Three goals in the majority / Künast: “Deserved win with a solid team performance”
Victory in the last test: The U20 national team won 2018:20 (4:1; 2:1; 1:0) against the host in the last game before the start of the 1 IIHF U0 Ice Hockey World Championship Div.I in Courchevel / Meribel (France). .
Despite the long journey to the French ski resort of Courchevel, the team around U20 national coach Christian Künast settled in well and completed the first training sessions at an altitude of 1800 meters “focused and ready to run,” as the coach reported. Before the DEB-Selection starts the World Cup next Sunday, and a final test against hosts France was on the agenda this Thursday evening. “We are happy that the game took place. On the one hand, there is no mistaking the difference in height and on the other hand, we now know which details we want to work on in the last few days before the World Cup.”
Six minutes had been played when Luca Glass scored the first goal of the game with a follow-up shot. Another six minutes later, Vincent Hessler increased the score to 2-0 on a pass from Gawanke and Kiefersauer on the power play DEB-Selection. But the hosts held on and were able to reduce the score to one point before the first break.
In an intense middle section marked by penalty times, Leon Gawanke took advantage of the German team's superiority situation to increase the score to 3-1 with a direct penalty. Dominik Bokk then scored the goal to make the final score 4-1 with a solo advantage in the final third.
Künast: “We played a good, intensive preparatory game today, which we deserved to win with a solid team performance. Now we are happy that the preparation is over and the World Cup is finally starting this weekend.”
Tore: 1:0 (06:30) glasses; 2:0 (13:34 / PP1) Hessler; 2:1 (17:39) Adamo; 3:1 (34:55 / PP1) Gawanke; 4:1 (53:05 / PP1) Bokk
Penalty minutes: Germany 45 – France 16
The first World Cup game for the U20 national team will take place next Sunday (December 10.12.2017, 14.30) at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. in Courchevel (France) against Kazakhstan.