The German U17 national team also won the second game of the 5-nation tournament in Piešťany (Slovakia). U17 national coach Thomas Schädler's team defeated Switzerland 3-1 (3-0, 0-0, 0-1). In the third game of the tournament the DEB-Selection against the Czech Republic tomorrow from 17.30 p.m.
“We want to keep the pace of the game high and play with a lot of offensive drive against the Swiss,” said U17 national coach Thomas Schädler before the game against Switzerland. His team promptly implemented these instructions in the opening third, attacking early and keeping the Swiss defensive lines busy. As in the opening game against Slovakia, this was rewarded early on. In the third minute they celebrated DEB-Select the opening goal. Oleg Leon Tschwanow directed the puck into the goal after a shot from Lukas Reichel. Eleven minutes later, the assist provider shot the target under the crossbar – his fourth goal of the tournament. And the third German goal of the game also came from Lukas Reichel: The 16-year-old set up an exemplary set-up for Tim Stützle, who was denied by the Swiss goalie, but Florian Elias then pushed the puck into the goal to make it 3-0.
In the second third, the Swiss started with a few scoring opportunities, which, however, remained unused. The best chance came in the middle of the third when the Swiss were awarded a penalty. In the duel with Keanu Derungs, however, goalie Marinus Schunda had the upper hand and prevented the first goal. At the end of the middle period, the German team had eleven shots on goal, the Swiss ten - but both nations failed to score. The German team continued to show commitment in the final period, but had to accept the first goal. In the 53rd minute, Joel Bieri scored the goal for the Swiss. The German team previously played in the majority, but took their own advantage through a mistake in substitution. 50 seconds later, the Swiss scored their first goal of the game. The goalscorer Joel Bieri was successful for a second time shortly before the end, but he kicked the puck into the goal - his skate goal was then disallowed.
Thomas Schädler, U17 national coach: “Second game, second win – that’s a great start to the tournament. We handled our penalty times better today. But in the final phase we have to deal with our scoring opportunities even more effectively.”
Germany: Schunda (Lunemann) – Menner, Szuber; Elias, Stützle, Reichel – Tuchel, Schwaiger; Diebolder, Volek, Herrmann – Pilu, Geuß; Danzer, Petersen, Borzecki – Geibel, Glötzl; Zbaranski, Tschwanow, Miller
Gates: 1:0 Oleg Leon Tschwanow (03:04 / Lukas Reichel, Tim Stützle), 2:0 Lukas Reichel (14:07 / Florian Elias, Maximilian Menner), 3:0 Florian Elias (15:05 / Tim Stützle, Lukas Reichel ), 3:1 Joel Bieri (53:09)
Penalty minutes: Germany 10 – Switzerland 16
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