t as simple as that, however, as the Aussie girls opened their World Floorball Cup division B in Vasteras, Sweden with a victory over The Netherlands 6-2. It's the first step on the way to qualifying for pool A, which only the division B winner will do. With the changes in the format from men's WFC2010 onwards, this means automatic qualification for WFC2011.