The top team Beijing lost the second game in Switzerland after a penalty shootout. National coach Toni Söderholm's team ultimately lost to the Swiss 1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1) after a penalty shootout.
The 3.512 spectators in Olten saw a fair opening third that offered scoring opportunities on both sides. It took until the 15th minute before Swiss Sven Jung took his place in the penalty box. 51 seconds later, captain Andreas Eder took advantage of the German team's advantage and put the puck in the goal. For the national player in the service of the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nuremberg, it was the third goal in the seventh game for the German national ice hockey team. But just two minutes before the third break, the Swiss struck at the other end: Damien Riat scored the equalizer after André Heim's preparatory work.
This was followed by a middle section that was characterized by tactical guidelines. Accordingly, there were rarely any clear chances to score on both sides. Only when Johannes Huß received a two-minute penalty for hooking on the German side did the Swiss take the initiative and create a few scoring opportunities. But no goal was scored until the third break.
The Swiss initially took the momentum with them - Sven Neuenberger had an opportunity for the Swiss to score early in the final period, but Daniel Fießinger was there to take his shot. There were a few chances to score on both sides, but none of them Goalies to put under pressure. It was Tim Brunnhuber who had the next compelling opportunity to score in the 49th minute. However, he was unlucky when Swiss defenseman Dominik Egli scraped the puck off the line after his shot. Both teams invested a lot, but were initially unsuccessful in the end. Gilian Kohler only made the 3.512 spectators in Olten sit up and take notice again when he deflected a shot from close range onto the post in the 57th minute.
In extra time, the Swiss controlled the game. After 20 seconds the puck landed on the goal post, a short time later Valentin Nussbaumer and Damien Riat had further good chances to score for the hosts. Justin Sigrist was also denied by German goalie Daniel Fießinger before the end of the five-minute extra time. So both teams ultimately went to the penalty shootout. There, Andreas Eder and Tim Wohlgemuth scored on the German side, as did Luca Hischier and Dominik Egli on the host side, before Luca Fazzini scored the host's winning goal.
Toni Söderholm, national coach: “We came into the game slowly today – both in terms of our running and our decisions. From the second third onwards we were more present and had more access to the game. Overall, the boys have worked excellently over the past few days. I'm very happy with the players' attitude and their performance. There is a lot of quality in this squad for the future.”
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