The U20 national team won its World Cup preparation game in Leinzerheide. The team of U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter defeated the hosts from Switzerland 5:4 (3:0, 2:2, 0:2).
The German team put the Swiss under pressure early on and had their first good opportunities thanks to a blueliner from Simon Gnyp (3rd minute) and a shot on goal from Dominik Bokk from the slot. The early offensive effort of the DEBThe selection was then rewarded: Tim Fleischer scored the opening goal in the fifth minute. Just two minutes later, Luis Schinko passed from behind the goal to his teammate Louis Brune, who made it 2-0. The German team gained more of the game in the first half and was able to extend the score to 3-0 shortly before the end of the period. The Swiss Joel Salzgeber served a 2-minute penalty when Tim Stützle celebrated Germany's third goal.
They caught in the middle section DEB-Choose a lightning start: After just 48 seconds, Dennis Lobach increased the lead to 4 goals. Four minutes later, Tim Stützle was outnumbered by the Swiss goalie. In the 27th and 28th minutes, two Swiss players, Sopa Kyen and Nico Gross, took a seat in the penalty box. When Kyen returned to the ice after serving his penalty, Eric Mik increased the German team's lead to 5-0. As a result, the team of U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter had to accept two more goals from Valentin Nussbaumer and Jeremi Gerber (PP Switzerland) before the third siren. In the final period, the Swiss were able to create a few scoring opportunities and got within 51:60 thanks to Tim Berni (4') and Matthew Verboon (5') - but the last goal, which came 12 seconds before the final siren, was to be the last goal of the game .
The second World Cup preparation game will take place tomorrow, Saturday, December 14, 2019, from 14:30 p.m. The opponent in Lenzerheide is Switzerland again.
Tobias Abstreiter, U20 national coach: “Our players did a lot of things right today and deserved to take the lead. After the 5-0 lead, however, the size of the lead was too present in people's minds, so that the defensive work was neglected by a few percent. Of course, a strong opponent like Switzerland takes advantage of this. Overall, we saw a good game that will be very valuable for our team’s learning process.”
You can find all the statistics for the game HERE.