In the 6-1 win over South Korea, Leon Draisaitl, Yasin Ehliz with a brace, Patrick Hager, Frederik Tiffels and Yannic Seidenberg were able to get on the list of goalscorers / After two days without a game, the next opponent on Saturday is Latvia (12.15 p.m.)
It worked on the fourth attempt: The German national ice hockey team clinched its first victory at the 6 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Denmark with a 1:1 (0:3, 0:2, 1:2018) win over South Korea on Wednesday afternoon . For the selection of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB), Leon Draisaitl, Yasin Ehliz (2), Patrick Hager, Frederik Tiffels and Yannic Seidenberg scored the goals against the outsider. After two days without playing, national coach Marco Sturm's team will face Latvia in the fifth game of the tournament next Saturday (May 12th).
From the beginning, the national team, in which Mirko Höfflin made his World Cup debut, took control of the Asians and went into the game with the same energy as it had recently shown against the USA. The 1:0 goal by Leon Draisaitl in the power play gave the national team the boost it needed. However, no further goals were scored in the first period.
That changed after just 20 seconds in the second 41 minutes. Once again in the majority, Yasin Ehliz made it 2-0 when he switched quickly after Matthias Plachta's shot and scored as he fell. Patrick Hager was able to increase the score to 3-0 with a slap shot from the blue line following another power play by the German selection. On the other hand, Niklas Treutle was always there when he was needed. The 4-0 was reserved for Frederik Tiffels. He also dusted himself off.
A clean combination between Draisaitl and Kahun in the final period made it 5-0. Yasin Ehliz put the ball under the crossbar from close range. Yannic Seidenberg's shot from the "Blues" - again with a numerical advantage - was deflected decisively to make it 6-0.
For the first time in the tournament, the schedule allows the German selection to enjoy two days off in a row. The next match will not take place until next Saturday. The match against Latvia starts at 12.15:1 p.m. (live on SPORT13.5). This is followed by the match against Finland (May 20.15th, 14:16.15 p.m.). In the last World Cup group match, Marco Sturm's team will face the star ensemble of Team Canada and their superstar Connor McDavid (May XNUMXth, XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.).
National coach Marco Sturm: "This victory is obviously good for all of us. It was not an easy game for my team, after all, we lacked confidence. We played our game, and the first goal obviously helped. We knew that we had to maintain our level and stick to our line consistently. Now everything is a little bit open again."
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers: "You have to show respect to the Koreans, they are a very unpleasant opponent. It was a mental challenge for us, but we mastered it solidly as a team. We continue to think only from game to game - and we want to take as much as possible with us!"
Gates: 1:0 Leon Draisaitl (10:02), 2:0 Yasin Ehliz (20:41), 3:0 Patrick Hager (29:27), 4:0 Frederik Tiffels (34:42), 5:0 Yasin Ehliz ( 48:37), 6:0 Yannic Seidenberg (52:35), 6:1 Brock Radunske (57:01)
Germany: Treutle (Pielmeier) – Holzer, D. Seidenberg; Noebels, Tiffels, Michaelis – Y. Seidenberg, M. Müller; Ehliz, Kahun, Draisaitl – Krupp, J. Müller; Eisenschmid, Hager, Plachta – Ebner; Krämmer, Pietta, Wiederer; Höfflin.
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You can find detailed statistics about the game HERE.