The women's national team lost its third game at the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. The team of women's national coach Christian Künast lost on Monday in the game against the French selection 2:3 (1:1, 1:1, 0:0, 0:1) after extra time. The DEB-Selection moves into the quarterfinals of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship after winning points.
The French got off to a lightning start: 22 seconds had been played when Laura Escudero appeared completely free in front of Jenny Harß and gave the German goalkeeper no chance - the 1-0 lead for coach Gregory Tarle's team. Then there was a situation of superiority in which Germany became dangerous again and again: Tabea Botthof and Anna Fiegert in particular had good chances to score with shots from the blue line, but were unable to score the equalizer. Kerstin Spielberger had another good opportunity from a tight angle in the 12th minute, but she too was unsuccessful. A minute later, Nicola Eisenschmid did better and marked for them DEB-Select the compensation. As a result, Germany had more of the game, but were unable to score another goal until the third break.
In the middle period it was the German team that started the third with an early goal. Kerstin Spielberger scored the 22-2 lead in the 1nd minute. As a result, that came DEBselection, however, lost its rhythm due to penalties. With a power play, the French finally scored the equalizer in the 29th minute through Lore Baudrit. In the 31st minute, two German players, Kerstin Spielberger and Daria Gleißner, were sent to the penalty box, but the French opponents were unable to take advantage of the advantage on the ice. Consequently, the DEB-Selection gets back into the game better. But in the second half of the game the score remained 2-2. In the final third they invested DEB- Lots of choice, always had shooting opportunities. Defender Tabea Botthof in particular repeatedly tried shots from the blue line, but the puck could no longer find its way into the goal after 60 minutes. In extra time it was the French who were allowed to celebrate. Chloe Aurard scored the final point of the game in the 62nd minute.
The German women's national team has qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. But before that, women's national coach Christian Künast's team will face the Czech Republic tomorrow, Tuesday, from 17.00 p.m.
Christian Künast, women’s national coach: “We are happy about reaching the World Cup quarter-finals! Today we didn't do as well in terms of numbers and numbers as we did in previous games in this World Cup. But a defeat like this can still help the team move forward. Now we are using the time to prepare for the game against the Czech Republic.”
You can find all the statistics for the game HERE.