On Friday there will be a dress rehearsal in Odense against South Korea / Moritz Müller warns: “No one takes it lightly”
Markus Eisenschmid shifted fastest. While Fabio Wagner was hugged and pressed on the ice for his first international goal against Denmark on Wednesday, Eisenschmid hurried to get the puck out of the opponent's net. The souvenir for the premiere goal in German dress was of course given a special place in Wagner's house. Like many other ice hockey stars before him.
Nevertheless, in the end there was a 3:4 defeat after a penalty shootout against the World Cup hosts on the scoreboard. Deserved bottom line. “The Danes came out of the locker room aggressively and put us under pressure. In some cases we have not managed to free ourselves from this pressure. All in all, we still have room for improvement, although we were able to create a few good chances,” said captain Moritz Müller honestly at the end.
In any case, the Danes showed in yesterday's performance against the German selection that they have a lot of plans for the upcoming home World Cup. Fast on the skates, aggressive in forechecking and lots of shots on goal from all positions – these are the tactics of the home team. “They were very energetic,” nodded Müller.
The national team would like to complete their preparation against South Korea on Friday with a better result. On paper, the Asians are outsiders at the dress rehearsal, but the last appearances of the Olympic Games organizer certainly made people sit up and take notice. “Internally, no one is taking this game lightly, especially because they also have a lot of naturalized Canadian players. South Korea is an unpleasant opponent. They have already proven this at the Olympic Games and most recently in the preparations for the World Cup. We will have to give everything we can,” warned the captain.