10/04/2009 à 21:59
U18 Justin Bridou European Championship 2009 - Hard for Czech Republic
Czech Republic take the first place of the Group and is promoted to the upper level.
After scoring 172 points in two games without conceding a single one, Czech Republic showed their ambition and started this final as favourites while their Swedish opponents fought a difficult semi-final against Hungary. Nobody was surprised to see the Czechs leading by 27 to 0 after forty minutes. But nobody counted on the tenacity of the young Scandinavians who were absent during the first-half, becoming a force in the second to score and convert three tries. But they woke up too late. The Czech Republic won this final and will be promoted to Group B in 2010.
In the match for the 7th place, after their defeat against Latvia, Austria is relegated in Group D.
Final ranking Group D: 1 Czech Republic 2 Sweden 3 Hungary 4 Bulgaria 5 Denmark 6 Serbia 7 Latvia 8 Austria
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