Press Release

European Motoball in France

(Day 6)

All photos Ray

The European Motoball Championship finished with the victory of Russia on France and
with the third place of Germany, while the Junior Final between Russia and Germany
saw the German Team as the new European Junior Champion.

Junior-Final 14:00 - Russia Germany 2:3

In a very tight match Germany won 2:3. At the beginning the German team scored quic-
kly, but Russia replied with the 1:1 just one minute later. In the second Quarter Ger-
many went in front again, but Russia was fighting back and scored the 2:2 for the draw.
In the last Quarter Germany
was a bit stronger and scored
the 3rd goal which decided the
match for their colors.
After the victory in 2016 in the
Netherlands, Germany won also
the European Junior Motoball
Tournament 2017 in France.
Congratulations to Russia for
Silver and to France for Bronze.
All the Junior Teams were sho-
wing excellent Motoball at hi-
ghest technical level.
The FIM Europe Motoball Com-
mission is planning to organize
the 1st official European Junior
Motoball Championship 2018 in
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Russia. Therefore a
draft for the Junior
Championship will be
made and presented for
approval to the Com-
mission Meeting on No-
vember 11th 2017 in
Rome.

3rd Place Game 16:00 -

Belarus Germany 3:8

Even if Germany missed

the final this year they
played a great match
against the Belarus
Team. Germany scored
first, but in the same
minute Belarus scored
the draw. After that
Germany scored 3 times
in a row during the 1st
Quarter. In the 2nd
Quarter the German
team went ahead with
1:6 and the match was
nearly decided. After
the half time break
both teams scored
twice, so that Germany
saved at least the
bronze Medal.

Final 20:00 - France On top, Pascale Reschko Jacquot, Chairwoman of FIM Europe Motoball Com-
Russia 4:6 mission. Above, from left, Mrs Jacquot and Martin de Graaff, FIM Europe 1st
Vice President
Russia started the match
in a perfect way and
scored twice within the
first 5 minutes. For the
rest of the 1st Quarter
the defense on both
sides did a good job. In
the 2nd Quarter Russia
needed 10 minutes to
score, but then they did
it twice. Once with a
combination over the
right side and secondly
with a far distance shot
to the right top corner.
After the break Russia
continued to score with
one more far distance
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shot and a solo to the cir-
cle. France changed a part
of the team and scored 3
times with Stephan Fraysse,
the player that was seriou-
sly injured in the first Game
of the French Team. French
spectators pushed the
Equipe Tricolor and Russia
failed at a penalty. France,
instead, scored with a pe-
nalty some minutes later
and reduced the result to
4:6. But it was not possible
for France to get closer, be-
cause the time was over. So
Russia is the old and new European Motoball Champion. It was a fair game, well con-
trolled by German referees.

The actual issue of FIM Europe MAG is online and can be downloaded here

PRESS RELEASE
nr. 206/2017 - August 3rd, 2017
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Fiammetta La Guidara
FIM Europe Press Officer
Tel + 39 342 9231793
fiammetta.laguidara@fim-europe.com

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