A WARM WELCOME

Japan, South Korea, Finland, Slovakia, Sweden and Poland have already arrived to Porto for the WUC Floorball 2016.

The Japanese team went to University Stadium to training in the morning and they took the afternoon to get acquainted with the streets of Santa Catarina.

South Korea had their first training session in the afternoon. It’s Kyudong Lee’s first time in Portugal. The Korean player says that the best part of this experience is “being able to talk with people from many different countries and learn a lot of things”.

Finland’s female team also took the afternoon to get familiarized with the place where the matches will be held. Noora Laakson, one of the players, has never been to Portugal, but she’s enjoying the temperature and the sun. “It is warmer than in Finland”, she replied. Jari Oksanen, Finland’s female team coach, emphasizes the warm weather too. “We came from Finland and we’re having a very cold summer. Here it is warm and sunny.” The coach also said that the guides are very nice. “They are helping us every time we need.” When asked about the strongest team, Jari replied “Finland”.

Petri Kettunen, coach of Finland’s male team, is pleased by being in Portugal. “It’s my first time in Portugal, one of the European countries I haven’t visited yet and it is a pleasure to be here.” The coach is also satisfied with the organization. It’s his 5th World Championship has the finish coach and “everything is good; I have nothing to argue”. He also told that every player is checking the Facebook page for updates on the competition.

Remember that the opening ceremony will be held tomorrow, at 6:00 pm, in Avenida dos Aliados.