A not very convincing performance by the Czech players only lasted through the first period. Then the home team started dominating the game and the score margin kept growing. It stopped at 10-1, which means that the Czechs can calmly peacefully wait for their semifinal opponents.
The Czechs entered the game in high style and turned their initial pressure into two goals. The first one was scored by Josef Rýpar with 4:49 on the clock and Daniel Šebek doubled the hosts’ lead just 14 seconds later. The Danish coach Mikael Karlberg then took a timeout to wake his players up and it did have the much needed impact. At 10:55 Denmark cut the lead in half, but the one-goal difference lasted only for less than three minutes. Patrik Dóža’s strike made it 3-1 after the first period.
The 2nd period was completely dominated by the Czechs. They scored three unanswered goals in seven minutes, which definitely decided the match. It all started with a goal by the team captain Matěj Jendrišák and continued with tallies by Martin Kisugite and Lukáš Veltšmíd. The Danes lost the last two encounters with the Czech team and after 40 minutes of the quarterfinal in Prague it was quite obvious that the third loss is very close. When Matěj Jendrišák scored his second of the game to make it 7-1, the Czech fans knew they can start celebrating.
The Czech captain knew how to please the full stands and with his third goal of the night he completed a hat-trick. The O2 Arena was yet again filled with home fans and this time, the match was a special one. With this game, the championship in Prague broke the all-time attendance record – and there are still three more days to be played. The ninth goal was then added by Adam Delong and the tenth by Ondřej Němeček in the last minute of the match. The quarterfinal thus ended with a comfortable 10-1 win for the home side.
Useful info for fans coming to Prague – 10.9.2018
Data Analysis: Overview of the EFT in Pardubice – 7.9.2018
Data analysis: Czechs played quick and it paid off – 2.9.2018
Data Analysis: Second period not enough for Finland – 2.9.2018
Data Analysis: Finland in pure control over Czechs – 1.9.2018
Analysis: Slow attacks generate most goals but they are not the strongest weapon of winners – 29.8.2018
Media accreditation process launched – 22.8.2018
WFC 2018 Eshop launched! – 22.8.2018
Language lessons with Czech players – 6.8.2018
Floorball is coming to Prague – 20.7.2018
Enjoy WFC with your children, who have a big discount for VIP upgrade – 1.6.2018
Join the TEAM 2018 – 25.4.2018
Compete for World Championships Tickets during the Superfinal – 18.4.2018
Attend the Championship with a Bunch of Friends – 28.3.2018
Buy Your WFC Tickets Now – 15.3.2018
Test Your Floorball Knowledge and Win Tickets for the WFC – 14.3.2018
The World Championships to Start at a Cracking Pace! – 13.3.2018
Tickets for World Floorball Championships 2018 from March 15 – 6.3.2018
WFC 2018 Groups – 1.3.2018
WFC Prague Teams and Group Ballot – 27.2.2018