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19:48
Goal for Germany, 1-2 by Parker Tuomie
15
19:48
Marcel Noebles must take the lead! Jonas Müller finds Noebels with a very fine cross pass to the right. Noebels also gets to the play equipment at the second post and pushes the disc towards the housing, but he cannot place the puck perfectly from the run. The whole goal is free, but the striker pushes the game device to Kickert’s skate!
14
19:45
And the ÖEHV selection is developing more and more game shares. After Harry Kreis’s men started stronger, it’s now the Austrians who are putting the pressure on.
13.
19:44
Defensive work to pull your hair out! First Rossi can counterattack, then the assignment after the rebound is not correct. The Austrians use a wild defensive change by the Germans.
12.
19:40
Goal for Austria, 1:1 by Bernd Wolf
Wolf celebrates the equalizer! Rossi rushes towards Niederberger completely alone on the counterattack and fails with a backhand attempt. The DEB keeper manages to get the first try off really well, but after that he’s powerless: The puck comes back into the high slot, where Wolf swings in for a powerful slap shot and hammers the hard rubber halfway up into the far corner!
11.
19:39
Seider with a brutal block! The NHL star stops a Raffl cracker in the middle and stays put. With a pained face, the defender drags himself off the ice.
10
19:38
Germany is complete again. Niederberger holds the lead for the time being.
9.
19:37
Rescue by Niederberger! Haudum is played completely deserted in the slot and slams the puck straight into the far corner. Niederberger extends the schooner and blocks this top-class player! The assignment at the back didn’t fit at all.
8th.
19:35
Rossi is looking for Raffl with a cross pass through the heart of the German defensive! The disc slips and it becomes dangerous right away – but Niederberger is still there in the short corner.
7.
19:33
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for John-Jason Peterka (Germany)
Aggravating! The German skid cracks are not up to par for a moment and consequently have to outnumber them. A change mistake gives the Austrians their first power play.
6.
19:32
Callousness personified! Storm hits ice cold, but thanks go to Niederberger. The keeper even gets an assist for his save!
5.
19:27
Goal for Germany, 0:1 by Nico Sturm
Storm ignites the turbo! There is the very early German leadership! Suddenly there is a fire in the slot in front of Niederberger’s box. The Germans don’t get the hard rubber cleared and Niederberger parries strongly from close range. Sturm grabs the free disc and initiates the counterattack. After a very fast one-two with Ehl, Storm rushes through the middle and is off! Very casually he pushes Kickert the hard rubber through the suspenders into the box!
4.
19:27
Haudum counterattacks! Now it’s going in the other direction. However, Wissmann goes to his knees in the slot and takes this conclusion out of the game. Strong block!
3.
19:26
The DEB selection comes out of the dressing room well! Germany holds the disc safely in their own ranks and is firmly established in the offensive.
2.
19:24
The first approach of Kahun and Peterka! Noebels has full confidence in his strike partner’s hand-eye coordination and is said to be right: A mid-height shot that would clearly miss the goal is directed by Kahun from the air into the middle. Peterka rushes up to the second post, but doesn’t hit the bouncing target optimally.
1.
19:21
Mathias Niederberger regains confidence between the posts in Germany. The German number 1 was already in action yesterday. Even if there is excellent quality on the bench with Dustin Strahlmeier, Harry Kreis believes his first choice is capable of the double burden! David Kickert starts with the Austrians.
1.
19:20
And off! On to the next final!
19:18
Well then: Germany have to live up to their role as favorites today and get the next three points. Austria can really spit in the soup for an ambitious DEB selection. A gripping neighborhood duel is coming our way!
19:15
A word about the Austrians: Top talent David Reinbacher will have to pass against Germany today. The young defender is hotly traded in the upcoming NHL draft, but was recently injured in the game against the Swedes. There was no longer enough time for a comeback against the DEB selection. This means that Austria’s second young hope is missing. Marco Kasper – just like Moritz Seider part of the Red Wings organization in Detroit – misses the entire World Cup due to injury.
19:10
There is also a lot at stake for the national coach Harold Kreis and the DEB. The successful path of recent years, in which the German national ice hockey team has come closer to the big nations, is to be continued with Kreis. The quarterfinals were given as the minimum goal. Now the German team has to show how they deal with this pressure – when practically every game is a final.
19:05
In the German camp, the win against Denmark is a mental boost. After the narrow defeats against the big nations, the boys around national coach Harold Kreis now want to march together into the quarter-finals. One thing is clear: the pressure is always there. Germany has to be on point in every game. According to captain Moritz Müller, the Denmark game can serve as a blueprint: “With the knowledge that we need the same performance again.”
19:00
So Austria urgently needs points – not least in the direct duel against Hungary on Monday. Before that, a game like tonight against the big neighbors would of course be ideal. Head coach Bader knows that a lot has to happen for Austria against the favorites from Germany: “I think I have a chance, even though they are favorites. We need an optimal game, then something is possible.”
18:55
After the neighbors from the north, the focus is now on the south. The Austrians are bobbing at the bottom of the table in Group A after four games. Head coach Roger Bader’s team has so far been too tame in attack. The current bottom of the table scored two goals against Denmark alone. Can the ÖEHV selection stop this trend today?
18:50
What an important three-pointer against the Danes last night! Doomed to win, the German skid crackers finally break the ice and grab the first points! In a wild, high-scoring game, Germany defeated what was probably the toughest chunk in the race for 4th place – which would mean the ticket to the quarter-finals – and thus heralded the race to catch up. The mission for the next three games is crystal clear: no losing!
18:45
Endgame – Shut up, the second! Germany will meet Austria in the next all-or-nothing game at the Ice Hockey World Championships! At 7:20 p.m. the disc falls on the ice. Welcome!