Swiss women’s power: Veronica Conceiçāo scored the 4:0 against Canada.

Veronica Conceição is the first Swiss woman to score a goal at this World Cup

The host nation is riding a wave of success at the World Championships in powerchair hockey. After the exploit in the opening match against world champions Italy (5:4), the locals defeated the outsider Canada 14:0 (6:0) in the second act. National coach Daniel Pulver also gave his second-string players a chance to shine. For example, goalkeeper Jannis Affolter celebrated his debut at World Cup level.

Top scorer Jan Schäublin – he scored the decisive goal against Italy twelve seconds before the end – is in enviable form in Sursee. The swiss forward scored his tournament goals 3 to 10 against Canada. 10:37 minutes into the game, Jan Schäublin also set up Veronica Conceição with pinpoint accuracy – the Zurich native scored the first goal by a Swiss woman at this World Cup with a 4:0 lead. “I don’t want to attach too much importance to my goal. It was not decisive for the match. In general, we are playing as a team here – who scores the goals is not important. But of course: 14 goals boost your self-confidence,” says the Torpedo Turicum player after the Swiss gala. And she adds: “The team spirit makes us strong.

National coach Daniel Pulver doesn’t want to overestimate the victory against Canada – world number 9. The 53-year-old Bernese is keeping a low profile: The next match against Belgium (on Thursday, 2.45 p.m.) has a decisive character. Pulver and his assistant Raphaël Mathis are meticulously preparing the schedule against the Belgians, they don’t want to leave anything to chance. “We will train in the morning at 9am. This session is about running the ball in our own ranks and rehearsing offensive actions.”

Amazing Feller and Schell

In the “Swiss” Group A, top favourite the Netherlands started the World Cup in style. The multiple world champions outclassed Belgium 21:0, with the congenial duo Rodi Feller/Lucas Schell making an impressive impression. After the 10:0 the Dutch scorers had the following record: Feller 8 goals/1 assist, Schell 2 goals/4 assists. A little later, coach Dick Cochius gave the offensive artists a break.

Switzerland – Canada 14:0 (6:0)

Stadthalle Sursee. – 250 spectators. – Referees Vanhove (Bel)/Borgers (Ho)/Virtanen (Fi). – Goals: 4th Schäublin 1:0. 6th Schäublin 2:0. 8th Schäublin 3:0. 11th Conceição (Schäublin) 4:0. 14th Schäublin (Conceição) 5:0. 18th Schäublin (Braillard) 6:0. 25. Zenhäusern 7:0. 26. Braillard 8:0. 26. Braillard 9:0. 32. Braillard 10:0. 35. Zenhäusern 11:0. 35. Schäublin 12:0. 38. Schäublin 13:0. 39. Schäublin 14:0.

Switzerland: Affolter; Inhelder, Rolli, Schäublin, Conceição; Spirig, Zenhäusern, Melder, Braillard.

Belgium – Netherlands 0:21 (0:12)

Stadthalle Sursee – 100 spectators. – Ref Siiki (Fi)/Imparato (It)/Iotti (It). – Goals: 4th Feller (Schell) 0:1. 4th Feller 0:2. 6th Feller 0:3. 6th Feller 0:4. 6th Feller 0:5. 7th Feller (Schell) 0:6. 7th Schell 0:7. 11th Feller (Schell) 0:8. 13th Schell (Feller) 0:9. 14th Feller (Schell) 0:10. 16th Schell 0:11. 19th Schell (Van den Boomen) 0:11. Schell (Van den Boomen) 0:12. 21. Van der Heijden (Heere) 0:13. 25. Heere 0:14. 27. Van der Heijden 0:15. 27. Heere 0:16. 28. Van der Heijden 0:17. 29. Van der Heijden (Heere) 0:18. 31. Heere 0:19. 31. Heere 0:20. 39. Van den Boomen 0:21.

Germany – Finland 3:6 (1:3)

Stadthalle Sursee – 100 spectators. – Referees Matijasevic (Slo)/Rosche (Sz)/Kach (Sz). – Goals: 10th Ojala 0:1. 10th Treidy 1:1. 17th Vuorinen 1:2. 18th Vuorinen 1:3. 24th Huber 2:3. 29th Vuorinen 2:4. 37th Vuorinen 2:5. 38th Sisik 3:5. 39th Vuorinen 3:6.

Spain – Australia 8:1 (6:0)

Stadthalle. – 100 spectators. – Referees Käch (Sz)/Menz (De)/Siiki (Fi). – Goals: 11. Sanchez 1:0. 14. Granada 2:0. 14. Granada 3:0. 15. Sanchez 4:0. 17. Sanchez 5:0. 17. Sanchez 6:0. 22. Rodriguez 7:0. 29. Webb 7:1. 40. Badia Calm 8:1.

Belgium – Italy 0:19 (0:12)

Stadthalle. – 100 spectators. – Referees Stormark (Dä)/Laakso (Fi)/Matijasevic (Slo). – Goals: 1st Granzotto 0:1. 2nd Ramina 0:2. 2nd Masoli 0:3. 5th Masoli 0:4. 7th Masoli 0:5. 11th Ramina 0:6. 13th Ramina 0:7. 17th Sciuva 0:8. 19th Ramina 0:9. 19th Ramina 0:10. 20. Ramina 0:11. 20. Ramina 0:12. 21. Fierravanti 0:13. 22. Masoli 0:14. 23. Sciuva 0:15. 35. Comino 0:16. 36. Sciuva 0:17. 37. Sciuva 0:18. 40. Comino 0:19.

Germany – Denmark 5:6 (3:3)

Stadthalle. – 100 spectators. – Referees Iotti (It)/Virtanen (Fi)/Imparato (It). – Goals: 2nd Pedersen 0:1. 6th Berenth 0:2. 6th Sisik 1:2. 16th Huber 2:2. 17th Huber 3:2. 17th Pedersen 3:3. 23rd Pedersen 3:4. 25th Huber 4:4. 27th Huber 5:4. 29th Pedersen 5:5. 36th Pedersen 5:6.

Sursee (Sz). 5th IWAS Powerchair Hockey World Championship. 2nd matchday. Group A: Switzerland – Canada 14:0 (6:0). Belgium – Netherlands 0:21 (0:12). Belgium – Italy 0:19 (0:12). – Group B: Germany – Finland 3:6 (1:3). Spain – Australia 8:1 (6:0). Germany – Denmark 5:6 (3:3). – Matchday 3 (Thursday, 11 August). Group A: Netherlands – Italy (11.15). Switzerland – Belgium (14.45). Netherlands – Canada (18.15). – Group B: Finland – Denmark (9.30). Australia – Germany (13.00). Finland – Spain (16.30).

Rankings. Group A: 1. Switzerland 2 games/4 points. 2. Netherlands 1/2. 3. Italy 2/2. 4. Canada 1/0. 5. Belgium 2/0. – Group B: 1. Denmark 2/4. 2. Spain 1/2 (8:1). 3. Finland 1/2 (6:3). 4th Germany 2/0 (8:12). 5. Australia 2/0 (1:41).