The German national ice hockey team secured second place by winning a point in the 2-3 overtime defeat against Slovakia Deutschland Cup secured. Switzerland became the tournament winner. In the last appearance in front of 4.633 spectators in Krefeld, Andreas Eder scored both goals with a brace from the perspective of national coach Toni Söderholm's young team, who drew a positive conclusion after the game.
After a short period of testing, the national team created their first chances to score against the compact Slovaks. The Germans celebrated in the seventh minute of the game Fans for the first time: Andreas Eder scored his first goal for them DEB-Selection for leadership. Until the first break, the two disciplined teams did not allow any major chances to score.
In the second third, the Slovaks got into the game better, so that goalkeeper Mathias Niederberger was able to excel a few times. On the other hand, Andi Eder (29th) had his second big appearance of the evening: with a nice physical illusion, he left his opponent standing and hit the far corner perfectly to make it 2-0. But the Slovaks responded a little later through Matus Sukel (32'). There were no further goals until the second break.
The tournament victory was in front of her eyes DEB-Selection determined in the final section. Through consistent forechecking, national coach Toni Söderholm's team tried not to let the Slovaks come into their own. Instead, the Slovaks scored through Filip Krivosik to equalize 2-2. They took the lead again and scored the winning goal DEB-Selection was not made as a result - even though head coach Toni Söderholm risked everything and took Mathias Niederberger off the ice in favor of a sixth field player.
In extra time it was ultimately the guests from Slovakia who secured victory thanks to Peter Zuzin's goal (63').
“We did a few things better again today, such as the defensive work in the neutral zone. We were close to winning until the end. Overall, many positive images remain Deutschland Cup“But of course there are also approaches for potential for improvement in our game,” concluded national coach Toni Söderholm.