The German U20 national team won their World Cup warm-up match on Thursday. The DEBselection won against Kazakhstan 4-0 (2-0, 1-0, 1-0) at the Nick Smith Centre in Arnprior (Canada). The goals were scored by Carlos Händel, Noah Samanski, Timo Ruckdäschel and Tobias Schwarz. The German goalie Linus Vieillard celebrated a shutout in his first game for the U20 national team.
In the first period, the Kazakhs came dangerously close to the goal of German goalie Linus Vieillard several times. The young defender thwarted the most dangerous chance in the tenth minute when an attacker was free to shoot in front of him. Tobias Schwarz had a good goal opportunity on the German side in the 14th minute, but aimed a little too high. A minute later, Carlos Händel scored the German lead with a shot from the blue line. Noah Samanski increased the lead to a two-goal lead for the DEB-Selection.
The German U20 national team started the middle period confidently, repeatedly finding ways to get into the offensive zone and create goals. Timo Ruckdäschel rewarded the German attacking efforts in the 30th minute with his goal to make it 3-0. In the final period, German goalie Linus Vieillard came into focus - he made several strong saves, especially in the shorthanded situations, and kept the score at zero. Four minutes before the end, Tobias Schwarz scored to make it 4-0.
The fourth and final warm-up game will take place on Sunday in the CAA Arena in Belleville (Canada). From 21 p.m. German time, the DEB-Selection of the U20 national team of Sweden.
Vote for the game
U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter: "The team was rewarded for their good effort today. The game and the result should boost our self-confidence. That is important for the coming period here in Canada. We have implemented many of the things we planned for the game. However, there are still some areas in which we need to improve. We will use the upcoming training sessions until the next game to do that."
The schedule of the World Cup preparation of the U20 national team
12.12.2024 | 00:00 (German time) | Germany – Slovakia 1:3 (0:2, 0:1, 1:0)
15.12.2024 | 19:00 (German time) | Germany – Slovakia 1:4 (0:2, 0:0, 1:2)
20.12.2024 | 01:00 (German time) | Germany – Kazakhstan 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0)
23.12.2024 | 21:00 (German time) | Germany - Sweden