The Women's national team lost their second game of the 6-nation tournament in Dmitrov, Russia, 1:4 (0:1/0:0/1:3) against the Czech Republic.
The Czechs got off to a better start and were able to establish themselves firmly in the German third through several changes. But the chances were easy prey for Ivonne Schröder in the German goal. On the other hand, Julia Zorn had the first good opportunity after three minutes, but was unable to put the disc into the opponent's goal. During a quick counterattack by the Czechs, Rebecca Graeve prevented the cross pass in the last seconds. On the other hand, Julia Zorn and Daria Gleissner had opportunities to take the lead, but left them unused. Almost ten minutes had been played when the German team received their first penalty of the game. Thanks to a good outnumbered game and an alert Schröder, the German team survived the two minutes unscathed. But the Czech Republic remained the dominant team and scored 0-1 six minutes before half-time through Alena Mills. Despite further chances, it remained DEB-Selection was too imprecise in the end and had to go into the locker room for the first time with a narrow deficit.
Once again the Czechs got off to a better start and put the German team under pressure right at the start of the middle third. Head coach Christian Künast's team was able to break free again and again, but their own attacks on the Czech goal could not be played out. Tanja Krause had the first opportunity in the 25th minute, but she hit the target Fanghand from Klara Peslarova in the Czech goal. Schröder was able to safely defuse a Czech counterattack in a direct counterattack. A few plays later, Julia Zorn brought the disc towards the opponent's goal. But she didn't get enough pressure behind her backhand shot at the last moment. A short time later, Andrea Lanzl, standing alone, had the target chipped by the bat at the last moment. The German team was now more present and more dangerous in front of the opponent's goal. On the other hand, Schröder showed a confident performance and kept her team in the game. Four minutes before the second break DEB-Select the first power play opportunity in the game. Just 45 seconds later, another Czech took a seat in the penalty box. But the power play was too harmless and the good opportunity to equalize before the half-time siren was missed without any significant chances.
The DEB-Selection had to accept another penalty right at the start of the third. But the German players stood well in the box, let the Czechs play around the outside and thus survived the numerical disadvantage. Five minutes had been played in the final period when Nicola Eisenschmid took advantage of a misunderstanding in the Czech defense to equalize 1-1. Peslarova stopped the disc behind her goal, Eisenschmid took it from her, drove around the goal and tried to score. This attempt was thwarted by a Czech defender, but Eisenschmid didn't give up, fought back the target and shot in unhindered. But just five minutes later, the Czechs, in the person of Alena Mills, took advantage of a lack of coordination in the German defense and took the lead again. When the German team missed another double advantage situation in the 53rd minute, time slowly ran out against the players in the black, red and gold jerseys. Five minutes before the end, a German player had to take a seat in the penalty box. Denisa Krizova shot from the blue line in the ensuing power play, Schröder could only let it rebound, the follow-up shot bounced right onto Simona Studentova's stick, who had no problems slotting it into the empty German goal to make it 1:3. Two minutes later, Barbora Patockova increased the Czech Republic's lead to 1:4. Despite the final offensive, they jumped for that DEB-Team couldn't score anymore and so the German women lost the second game 1:4.
Christian Künast, women’s national coach: “The team showed a clear improvement in performance compared to yesterday's game and showed more confidence as the playing time continued. In the end, the Czechs looked a bit fresher physically. In our opinion, the result may have been one or two goals too high. Tomorrow we will use the day without a game to train specifically with the whole team for the first time and prepare ourselves as best we can for the last game on Sunday.”
Germany: Schröder (Harss) – Rothemund, Strobel; Krause, Karpf, Zorn – Düsterhöft, Gleissner (A); Lanzl, Delarbre, Eisenschmid, N. – Graeve (C), Brendel; Amort, Bear, Bartsch – Sabus; Kubiczek, Haider, Kamenik (A)
Gates: 0:1 Alena Mills (14:07); 1:1 Nicola Eisenschmid (44:51); 1:2 Alena Mills (49:45); 1:3 Simona Studentova (55:04); 1:4 Barbora Patockova (57:00)
Penalty minutes: Germany 6 – Czech Republic 8
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The hit in Turku (Finland). U19 national team today at the Five Nations Tournament in Sweden. In the third minute of the game, Nikola Pasic scored the lead for the Swedes. After a power play for Germany, which was unsuccessful, and a power play for Sweden, which also survived without conceding a goal, Marcus Westfält scored in the twelfth minute to make it 0-2 for Sweden. The Germans were also unable to take advantage of the next power play in the 14th minute.
The middle section started with Germany twice outnumbered. The Swedes then increased the lead to 25:25 in a hurry against goalie Philipp Maurer through Lukas Wernblom (27th), Linus Nässen (33th), Kevin Wennström (0th) and Axel Andersson (6rd). After another time penalty for Luis Schinko on the German side, David Lilja scored the advantage to make it 0-7 for Sweden.
In the final third, the German team was able to prevent further goals after the goalkeeper change with Nils Kapteinat, but there was no consolation goal despite another power play in the 54th minute.
Jochen Molling, U19 national coach: “We had a top nation as opponents in Sweden and we saw where we stand and what path we still have to go to be able to survive against such a team. We played very well in the final third.”
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In the Germans' penultimate game U18 national team Against Switzerland in Piešťany, Slovakia, the German team started the first third in a dominant manner. In the second minute of the game, Filip Reisnecker secured the lead to make it 0-1 after a pass from Florian Elias and Jan-Luca Schumacher. At the end of the third, Justin Volek increased the score to 20-0 in the 2th minute after an assist from Simon Gnyp and John Peterka.
