The German hockey world champions also won their third of four games at the Pro-League tournament in Amsterdam. The team of national coach Andre Hennig won 4:1 (1:0) against New Zealand.
Timm Herzbruch hit from the seven meters (2nd) and after a counterattack (56th), Gonzalo Peillat (33rd/60th) also managed a brace. Peillat scored a goal in the fourth international match in a row.
“Both teams were a little tired, I missed the hockey intelligence,” said coach Hennig at the break: “I was very happy with the start – that’s rather unusual for us.”
Germany had already won against New Zealand on Friday (4:3), before a 4:1 shootout against the Netherlands followed on Saturday. On Tuesday we face the hosts a second time.