Rink-hockey European Championship: France limits the damage against Spain

At the sight of the first encounters of the French team, we expected to a large defeat against Spain. From the first 3 minutes, Pedro Gil marked two goals without really forcing his talent. The French team huddled in a defense zone formation, offered a very graphic diamond to Portuguese television.

Halftime: the score is 2-1, with a goal of Cyrillo Garcia, former player of the US Coutras Audomarois. French goal can count on a great goalkeeper who confirms what he has already shown long ago: Xavier Tanguy, the ultimate bulwark.In short, even if the second half is lost (2-0), France does not collapse completely in this competition.

With two defeats and one victory, France will not repeat the feat of the last European Championship by finishing third. Once again, France will probably fight against Germany for 4th place. Italy found its game currently ranking third behind the duo Spain – Portugal.

	Matchs played	Victories	Tie	Lost	Goal Average	Points
Spain	4	4	0	0	32	12
Portugal	3	3	0	0	10	9
Italy	4	2	0	2	8	6
Germany	3	1	0	2	-10	3
France	3	1	0	2	-6	3
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	10	3
Great-Britain	3	0	0	3	-34	0

Photos : Spanish Federation