The match of group B will start at 15.30 Latvian time, it will be broadcast live on the website “Sportacentrs.com”.
The Latvian national team started the championship with a loss on Saturday, losing 3:4 (1:0, 0:1, 2:3) to Finland.
At the beginning of the second period, the Finns equalized the result, Justus Kainulainen was accurate, but at the beginning of the third period, Sami Johansson closed the majority of Finland with an accurate shot and the result became 2:1 in favor of the Finns.
After eight minutes played in the third period, Tom Bitmanis equalized, but a little more than six minutes later, Heikki Īskola restored finland’s one-goal lead.
Shortly after the third conceded goal, Krišjānis Tiltiņš earned a penalty kick after a counterattack on the Finnish goal, which he also executed accurately, the result becoming a draw again (3:3).
Finland clinched the victory less than four minutes before the end of regular time, Kainulainen sending the ball into latvia’s goal.
meanwhile, Sweden beat Slovakia 12-4. Latvians will meet Slovakia on Monday.
the two best teams of the group will enter the quarter-finals, while the third and fourth-placed teams will compete with one of the teams from Group C – Canada, Estonia, Australia or the Philippines – to enter the quarter-finals.
The World Championship in Malmö will take place untill December 15.
In the 2022 world championship, Latvian floorball players won fifth place.
Latvian men’s floorball national team:
goalkeepers – Sandijs Gabriels Siliņš (Talsu NSS/”Krauzers”), Pontus Zariņš (“Kalmarsund”, Sweden);
defenders – Morits Krūmiņš (“Warberg”, Sweden), Jānis Ragovskis (Talsu NSS/”Krauzers”), Markus Dumpis (“Westend Indians”, Finland), Gustavs Griezītis (“Kloten-Dietlikon Jets”, Switzerland), Ralf Matīs Balodis (“Valmiera”), Kārlis Bitmanis (“Rubene” of kocēni), Rudolfs Vilmanis (“Masters”
forwards – Jēkabs Keiš (“Sparkasse Weisenfels”, Germany), Krišjānis Tiltiņš (“Karlstad”, sweden), Klāvs Jansons (“Ķekava”/RB&B), Jorens Malkavs (LASB, finland), Toms Akmeņlauks, Artis Raitums (both – Talsu NSS/”Krauzers”), Pēteris Trekše (“Classic”, Finland), Kārlis Stukāns (“Nokian KrP”, Finland), Tom Bitmanis, Rolands Kovalevskis (both – “Masters” Bruno Beķeris (Cēsu “Lekrings”).