The German men's national team had to play their second game at Deutschland Cup The German Cup will be awarded to Austria in 2025 in the sold-out VR-Bank Arena Landshut. The team, coached by Harold Kreis, lost in front of 4.200 spectators. Fans with 2:5 (0:1, 1:1, 1:3). The DEBThe goal scorers were Moritz Müller and Philipp Preto.
The DEBThe team started with Dustin Strahlmeier in goal, while the subsequently nominated Philipp Preto moved into the squad as expected in defense.
Just five seconds in, the first penalty of the game was called against the German team, which largely neutralized the visitors' power play. Throughout the next few minutes, Austria continued to play a physical game at 5-on-5, offering little room for German offensive opportunities. After about eleven minutes, the DEBThe team tried to apply sustained pressure to the visitors' goal. However, it was the Austrians who scored – while playing with ten men, Vinzenz Rohrer finished off a counter-attack to give his team a 1-0 lead at halftime (15th minute).
After the first change of ends, the Austrians continued to apply physical pressure, making it difficult for Germany to mount an attacking game. The match became an end-to-end affair with few clear-cut scoring opportunities until the 30th minute when captain Müller scored the equalizer. Paul Huber responded immediately for Austria, restoring their lead in the 32nd minute. The score remained 2-1 at the second intermission.
The German team had envisioned a different start to the final period. After a mistake in their build-up play, Austria capitalized, with Leon Wallner scoring to make it 3-1 after just 49 seconds (41st minute). The hosts failed to convert two power plays. Rohrer then scored again, his second goal effectively sealing the victory (52nd minute). Dominic Zwerger added another to make it 5-1 (55th minute). Philipp Preto pulled one back for Germany in the 59th minute with his first international goal, making the final score 5-2.
Moritz Müller was chosen as the best player.