It took 12 minutes to France to unlock the score but, after the first goal hit by Duclos, "le Bleu" never stopped pushing. USA showed character and determination but it wasn't enough to turn the match to a different solution. France, with an advantage of 4 goal, gained the right to compete for the Gold Medal.
In the second semifinal, Latvia confirmed the really surprising performance of this World Championship, standing his ground and holding out against Czech Republic. After 8.01 minutes, the Latvian team took advantage of an error of the Czech Republic and hit the first goal of the match being succesful in keeping the score till the end of the first period. Back from the locker rooms, Czech Republic kept on pushing and, after 47 attacks, tied. Since then, the match was in the hands of the Czech: tomorrow they will play against France for the Gold Medal and, after the Gold both in Senior Women and Junior Men, the hat-trick of this Worlds.
Finals schedule
17.10 USA vs Latvia for the Bronze Medal
18.40 France vs Czech Republic for the Gold Medal
Senior Men Results click here for the complete results
India 1 - Macau 9
Sou Weng Hong (MAC), Chan Chun Lam (MAC), Sathaiah Gunamoni (IND), Ho Yin Yeung (MAC) 5 scores, Lin Zhihang (MAC) 2 scores
Argentina 3 - Italy 6
Michele Ciresa (ITA) 2 scores, Hernán Insúa (ARG), Rodrigo Irisarri (ARG), Alberto Virzi (ITA), Ignacio Portabella (ARG), Denis Sommadossi (ITA) 2 scores, Andrea Delfino (ITA)
Spain 5 - Mexico 3
Nacho Del Rey (ESP) 2 scores, Borja Ruben Garcia Pascual (ESP), Albert Tomas Suarez (ESP), Gustavo Martinez (MEX), Rubén Herrero Llorente (ESP), Erwin Aaron Laberdesque (MEX), David Castellanos (MEX)
Brazil 3 - Colombia 1
Felipe Orlando Milanov Geraldini (BRA), Jose Alexandre Guilardi (BRA), Juan S. Villamizar (COL), Jose Alexandre Guilardi (BRA)
Switzerland 24 - Venezuela 1
USA 2 - France 6
Jolan Mogniat Duclos (FRA), Maxime Langlois (FRA), Jeremy Lapresa (FRA), Jean François Ladonne (FRA) 2 scores, Julien Couraud (FRA), Charles Baldwin (USA), Eric Baldwin (USA)
Latvia 1 - Czech Republic 0
Guntis Pujats (LAT), Lukas Novak (CZE), Patrik Sebek (CZE) 2 scores
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