15
19:47
Goal for France, 1-1 by Alexandre Texier
And in the power play, the French equalize! The world number 13 comes quickly. in position and lets the hard rubber circulate until Alexandre Texier has space in the right face-off circle. Tim Bozon’s pass is perfect and the NHL star chases the onetimer under the bar.
14
19:46
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Tim Stützle (Germany)
When he drags himself off the ice, Stützle gives Crinon another one with his racquet and gets a highly unnecessary penalty time.
14
19:45
What about Tim Stutzle? The 20-year-old twisted his left knee in a duel, remains lying down and then drives off the ice in pain. It goes straight through to the cabin. This does not look good.
14
19:44
Better! First, after a fine combination, Noebels only just gets stuck with the last cross pass in front of the box, then Moritz Müller fires from the left face-off circle into Ylönen’s catch hand.
13
19:41
France is making the game incredibly tight in the neutral zone and after losing a target, they position themselves on their own blue line with three players. At the moment Germany can’t really think of anything to get through it.
11
19:39
The first short break took the wind out of the sails a bit for the Germans. The passports are no longer arriving and France can free itself more often. Philippe Bozon’s team remains harmless offensively.
9
19:35
It’s time for the first power break! The German runner cracks got off to a good start here and have so far lived up to their role as favourites. Germany play very physical and at a high pace and have consistently kept France under pressure in the last few minutes.
8th
19:32
Germany always bridges the neutral zone at lightning speed and can get stuck in front several times. The puck runs well, only degrees are missing.
6
19:30
Germany is complete again. The pace is very high on both sides. Dominik Bittner forces a face-off in front of Ylönen with a crisp slap shot from the high slot.
5
19:29
A little later, NHL star Alexandre Texier does it better and storms into the German third. At the cross pass in the direction of Charles Bertrand, only centimeters are missing for a big chance.
4
19:28
Almost the shorthander! After Texier loses a disc, Loibl is up and away and then wants to load goalie Ylönen, but he extends the saver and closes the catch hand cover.
4
19:26
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Samuel Soramies (Germany)
France also gets the first power play chance. Soramies has to be in the cooler for a hold.
3
19:23
Goal for Germany, 0:1 by Daniel Fischbuch
Dream start for Germany! The first majority game goes really well from the faceoff. Noebels slams the disc against the post, and a little later Pföderl sees Fischbuch in the slot. The Düsseldorfer keeps the overview and nets placed high in the left corner.
2
19:22
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Jordann Perret (France)
The first power play for the DEB cracks is about to begin! Tim Stützle picks up speed in the neutral zone and can only be stopped by Jordann Perret with a stick.
2
19:22
After a courageous start by the French, the German selection settled briefly in the attacking third for the first time, but did not come to an end.
1
19:21
Here we go! Germany plays in black, red and gold, France in blue and white.
19:20
Mathias Niederberger is in the German goal for the first time today. There is also a change in goal in France and Sebastian Ylönen starts.
19:13
The German squad is unchanged compared to the Slovakia game. This also means that Toni Söderholm continues to only use 21 of his 25 squad places and is still open to subsequent nominations. Recently there was speculation as to whether Lukas Reichel and Leon Gawanke, who were recently eliminated in the AHL playoffs, will follow. However, no decision has been made on this yet.
19:10
In fact, the French have already shown at this World Cup that they are not only in Helsinki as tourists. The world number 13 scored against Slovakia. First a 0:2, but still lost 2:4. In the 2-1 win against Kazakhstan, they even managed their first win. Ice hockey fans in this country should be familiar with two names in particular in the French squad. Alexandre Texier (Columbus Blue Jackets) is the only NHL star on the team, Anthony Rech plays with the Wolfsburg Grizzlys in the DEL. Coach Philippe Bozon played for the Adler Mannheim for three years in the 90s.
19:01
The French are not taken lightly at the DEB. “They want to prove themselves,” coach Söderholm is certain and warned: “It’s a passionate team, they live on emotions.” Marcel Noebels also put the brakes on the euphoria. “The game is not as easy as you think. You mustn’t forget that this is a nation that doesn’t have much to lose. If you can play freely, it often makes it easier,” said the Berliner attacker Polar bears.
18:56
After two games, the DEB selection in Group A is on target. After the 3:5 defeat against the favored Canadians, the team of national coach Toni Söderholm won a 2:1 win against Slovakia, who came third in the Olympics. The two supposedly hardest matches have already been completed and the goal of the quarter-finals is absolutely within reach. Against the ice hockey dwarf France, who only slipped into the field because of the exclusion of Russia and Belarus, the second three should definitely come.
18:51
Hello and welcome back to the Ice Hockey World Championships in Finland! After the first tournament win against Slovakia, the German team wants to do better today against outsiders France. It starts at 19:20 in the Helsinki Ice Hall!