FRA 5:3 CAY | France - Cayman Islands (World Cup (men))

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Bermuda – Hong Kong	0:3 (end)	\|	Armenia – Lebanon	5:2 (end)	\|	Greece – Finland	4:0 (end)
France – Cayman Islands	5:3 (end)	\|	Haiti – Great Britain	4:1 (end)	\|	Czech Republic – Portugal	1:0 (end)
USA – Italy	7:4 (end)

final

France

5:3 (2:0, 2:1, 1:2)

Cayman Islands

Monday 05.06.2017, 17:00 • Small Hall, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Skupina B3

		Welcome. Game starts at 17:00.
		Welcome at the Ball Hockey World Championship there in Pardubice. Both teams, France and Cayman Islands, will start playing of medals in B-group stage. Top seed team is France, but Caymans have shown us, that they are able to play very good Ball Hockey too.
		All French games from group stage: 1 June: France – United Kingdom 4:3 Goals and assists of France: 9. Slupski (Dumont), 30. Tanguy (Domain, Ballet), 37. Abramov (Bacul), 45. Martel. 2 June: Bermuda – France 4:3 SO. Goals and assists of France: 4. Domain (Colotti, Slupski), 12. Bacul (Dissegna), 32. Dissegna (Proutat, Slupski) 4 June: Lebanon – France 4:9 Goals and assists of France: 7. Bacul (Slupski, Abramov), 10. Leroux (Colotti), 14. Domain (Abramov, Tanguy), 16. Tanguy (Domian, Martel), 21. Abramov (Bacul, Slupski), 22. Leroux, 28. Tanguy (Domian, Proutat), 28. Domian (Martel), 38. Martel (Domian)
		Starting lineups: France: Lion (Laferte) – Ballet, Bornand, Colotti, Dissenga, Dumont, Favarin, Proutat – Abramov, Bacul, Benbekhti, Capet, Leroux, Martel, Peltier, Slupski, Tanguy, Wallet Cayman Islands: Spence (Slipcenko) – Allard, Armstrong, Bowden, Bridges, Marley, Selin, Windsor, Yaxley – Yeramian, Babin, Elliott, Fischer, Floyd, Keating, McDonald, Nelson, Passchier, Plamondon, Pull, Strenk.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:04	The match has already started with French attack, which Caymanians sent soon to the icing.
	00:34	Caymanians took the ball and France had to came back to their keeper. Throw French defence zone had Cayman's team ran too.
	01:53	French team is trying to found a position for shooting. From blueline sent Alexandre Leroux a very hard shot to Derek Spence.
	02:46	Goal for Team France! Very fast attack got very well results. From middle zone ran away Gael Benkehti with ALEXANDRE LEROUX, who finished this action. Assist: Gael Benkehti
	03:46	Caymanians don't want to get sleep because of the French goal and doing all the best for a draw. But it's very hard work shoot over the French strong defence.
	04:31	Behind Spence's net are fighting both teams for the ball. As the winner became French team, but they didn't hold a ball for a long time.
	05:13	Next French action was stopped because of the offside.
	05:37	France is for a long time near Spence's net. But Caymanian's defence there built a wall, which shouldn't any French player shoot throught.
	06:59	Caymanians are running throw the whole line of the floor at left side. But when they arrived to French defence zone, the defenders sent the ball to the icing.
	07:54	Caymanians had to come back near Spence and after that, make a new attack. That work they passed the best. They became to a shot, which wasn't without problems for Stephane Lion.
	08:22	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Pull – 2 min., Slashing).
	09:07	France really wants a second goal and they give in it everything, but cayman's defence too.
	10:17	France is still in the attacking zone, but they didn't make there any bigger noise.
	10:22	Cayman Islands are at full strength.
	10:33	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Nelson – 2 min. + 2 min., High Sticking).
	10:52	Goal for Team France! Just nineteen seconds of French power play and we've got there a second goal. BENOIT PROUTAT was the last standing man, who should give the ball into Spence's net. Assist: Nicolas Favarin
	12:26	France is unstoppable. After the second goal, they didn't leave the attacking area and up now, they are shooting to Spence.
	12:33	Cayman Islands are at full strength.
	13:22	Very hopeful shot from Alexandre Capet. But Derek Spence shown as, that he is able to catching the balls from the air.
	14:44	In last seconds also Caymanians attacking French net. But they shouldn't shoot directly.
	15:00	1st period finished.
		Most of the time was France better. It is shown at the scoreline. France scored twice, but also Cayman Islands had a lot of chances, but they were stopped by keeper.
	15:01	Start of 2nd period.
	15:10	Second period begun with a hard battle in centre zone , from which ran as winner Cayman Islands, very soon they were caught in offside.
	15:46	When France started breathing in attack zone, Caymanians sent the ball to icing.
	15:57	Caymanians ran away to very quick attack throw the Lion's net, but they didn't make there anything dangerous.
	16:33	Lot of work became for Stephane Lion. In mixed group of Caymanians and French players were both doing different things and keeper didn't see anything.
	17:16	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for Cayman Islands (Yeramian – 2 min., Cross-Checking). Penalty for France (Capet – 2 min., Hooking).
