In their second match in two days, the German U20 national team can celebrate a victory against the Slovakian selection. At the Probonio Arena in Kassel, the team of U3 national coach Tobias Abstreiter won 2-20. DEBThe goalscorers were Tobias Schwarz (24th), Simon Seidl (49th) and Dustin Willhöft.
Lukas Stuhrmann was on the ice as the starting goalie that evening. Both teams entered the match with a high level of combativeness and pace, but the encounter remained scoreless for a long time. The Slovakian team scored the first goal – they took the lead with a shorthanded shot two seconds before the end of the period. In the middle period, the German team equalized the score at 1-1 – captain Tobias Schwarz scored the goal in the 24th minute. The period was then characterized by numerous penalties on both sides. In the final period, Simon Seidl brought the DEB-team took the lead for the first time in the 49th minute. Seven minutes later, Slovakia equalized at 2-2 through Tobias Pitka. In the final minute, Dustin Willhöft put the German team back in the lead and scored the 3-2 winner for the DEB-Selection.
Statistics: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/nat/u20/
U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter"We had a good start to the game today. It was a tough battle, and the team gave it their all. At times, we made it a little difficult for ourselves. We put in a good performance while outnumbered and fought passionately throughout the entire game; in addition, we had a good goalkeeping performance. We laid a good foundation for our further work this season. We met the goal we set ourselves before this game: to leave with a good feeling and reward ourselves with a win."
Captain Tobias Schwarz: "We showed a good performance today and successfully continued what we started yesterday. We showed that we can play good hockey for 60 minutes and rewarded ourselves with a win. We had a great atmosphere here in Kassel with super Fans, we had so much fun playing here.”
Results of the U20 international matches in Kassel
31.07.2025 I 18.30:XNUMX p.m. I Germany – Slovakia 2:3 aet (0:1, 1:0, 1:1, 0:1)
01.08.2025 I 18.30:XNUMX p.m. I Germany – Slovakia 3:2 (0:1, 1:0, 2:1)