Andrea Lanzl plays her 250th international match / Hinterstocker: “The focus is on promotion despite defeat”
The women's national team has to face Austria in the final game at the 2016 IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship in Aalborg, Denmark DEB-President Franz Reindl was beaten 1:3 (0:2; 0:0; 1:1).
The opponents from the Alpine Republic got off to a better start than the team led by women's national coach Benjamin Hinterstocker. In the 6th minute of the game, Eva Beiter was able to beat Ivonne Schroeder in the German goal and put the Austrians in the lead. Nina Kamenik had the chance to equalize a few minutes later, but narrowly missed. Seven minutes before the first break, it was Austria again who was able to extend their lead by another point.
After a goalless second third, the team increased DEBselection increased the pressure in the final period and was able to repeatedly create dangerous opportunities in front of the Austrian goal. Manuela Anwander raised the Germans' hopes again with her goal in the 46th minute. Benjamin Hinterstocker took Schroeder off the ice in favor of a sixth field player just under a minute before the end of the game, but it was not to be: The Germans could not find a way to equalize and ultimately had to accept an empty-net goal to make the final score 1:3.
The official award ceremony will take place this evening after the last tournament game between France and Denmark (20.00 p.m.) in the ice rink in Aalborg. In addition to Germany, Austria, France and/or Denmark also have a chance of winning a medal, depending on the outcome of the last game.
A warm congratulations and a big thank you again to Andrea Lanzl, who wore the German national team jersey for the 250th time today.
Women's national coach Benjamin Hinterstocker: “Unfortunately we were unable to win the last World Cup game against a strong Austrian team today. As the game progressed, we obviously had chances to score the goals we needed to win. Rather, after the end of this year's World Cup tournament, we should focus on our promotion. Since our meeting at the Federal Training Center on March 16.03.2016, XNUMX, the entire team, including the staff team, has done an excellent job of promoting sporting success. We can be proud of the team's performance and their return to the top division. Everyone has made their contribution to realizing our goal of reascension. Now we need to look to the future and tackle the challenges that lie ahead. Finally, I would like to thank everyone who supported us. Also thank you for the numerous congratulations that have reached us since the day before yesterday.”
Sophiekrater (MVP of the German team): “It's obviously annoying that we didn't finish this tournament with a clean slate. Nevertheless, the joy of the promotion is in the foreground and it gives us courage to continue on the chosen path of consistent work.”