On Sunday evening, Luxembourg triumphed in the final of the division III World Championships of ice hockey being played in Sofia, Bulgaria, this week.
Having topped Group B with wins over the UAE (17-0), Georgia (6-4) and South Africa (3-1), Luxembourg quialified for the play-offs where they had a very comfortable 8-1 win over Hong Kong in thev firsr semi-final.
Winners of Group A, Bulgaria, the tournament hosts, then set up a mouth-watering final between themselves and Luxembourg, by accounting for Georgia 9-3.
In the final, Luxembourg overcame stiff resistance form the home team and favourites, Bulgaria, eventually triumphing 10-4 (3-3, 4-1, 3-0).
Coached by Petr Fical, the Luxembourg team comprised Ronny SCHEIER (captain), Francois SCHONS, Colm CANNON, Robert BERAN, Marcus ERIKSSON, Kai LINSTER, Eric WAMBACH, Ben HOUDREMONT, Benny WELTER, Miroslav MOSR, Cedric FARINON, Xavier THILL, Joel HOLTZEM, Thierry BERAN, Steven MINDEN, Bob LINSTER, Nicolas MOSSONG, Philippe LEPAGE and Gilles MANGEN.
