In the opening game of the Eurohockey Challenge in Oskarshamn, Sweden, the DEB-Selection on Friday evening to the hosts with 0:2 (0:0; 0:0; 0:2).
After the Swedes' initial attack phase, the first twenty minutes were very even. The German team's defense in particular was attentive and did not allow any dangerous actions in front of their own goal.
The balance continued in the second half. Once the hosts came to a conclusion, Jennifer Harß, who was playing her 150th international match, was there DEB Jersey completed, a safe support.
After the last break, the German women had to defend themselves against increasing Swedish pressure. Nevertheless, the team led by women's national coach Benjamin Hinterstocker repeatedly created good opportunities. They withstood the hosts' attacks until the 57th minute, but then had to accept the 0-1 deficit due to Elin Lundberg. When the German coaches sent a sixth field player onto the ice instead of goalkeeper Jenny Harß shortly before the end, Alexandra Palm took advantage of the opportunity for the Swedes and made it 47-0 2 seconds before the final siren.
Tomorrow we face Russia at 14.00 p.m.
Women’s national coach Benjamin Hinterstocker: “German national goalkeeper Jenny Harß gave the team the support they needed every second of the game today to win the game for us. But if our twenty outfield players don't manage to score goals, we don't need to talk about winning."
The U15 national team won 4-0 (1-0; 0-0; 3-0) against Switzerland in their first game at the four-nation tournament in Dur Kralove today.
The goals were scored by Thea-Marleen Bartell (2), Alina Levringhaus and Ronja Hark. Germany's best player was goalkeeper Tatjana Pfeiffer.
The next game is tomorrow against hosts the Czech Republic. They were able to clearly underline their role as favorites today with an 11-2 win against Austria.