Women's national team loses after penalty shootout / U17 team wins after shootout / U18 team and U18 women's national team suffer defeats
The German women's national team lost to Switzerland 2:3 (1:1;0:0;1:1;0:0;0:1) in the International Chablais Hockey Trophy after a penalty shootout.
The third minute of the game was underway when Evelina Raselli gave the Swiss the lead. The first penalty in the game came in the eleventh minute and the Swiss had to play outnumbered. The German women only needed eight seconds to successfully use the power play. It was Marie Delarbre who scored the equalizer. The score went into the first break at 1-1.
In the middle section, Switzerland created more chances. But the German team around goalkeeper Franziska Albl withstood the pressure and didn't allow a goal. However, they couldn't score a goal themselves.
In the 44th minute, Delarbre gave the Germans the lead with her second goal. A little later they had to DEB-Women act outnumbered and head coach Daniela Diaz took a break for Switzerland. Shortly afterwards, the German team received another penalty, meaning they had to play with twice the number. The Swiss took advantage of this situation skillfully and Raselli scored to make it 2-2. As a result, neither team managed another goal in regular time. Even in overtime, no winner could be determined. In the penalty shootout, only the tenth team shooter made the decision. Sarah Forster converted her penalty to the victory for the Swiss.
Benjamin Hinterstocker, women’s national coach: “Today two strong women’s national teams faced each other. It was an intense game with a lot of effort and high speed. My team has invested a lot and I respect their performance. The start of the tournament was successful and we continue tomorrow at 14:15 p.m. against Russia.”
Penalty minutes: Switzerland 8 – Germany 12
Gates: 1:0 Raselli (3rd – Staenz), 1:1 Delarbre (11th / PP – Lanzl, Rothemund), 1:2 Delarbre (44th – Amort), 2:2 Raselli (51st / PP2 – Waidacher, Stalder ), 3:2 Forster (Penalty / 65.)
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The German U20 national team defeated Slovakia 4:3 (1:1;1:1;2:1) and celebrated their second success and at the same time their early tournament victory at the four-nation tournament in Deggendorf.
The German U20 team led by national coach Christian Künast acted well-structured defensively in the first half of the game and only allowed the Slovaks a few chances. In the eleventh minute DEBplayer Dominik Bokk for the lead, but just 43 seconds later Andrej Kollar equalized. Eight seconds before the half-time siren, Germany found itself outnumbered.
At the beginning of the middle period, the Slovaks were able to use the power play and Jozef Balaz put his team in front. In addition, the German opponent gained a small increase in chances, but the DEB-Selection prevented another hit. Dennis Lobach managed to net the goal in a power play to make it 2-2, which was also the score at halftime.
Just 119 seconds had been played in the final third when Tim Stützle took the lead for the U20 national team. Five minutes later, Stützle increased the score with his second goal. Pavol Regenda was able to tie the score for the Slovakian team in the 53rd minute with his power-play goal. National coach Künast's protégés defended their victory until the end. The German U16 team will face Norway on Saturday at 30:20 p.m. Even before this game, Germany is already confirmed as the tournament winner.
Christian Künast, U20 national coach: “Today’s game was a good endurance test for us. The pace and intensity were significantly higher than yesterday. With a united team performance, we found a way to win this close game. Tomorrow we’ll be fighting for promotion with Norway against a direct competitor at the World Championships taking place in Füssen.”
Penalty minutes: Germany 8 – Slovakia 31
Gates: 1:0 Bokk (11th - Peterka, Seider), 1:1 Kollar (12th - Balaz, Ziak), 1:2 Balaz (21st / PP - Korencik, Kollar), 2:2 Lobach (33rd / PP – Bokk, Seider), 3:2 Stützle (42nd – Brunnhuber, Möller), 4:2 Stützle (48th - Brunnhuber, Fischer), 4:3 Regenda (53rd / PP – Giertl, Nahalka)
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The German U18 national team Belarus lost 3:6 (1:2;2:1;0:3) at the four-nation tournament in Slovakia.
Only 65 seconds had been played when the German team fell behind thanks to Aksiantsyk Yauheni's goal. In the ninth minute, Belarus was outnumbered and it only took a few seconds for Simon Gnyp to equalize the score in the power play. Shortly afterwards, the German team received a penalty. The young skid cracks were just complete again when they scored Siarhey Kuzniatsou takes the lead for the Belarusians.
In the middle third, the U18 team fought its way back into the game, created more chances and Kevin Slezak scored the equalizer. Ten minutes later the opponent went through the goal aleh Kachalouski back in front. The Germans responded promptly and Nino Kinder scored to make the score 3-3 at halftime.
