Ehliz, Michaelis, Brandt (2), Ugbekile, Noebels, Eisenschmid meet - Kinder and Hänelt successful for Top Team Beijing
The German national ice hockey team has put its experience to good use and is at the start of the... Deutschland Cups prevailed in the all-German duel against the top team Beijing. Coached by Steffen Ziesche and Thomas Popiesch in the absence of national coach Toni Söderholm DEB-Selection ultimately retained the upper hand in the Krefeld Yayla Arena with 7:2 (4:1, 1:0, 2:1) against the promising team of U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter.
After a courageous start by the top team Beijing, which ended with the opening goal BerlinWhen Nino Kinder (3rd) was rewarded, the national team got better and better. In the first power play of the game, Munich's Yasin Ehliz (8th) equalized from close range after a pass from Mannheim's Markus Eisenschmid and Matthias Plachta. Marc Michaelis (12th), just from the Vancouver Canucks Adler Mannheim on loan, scored the 2-1 – once again Eisenschmid was involved in the creation.
The national team played very effectively offensively against the defensive team, which continued to act with courage. Straubing's Marcel Brandt (15th) made it 3-1 with a slap shot and Cologne's Colin Ugbekile (18th) increased the score to 4-1 in the first third with his first goal in the national jersey. Eisenschmid provided his third assist.
In the second third they took advantage DEBselection again had a power play situation. After a combination involving debutant Leon Gawanke and Daniel Fischbuch, Marcel Noebels (33.) was ultimately successful, who started his ice hockey career in Krefeld. The final period also offered a number of interesting scenes. The eye-catching Brandt (49.) again aimed precisely for the national team's sixth goal and finally Eisenschmid (50.) added a goal of his own to his assists. Youngster Haakon Hänelt (58.) put the finishing touches on the game and rewarded the commitment of the top team Peking with a second goal.
Felix Brückmann from Mannheim, who last played in the 2016/17 season, started in goal for Ziesche and Popiesch's team DEB-Selection was used. After a good half of the game he was removed from the newBerlinhe replaced Mathias Niederberger. The 19-year-old Tobias Ancicka (Eisbären Berlin), Düsseldorf's Hendrik Hane came into play in the final third - Kai Wissmann (Berlin), his assistants were Maximilian Daubner (Munich) and Tim Wohlgemuth (Ingolstadt). For the national team, captain Moritz Müller was supported by assistants Marcel Noebels and Korbinian Holzer.
U18 national coach Steffen Ziesche: “It took us a few minutes to find the rhythm. But then we were already dominant. We still have room for improvement, but we can work on that and start again against Latvia. Basically, it's wonderful that we were allowed to play at all. It's a shame we don't have any spectators, but that's just how the situation is and we solved it professionally.”
Marcel Brandt: “We played a good game for the first time, even if it took us a while to get going. We then implemented our things well. It’s strange to play in an empty hall without spectators, it’s unusual, but we all implemented it very, very positively – including in terms of the organization.”
Marco Nowak: “It was outstanding to play with the national team again. Overall, we played good ice hockey and can be very satisfied overall. The top team Beijing also presented itself well. We can still achieve a lot with this team.”
On Friday (17 p.m./Magenta Sport) the top team Beijing can prove itself again. The perspective selection then meets the team of the upcoming World Cup hosts Latvia, who will then be opponents on Saturday (16.45 p.m./MagentaSport and Sport1). DEB-Selection is.