The German hockey men won 3: 2 (1: 2) in their home game in Pro League against Australia and collected important points for the early World Cup qualification. The world champions turned a break behind. Benedikt Schwarzhaupt met after a penalty area.
“You play in front of a home backdrop and are back. Then you owe the people here too, that sounds stupid, but it is so,” said midfielder Hannes Müller: “I don’t know if we need it to always play good hockey. In any case, we are not planning to be lying back.”
The women’s national team had previously played a break and lost 2: 3 (2: 1) against China. With only two wins from 13 games, Germany is the penultimate of the group with nine teams, he threatens to relegate to the Nations Cup.
It continues at the National League station in Berlin on Wednesday. Then the men meet Australia again (7.30 p.m.), the women get the chance to revenge against China (5 p.m./both magenta).