Slovak women´s national team showed collective strenght and important individual performances at Six Nations Cup in Nitra. It can be a good signal before World Floorball Championships in Bratislava.
Three-day international tournament called Six Nations Cup started on Friday in Nitra with confrontation of Slovakia and Poland. In dramatic duel Slovak players for the first time in history beat Poland 4:3. Next opponent against home team was Latvia. At the beginning, Slovak women conceded two goals, but Slovakia refreshed in the second period by scoring four goals and led with one-goal advantage. Unfortunately for Slovakia, Latvians achieved last-minute goal. It resulted in draw 5:5.
Host-country continued to semi-final match against Denmark. Danish national team occupied second place with two points in group B. The opening period of match was clearly in the hands of Denmark, taking a lead 2:0. The second part of the game was the same like period in previous Slovak´s match against Latvia. Slovak players scored four goals and went ahead before the last period with two-goal advantage. Thanks to this turnaround, Slovakia won another match and qualified for the final.
The last confrontation at Six Nations Cup between Slovakia and Norway that finished at the top of group B started on Sunday. The first goal of the game scored Slovak floorball team at 18-th minute thanks Paulína Hudáková. Norway later scored a goal and equaled the score at 1:1, but Slovakia responded in three minutes. The triumph confirmed another two goals in Norwegian net. Slovakia won Six Nations Cup in Nitra and players around coach Jedlička have hopeful views before the World Championships in Bratislava.
Final standings of Six Nations Cup:
1.Slovakia, 2.Norway, 3.Poland, 4. Denmark, 5.Latvia, 6.Germany
Final results of Six Nations Cup:
Final: Slovakia 4:2 Norway
The match for third place: Denmark 1:5 Poland
The match for fifth place: Latvia 6:5 Germany
Semi-final 1: Slovakia 7:3 Denmark
Semi-final 2: Norway 5:4 Poland
Final standings in group A:
1. Slovakia 2 1 1 0 9:8 3
2. Poland 2 1 0 1 6:6 2
3. Latvia 2 0 1 1 7:8 1
Final standings in group B:
1.
Norway 2 2 0 0 11:5 4
2. Denmark 2 1 0 1 9:9 2
3. Germany 2 0 0 2 5:11 0
Japan were victorious against Thailand – 4.12.2017
Sweden strong and wins over Poland – 3.12.2017
Another triumph for Finland – 3.12.2017
Switzerland with an impressive win over Germany – 3.12.2017
Fantastic victory for Slovakia as host-country won over Australia 21-1 – 3.12.2017
Team USA wins over Thailand – 3.12.2017
Good win for Estonia – 3.12.2017
Denmark happy after second win – 2.12.2017
Slovakia with another victory – 2.12.2017
Finland strong against Czech Republic, wins 5-1 – 2.12.2017
Switzerland with the first triumph – 2.12.2017
Big battle between Australia and Singapore ends in tie – 2.12.2017
Norway won dramatic duel – 2.12.2017
Estonia happy after win against Australia – 1.12.2017
Singapore defeated by Slovakia – 1.12.2017
Czech Republic beats Latvia 8-3 – 1.12.2017
Sweden dominated and were victorious against Germany – 1.12.2017
Team USA strong against Japan, win 6-4 – 1.12.2017
Impressive win for Denmark against Thailand – 1.12.2017
Player changes (CZE, NOR, SVK) – 30.11.2017