The French revival led to point!

Team France and Switzerland performed the most ineteresting game in the men´s tournament so far. In 9th minute Swiss led 3:0 but than the French players risen from the dead and in the second half they tied the game. The opponent took a lead once again but Team France ended its impressive performance with another equalizer and it earned one point.

Game 1   •   A   •   Mo 12.7.2010   •   15:30   •   Schedule and results
France	4:4	Switzerland
(1:3, 3:1, 0:0)
Rebuffet (T. Lefranc) - Thomas, Ostre, Charbonneau, Gregoire, Couraud, Tijou, J. Ladonne, B. Ladonne, Gabillet, J. Lefranc, Crignier, Jalinier, Guerin, Lapresa		Shocker (Siegenthaler) - Diener, Hirt, Brauchli, Akcermann, Rubin, Bill, Ganz, J. Ulrich, Mausli, Rothen, Schwarzenbach, Walker, M. Ulrich
Goals and assists: 11. Lapresa (Jalinier), 27. B. Laddone, 30. Gabillet (Tijou), 39. Lapresa (Jalinier) - 2. Walker (Hirt), 8. Walker (Schwarzenbach), 9. Rubin (Mausli), 32. Rubin (Brauchli)
Shots: 24:25 (12:14, 12:11, 0:0). Penalties: 5:3. PP goals: 0:2. SH goals: 1:0. Referees: Rozlílek, Grandini. Audience: 150.
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Report

The Swiss team had better enter to the game but it was French player Gabillet who failed in the biggest opportunity when he missed the puck in front of the open net. But score was changed soon. In 2nd minute was scored power play goal by ice-hockey player of EHC Biel Julian Walker.

The second goal was added by the same player with his nice shot under cross bar and one minute after Daniel Rubin increased the margin to score 3:0. The French coach called for time out and it evidently helped. Jeremy Lapresa started the revival with slap shot closely to the goalpost.

Team France in the second half felt the chance and played with self-confidence. The pressure was succesfull when Benoit Ladonne beat the goalie from rebound. The Swiss started to be worry about result and they made mistakes. In their own power play they let Kari Gabillet score.

But French did not earn the point without other difficulties. In the ongooing power play Rubin returned the lead to Team Switzerland. Till in 39th minute was the Swiss foul punished by Jeremy Lapressa and Team France thanks to him gained one valuable point.

Author: Tomas Pavlicek

Comments

Bernard Seguy (Team France coach): We are not satisfied with the result. We allowed after our fouls and the return to the game was extremely difficult. But we are satisfied with the second half when we performed as real French.

Wittwer Christian (Team Switzerland coach) I am not satisfied with the result, because we did not win. It was too easy to take lead and than we were passive. We saw ourselves in the lock room and it was mistake. We allowed easy goals.