After two defeats in the ice hockey world championship in the Czech Republic, the French team reassured itself this Tuesday by winning against Poland (4-2) and therefore sees the shadow of a decline in the global elite move away.

It was a crucial match from the perspective of maintaining and the Blues negotiated it perfectly. By winning against the Polish selection, Philippe Bozon’s men now have four points in the standings, which gives them a slight lead over the two worst records in the competition who will be relegated at the end of the tournament.

The Blues will have mastered this part, almost from start to finish. Carried by a double from striker Justin Addamo (8th then 11th) at the start of the match, they then took cover thanks to goals from the two stars of the team Stéphane Da Costa (24th) and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (27th). A slight chill will still have gone down the spine of the French when they conceded two goals in quick succession (36th and 37th) at the end of the second period, without consequence.

Next match Thursday (8:20 p.m.) against an opponent of a completely different caliber: the United States.

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