Made-to-measure start for the German women at the European Hockey Championships. The team celebrated a 4-0 win against Scotland.
With a sovereign performance, the German hockey women celebrated a perfect debut in the home European Championship.
The DHB selection won their opening game in the Mönchengladbach Hockey Park 4-0 against Scotland and took the lead in Group B.
Coach Valentin Altenburg’s team underlined their title ambitions and are already playing for group victory in their second game against England on Sunday. The English won the opening game of the second European Championship in Mönchengladbach after 2011 3-0 against Ireland.
Customized start
The Vice European Champion of 2021 got off to a great start. National coach Altenburg had also worked with his team on better exploitation of chances in the pre-season and saw himself rewarded for the intensive work.
After the first penalty corner, Sonja Zimmermann from HC Bloemendaal scored the first chance of the game after just 23 seconds to make it 1-0. The goal to make it 2-0 by Lisa Nolte from Düsseldorf (12th minute) gave the German game security.
The defense was also good with a safe Julia Sonntag in goal and did not pose any danger given the few opportunities the Scots had. Zimmermann scored her second goal of the tournament just before half-time, leading her team to an unchallenged victory. In the end, the hosts still had good chances and came through (53rd) to a well-deserved 4-0 win.
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Source: Stern
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