The men’s national team has won the final tournament match of the Deutschland Cup 2024. The team of national coach Harold Kreis took their first victory against the Austrian selection with a 6-0 win and finished the tournament with four points. The German goalscorers were Luis Schinko (2), Maximilian Daubner, Tom Kühnhackl, Daniel Pfaffengut and Andreas Eder.
The 3.283 spectators in Landshut Fanatec-Arena saw a physical game from the beginning. The DEBteam pushed forward and created their first chances. The Austrians also had their first chance in the fifth minute, which Arno Tiefensee, who started in the German goal today, easily parried. The Landshut native scored the first goal of the afternoon. Luis Schinko, when Austria's goalkeeper kicks the puck through the Fanghand slipped (10th minute).
Only three minutes into the second period had been played when Tom Kühnhackl’s pass directly onto the stick of Maxi Daubner and he put the puck into the goal to 2-0 lead (24th) It was Daubner's first international goal. Even after taking the lead, the German national team kept up the pressure, but had to accept a major penalty against Stefan Loibl (check against the knee) in the 27th minute. After surviving the Austrian power play, the Landshuter Tom Kühnhackl with a slap shot on the 3:0 (34th).
With a clear lead, the German team went into the final period, which continued to be offensive. Wojciech Stachowiak narrowly missed the chance right at the start. Daniel Pfaffengut in the 47nd minute a rebound from Fabio Wagner to make it 4-0. There was no further resistance from the guests, so the DEBmen through Schinko (57.) and Eder (60th) still on 6:0 could increase. Arno Tiefensee celebrated his first shutout in the national jersey after the game.
Tom Kühnhackl was named player of the match. With the victory against Austria, the DEBteam this year's Deutschland Cup in second place with four points. The winner is the team from Slovakia, which won all three games.
A total of 20.012 Fans attended the twelve tournament games in Landshut.