The German women's national team loses the second game against Switzerland 3:4 (0:1/1:1/2:2).
Switzerland put pressure on the German goal right from the start. Ophélie Reiser had the biggest chance for the Swiss to date in the third minute. Her pawn trick rolled along the line just wide of the goal. It took until the fifth minute for the German team to make their first controlled attack on the opponent's goal. Switzerland hardly allowed the German team to get out of their own third. Jule Flötgen in the German goal was a sure support for those in front of them and kept their backs free. In the tenth minute of the game, the German team had the opportunity to take some pressure off the defense. The line-up was formed quickly, but the shots were not precise enough or were blocked by the Swiss. Immediately after the penalty had expired, the German selection was again exposed to attacks from Switzerland. But Flötgen and those in front of her kept the upper hand. On the other hand, the German storm formations worked well in the forecheck and made it difficult for their opponents to get out of their defensive third. Then in the 15th minute it was Phoebe Staenz who scored with a shot over Flötgen's stickhand to make it 0-1 for Switzerland. Celina Haider had the equalizer a minute later, but she narrowly missed a follow-up shot. So we went into the first break with a narrow deficit.
Switzerland used a German power play in the opening minutes of the second period to increase the score to 0:2. Phoebe Staenz successfully completed a break. In the ongoing power play, Bernadette Karpf and Kerstin Spielberger narrowly missed a pass from Andrea Lanzl at the far post. It was also Drea Lanzl who hit the post in the same move and passed to Rebecca Graeve. However, she was unable to get her direct shot into the Swiss goal. As the game progressed, the German team found their way into the game better and created good chances. There were two more shots on the post by Heidi Strompf and Kerstin Spielberger. Just minutes later, Andrea Lanzl shot from the blue line and Daria Gleißner scored confidently with a follow-up shot to make it 1:2. In a Swiss power play three minutes before the end, Kerstin Spielberger again hit the crossbar. This was to be the last major action in the middle period and
The DEBteam was able to put pressure on the Swiss goal in the first change of the final third. After seconds, it was Daria Gleißner who was able to put the puck in the goal to equalize 2:2. Andrea Lanzl gave her the assist from the middle to the outside, from where Gleißner shot and hit the top corner. After five minutes, a German player had to take a seat in the penalty box. Switzerland immediately got into the formation, Jule Flötgen had to intervene and kept their colors in play. However, the undernumber was immediately canceled out by a penalty on the part of the Swiss. There were just under nine minutes left to play when another opportunity to take the lead in the power play opened up. And once again the German team proved their coolness. Celina Haider shot from the face-off circle, Maurer drained the shot, Naemi Bär was spot on and put the shot in the goal with a follow-up shot for a 3-2 lead. Just a few plays later, Phoebe Staenz scored her third goal of the evening to make it 3-3, restoring the tie. Now things happened in quick succession. On the other hand, Kerstin Spielberger passed to Andrea Lanzl, who shot straight away. But this time too the post was in the way, preventing Germany from taking the lead again. It promised to be an exciting final phase. A pass on the German blue line landed on the stick of a Swiss woman, who left a defender standing and hit the bottom right corner to make it 3-4. A penalty time on Switzerland's side a short time later gave rise to hopes of an equalizer. A deflected shot from Daria Gleißner hit the post after a few moments. When the penalty expired, the last minute of the game began. Switzerland no longer allowed the German players to build up decisively and so the second game ended 3:4.
Benjamin Hinterstocker, women’s national coach: "Compliments to the team for their excellent performance today. The first two international matches of the current season were very successful in sporting terms."
Germany: Flötgen (Albl) – Fiedler, Rothemund; Kubiczek, Karpf, Kamenik – Klinger, Gleißner (A); Spielberger, Haider, Lanzl (C) – Sabus, Strobel; Graeve (A), Bär, Krause – Strompf, Jobst-Smith
Gates: 0:1 Phoebe Staenz (15:25); 0:2 Phoebe Staenz (24:25/SH1); 1:2 Daria Gleißner (34:27); 2:2 Daria Gleißner (41:37); 3:2 Naemi Baer (52:56/PP1); 3:3 Phoebe Staenz (53:48); 3:4 Rahel Enzler (57:04)
Penalty minutes: Germany 2 – Switzerland 10