In the second game at the IIHF World Juniors, the U20 national team lost 0-5 to the favored hosts Sweden. Matthias Bittner, the team's best player, started in goal DEBteam was Roman Kechter.
The first big chance for that DEB-Team had Julian Lutz in the eighth minute when that DEB-Team acted in the majority. But the power play only lasted a short time because the German U20 received a small penalty for having too many players on the ice. In the subsequent 4-on-4 and subsequent power play for the Swedes, Matthias Bittner was able to distinguish himself several times with strong saves. But when Otto Stenberg made it 1-0 for the Scandinavians, he was powerless. As a result, the Tre Kronors put a lot of pressure on, but the score remained 0-1 at the break.
Eric Hördler opened the middle section with the best chance to equalize to date: Moritz Elias had served Hördler perfectly in the slot, but he was denied by Melker Thelin in the Swedish goal. The DEBThe team found their way into the game better and met the Swedes on equal terms. Tobias Abstreiter's men created more opportunities. In the 35th minute, Luca Hauf narrowly missed the goal right at the start of the second German power play. Kevin Bicker had the next opportunity shortly afterwards. However, both scenes were not compelling enough, so that the power play ended without a goal. Things went more successfully on the other side: 84 seconds before the second break, Mattias Havelid shot from the blue line, the puck hit the top corner. No chance for DEB-Goalie Bittner, who couldn't see the puck because of the traffic in front of his goal.
Just a few seconds into the third period and Niklas Hübner tested the Swedish goalkeeper, who was with the Fanghand is there. Five minutes later, Kevin Bicker had to go to the penalty box for two minutes for tripping. The Swedes took advantage of the numerical advantage: Otto Stenberg got the puck into the slot in an exemplary manner and his direct pass flew past Bittner into the goal to make it 3-0 (46th minute). Stenberg then completed his hat trick in the 50th minute and secured the early decision with a 4-0 win. Just under five minutes before the final siren, Noah Ostlund made the final score 5-0 for the Swedes.
After the opening win on Wednesday against Finland, the DEBteam now suffers its first defeat. Against the hosts, who also had the 11.512 present Fans had their backs, the U20 showed a solid performance. However, small mistakes were punished mercilessly. In the end, the previous day's game was certainly still in the Swedes' legs, which were more rested.
This is tomorrow, Thursday DEB-Team free of play. The next task awaits on Saturday at 19:30 p.m. with Latvia DEB-U20. The game will once again be shown free of charge and live on MagentaSport.