The German U18 women's national team was able to play its opening game at the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Div. IA won against Italy 5:0 (2:0, 1:0, 2:0). The team of U18 national coach Franziska Busch showed a convincing performance at the start of the tournament in front of a great backdrop.
The first third began evenly, and Team Germany could not use its first power play. The Italians were also unable to take advantage of their advantage situations. In the 17th minute, the German team managed to break free, with Ronja Hark taking the lead 1-0. The second goal for them followed in the 20th minute DEB-Selection. Lilli Welcke was successful thanks to a pass from her sister Luisa.
The middle section brought three more outnumbered situations for the German U18 women, which, however, could not be used either. Nevertheless, the German selection had the game under control and increased it to 3-0. Celine Mayer scored the goal for Germany on a pass from Joyce König in the 34th minute.
The final third provided the next goal for the German team. In the 42nd minute, Nina Christof increased the score to 4-0 before Ronja Hark scored again in the 52nd minute for the final result.
The German selection will play its next game tomorrow. At 20 p.m. we face Denmark in the Federal Training Center in Füssen.
Franziska Busch, U18 women’s national coach: "Congratulations to the team on their successful start to the World Cup. We had a bit of trouble getting into the game at the beginning, but we patiently stuck to the game plan and were able to improve as the game progressed. The victory was well deserved. The shutout of the two Goalies rounds off the strong result. Now it’s important to regenerate well and focus on tomorrow.”
You can find all the statistics for the tournament HERE