The German U20 national team lost its opening game at the 2020 IIHF U20 Ice Hockey World Championship in the Czech Republic. The team of U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter lost to the USA 3:6 (1:2, 2:2, 0:2).
Good start for the U20 national team in the 2020 IIHF U20 Ice Hockey World Championship! John Jason Peter gave the German the advantage after a cross pass from Tim Stützle in front of the goal Premiere goal at the World Cup. However, the Americans struck back in the eighth minute when Jordan Harris tied the game. Jacob Pivonka had the opportunity to turn the score around in the 14th minute, but missed. In direct return it was Tim Stützle, after preparatory work by John-Jason Peter failed because of the American goalie. As a result, the DEB-Selection on another power play by Jannik Valenti and Dennis Lobach good shooting opportunities. However, it was the opponent who celebrated the 19-2 lead in the 1th minute with a well-placed shot from Zac Jones.
But in the middle section the German team came back in the majority: John-Jason Peter pushed the rebounding puck over the line after a shot by Moritz Seider (23rd minute). Six minutes later, Lukas Reichel sent his teammate Justin Schütz on his way, who delayed briefly and fed Dominik Bokk, who scored for a 3-2 lead. Anew Peter Shortly afterwards even had the opportunity to extend the lead to two goals. But the USA came back in the middle section: Shane Pinto (35th) and Curtis Hall (39th) restored the opponent's lead. In the final section, the USA completed their first tournament victory. Bobby Brink in the majority and Oliver Wahlstrom shot the opponent to a 6:3 victory.
The German U20 national team will compete tomorrow, Saturday from 15.00 a.m. iyour second game of the 2020 IIHF U20 Ice Hockey World Championship. In the Ostravar Arena, the team of U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter meets the hosts from the Czech Republic. at The German team's World Cup games and the final will be broadcast live and exclusively MagentaSport transfer.
Tobias Abstreiter, U20 national coach: “We played well for long stretches and came back well even after going behind. However, we have to play well for the full 60 minutes at this level. In the future we have to do the little things better – we have the opportunity to do that tomorrow.”
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