In the 44th minute, Germany received a penalty time and Belarusian Siarhei Karpovich skilfully used this situation to take the lead. The opponent was also successful in the next power play through Heorhiy Krysthtal. Four minutes before the end of the game, striker Fabjon Kuqi also received a major penalty plus game time after a knee check. Aliaksadr Palchyk gave the Belarusian team a 58-6 win with his power-play goal in the 3th minute. The last game of the tournament for the Germans is on Saturday. The game against Denmark starts on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Thomas Schädler, U18 national coach: “We played well until the score was 3-3. We had too many unnecessary time penalties in the final third and fell behind as a result.”
Penalty minutes: Belarus 14 – Germany 39
Gates: 1:0 Yauheni (2nd – Anufryiuk, Siadou), 1:1 Gnyp (9th / PP – Kinder, Heyer), 2:1 Kuzniatsou (12th – Yauheni, Siadou), 2:2 Slezak (28th – Zitzer ), 3:2 Kachalouski (38th – Mishchanka, Kazarets), 3:3 Kinder (38th), 4:3 Karpovich (44th / PP – Dzianisau, Dzemchanka), 5:3 Krysthtal (48th / PP – Kachalouski , Kuzniatsou), 6:3 Palchyk (58th / PP – Kazarets, Dzemchanka)
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The German U18 women's national team loses the game in Bad Tölz at home 0:2 (0:1;0:1;0:0) against Japan.
In the first exchange, Sarah Kubiczek ran an attack on the opponent's goal, but her shot just missed the goal. In the second minute of the game, the first German minority. But the DEB-Selection made the spaces narrow and blocked many shots, so that Sofie Disl rarely had to intervene in the German goal. After almost ten minutes, the Japanese showed off their running strength and speed and Akane Shiga scored from the slot to give Japan a 1-0 lead. As a result, the German women were repeatedly exposed to the enemy's rapid advances. We went into the first break with a narrow deficit.
In the second period, the German team was often able to shift the game into the Japanese third and take a few shots at the opponent's goal. Towards the middle of the game, the Asians gained more shares of the game. In dire need, Disl saved with a dive against a single opponent. There were still 39 seconds left to play in the middle period when Hina Shimomukai scored for Japan to make the score 0-2 at halftime.
Japan also had more of the game in the final third and repeatedly came into the German third with speed. The Germans tried to play the game actively, but they repeatedly got stuck in the opponent's defense. On the other hand, Disl had to intervene several times to prevent a bigger deficit. In the last minutes of the game, Germany invested a lot again and took the goalkeeper off the ice. But even the one additional player didn't bring the hoped-for goal.
Franziska Busch, U18 women’s coach: “We knew that we would face a very strong opponent today. We adjusted well tactically and stuck to the game plan throughout the game. Unfortunately, we weren't able to make enough of an impact offensively and didn't have enough compelling chances. Now it’s important to regenerate quickly and concentrate on tomorrow’s game against Switzerland.”
Penalty minutes: Germany 6 – Japan 0
Gates: 0:1 Shiga (10th – Suzuki, Ito), 0:2 Shimomukai (40th – Sasaki, Yamashita)
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The German U17 national team wins 2:1 (0:1;0:0;1:0;0:0;1:0) after a penalty shootout against Slovakia at the four-nation tournament in Füssen.
In the first period of the game there was the first penalty time against Slovakia in the second minute. Due to another penalty, Germany played with double the advantage for a minute and a half, but was unable to capitalize on it. Slovakian Adam Lukošik put his team in front in the ninth minute. As a result, neither team was able to net the puck, so the U17 team went into the first break with a narrow deficit.
There were chances on both sides in the middle third, but neither team was able to score. The Slovaks remained in a narrow lead for a long time in the third period. It was the 52nd minute when Maximilian Menner equalized DEB-Selection marked. Neither team was able to score the winning goal in the remaining regular time. There was also no scoring in extra time, so it went to a penalty shootout, which Germany won. Maximilian Miller provided the game-winning goal. On Saturday the U17 team continues against France at 16:30 p.m.
Frank Fischöder, U17 national coach: "We were the better team from the start, but unfortunately we conceded the goal. The boys always believed in themselves, continued to play consistently and scored the deserved equalizer. The game could have been decided in 60 minutes, but the Slovakian goalie made a very good save. The penalty shootout is always a matter of luck, but the victory for our boys was deserved."
Penalty minutes: Germany 8 – Slovakia 12
Gates: 0:1 Lukošik (9th – Jamrich, Lipiansky), 1:1 Menner (52nd – Schweiger, Diebolder), 2:1 Miller (Penalty / 65th)
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