FINLAND takes it all

Finland stole the crown from Sweden! The trophy of World University Champion goes to Finland! At both finals, for over 60 minutes the main court was a battlefield of strength and intensity from both sides! The game couldn’t be solved on regular time, Finland and Sweden ended up taking some extra time to decide who would take the title home. With the audience holding their breaths, the Men Finns calmed them down by scoring the golden goal winning by 5-4. The Finn girls won by 3-2 at penalties!

On the run for the gold medal, men and women have played epic games! The audience was full of supporters, but the cheers from Finland gave to the teams the energy needed to break through the Swedish formation.

The battle for the bronze medal at women competition was an incredible game! Czech and Swiss fought till the very last minute but the Czech took the best, winning the bronze medal by 5-4. At the men competition Switzerland take over the game and the 3rd place of competition winning Czech Republic by 3-1.

At Women’s Competition, Poland wins the 5th place 2-0 to Japan, which ends this WUC at 6th place.

In the Men’s tournament, Portugal was a big surprise winning the 7th place. The home team won the last game to Japan (5-3) achieving three victories at theirs first participation ever on an international floorball championship. And Slovakia won the 5th place at the game against Spain.

What a fantastic WUC! We hope to see you in Portugal again!