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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.
| Great Britain | 2:4 | Italy |
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.
Goalkeeper: Caroline Baldin (France)
Defender: Katerina Flachsova (Czech Republic)
Forward: Josefine Jakobsen (Denmark)
| # | 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.
Maxime Trépanier
(F)
Ferencvárosi TC-Telekom
Yaroslav Arefyev
(F)
HK Chelny
HK Brest
Timur Taratunin
(D)
HK Chelny
Buran Voronezh
Dmitri Kandakov
(F)
Rubin Tyumen
Olympia Kirovo-Chepetsk
Leonid Klimov
(F)
HK Mogilev
Lokomotiv Orsha
Ilya Bratushkin
(G)
Yastreby Pinsk
HK Lida
Mikhail Orlov
(D)
HK Sochi
Sibir Novosibirsk
Czech Rep.:
Tipsport extraliga |
1.liga |
2.liga
Slovakia:
Tipsport Extraliga |
1.liga
Sweden:
SHL |
HockeyAllsvenskan
Other: EBEL | Belarus | Croatia | Denmark | Estonia | France | Great Britain | Iceland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | MOL-liga | Norway | Poland | Romania | Serbia | Slovenia | Spain | NHL | AHL |
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