The women's national team also won their international match in Augsburg today. In front of 2.539 spectators at the Curt-Frenzel-Stadium, the final score against Switzerland was 5-3. The goal scorers for the team were: Women's national coach Jeff MacLeod Anna Rose, Nicola Hadraschek (2), Emily Nix and Celina Haider played in the last international match of the season. Anne Bartsch also played her last international match.
The German women, with Chiara Schultes in goal, started with high pressure and took the lead. In the 7th minute, Anna Rose, who had also scored on Thursday, converted a rebound. Germany was very dominant and pinned the Swiss back. After a fine pass from Jule Schiefer after the face-off, Nicola Hadraschek-Eisenschmid deservedly increased the lead to 2-0 (12th minute). In the 15th minute, the overwhelmingly superior Swiss team could have extended their lead. DEBThe women almost struck again, but Swiss goalkeeper Amaya Iseli thwarted a double chance from Celina Haider and Alexandra Boico. Charleen Poindl also had another good opportunity in the first half (17th minute).
The start of the second period was a completely different story. Germany lacked defensive organization, and this was quickly punished. Schultes made two strong saves initially, but was then powerless against Elisa Dalessi's rebound (22nd minute). Just a minute later, the Swiss equalized when Alena Lynn Rossel scored with a wrist shot (23rd minute). Then the DEBThe women's team started the match with ten players for the first time, and Schultes prevented them from falling behind. In the 26th minute, Hadraschek found herself one-on-one with Iseli but missed the chance to retake the lead. Switzerland were now more efficient, and Giulia Romerio put her team ahead for the first time in the 28th minute. But the team coached by Jeff MacLeod responded well – Emily Nix equalized immediately with a direct shot (29th minute). After that, Germany's defense was more compact, and Iseli prevented Nix from scoring her second goal in the 36th minute.
Germany came out of the locker room much stronger, and Celina Haider made it 4-3 after just 33 seconds in the final period. DEBThe women kept up the pressure, with Boico having a chance to score their fifth goal (45th minute). Shortly after, Hadraschek and Aileena Dopheide had a golden opportunity to seal the victory while playing with a man advantage, but missed their chances. The game remained close until the final stages. Switzerland pulled their goalie for an extra attacker, and Hadraschek sealed the win with her second goal of the game, an empty-net goal (60th minute).
As the best player of the DEBAnne Bartsch was honored in the selection.
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Women's national coach Jeff MacLeod“We are happy with the win and our performance against Switzerland. The atmosphere was fantastic again today in Anne's last game. Anne is exactly the kind of player you want as a coach. She's a true leader, she's important in the locker room and looks after the younger players. She plays with so much passion and is a great teammate. It's been a long season, the Olympic Games were an incredible experience for all of us, and also the Deutschland Cup It was great. Fans "We've been fantastic all year. We're now going into our summer break and will then prepare for the World Championships in November."
Captain Anne Bartsch"I'm still incredibly emotional. Playing my last game for Germany in front of such a crowd is unbelievable. I'm overwhelmed that the..." Fans and celebrate with my teammates. I achieved my goal with the Olympics. At 30, I can now retire with a clear conscience and pursue other paths. The most beautiful moment was the Olympic qualification in Bremerhaven in front of a sold-out stadium; that's when we fulfilled our dream.