19:27
The two teams are on the field and the anthems are played. It will start soon!
19:25
The German team is clearly the favorite in the game against Scotland. The fourth in the world rankings won eight out of nine games against the Scots. The two teams last met at the 2017 European Championship. Back then, the Danas clearly won 4-1.
19:15
The German game is already the second game at the home European Championship today. The English women won the opening game between England and Ireland 3-0 after four quarters and now lead Group B with three points.
19:05
Scotland are considered outsiders in Group B with the vice world champions from Ireland and the strong English team. However, the Scots are known for their defensive compactness and mainly want to score goals on the counterattack. However, Scotland lost two of their three games in July against France 2-3 and 0-4. Only against the Czech Republic was there a clear 4-0 win. Head coach Chris Duncan’s team is currently 18th in the world rankings.
18:55
The captain of the Danas, Nike Lorenz, is already looking forward to the tournament in Mönchengladbach: “An international home tournament is something really big for all of us. You don’t get that often in your career and we’re all really looking forward to it,” said the 26 -year-old at the press conference In addition to the captain, the European Championship is something very special for goalkeeper Julia Sonntag, who is 31. The keeper comes from Mönchengladbach and played for HTC Gladbach for over ten years.
18:46
Germany is one of the favorites for the European Championship title with the European champions from the Netherlands and Belgium, who came third at the European Championship, as well as England and Spain. At the last EM 2019, the team of head coach Valentin Altenburg lost in the final against the Netherlands. At the 2022 Worlds, the Danas finished the tournament in fourth place. The Vice European Champions have been unbeaten in three games. Among other things, there were two clear victories against the USA (6-0, 5-2) and a 0-0 draw against New Zealand. Of the last eight games in June in the Pro League, Germany lost only twice against the Netherlands (1:2, 0:5).
18:30
Welcome to the first game of the German women’s national hockey team at the home European Championships in the hockey park in Mönchengladbach. At 7.30pm the Danas meet Scotland in their first group game.