	18:00	Play 4 v 4 is now looking better for French team, who occupies Caymanian's defence zone and trying to shot for many times.
	19:16	Both teams are at full strength.
	19:21	Goal for Team Cayman Islands! Five seconds later from getting back both players, took RYAN PULL the ball after the French mistake. Without assist.
	19:43	Coincidental penalty: Penalty for Cayman Islands (Nelson – 2 min., Slashing). Penalty for France (Colotti – 2 min., Roughing).
	20:08	Goal for Team France! France is quite fast in everything and doesn't care, if they are in four players or in five. In buly won a ball Jess Tanguy, who sends the ball to DOMINIC MARTEL, he didn't have too hard work for scoring. Assist: Jess Tanguy
	21:43	Both teams are playing at full strength.
	22:16	Caymanians are trying to attack Lion's goal. To set down the pressure sent France the ball to icing.
	22:51	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Fischer – 2 min., Interference).
	23:11	In centre zone started the battle of the ball, which was won bz France, who already stayed in attacking area.
	24:03	Also Caymanians don't let the score be and trying to score.
	24:36	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Yaxley – Penalty shot, Tripping).
	24:36	Goal for Team France! DOMINIC MARTEL waited to the moment, when keeper will fall down, then he get the ball into the right side.
	24:51	Cayman Islands are playing at full strength.
	25:44	France already continues with attacking. But Caymanian's keeper is looking very alert.
	26:17	The centre of the game in now at centre zone, from which wanted both teams take a ball and run to their attacking areas.
	26:57	Lot of work stayed now for Stephane Lion. But he consult with it very well.
	28:24	The game is now at opposite part of the floor, where has the main attacking role France. But the Caymanian's defence works properly.
	29:06	Caymanians are setting up the attack from the centre zone. They still kept France in their defence part of the floor.
	29:38	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Bowden – 2 min., Slashing).
	29:49	In last seconds France wants the fifth goal, but they didn't catch it.
	30:00	2nd period finished.
		Second period looked completely the same as the first one. We have seen up und down ball hockey with lot of chances, some of them were changed into goals.
	30:01	Start of 3rd period.
	30:10	First attack of France was stopped because of the offside. But it doesn't stopped the whole effort.
	31:21	France is combinating close to blue line in their attacking area.
	31:34	Cayman Islands are playing at full strength.
	32:04	Goal for Team France! Very close to the net was standing JESS TANGUY, who quickly changed the pass into a goal. Assist: Gael Benbekhti
	34:01	The main role of the play now hold Caymanian's team. France for setting down a pressure sent the ball to icing.
	34:29	Penalty for France (Dissegna – 2 min., Hooking).
	34:51	Cayman Islands are very close to French net and they looking for the best position for shooting.
	35:34	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Armstrong – 2 min., Interference).
	35:53	France is trying to make a new attack from the bottom of their net.
	36:14	French forvards got somehow to attacking area. But they there weren't dangerous.
	36:29	France at full strength.
	36:45	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Pull – 2 min., High Sticking).
	36:51	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Strenk – 2 min., Slashing).
	37:14	In behave of double power play French is staying only in their attacking zone.
	37:55	France is trying a bomb shots from the blue line. Derek Spence is like a rock, he catched it between his foots.
	38:42	Caymanians are only in defence and they block French hard shots.
	38:51	Cayman Islands are playing at full strength.
	38:52	Goal for Team Cayman Islands! It was very fast. RYAN PULL ran away throw the keeper's area. Stephane Lion had to lie into the shot, still the goal has been given. Without assist.
	40:47	Caymanians set up the attack behind their players. Very soon was the ball stolen them from French players.
	41:48	Goal for Team Cayman Islands! In the end, the game is still going more and more balanced. Just two goals difference was created thanks to DENNIS PASSCHIER. Assist: Ryan Pull.
	42:18	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Fischer – 2 min., Slashing).
	42:39	France is just holding the ball as a prevention of another Caymanian's goal.
	43:27	Cayman Islands are already started their attack too. They run away throw the French keeper, but soonly, they had to go back.
	44:19	Penalty for Cayman Islands (Selin – 2 min., Interference).
	44:34	No one yet not starting anything important, who will win everybody knows.
		Game over.
		Best players of the game: FRA: Stephane Lion CAY: Ryan Pull
		This game was for both teams very important. It was very hard fight till the end. Better team was today France, who scored five goals. Cayman Islands were dangerous mostly in the end. (19:47:37)