In the second period, neither team scored a goal, despite two power plays for Switzerland and a power play for Germany. On DEBOn the side, Maksymilian Szuber and Nino Kinder each had to leave the ice for two minutes; for the Swiss, Alessandro Villa was in the penalty box for two minutes.
The final third began for Germany as the middle section had ended. Three players (Gnyp, Heyer and Raab) had to go to the penalty box for two minutes each within the first ten minutes. However, this almost constant power play remained unused by Switzerland and was punished with Justin Volek's goal (through John Peterka) in the 57th minute of the game, making the final score 0-3.
Thomas Schädler, U18 national coach: “A top defensive performance led us to a deserved victory. Compliments to the team for being so stable in defense, much improved compared to yesterday. In attack we waited patiently for our chances and then took advantage of them.”
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In the Federal Training Center in Füssen, the U17 national team They narrowly lost their last game in the 4 Nations Cup. U17 national coach Frank Fischöder's team lost 0-2 (0-0; 0-2; 0-0) against Denmark.
The DEB-Selection presented itself strongly throughout the entire season, took command and created a significant increase in chances. But U17 national coach Frank Fischöder's protégés were denied the necessary luck at the end. Instead, the Danes scored in the middle section – twice. Andreas Golbert (23rd) and Daniel Petersen (37th – PP1) gave the Scandinavians a two-goal lead. From now on, the German team was chasing a deficit and, despite their superiority, were no longer able to score a goal against Denmark.
Despite the defeat, the U17 national team celebrates victory in the tournament at the 4 Nations Cup in Füssen, as they finished ahead of the Swiss with the same number of points due to the direct comparison they won.
Frank Fischöder, U17 national coach: “We were the superior team for over 60 minutes, but we failed to score the goals. I can't blame the team because they played a good game. But in the end, goals decide the game.”
You can find all the statistics for the game HERE.
A narrow defeat after extra time had to happen U16 national team At the 4 Nations Cup in Deggendorf, the team of U16 national coach Stefan Mayer lost to their Norwegian opponents 6:7 (1:2; 4:2; 1:2; 0:1) after extra time. Despite the defeat, the DEB-Selection after two out of three match days in the tournament table in first place.
The Scandinavians got off to a better start in the game, taking the lead with goals from Sole Marius Ryen and Theodor Freidher Hamm. However, Thomas Heigl brought the German team back within striking distance with a 43-1 goal 2 seconds before the third break. Six goals were scored in the middle section at the Deggendorf ice stadium. Half of the hits came in power-numbered situations. The German team turned the game on its head and took the lead 4-2. As a result, Theodor Freidher Hamm and Tjus Koblar scored for the Norwegians and Connor Korte for Germany in the second third, giving them a 5-4 lead DEB-Selection went into the cabins. In the final third, Joakim Aarseth Opsahl (44') and Tjus Koblar (52') turned the game in favor of Norway, but Bennet Rossmy equalized the score at 53:6 in the 6rd minute. The Norwegians needed 56 seconds in extra time before they were able to win the game with Theodor Freidher Hamm's third goal of the day.
U16 national coach Stefan Mayer: “We were unfortunate to fall behind 0-2, but subsequently showed good morale and turned the game around to 4-2. As the game progressed, there were small individual mistakes on both sides - especially in defense. In the end, the Norwegians were able to prevail in an offensive game.”
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Within the U16 women's national team Five regular players had to cancel with coach Florian Neumeyer before the tournament, so a change had to be made.
Germany found it difficult to get into the game at the beginning. Austria interfered early and well and left it alone DEBteam hardly had any time to build up play. But things got better as the period went on and there were also good scoring opportunities. Not only Nina Jörg, making her international debut in goal for Germany, but also her counterpart Jaqueline Rabl, had to intervene more often. The guests from the Alpine republic scored the first goal of the game. Marja Linzbichler fought for the puck in the neutral zone, went through on her own and gave Germany's goalkeeper no chance. And two minutes before the break, Austria were able to celebrate again when Karolina Hengelmüller shot the puck high into the goal. Seven seconds before the first break, Germany scored a goal. A shot attempted by Austria was blocked and then Jennifer Miller was able to go through on her own and score.
The middle section was varied. Both teams had scoring opportunities and metal hits. Both teams had good breaks and Germany used one to equalize six minutes before the second break. Leonie Maßner laid it on Paulina Geschwandtner and she shot the puck high into the far corner and the score was 2-2. 2 seconds before the break, Germany was able to celebrate again. Austria's goalkeeper is able to fend off a shot from Daniela Kolbeck, but she is powerless against Jennifer Miller's follow-up shot. Germany's U798 turned the game around and went into the second break with a 16-3 lead.
Germany managed to build up more pressure in the final third. In the 52nd minute, Vivien Wallner passed to Annabella Sterzik and she couldn't be stopped. An opponent is outplayed and then converted with the backhand. But Austria didn't give up and two minutes later Marja Linzbichler reduced the lead to 4:3. Now Austria followed up and they managed to equalize. Valentina Ropatsch couldn't be stopped and she equalized three minutes before the end. Despite further chances, this result remained the same and there was extra time.
Since there was no goal here, a penalty shootout followed. Here Germany had the better shooters. Annabella Sterzik, Pauline Gruchot and Jennifer Miller scored for that DEBteam, for Austria only Lena Kristin Dauböck. Germany got two points from this game.
Florian Neumayer, U16 women’s national coach: "The team had a hard time keeping up with the high tempo of the Austrian team at the beginning. We were able to improve as the game progressed and also created good scoring opportunities. In the next game we have to implement the instructions better, reduce the distance to the opponent and thus put them under pressure and force them to make mistakes. All in all it was a very good endurance test for the young team."