Game, tournament and promotion for Czechs
11 Apr 2011 | Lukáš Peroutka
Czech Republic beat France in a pulsating climax of World Women's Division II in Caen, France, sealed the top spot in the tournament and earned promotion to Division I for next season.
Battle for the 4th spot turned out to be positive for the Italian team. Great Britain took a lead late in second period, but was under constant fire. Italy outshot its opponent 42:13 and finally tuned the game around in the final period with two goals in four minutes.
Czech Republic |
3:0 |
France |
In a winner-takes-all clash, Czechs produced a superb defensive display to repel all French attacks and did not concede a single goal for the second game in a row. French team, supported by the home crowd, kept the score tight for 58 minutes, until Nikola Tomigova made it 2-0 and then scored an empty net goal to put a stamp on Czech promotion ticket.
Best player awards
Goalkeeper: Caroline Baldin (France)
Defender: Katerina Flachsova (Czech Republic)
Forward: Josefine Jakobsen (Denmark)
Final standings
# |
Team |
G |
W |
W-OT |
L-OT |
L |
Score |
P |
1 |
Czech Republic |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23:2 |
15 |
2 |
France |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
13:5 |
12 |
3 |
Denmark |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
17:12 |
9 |
4 |
Italy |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11:9 |
6 |
5 |
Great Britain |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10:21 |
3 |
6 |
PRK |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0:25 |
0 |
All games of People Republic of Korea were forfeited 0-5 and awarded to the opposing team.