Commentary by

Vít Trubička

@VtTrubika

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 3. Leroux (Benkehti), 11. Proutat (Favarin), 21. Martel (Tanguy), 25. Martel (p.s.), 33. Tanguy (Benbekhti) – 20. Pull, 39. Pull, 42. Passchier (Pull)

France: Lion (Laferte) – Ballet, Bornand, Colotti, Dissenga, Dumont, Favarin, Proutat – Abramov, Bacul, Benbekhti, Capet, Leroux, Martel, Peltier, Slupski, Tanguy, Wallet

Cayman Islands: Spence (Slipcenko) – Allard, Armstrong, Bowden, Bridges, Marley, Selin, Windsor, Yaxley – Yeramian, Babin, Elliott, Fischer, Floyd, Keating, McDonald, Nelson, Passchier, Plamondon, Pull, Strenk

Referees: Cerny, Horsky

1st period
	02:46	FRA	1:0	Leroux (Benkehti)
	08:22	CAY	2	Pull, Slashing
	10:33	CAY	2+2	Nelson, High Sticking
	10:52	FRA	2:0	Proutat (Favarin)
1st intermission
2nd period
	17:16	CAY	2	Yeramian, Cross-Checking
	17:16	FRA	2	Capet, Hooking
	19:21	CAY	2:1	Pull
	19:43	CAY	2	Nelson, Slashing
	19:43	FRA	2	Colotti, Roughing
	20:08	FRA	3:1	Martel (Tanguy)
	22:51	CAY	2	Fischer, Interference
	24:36	CAY	PS	Yaxley, Tripping
	24:36	FRA	4:1	Martel (p.s.)
	29:38	CAY	2	Bowden, Slashing
2nd intermission
3rd period
	32:04	FRA	5:1	Tanguy (Benbekhti)
	34:29	FRA	2	Dissegna, Hooking
	35:34	CAY	2	Armstrong, Interference
	36:45	CAY	2	Pull, High Sticking
	36:51	CAY	2	Strenk, Slashing
	38:52	CAY	5:2	Pull
	41:48	CAY	5:3	Passchier (Pull)
	42:18	CAY	2	Fischer, Slashing
	44:19	CAY	2	Selin, Interference
Final