The men's perspective team had to in the first of two international matches against Slovakia a 2:5 defeat accept. In front of 4.017 spectators in Zvolen, Jan Nijenhuis (38th / 45th) was the double goalscorer for the DEB-Selection. The second comparison against the Slovaks is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday. The game starts again at 18 p.m. (live on MagentaSport).
Tobias Ancicka started in goal, with Tim Wohlgemuth leading the team as captain DEB-selection onto the ice. A total of nine players celebrated their international debut: Arkadiusz Dziambor, Korbinian Geibel, Nikolaus Heigl, Adrian Klein, Jan Nijenhuis, Veit Oswald, Philipp Preto, Cedric Schiemenz and Robin van Calster.
The first section began without much testing; the game started with a lot of speed. The hosts were able to gain a little more share of the game at the beginning without creating any compelling scoring opportunities. After a few minutes, the German team also made its first attacks. Danjo Leonhardt (7th) had a quick counterattack. the best chance to score for them DEB-Selection, but the Slovakian goalkeeper was able to save. Shortly before the break there was another good sequence in front of the opponent's goal, but the score remained goalless 0-0.
In the second section the intensity on the ice increased significantly. This was also noticeable in the first penalty times against the German team. But the outnumbered formation was able to defuse the situations - also thanks to the strong Tobias Ancicka in goal. The Slovaks continued to push the pace afterwards, but the German goalie kept getting in the way. In the final minutes the DEB-Selection offensive again. This resulted in the German team taking the lead through Jan Nijenhuis (39th), who completed an exemplary counterattack.
In the final period, it was Jan Nijenhuis (45th) who crowned his debut with a second goal. The hosts then upped the ante and pushed the German team back onto the defensive. Patrik Hrehorčák scored a goal straight away (46th). The Slovakians kept the pressure on, and four minutes later Adam Lukošik equalized at 2:2. The hosts were not satisfied with that and turned the game around through Andrej Kukuca (54th). The German team was now challenged and took goalie Ancicka off the ice in favor of a sixth field player in the final minutes. Matej Kašlík (59th) took advantage of this after losing the puck and pushed the goal into the empty net to make it 2:4. Shortly afterwards, Jozef Baláž even increased the score to 2:5 from the German perspective.
Jan Nijenhuis was named the best German player.
DEB-National coach Harold Circle: “Overall, the result was a bit too high. We didn't get into the game optimally, but after half of the first third we got into the game better and were able to take the lead. There were too many unfortunate goals conceded in the final section. Our build-up game was fine for long stretches today. In tomorrow’s game we want to play even more straight forward, use our forechecking effectively and shoot at goal a little more often.”
Debutant and double goalscorer Jan Nijenhuis: "We played two solid periods. Unfortunately, we let up a bit in the final period and played too complicated. Personally, I'm obviously happy that I was able to score two goals on my debut. It would feel better with a win. Tomorrow it's about keeping the game simple and looking for the shot rather than playing an extra pass."
It will be there tomorrow next game against Slovakia at. The game will start again at 18:30 p.m live on MagentaSport gezeigt.