Hinterstocker: “We were convincing mentally and playfully” / Tomorrow against Denmark
Successful start: The women's national team wins the first game of the 2016 IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Champions Div.I in Aalborg/Denmark 4:2 (1:1/2:1/1:0) against Slovakia.
From the beginning it was determined DEB-Selection the action on the ice, but the Slovaks surprisingly took the lead after almost eight minutes. Nicola Gapova used a precise pass to break and made it 0-1 for the Slovaks. The German women didn't let this upset them and five minutes later Nina Kamenik was there quickly, intercepted an imprecise pass from the opponent and coldly converted to equalize.
The team around women's national coach Benjamin Hinterstocker continued to work undeterred after the first break and in the 28th minute it was Andrea Lanzl who served Laura Kluge to make it 2-1. Three minutes later it was the young one again Berlinerin, who was served in the majority by her strike partners Lanzl and Anwander and was able to increase the score to 3:1. Almost out of the blue it was 3:2 (33rd minute). A wrist shot from the blue line by Iveta Klimasova hit the right corner of the net.
Three minutes had been played in the final third until Manuela Anwander beat the Slovakian goalkeeper and was able to restore the old two-goal gap. The Eastern Europeans then repeatedly tried to embarrass the German defense with through passes, but they DEBThe selection was highly concentrated and didn't allow any more dangerous chances.
The German women's national team will face hosts Denmark tomorrow at 16.30:XNUMX p.m.
Women's national coach Benjamin Hinterstocker: “The victory we aimed for in the first tournament game against Slovakia was a success. The team was able to convince today both playfully and mentally. The given game plan was followed consistently over 60 minutes and ultimately led to the deserved success. Now our attention turns to tomorrow's game against Denmark. Of course we will do everything we can to repeat the performance we showed today tomorrow.”
You can find statistics about the game here