Mathias Niederberger received his second appearance at this World Cup against the Swiss, also Manuel Again and Leo Pföderl were back in the squad.
The vice world champions started with a lot of pressure, which increased even more in the second minute due to an early penalty against Fabio Wagner. On the power play, Tyler Moy with a shot that hit the crossbar, just barely giving Switzerland the lead. DEB-Team had through Korbinian Geibel After about six minutes, the German team got into the swing of things and tested the Swiss goalie Leonardo Genoni with more shots. After the initial Swiss push, the German players also found better ways to attack. The first half ended goalless.
After the break, the Swiss struck twice within 74 seconds: First, Damian Riat (25.) a rebound after a strong Save of Niederberger to 1:0 lead over the line. Just a few moments later Sven Andrighetto with an unstoppable shot to 2:0 (26th)A third goal for the Swiss was scored after a successful Coach's Challenge withdrawn due to offside. The DEB-Team did not get access to the game during this phase and had to 34nd minute by Andrighetto the 3:0 After another Coach's Challenge, this goal was not canceled. A power play for Switzerland followed, which Andrighetto with his third goal to 4:0 (35th) Shortly before the break, Tim Support a few centimeters to the first German goal.
The final third began with a double chance for Support. But Genoni in the Swiss goal saved both times. Another shorthanded game at the beginning of the period passed without any notable incidents. After 49 minutes, the German selection played shorthanded for the fifth time. And again it was Andrighetto, who benefited from the additional free space and his fourth goal in this game (49.)Shortly before the end of the game, there was another penalty against Switzerland. Marc Michaelis finally a shot from Jonas Müller and reduced the deficit to 1:5 (59th).
Am Saturday morning it is already about 12:20 continue with the fifth preliminary round match – opponents are then the USA.
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Voices about the game:
National coach Harold Kreis: "We started the game well. The Swiss exploited the gaps in their defense in the second period and capitalized on their counterattacks. They played a very strong game. We'll look at the lessons learned from this game and carry them over into the next few matches. We had our opportunities, but we also made things too complicated. In the final period, we wanted to return to our structure, and that worked quite well."
Striker Wojciech Stachowiak: "We have to forget the defeat quickly and continue as we did in the previous games. We played too complicated today. We started well, but then forgot a bit about what makes us strong. Against the USA, there's definitely a chance to do better. Unfortunately, it didn't work out today."
Defender Moritz Seider: "That hurts because we started well. We had good chances in the first third played outIf we take the lead there, it's a different game. We became too passive. We let them run and couldn't connect. These are mistakes we made ourselves. We have to be honest and analyze the game. That's the only way we can learn and improve. Against the USA, we'll focus on what we're good at."