Anwander's overtime goal brings an additional point / third win in a row
In their second preliminary round game as part of the Nations Cup, the German women's national team met the Czech Republic on Thursday evening. They continued with a 2:1 (1:0/0:1/0:0/1:0) success after extra time DEBwomen continue their winning streak and will play against Canada on Friday at 19.30:XNUMX p.m. for victory in Group A.
The German women, playing in white, took the lead in the fourth minute of the game. The guests couldn't get the disc out of the danger zone and Bernadette Karpf beat the Czech goalkeeper to make it 1-0. As a result, the Czech women increasingly took control of the game and the German women, with Ivonne Schröder in goal, had to fend off one attack after another. In the 33rd minute, the not undeserved equalizer came: Katerina Bukolska was successful from close range. With this score 1:1 we went into the second third break. In the last section, national coach Benjamin Hinterstocker changed his formations, which should have an effect. The game was now more balanced again and the draw lasted until the end of regular time. The German women dominated the upcoming extension. The team's efforts were rewarded by Manuela Anwander, who picked up a pass from Andrea Lanzl in the third minute of extra time, played past the Czech goalkeeper and slotted in for a 2-1 win.
Women's national coach Benjamin Hinterstocker: “Today's game against the Czech Republic cannot be compared with the games played in the previous two encounters. The team showed their ice hockey-specific skills in all three thirds. It was important for us as a team to achieve our third win in a row today.”
Manuela Anwander: “We didn’t put in our best performance today, but in the end we were able to show our will to win and secure two points.”
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