First defeat in World Cup preparation for the U20 national team. In Brno, U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter's team lost 1:6 (0:3, 0:2, 1:1) to the reigning world champions from Finland.
The Finnish team started the game with a lot of speed and was rewarded early: after 44 seconds, Anttoni Honka overcame the German goalie Tobias Ancicka and put his country's colors in the lead. The DEBThe selection became dangerous for the first time in the fifth minute: Daniel Wirt tested the Finnish goalkeeper, who however saved. On the other hand, Eemil Erholtz increased the lead for the Finns to 2-0. The team of U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter subsequently found their way into the game better and created scoring opportunities, but remained without a goal after 20 minutes. Matias Maccelli, however, shot Finland to a 3-0 lead after the first period.
In the second third, Lukas Reichel surprised the opponent early on when he suddenly appeared free in front of the Finnish goalie. However, the 17-year-old failed due to Justus Annunen's schooner. This was developed several times DEB-Selection of good scoring opportunities. But with John-Jason Peterka (26th), Justin Schütz (30th) and Dominik Bokk (32nd), three German players in a promising position failed. On the other side, the Finns struck coldly twice: Matias Maccelli (25th) and Kim Nousiainen (37th) extended the score to 4-0 and 5-0. Patrik Puistola scored shortly after the break to make it 6-0 (43'). However, the should DEB-Selection can celebrate once in Brno: Dominik Bokk broke the goalkeeper's spell in the 43rd minute when he scored after an assist from Lukas Reichel. Ultimately the German team lost 1:6.
The German U20 national team will play its fourth World Cup preparation game in Havirov on Monday, December 23, 2019. The opponent from 17.00 p.m. is the USA.
Tobias Abstreiter, U20 national coach: “The game against Finland was very instructive for us. From the second third onwards we found our way better and subsequently created good chances. However, we must use these more effectively in the future. We especially need to work on our defensive behavior and playing without the disc.”
You can find all the statistics for the game HERE.