The German U17 national team took second place at the 5-nation tournament in Piešťany (Slovakia). At the start of the tournament, U17 national coach Thomas Schädler's team defeated hosts Slovakia 7:5 (0:3, 3:3, 2:1) and Switzerland 3:1 (3:0, 0:0). , 0:1). They had to compete against the eventual tournament winners, the Czech Republic DEB-Selection narrowly beaten 0:1 (0:0, 0:1, 0:0). In the last tournament game, the German team was behind 140:4 against the USA with 6 seconds to go, but furiously equalized before the end of regular time and secured a 7:6 victory with Lukas Reichel's goal in extra time (3 :1, 0:3, 3:2, 1:0).
“We kept falling behind in the middle section and fought our way back again and again. What a great performance by the team,” said U17 national coach Thomas Schädler after the game. “The boys never gave up and were ultimately rewarded.”
German Young Talent national players lead tournament statistics
In addition to a good tournament placement, the German U17 national players also shine in the individual statistics of the tournament. The tournament's top scorer will be Lukas Reichel (five goals and six assists) ahead of his team partners Florian Elias (three goals and four assists) and Tim Stützle (two goals and five assists). Lukas Reichel also secured the goals and assists. The 16-year-old also shares the top position in the plus/minus statistics with his teammate Tim Stützle, who, like him, achieved the value +8. Among the goalkeepers, Arno Tiefensee took one Fangquote of 85,53 percent placed third.
All results:
Aug 15.08.2018, 14 | 00:5 p.m. | Slovakia – Germany | 7:0 (3:3, 3:2, 1:XNUMX)
Aug 15.08.2018, 17 | 30:2 p.m. | USA – Czech Republic | 3:0 (1:2, 1:0, 1:XNUMX)
Aug 16.08.2018, 14 | 00:1 p.m. | Switzerland – Germany | 3:0 (3:0, 0:1, 0:XNUMX)
Aug 16.08.2018, 17 | 30:4 p.m. | Slovakia – Czech Republic | 3:1 nV (1:1, 2:1, 0:1, 0:XNUMX)
Aug 17.08.2018, 14 | 00:6 p.m. | USA – Switzerland | 2:1 (2:2, 0:3, 0:XNUMX)
Aug 17.08.2018, 17 | 30:1 p.m. | Czech Republic – Germany | 0:0 (0:1, 0:0, 0:XNUMX)
Aug 18.08.2018, 14 | 00:3 p.m. | Slovakia – Switzerland | 4:1 nV (2:1, 0:1, 1:0, 1:XNUMX)
Aug 18.08.2018, 17 | 30:7 p.m. | Germany – USA | 6:3 nV (1:0, 3:3, 2:1, 0:XNUMX)
Aug 19.08.2018, 11 | 00:5 a.m. | Czech Republic – Switzerland | 0:2 (0:2, 0:1, 0:XNUMX)
Aug 19.08.2018, 14 | 30:0 p.m. | Slovakia – USA | 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:XNUMX)
Tabel:
1. Czech Republic | 12:6 goals | 10 pts.
2. Germany | 17:13 | 8th
3. USA | 19:12 | 7
4. Slovakia | 12:19 | 3
5. Switzerland | 7:17 | 2
The statistics for all games in the 5-nations tournament can be found HERE be accessed.