Friday
morning in Vienna ballpark is quieter than previous days as the main tournament
is scheduled for the afternoon. Morning is devoted to the qualifier game of Finland
and Croatia playing for the 3rd and 4th place. Game starts
at 11:00.
First game
of the U-12 European Championship starts at 14:00. France will play a
play-down game against Hungary. Hungary is still with no win at the
tournament, while France was very close to the semi-finals and would like to
win the relegation round. Winner of this game will play for the 5th place
tomorrow.
One hour
later Italy will face Germany. As one of two teams without any
loss (another one is Czechia), Italy has been sailing without any hesitation
through the tournament. This game will determine about the first finalist. Losing
team will play bronze medal game.
Lithuania and Austria are the other
teams playing relegation round. While home team is still waiting for its first
win at the championship, Lithuania defeated Hungary yesterday. Who will take
the victory today? We will know that at 17:00.
Evening game
between Czechia and Netherlands will offer us a good baseball. Both
teams aim to be in the finals so they will show their best. Do not forget to watch
it online or come to the ballpark. It will be crowded!
Live-streamed games can be watched on the WBSC Europe YouTube Channel.
Play-by-play, results and standings can be followed on WBSC Europe website.
Photo gallery from the tournament in on WBSC Europe Flicker.
Latest news and photos from the championship can be found on WBSC Europe social media.
Cover photo by Theresa Bentz