The German U18 women's national team proved its strength at the 4-nation tournament in Spittal (AUT) and won all three matches with ease. Under the leadership of U18 women's national coach Sebastian Jones, who took over in June this year and now played his first international matches as head coach, the team had a successful start to the new season.
Already in the opening match against the hosts from Austria, the DEB-Young Talentteam with a clear 7:1 victory. The team also proved its good form the following day and continued its winning streak with a 6:2 victory against Italy. In the final game of the tournament, Germany met the Hungarian selection and, after an exciting duel, narrowly but deservedly won 2:1.
Results of the U18 women’s national team:
29.08.2024 | Germany – Austria 7:1 (goals: H. Weichenhain (2x), A. Boico (2x), I. Manns, E. Birka, V. Butuzov)
30.08.2024 | Germany – Italy 6:2 (goals: C. Nagle, A. Thume, A. Plaumann, M. Heine, F. Pfalz, V. Butuzov)
31.08.2024 | Hungary – Germany 1:2 (Goals: A. Boico, A. Stephainski)
U18 women’s national coach Sebastian Jones: "It was a really positive week for us. The team worked really well and pulled together from the first training session. We were able to see a clear improvement in a short space of time. The tactical things that we discussed during the tournament also got better from game to game. It was all the nicer that we won all the games and took home the tournament victory. For me it was also important that we found our way as a team very quickly and developed a good team culture. We can take a lot away from this tournament and know what was already good and of course what we still need to work on in the next training courses."