Liebsch: “Difficult game against well-adjusted Norwegians” / final today against Switzerland
The U16 national team won the semi-final against Norway 4:1 (1:0; 2:1; 1:0) yesterday and will face Switzerland in the final today.
Coach Uli Liebsch's German team was able to take a 1-0 lead midway through the first third.
The second third was characterized by numerical superiority goals. First the German team increased the lead to 2-0, before Norway was able to reduce it to 2-1 five minutes later. Shortly before the end of the third, Germany restored their old goal advantage with the advantage (3:1).
Not much happened in the final third. Shortly before the end of the game, the German selection made the final score 4-1.
Uli Liebsch: “It was the expected difficult game against a well-adjusted Norwegian team. In tomorrow's final, Switzerland is probably the toughest opponent in the tournament. In order to be successful here, we have to get a few percent more out of ourselves. It will definitely be a very good test for my team.”
Tim Fleischer was named the best German player.
The final against Switzerland takes place today (April 02.04nd) at 16:30 p.m.
You can find detailed statistics about the game here.