U15 women with two wins in the Czech Republic / U18 women lose to Finland
The German U15 girls (born 2002 and younger) caused a surprise last weekend in Varnsdorf, Czech Republic.
Revenge was achieved against the favored hosts, who had won both first legs in Selb in September with 5:1 and 5:3. With 5:1 (1:1/1:0/3:0) and 4:3 (1:0/1:1/1:2/1:0) after a penalty shootout, Germany left the ice as the winner this time.
The first game started anything but ideally, as goalie Lilly Uhrmann had to reach behind her for the first time after just 59 seconds. In the period that followed, the German players were more and more able to keep up with their opponents' high tempo and equalize in the 7th minute of the game through Jennifer Miller.
The same picture in the middle section. The Czech Republic was visually superior, but the German players, who were well adjusted by coach Florian Neumayer, cleverly narrowed the spaces and, in turn, came dangerously in front of the hosts' goal with good attacks.
In the 30th minute, Lisa Heinz completed a nice combination across several stations to take the lead 2-1. In the final section, the German girls dominated the action. Amelie Cyrulies (53.min.), Nina Christof (58.min.) and Ronja Hark (60.min.) consistently took advantage of their chances to score more goals and secured victory for the German team.
The next day the game started as expected with very committed Czechs. The German team had difficulty freeing themselves from their own third and it was only thanks to the strong goalkeeper Svenja Laue that they did not fall behind.
But this time too, the efficiency in exploiting opportunities was high and Sabina Kaiser took the flattering lead in the 14th minute of the game, which lasted until the first break.
Only 19 seconds had been played in the middle period when a carelessness led to the equalizer. But this third should not go to the Czechs either. Pauline Gruchot took the lead again in the 29th minute.
Ronja Hark increased the lead to 45-3 with a penalty in the 1th minute. Towards the end of the game it was clear that the very young German team (6 players born in 2004, 7 players born in 2003) had to pay some tribute to the high tempo. The Czechs managed to score the next goal in the 48th minute when they had the advantage and equalized with a deflected shot from the blue line in the 57th minute.
The five-minute overtime remained goalless, so a penalty shootout had to bring the decision. Pauline Gruchot and Thea-Marleen Bartell converted their penalty confidently, while the Czech Republic could only score one goal.
“The girls implemented the instructions as best as possible in both games. They fought hard for their victories with a high level of willingness to run, fighting spirit and discipline. Of course, luck was on our side in some phases, but ultimately our solid exploitation of opportunities was the decisive factor for our success this weekend,” sums up the coach Florian Neumayer the weekend.
Goals in the 1st game:
U15 GER – U15 CZE 5:1 (1:1; 1:0; 3:0)
1:0 CZE (00:59)
1:1 Jennifer Miller/Assist: Amelie Cyrulies (06:31)
1:2 Lisa Heinz/Assist: Thea-Marleen Bartell + Lola Liang (29:47)
1:3 Amelie Cyrulies/ Assist: Thea-Marleen Bartell (52:08)
1:4 Nina Christof (57:26)
1:5 Ronja Hark/Assist: Nina Christof (59:38)
Goals in the 2st game:
U15 GER – U15 CZE 4:3 (1:0; 1:1; 1:2; 0:0; 1:0) nP
0:1 Sabina Kaiser/Assist: Nina Christof (13:41)
1:1 CZE (20:19)
1:2 Pauline Gruchot/Assist: Nina Christof + Fine Raschke (28:11)
1:3 Ronja Hark (44:52/P)
2:3 CZE (47:15)
3:3 CZE (56:37)
3:4 Thea-Marleen Bartell (65:00/P)
The German U18 women's national team lost their last game at the 4-nation tournament in Dmitrov/Russia 0:3 (0:1/0:1/0:1) against Finland.
Tina Evers, assistant coach U18 women: “The girls implemented the tactical instructions well today. Unfortunately we lacked luck in the end. But the performance shown today can be built on with a view to the World Cup.”
Germany: Pfeifer (May) – Botthof, Klinger; Kaiser, Schwamborn, Feldmeier (C) – Sabus (A), Rehder; Amort, Bär, Brendel – Fiedler, Welcke; Kubiczek, Lilli Welcke, Luisa Welcke – Schmitz; Ott, Krause, Becker (A)
Tore: 0:1 Kiira Yrjanen (09:31/PP1), 0:2 Linnea Melotindos (26:06/PP1), 0:3 Elisa Holopainen (47:01)
Penalty minutes: Germany 8 – Finland 2