Both teams began the game with visible nervousness, aware of the importance of the match. After ten minutes, the German team gained momentum and had their first good opportunities. However, a power play after eleven minutes saw the Swiss take the lead: Luca's shot Nappiot was for Lukas Stuhrmann deflected unstoppably into the German goal (13.). After that, the DEBTeam for a quick response. Captain Carlos Handel scored just three minutes before the first break. Equalizer (18th). Only 19 seconds later met Handel erneut – this time on the power play. With 2:1 it went into the break.
In the second period, the German players celebrated after only 64 seconds. However, David Lewandowski's goal was blocked after a successful Coach's Challenge withdrawn by the Swiss. His goal in the 29nd minute, as Lewandowski after a pass from Elias Schneider in a man advantage from a sharp angle to 3:1 After exactly 30 minutes, a German skate deflected the shot from Mike Aeschlimann into the housing to 3:2 (31th)The Swiss increased the pressure, but Dustin Willhöft converted his penalty shot after a foul to the German 4-2 lead (38th)A Swiss power play shortly before the second break had no consequences.
The final third also held DEBteam continued to increase the pace and initially gave the Swiss little chance to make the game closer. But in the 47nd minute the German back line could not clear the puck decisively and Noah Franzina made with the 4:3 The game was exciting again. Ten minutes before the end, the German team was two men down, which the Swiss Florian Schenk 4:4 equaliser (52.) and scored with a counterattack Mateu Späth Marshal Lahore 5-4 decision (57th).
Best DEBgamesr was Carlos Handel.
Am Tuesday, the 29 April 2025, the fourth follows and last World Cup group match of the German team. Then it is against the USA. Game starts at 2:00 a.m. (German time)The match will be broadcast live and free of charge on MagentaSport.
Voices about the game
U18 national coach Patrick Reimer: "It was the tough game we expected today. The Swiss knew they had to win and started the game better. But over the course of the first period, we took control of the game. When we made good decisions, we were also able to create good offensive opportunities and were rewarded for it. Even when things got tight, we always believed in victory, showed a solid team performance, and stayed positive. We're happy to have reached the quarterfinals now, but tomorrow we have a tough game against the USA, and after that we'll see what happens next."
Captain Carlos Handel: "We didn't deliver our best performance of the tournament against Switzerland today, and we couldn't quite match the performance we showed against the Czech Republic. We could have dominated the game more and prevented Switzerland from getting back into the game. We weren't consistent enough. But by advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals early, we've definitely achieved a major goal, something we can be happy about."